Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26902116-20180223185240

I was just looking through some of my old comments on the wiki from this time last year. And, some of you may not have remembered but around this time last year, NocturnBros officially quit the wiki. I'll admit, I was kind of caught off guard that it was a year ago. I sound melodramatic but this time last year the wiki was a very, very different place. We'd just begun the boycott on repetitive comments & a bunch of the old big name users were disappearing or leaving, case & point: NocturnBros. I was even kind of thrown when Nocturn left cause we actually both joined on the same day. So if he was leaving, then how much time did I have left? But when Nocturn left, he left us with a big list of improvements that the wiki needed to make & after re-reading the blog & Nocturn's concerns (Oh, god that rhymed in the worst way.) I think we've just about managed to fix every problem he had. Obviously, that doesn't mean he's coming back which is a bit depressing but that's his choice to make & respecting that is the only right thing to do. The reason I bring all of this up is cause I actually wanted to share my gratitude for this wiki & it's place in my life. Again, that may sound a bit melancholy but hear me out. I joined this wiki on August 18th of 2015 close to three years ago. And in that time my investment in this wiki has fluctuated pretty drastically. This time a year ago I, like Nocturn, wanted to call it quits. I was tired of the lack of discussion on this wiki & I was tired of the repetition. But, recently, the wiki & myself have undergone a massive change in attitude. We went from twenty posts all saying the same damned thing to being able to have actual, human, meaningful discussions with each other & I fucking love that to death. And this wiki has helped to keep me occupied in what were some of the darkest times in my life when all I needed was something to add the slightest ounce of levity to my life. I'm proud to say I'm a part of this community & I've never been more committed to this wiki & the people here. With things like the contest, my user page that I just keep editing & constantly being a part of the discussion I've always got something fun to do. 6 months to a year ago I never, ever would have had the motivation to do those things, why would I have? I didn't think I was going to be here for much longer. Will I leave one day? I don't doubt it but at the rate, I don't think that moment will come for a long time, in fact, one day I'd honestly like to make Admin. But don't tell the Admins that, I hear that saying doesn't help your case. I joke, but ultimately, what I'm trying to say is, thank you. Thank you for giving me a group that I can share with, create with, spectate with & enjoy a kick ass show with.

Thank you. 