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Title: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 12:03:44 PM
Hey all! It's great to see this place is still up and running! Figured I'd poke my head in and say hello to all the new folks, and the old folks who, dare I say it, might even recall me (hopefully favorably)!

So hi, hello, and how are things?
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Mumbling on March 15, 2019, 12:09:21 PM
Hi Jedi!

Welcome back! It's good to see you again. I hope all is well! :)

I remember you! You asked me to draw Ducky in a space suit. Still probably one of my favorite pieces I ever did, haha :D
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 12:18:13 PM
Oh man, I remember that piece! You did a phenomenal job with it! =) It's great to see you're about! And well I hope!

And things do go well here, I'm happy to report! It feels like eons, but I'm finally getting back around to a lot of communities I fell out of! These ten years were extremely lively.
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: rhombus on March 15, 2019, 01:16:28 PM
Welcome back, Jedi!  :)littlefoot I believe that I joined after you left the forum, but nonetheless it is wonderful to see a member return to the community. I am glad to hear that things are going well on your end.
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 01:45:58 PM
Welcome back, Jedi!  :)littlefoot I believe that I joined after you left the forum, but nonetheless it is wonderful to see a member return to the community. I am glad to hear that things are going well on your end.

Hey there! It looks like you were a couple years after my time, but it seems like you've having a blast here by the looks of it! Good to meet you!

It's honestly a little strange and exciting to return. I got married, went through college, and moved across the Midwest since I was last here!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Mumbling on March 15, 2019, 02:58:00 PM
Yeah no kidding! We went from teens to adults and through all the experiences that come with it. Graduating high school, college, moving. Glad all is well :)

The community has lost and gained many members, but is still the same welcoming place that it once was. It feels nice to see a familiar face returning :)

Also, if you are interested, we have a Discord channel now with a live chat (which is probably more active than the forum these days). You can find a link to it in After Midnight!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 04:11:57 PM
Yeah no kidding! We went from teens to adults and through all the experiences that come with it. Graduating high school, college, moving. Glad all is well :)

The community has lost and gained many members, but is still the same welcoming place that it once was. It feels nice to see a familiar face returning :)

Also, if you are interested, we have a Discord channel now with a live chat (which is probably more active than the forum these days). You can find a link to it in After Midnight!

I'm glad to be back! It'll be wonderful to visit again, even if I'm not quite as active online as I used to be. I should absolutely hit up that Discord, that sounds like fun! =)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Nick22 on March 15, 2019, 05:50:50 PM
welcome back jedi! always glad to see a old member return.  good to have you back!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) on March 15, 2019, 06:06:46 PM
OMG Jedi is back! Dude it's been ages, nice to see you again!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 07:05:48 PM
welcome back jedi! always glad to see a old member return.  good to have you back!

It's great to see you as well, and thank you! It's nice to see tons of folks still about! =)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 07:06:47 PM
Quote from: aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) on March 15, 2019, 06:06:46 PM
Quote from: aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) on March 15, 2019, 06:06:46 PM
OMG Jedi is back! Dude it's been ages, nice to see you again!

Hey there dude! How's it been going here? I trust the fanfic section's still kicking, along with you? ;)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Petrie on March 15, 2019, 07:40:09 PM
Hehe, funny how we all transition into boring adults over the years!  :nyah :nyah :nyah

J/K

Welcome back.  I'm not around much but someone told me you showed up and I had to say hi!!!  My big news is I have a house now, and have been teaching 11 years now.  I probably started just as you left.
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Flathead770 on March 15, 2019, 09:55:51 PM
I'd say it certainly does as I was in the same boat as you are as I only came back a couple years ago after being away for 5 or so years :p

Welcome back! Good to see another member return!  :)littlefoot

And yes the Discord server is a lot of fun!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 10:44:24 PM
Hehe, funny how we all transition into boring adults over the years!  :nyah :nyah :nyah

J/K

Welcome back.  I'm not around much but someone told me you showed up and I had to say hi!!!  My big news is I have a house now, and have been teaching 11 years now.  I probably started just as you left.

Oh wow, that's fantastic! I think I recall reading a poat or two about you teaching, and I'm delighted to see you're going strong! Congrats on the house too, I know that struggle too well! I'm in an apartment with the husband the size of a sardine tin.
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 10:46:28 PM
I'd say it certainly does as I was in the same boat as you are as I only came back a couple years ago after being away for 5 or so years :p

Welcome back! Good to see another member return!  :)littlefoot

And yes the Discord server is a lot of fun!

