I’m a bit similar to Raistlin in a lot of areas (aside from moving on to Facebook since I only have a handful people from here on there - mostly I talk to people from here on Discord now). I think the only thing I can add to that is that the type of community that’s on here is pretty much no longer a thing. Reddit has pretty much taken over the forum format with other social media further evolving online discourse. But while those are more relevant nowadays, rarely ever do they make actual relationships and communities happen - it’s more about the discourse. Compared to that EoFF is like this little coffee shop or bar that’s been around for so long, but you know you’ll meet the same people there and continue the conversation you started a week ago or something.

To put things a bit more aptly, our mission could be to become to online forms of communication what Dragon Quest is for JRPGs. It’s a classic flavor that’s not really accessible to everyone, but it’s a flavor that’s definitely loved and appreciated by a devoted, if small, group.