I can't tell if this is a joke or not so you are going to get two answers:
1) Smarta$$ed answer: Yes because if you don't, the bike will fall down onto the forks when the wheel is removed.
2) Serious answer: Yes, I am with Clyde and just lift the bike by the headers with a floor jack. It only takes about 10 lbs. of force to make the rear tire touch the ground. If I leave the bike without a front wheel overnight, I put a milk crate under the forks and let the jack down until the fork ends touch the crate and then leave the jack under the bike as well as the milk crate.
Brian
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