Hey, good to know I'm in excellent company! Tbh a slower paced forum post system is exactly the speed I'm looking for these days, and after a quick glance I think I'll be popping into the Discord at least once in a while~
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jassy on March 15, 2019, 11:50:52 PM
Welcome back! You most likely don’t me since I joined last May, but it’s always a wonderful thing to see a member return!  :Mo
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 15, 2019, 11:52:20 PM
Welcome back! You most likely don’t me since I joined last May, but it’s always a wonderful thing to see a member return!  :Mo

Well hey there! Always awesome to meet a new face around this place =)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: OwlsCantRead on March 16, 2019, 12:07:58 PM
Hello! I'm also relatively new, so you probably don't know me either, but it's nice to see some of the old guard return!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 16, 2019, 01:31:07 PM
Hello! I'm also relatively new, so you probably don't know me either, but it's nice to see some of the old guard return!

Hey there! It's wonderful to meet you as well! I suppose I do fit into that old guard bit now, don't I? x3
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Sovereign on March 16, 2019, 01:46:21 PM
I can only second what others have already said but greetings from me as well! :smile
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 16, 2019, 02:03:59 PM
I can only second what others have already said but greetings from me as well! :smile

Hey there! Good to meet you as well =)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: LeventeII on March 16, 2019, 02:16:16 PM
Hello and welcome back!  :wave  I'm LeventeII. It's nice to meet you!  :)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 16, 2019, 02:36:07 PM
Hello and welcome back!  :wave  I'm LeventeII. It's nice to meet you!  :)

It's great to meet you as well! =)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: The Chronicler on March 16, 2019, 08:00:26 PM
Hey, I think I recognize you. You once read the LBT/Bionicle crossover fanfiction I was writing at the time, then asked me to check out your LBT/Star Wars crossover story, right? If that's the case, sorry I never got around to it (though that probably wouldn't have mattered anyway, since you stopped being active for quite a while).

And if you were still interested in my reading fanfiction, while I did finish the first story, I made some progress through my second story before I eventually just lost interest and decided to cancel all further progress (the latest chapter was posted back in 2013). I'm still writing fanfiction, but now it's for a completely different series. If you're interested, you can find the links in my signature.
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Nick22 on March 16, 2019, 08:45:08 PM
 And to answer your question jedi: Yes, being gone  10 years and coming back is worthy of a " welcome Back! thread"
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 17, 2019, 01:31:05 AM
And to answer your question jedi: Yes, being gone  10 years and coming back is worthy of a " welcome Back! thread"

Haha, duly noted! I was hoping this was the appropriate place.
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: jedi472 on March 17, 2019, 01:38:43 AM
Hey, I think I recognize you. You once read the LBT/Bionicle crossover fanfiction I was writing at the time, then asked me to check out your LBT/Star Wars crossover story, right? If that's the case, sorry I never got around to it (though that probably wouldn't have mattered anyway, since you stopped being active for quite a while).

And if you were still interested in my reading fanfiction, while I did finish the first story, I made some progress through my second story before I eventually just lost interest and decided to cancel all further progress (the latest chapter was posted back in 2013). I'm still writing fanfiction, but now it's for a completely different series. If you're interested, you can find the links in my signature.

Hey there! I remember you and your fanfic well! It was quite the fun read as I recall! No worries on mine, it definitely wasn't going anywhere x3 I'll  have to check out your works!
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Ducky123 on March 19, 2019, 07:57:38 AM
We already got acquainted a little on discord but I figured I'd welcome you back here as well. Nice meeting you at last :)littlefoot
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: DiddyKF1 on March 19, 2019, 11:19:41 AM
Hey there! I'm also relatively new. I joined about a year ago and I'm active primarily in fanfiction, but it's nice to meet you. :)
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: Anagnos on March 26, 2019, 04:11:14 AM
Greetings to you! I too have only just joined, but hey here I am. ;)Cera
Title: Re: Does being gone a decade qualify for a welcome post?
Post by: StardustSoldier on March 29, 2019, 05:12:51 AM
I too am a new member. But either way, welcome back to the forum jedi472!