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Hi everyone,
I don't want to make a big fuss but I just wanted to let everyone know that today will be my last day on Buffyforums and in BtVS fandom. I feel silly posting this as it’s so very dramatic, but it felt weird to leave here without a quick goodbye. I needed to do it for myself and to hold myself to it (I'm hopeless).
I never dreamt I would be in fandom this long or an active part of this community and it blows my mind it has been 16 years. To think I was just 14-15 years old when I made an account on Buffyworld, if you had told me I would still be here at age 31 I would never have believed you. I can actually still recall the day I created an account and I can safely say I assumed it would just be another site I would post on for a couple of days/weeks before I got bored or forgot my username/password and then moved on. I had no idea that it would be, literally, life-changing for me. This site has seen me graduate high school, go to university, go through several jobs, move cities, come out, homelessness, success... you name it. I made some incredible bonds with people on here who were willing to help me privately in some of my darkest times and their kindness will never be forgotten. You also all gave me so much joy when discussing this series and it's hard to imagine I won't see your names anymore on a daily basis. Those usernames have been a familiarity for me, a part of my everyday life, and I can't even remember what it was like not to know them. I will always have such an overwhelming fondness for this place as it’s been where I have spent the majority of my downtime for, literally, half my life now. A constant through so many changes in my life. But it's time for a change and with the site migration and recent unpleasant fandom news, I think this is as good as time as ever.
I have felt I have said everything I could possibly say about the Buffyverse and it's time to bow out. I still have such immense love for this show and it will always be my favourite TV series and Buffy will always be my favourite character, however I think I can show my appreciation for the series by simply rewatching and enjoying it now.
Thank you Nina and Stoney for keeping this community going and all your efforts to modernise it and keep it thriving. I will always have a special place in my heart for this community and I appreciate all your hard work. And thanks to everyone else for all the great discussions, the fun and the not-so fun times. Fandom's a crazy place but you all have made it what it is! A particular shout out to old-timers like KingofCretins, Silver1 and TimeTravellingBunny who we all certainly didn't see eye-to-eye on all the time, about either the show or real-world events, but who have been constants in my life for such a long time now.
I wish you all the happiness, health and safety in these crazy and unpredictable times.
Vampmogs
I don't want to make a big fuss but I just wanted to let everyone know that today will be my last day on Buffyforums and in BtVS fandom. I feel silly posting this as it’s so very dramatic, but it felt weird to leave here without a quick goodbye. I needed to do it for myself and to hold myself to it (I'm hopeless).
I never dreamt I would be in fandom this long or an active part of this community and it blows my mind it has been 16 years. To think I was just 14-15 years old when I made an account on Buffyworld, if you had told me I would still be here at age 31 I would never have believed you. I can actually still recall the day I created an account and I can safely say I assumed it would just be another site I would post on for a couple of days/weeks before I got bored or forgot my username/password and then moved on. I had no idea that it would be, literally, life-changing for me. This site has seen me graduate high school, go to university, go through several jobs, move cities, come out, homelessness, success... you name it. I made some incredible bonds with people on here who were willing to help me privately in some of my darkest times and their kindness will never be forgotten. You also all gave me so much joy when discussing this series and it's hard to imagine I won't see your names anymore on a daily basis. Those usernames have been a familiarity for me, a part of my everyday life, and I can't even remember what it was like not to know them. I will always have such an overwhelming fondness for this place as it’s been where I have spent the majority of my downtime for, literally, half my life now. A constant through so many changes in my life. But it's time for a change and with the site migration and recent unpleasant fandom news, I think this is as good as time as ever.
I have felt I have said everything I could possibly say about the Buffyverse and it's time to bow out. I still have such immense love for this show and it will always be my favourite TV series and Buffy will always be my favourite character, however I think I can show my appreciation for the series by simply rewatching and enjoying it now.
Thank you Nina and Stoney for keeping this community going and all your efforts to modernise it and keep it thriving. I will always have a special place in my heart for this community and I appreciate all your hard work. And thanks to everyone else for all the great discussions, the fun and the not-so fun times. Fandom's a crazy place but you all have made it what it is! A particular shout out to old-timers like KingofCretins, Silver1 and TimeTravellingBunny who we all certainly didn't see eye-to-eye on all the time, about either the show or real-world events, but who have been constants in my life for such a long time now.
I wish you all the happiness, health and safety in these crazy and unpredictable times.
Vampmogs
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