2 years ago people who truly cared about their little community came together to form this space. Their actions took place in a moment where their internet home, their virtual living room, was taken away from them. It was formed when a company that proclaimed to be about community destroyed it's own under the guise of "improvement." They lied to their most loyal customers to more easily promote their product; so that they could continue to sell a thing that never existed. As much as some of us would have liked that corporate entity and the individuals who told us they cared to have done better, to have been better, and to have positive intentions. They did not.
But that's the beauty of today. Something better exists, not because of that company but because of the people that company was so desperate to rid themselves of. Well done N&G. Regardless of how long this forum lives, regardless of how many times we fall out with each other, we take breaks something great was done, and everybody who has posted here and supported that thing should be proud of it. That's what a community is. A place where people can be open about their perspectives, where discourse isn't always comfortable but people share some common threads that continue to bring them together in support of the space they share.
Congrats to those people that care about this space. Thank you mods and admins for volunteering your time and energy. Thank you to the people here that do a little something nice for their fellow humans.
