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11/26/2014 9:05:26 PM
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Why are you here?

I was having a "civil" discussion with some of the older members around here about a certain off-site forum, and it led me to ask myself why I'm here. After 8 years, meeting countless members (both good and not-so-good), 3 major exoduses, and innumerable, stupid little "wars," I'm still here. I have been banned 6 times, lost a great community when Thee Warriors faded, and have left twice; once from 2010-2012, and once from January 2014-June 2014. All of my friends, besides 3 of them, from my first stint on Bungie.net are gone. So why am I still here? The beauty of The Flood, and now #offtopic, has been our resilience in keeping tradition, staying the course, and staying interesting, all while keeping things fresh. While old friends will always move on, new friends come in to fill the void. I have The Friends List to thank for keeping me in touch with those who want to stick around, and I know I will always have #offtopic to go to if I ever need someone, because while I may get 100 sarcastic answers, I will also get a few people who care. We are the closest-knit public forum on the internet (aside from some furry page, or something of the sort), and we all have something here to be proud of. TL;DR So, #offtopic, why are you here, why did you come in the first place, and why will you inevitably be here in the future?

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  • Originally came here in 2008 for Halo 3 stats and stuck around because I liked the forums. By late 09, I kinda forgot about this place and stopped posting. Then I came back here in 2010 and made a new account because I had no goddamn clue what my old password was. Hung around here for a while again, but left again sometime in 2011 for reasons I can't remember. Came back once again right after the B.next update, and I've hung around ever since. Why I'm still here? For the most part, the community here is still good. Not all the people who are joining because of Destiny are morons, contrary to the beliefs of the circle jerk known as Sep7agon, but I don't mind leaving them to their so-called holy sanctuary as long as they don't come back anytime soon. But really, those guys are douchebags. We're better off without them. And honestly, you guys are pretty damn nice people. Well, most of you at least. When I post something pertaining to my personal life that I could use some advice with, you folks do care and if nothing else offer some sympathy, which I don't think happens on most communities on the internet. How long will I stick around? Who knows. I've left before and probably will again, and I don't know whether or not it'll be permanent. But I do know that at some point during any break from this site, I do end up missing this community, and I think that statement speaks for itself.

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