Hello, everyone. You probably don't recognize me or even remember me in the first place -- This is Zach. And I'm just popping in to say sorry.
Way back when I was younger and more naive, I often times disregarded you people and downplayed you, often getting hate. For some reason, I ignored all of this and I refused to change. I made a whole bunch of you guys feel like shit because of how immature I acted towards you all. I'm suspecting a lot of this isn't going to change how you think of me -- somebody that's a complete jerk and utter bigot. And for that, I apologize. It may not change anything, but I still feel like I have to put it out there.
I would also like to address how proud I am of you guys. Four years, four whole years. We've been together. High hell or not, we've trudged through so much drama and pains in the long four years we've been together.
It all started way back in 2009, when we collectively decided that it all began become too much, that ROBLOX was so restrictive. We put our foot down and said we'd start our own forum -- our safe haven. I converged two groups from two completely different sides of the spectrum. Blue, Matt, the only one that remains I believe of our ancient group, and Stein, who I haven't been in contact with for such a long time. Blue, Matt, Stein, and I converged with Jandroy, Dan who is sadly gone now, and Tanner who is also gone unfortunately. Thus, the forum was born. We were graced with a lot of RP and cursed with much drama.
2010, our good friend Stein made this very forum and let us RP with each other. Although he's faded away to Gaia I believe, he still has given us a forum that we all enjoyed. Neyix, Jandroy, and Dan all in good harmony, kept this forum in check and well moderated. Sometimes, a few of us went crazy but we nonetheless kept our composure and pull ourselves back together. We stood for the antithesis of each other, but we coped and coexisted with each other. Peacefully.
We had so many people come and go, different reasons, different purposes, but in the end they found their way back over here. You guys didn't do it because you had to. It's because you cared for us, because you tolerated and considered us a family. And because of that, I feel guilty for whatever pain I caused. Knowing that you people were well and good with your temperance, I applaud all of you. I understand the outbursts that have occurred against me, since I was absolutely intolerable at the time.
I am proud. Proud of you people. Four years, we've stood together. Strong. We put up with so much and we managed to keep together all this time. I cannot express how amazed I am of you people and how much you people have made a difference. We've cared for each other not as friends, but family. A family I can never forget. You people are all amazing, and I genuinely applaud you.
I can see that this site is coming to a close and we are all beginning to pull away from each other -- school, jobs, and family are all keeping us away. Still, I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy all of the years I spent with you folks. You have brought so much happiness to us, guys, I can't even start what impact you've made on me. I'm going to miss you all, really.
Don't think of this as some sort of goodbye or anything, because it's not. I'm just speaking out and giving you people a thank-you. All of you. You are amazing folks.
-Zach