As Pee Wee kind of wrote we shouldn't forget the flip side as well. Devs who definitely abandoned their game just posting some weird stuff every three months or so to keep it from getting the tag.
The tag is a good indicator, but it has a high margin of error in both directions.
Yeah, when I made the first reply, I actually referred to it as "not necessarily" hence it has two sides of the same coin (case where it may actually be abandoned, and it could also be something that is going on with the Dev, hence not actually abandoned).
Just explained the one side "something going on in Dev's life" (instead of explaining both) since whenever I go to threads (most vivid example I can think of right now is Reluctant Archon) with the tag on it, people will say;
"RIP [game name]"
"It was nice while we were at it."
"Good Bye"
"Another one bites the dust. This is so sad."
When clearly opposite can be true.
Again I'm hammered. I'm not really reading theses posts thoroughly, specially since everythings a little blurry. And it's not like I rea-read the first post when I respond to the second one.
When I saw your first reply, I thought for sure that your reply was towards RebelDad person, and not to Pee Wee. But your second reply, lol I was at a loss for words for a moment.
Dude, a lot of us have seen several people make a complete fool out of themselves on this website by saying some really dumb shit or trolling etc even when they're not drunk, and you brought alcohol into that mix?
Might as well be throwing rocket fuel into the fire while you're at it.
Probably best to take a break and come back when you've sobered up.