I take my leave

[jumpingjackflash]

[Miles11]

All I can say, simply, is that I share the sentiment of others who posted. All of you were my friends. All of you were people that I looked up to, and was honestly elated to even hold conversation with, and I greatly appreciate that I ever even knew you at all.

It never should have gotten to the point that it did, but...now I suppose all we can do is hope that you can all return at some point. That these wounds, though deep, can heal.

Goodbye, all of you. FSTDT will never be the same without you.

[TheL]

Somehow, over the course of months or years as membership slowly changed as people came and went, the community as a whole shifted.

I've noticed this shift and I'm pretty sad about it. I will miss you, Oriet.

Likewise.  The board is poorer for losing Oriet.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

Somehow, over the course of months or years as membership slowly changed as people came and went, the community as a whole shifted.

I've noticed this shift and I'm pretty sad about it. I will miss you, Oriet.

Likewise.  The board is poorer for losing Oriet.

Ditto on noticing a change in atmosphere. I still think this site is a step above most, though.

[anti-nonsense]

I'll miss you Oriet, I've had a deep respect for you and the community will never  be the same without you.

[Bezron]

I'll miss you Oriet, I've had a deep respect for you and the community will never  be the same without you.

This.  Oriet, Vene, Nappy...all good people and good members.  Frankly, they aren't the only ones who have dropped off due to the shift over the last year or so (or since board change).  They are simply the most visible. 

Oddly, I had already been on my way out and this shit actually made me start checking again for the last couple of days.  I'm currently composing my "one last thing" (it will actually take a few days due to being busy in RL and wanting to get it exactly right) and then I'll be gone too.

[Paimun]

It's a shame you got mixed up in the crap that happened over the weekend, Oriet. I don't want to have to see you leave, hopefully you'll rejoin us some day. In the meantime, best of luck.

And that screencap. God damn it Shane.

[Tiberius]

I suppose I ought to just add on to this thread that I'm done with FSTDT too.  I joined relatively late in the game, but it just doesn't seem like my sort of place any more.  So... seeya.

[syaoranvee]

I suppose I ought to just add on to this thread that I'm done with FSTDT too.  I joined relatively late in the game, but it just doesn't seem like my sort of place any more.  So... seeya.

[nickiknack]

I really don't see why everyone is abandoning ship?? I see a little change in the forum, that's it, nothing major.

[The Right Honourable Mlle Antéchrist]

[Lithp]

I swear, by the power of Lithp, one day I will find a way to bring you all back.

[RavynousHunter]

A mod, admin, and two members leaving is jarring, to be sure...but its no reason to abandon the forum.  Things are a bit madhouse in certain places, and with certain people, but it'll come back under control soon enough...

[Art Vandelay]

It's a shame all of you left. It seems all of the awesome people I met as a newbie back in the Yahweh days of the forum are almost all gone from the forum. Still, if you're no longer happy here then there's no reason to stick around purely out of habit or tradition.

In any case, I wish y'all the best and hope that you'll see fit to return once the drama has cooled off.

Toodles.

[MaybeNever]

A mod, admin, and two members leaving is jarring, to be sure...but its no reason to abandon the forum.  Things are a bit madhouse in certain places, and with certain people, but it'll come back under control soon enough...

I don't think the departures are because of the recent drama, exactly. I think that explosion was more reflective of deeper issues or conflicts that would have had to come to a head sooner or later. It didn't have to be in that exact manner, but it did make these departures much more noticeable. Mira, Bezron, and others say that they had been considering leaving for some time. This was just the proverbial straw.