EoFF was a pretty big help during a time I was feeling particularly alone and depressed, and I’d say it helped shape who I am to some degree despite not being on here as long as a lot of others. There’s just something about these old style forums where it can be pretty easy to meet new people who have shared interests and grow attached/develop friendships. I enjoyed my short stint on staff, being around for some of the April fools pranks and events, and I especially enjoyed my one time hosting the Candy Cane Moogle event. I’ve also always just preferred the old forum format style like this for whatever reason. I’ve adapted to reddit some, but I don’t like it as much. It also feels too anonymous and like your post just gets lost in a sea of others. Other social media isn’t anonymous enough and doesn’t really have as fun an atmosphere, and you get the added benefit of things like racist uncles deciding to jump in to conversations or things like that. Places like EoFF with things like IRC or Discord has always felt like my preferred sweet spot for interacting online.

I don’t get on as much anymore, and I tend to just check the Discord more than anything. That might be in part because we don’t have as many events and also in part that a lot of the friends I’ve met over the years don’t post as much on here. I miss a lot of the friends I’ve made here, but I’m glad some are still hanging around on here and Discord.