The OOC Hangout Thread (New people introduce yourself here!)

[Magni Prime]

"You can't go back home again." Something you learn with experience, and as I near the end of my fourth decade of life, it is something I know well. That said, the thought of starting over somewhere is both interesting and intimidating. My movement is glacial . . . when I begin to move, it is difficult to make me stop. When I am stopped, my presence is there for the long haul. I've been on Gaia for 13.6 years. Since close to the beginning. That is a long time to invest in a place. And yet, the place has stopped caring for a long time about anything that I wanted. I have a hoard of items that neither are used, nor do I see wanting to part with. And yet so few people here that I can talk to. I guess I'm just being indecisive. And whiny.

What kinds of RP sites are you talking about, Wellie? *curious look* Do you mean preferred genres, writing styles, organization . . . what?  

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And so the Refuge is well and truly dead. crying  

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Its not you, old friend. You, me, and Welian seem to be the only people that come here anymore. The same old things popping up in my head . . .  

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I remember this place thriving with hundreds of people stopping in and posting regularly. It's hard to not take the death of the Refuge personally. I know it is stupid, but still . . . it's how I feel.  

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welian

It's not stupid at all to mourn the death of something that means a lot to you and has lots of great memories for you. I mean, this guild is where I met my boyfriend, and we just passed our fourth anniversary. I cried for a while when I found out the thread we met in was deleted from the guild archives.

Deleted? I don't recall deleting anything from the archives- not for a damned long time. That is the point of the archives . . . a quick look shows things going back 10 years in there. I'm both confused and upset that things were removed from the archives.

As for your boyfriend, I hope you two are going well. I met my girlfriend (now wife) in a chat room as well. We did it before it was cool, back in 1999, if memory serves.

*turning to Yoder* Perhaps. I remember all the previous captains of this place. A part of me hoped that someday Swan would return, but that never did happen. Tana moved on, and so many others did too. as you know, old friend, I feel as though I failed them and this place with my lack of leadership. Logically, I know you are right. You've always pointed out that RP in Gaia has been dying for a long time and that the guilds are all but abandoned by those in charge. The two factors compounded for this place . . . and yet it is still my online home. You and I met here. Many others did too. Now it feels like a once great manor that has been allowed to fall into disrepair. Time is eating away at the walls, and I don't have the faintest idea how to restore it to the former glory . . . or even if it was possible.

I suppose I am just an old man grousing over better days.  

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welian

You're right! I just checked, and I was wrong. The thread was deleted, yes - but from the main forum. No one had thought to request it be archived, and so it was eventually purged. crying

We're doing well! There are many days when I don't find him as interesting or as engaging as my other friends, but I'd never leave him behind.

Okay, I can far more easily accept it was not archived than it was deleted from there. I'm still sorry that you lost the thread, but at least it was a mistake not a break of the rules. *hugs*

Me and the wife have nearly nothing in common. We don't watch the same shows, do the same things, etc. For years, we have asked "how in the hell do we work?" I love her, and am not leaving her at all . . . but even I am left wondering why sometimes.  

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I'm actually considering spending time doing surveys for free gaia cash. Damn. How far am I sinking?