Runner
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written Jan 25, 2012 at 05:33
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Decided to come back around to the old place after such a long time away and I just wanted to take the chance to say something to anyone who may read this;
Thank you sincerely for being such a valuable part of my early internet experience. You see, I'm a rather old member having joined around 2007. That means that, at my time of joining, I was no older than eleven years of age. If memory serves me correctly then that would make this the first forum I ever became an active member of.
Though literal years have passed since my time of relatively high activity, I have not forgotten the various moments of real value I shared with the other users here on AVP freaks. As previously mentioned this was my first forum and I was as ignorant as one would expect a child with no prior history of forum use to be. I didn't even have any idea how to upload an avatar for myself. But my ignorance is part of why this sight and its users are, in hindsight, truly amazing and rare people to me; They tolerated and encouraged me in everything I did, going so far as to give me council on the most trivial of matters. When I was upset I knew I was free to post a thread about it with the assurance that the responses would be civil and helpful. When I was happy I knew this to be a place where others would share in my joy. While these things may be taken for granted by some I genuinley enjoyed having these privileges. In the mind of myself as a child it was a beautiful and amazing thing. Total strangers were capable of showing, without any motive other than their own goodness, compassion and understanding not always shown by those offline.
Everyone who used to frequent this forum helped me grow in some way and for that I extend my eternal gratitude and love to them. However, I would like to single out one in particular; VenomX. Venom, you were a rolemodel to my younger self and, in many ways, still are to the sixteen year old self that is posting this now. I recall quite fondly (and with a degree of something like embarrassment) the pains I put you through due to my aforementioned inability to upload an avatar of my own. But you never complained. No, instead you uploaded my picture for me and never once questioned my competence or intellect. You were a builder, you see, always building up upon me instead of tearing me down when I could not succeed on my own. You are to this day the kindest administrator I have ever had the great pleasure of encountering, and for that I can't summon the words of thanks necessary.
Anyway, I see the forum is presently rather lifeless. That is alright though, in my mind, as it lived a very long and rich life with its small yet devoted community. I will not be returning to anything remotely resembling activity, but I wish everyone the best for and beyond the duration of this community's existence. I hope my words are read and taken to heart by at least one, for at least one person must know the very special influence they have had on my life. If that occurs then I will be content.
Goodbye, all of you amazing people. I love you and wish you nothing but luck and health and prosperity in life. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
-The child this village helped raise, Warrior1000.
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