As for me, I’ll just restate what I said in the other thread.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone who gave a little bit of themselves to Rokkenjima in the hopes of making it a better place. To those of you who contributed to the discussions, submitted art, organised events and gameboards, and worked towards making your fellow forumers happy. I may be the conductor, but you guys are the orchestra; it’s through your efforts that Rokkenjima became such a wonderful place for everyone. It’s been a bumpy ride, and not all of it was lovely, but the few precious moments we were able to create together are something I’ll treasure forever.
My heartfelt thanks in particular to all the staff who joined me on this journey.
To @technololigy who thanklessly dedicated herself to keeping the hardware and software running smoothly at all times.
To @kyuketsukimiyu for accepting all my crazy demands for all the website themes and logos, and keeping her cool during the great theme war.
To @epika for keeping on top of all the latest 07th News, thank you for giving the 07th Expansion fandom another chance.
To @Karifean; we had many disagreements to the end, and sometimes I felt like we couldn’t work together, but you always stuck by me in the end. We’ve been through a lot, but I thank you for all you gave for Rokkenjima.
And to all the other mods who came and went, especially @U4ea, who I genuinely felt understood my vision more than any other moderato. I’m sorry that things didn’t work out in the end.
And special thanks to @Usagi. I know your relationship with Rokkenjima over the years has been rocky at best, but you were the one who understood my plight more than any other. It’s thanks to your support that I’ve found the courage to stand here today, and do what I need to do.
I don’t know what will happen from here on out. I know for many of us, Rokkenjima was a small place we could call home. Maybe it was an ephemeral dream, but we all shared in that feeling. Now that this place is closing, it’s time for all of us to seek out a new home for ourselves. For me, it’s a new chapter in my life’s journey. I don’t know where I’m headed yet, but I know that I need to spend an appropriate amount of time reflecting on my own life and where I want to go. This is a journey to find my own fulfillment and happiness. In distancing myself from my bonds and burdens, I hope to find new insight on what truly matters to me.
If anybody wants to follow me on my journey, you can find me on Twitter. Maybe a time will come in the future where we can all meet again in one place; I can’t say for sure. But for now, we must all continue moving forward. I thank you all for your support; I wouldn’t have been able to make this step without all of your incredible kindness.
Just remember, this isn’t goodbye. The bonds we’ve made in this community won’t suddenly disappear. We will all share the time we’ve spent here as precious memories, and those will keep us all connected no matter where our journies take us. This isn’t goodbye, it’s just the end of the festival we enjoyed together. I have no doubt we’ll all continue to meet each other in the future.
Hasta la vista!