How this site shaped my formative years.

[tony]

Fuck me bro, I been here since the 7th grade and I'm now a sophomore in college.

For those of you who care, I kinda flushed down any chance I had at being smart down the drain early on in high-school. Stopped being active on the site around the end of my sophomore year of high school, that around the time I lost my scholarship to the private school I went to (big football school in south jersey). partied a little too much, smoked too much weed and just put my effort into social shit and getting laid instead of school.

This site molded me into someone who cared about something, I became interested in coding and computers and a big part of my personality and humor is still shaped after the time I spent on this site. I kinda moved away from that but I still appreciate what it offered me.

I was a pretty social kid through elementary and had allot of friends, but I moved in the 6th grade and started attending catholic school because the area I lived in had shitty schools and my grandmom was willing to pay for it. It was a culture shock and I didn't adjust very well. Everyone came from money and lived different lifestyles and I was still the ghetto scrawny Italian Filipino kid. This site was a safe haven, I dove deep into the wii modding community and almost all my friends were on here. Don't get me wrong I wasn't a complete looser I had friends at school but I didn't connect with them the same way I did with people on here.

I grew out of the need for this site when I hit high-school, I became more social made tons of friends and my priorities changed. High school was great for me, I don't think I peaked but it definitely is going to be one of the best parts of my life because I had tons of friends and experienced it to its fullest. Hell I still have most of those same friends and as far as I am concerned I feel like I am at the top of the social standing with my peers. (less doucey way of saying I am pretty popular in my area)

I completely forgot this place exists most of the time but whenever I am having allot of trouble dealing with something or making a huge decision I am always pulled back here somehow because I feel like no matter what there is always a little glimmer of light left in the community regardless of how dead this site actually is.

I may not have the same interests or the same needs I did when I joined this site but 6 years later I am still the same person at the core and I just wanted to say I appreciate everything this site and the community brought to my life.

[Feckless.]

this site was how i was able to be who i wanted when i was younger.

i grew up in a shitty fuckin place where if i was myself, i'd probably get shamed and had death threats thrown left and right at me.

i basically was myself on the internet and i was a fake facade in real life. few years ago i realized that i need to get my shit together and i'm slowly becoming one personality. slowly becoming who i am rather than some fake ass fuck.

lots of feels here. love you dudes. < 3

[KameronF]

Haven't heard from you in forever

[ellijah]

I'm glad to see you around tony.

[tony]

I'm glad to see you around tony.

glad to see you too bud

and feckless Im happy your figuring yourself out, I know your not all the way there yet but I hope you get there soon

[ozwaldAFK]

I feel you Tony. The site wont be around forever and im surprised its here at all atm. But at least youll have the memories and the bonds you once had.

The older I get the more I want to experience the nostalgia of a previous part of my life and reconnect and Im sure that's what you mean in your post. Much love Tony <3

[Supernova]

This site definitely formed bonds and unbreakable ones too, I thought the site went down for a little. I couldn't load it up a few months ago or a year ago. I'm glad it's up though :^). Stay blessed ya'll.

[Tenza]

I feel this post on a different level, the amount of change everyone has possibly gone through. Sucks to know that I won't be speaking to some y'all anymore. Man I miss goombas/goober.