Oh wow. May this community see eight more wonderful prosperous years. <3
I love PC. Despite all the tl;dr, the failing to see eye-to-eye with some staffies, the inevitable rebel treatment because we don't see eye to eye, the crazy stuff I miss because people ignore me a little too much, the idiots who make me want to pull out my hair and quit, the silly clueless n00b infestation we have, and the many other charming flaws that PC has...I still love PC very very much. Why? I cbf to dig deep enough to find out. The heart wants what it wants, and asking it for an answer every time just makes you jaded and suspicious of your own emotions...and that is NOT a very nice thing to experience. >_>
Still, I feel that I've grown to be a part of PC, and nothing can remove me from it. Even though I may only have just over 3k posts...I'm sure I've helped many members. It's kinda funny. People I end up befriending usually end up being promoted, or befriended by all the insiders in some direct way. The better people tend not to sever connections, the worst abandon, but that's life.
It's almost like I'm that cute little girl who checks you in and gets you seated. The hostess that takes your drink order, slakes your thirst and moves on... The one everyone knows and respects.
Now I cant say that just everyone trusts how I judge character...there are people who just don't agree with me at all. Usually these jokers set up shop in a corner and do their own checking...which is fine by me. I'm certainly not infallible.
But I digress, PC has helped to shape me into what I choose to be, what I am, and what I hope to someday be, and achieve. Of course that vision may change...of that you can be certain that only time can tell if that will be the case.
I've always felt that as long as I can find friends on PC, that there isn't any reason to ever leave or 'move on' unless my life absolutely demands it. I'm not just gonna move on because I started college, or got a job. I'll always be sure to find at least 5 or 10 minutes a day for PC...even if I have to wait until I've finished the day's work.
I will, as my children grow up, if they show an interest in Pokemon and turn out to be reasonably computer literate by the time that they reach an age where I deem them responsible enough to get online...bring my children to PC as long as it still exists.