what happened to the forum? Options

[chi]

where is everyone did they abandon this forum i mean even i left for a while we don't want the forum to be closed down cause of lack of talking TT~TT

[Dr. Casey]

Aye, there's no reason for Hikaru to close the place down. It's not as though these forums cost money to maintain.

Personally, I think the decline of the forums is pretty... unnecessary, or at least to the extent that it's progressed. The core group of posters seemed to be close friends just a couple of years ago. If I had a message board where a bunch of my good friends were gathered, I think I'd care enough about where they are/what they're doing to at least drop by every once in a while, even if a busy life can cut down on the time and energy needed for activitity a great deal. There's a fine line between neglect and genuinely being bogged down by life, and I think it's pretty obvious which side this forum as a whole has landed upon the last year or two. I know that I've gone long periods of time without posting or even browsing, but I've always been on the fringe and never really knew anyone besides those active whenever I first joined (Hikaru, Batou, and yuzuki, kinda).

*shrugs* I've just never been a fan of the "Oh hey guys, I've been really busy, so that's why I haven't logged in for the past 14 months. It's not because I've forgotten you guys exist, I've just really been that busy, seriously" excuse. It's incredibly transparent and not logical in the least, but Internet denziens seem so fond of it. Wonder why.

Anyway, Yuki and Shiro have been logged in some more lately (Yuki on July 2nd and Shiro on July 8th), so maybe things can become vaguely more active before long.