Been awhile since I touched this thing.

So, throughout this whole IMVU debacle, a few thoughts crossed my mind. One: Haha, there's no goddamn way that's going to end well (or it'll end perfectly, depending on how you look at it). But secondly, I came to the realization that if FA does eventually collapse, Weasyl would be an acceptable substitute.

Is the site what I wanted it to be when I was helping to foster its beginnings three years ago? Not entirely. But it's certainly not embarrassing to look at like FA, which looks like a relic of Ye Old Geocities internet, and it at least has way more nice features. Granted there's still a couple core features missing, some things as far as user friendliness goes, and a couple of points that should probably be covered as far as legalities go, but overall, this site has itself together better than SF or Inkbunny.

There was a period where I wanted to try again with a new art site- I even had a fantastic domain and everything. But at the end of the day, I don't feel like I have the energy to go through that whole process again, especially after the emotionally taxing turmoil I experienced the first go-through. (Believe me, it weighs over me a lot.) I would have to really become proficient in technical -and- business jargon, and by the time I could reach a point where I'm actually fit to run a site, I imagine FA will have finally croaked and this place will have taken over.

My original vision was for Weasyl to be a site that all kinds of artists could interact on-- And really, I do think that's still possible-- but for what it is, Weasyl isn't bad by any means. Not perfect, but certainly not bad. Ultimately, I'm not in this community to make enemies.

That being said: I hold no grudges or animosity towards the staff, past or present. I am not a spiteful person, and I do not aspire to be. As hard as I worked and as much as I cared, I ultimately wasn't fit to be in semi in-charge of this site at the age of 19, especially without a business degree or coding knowledge. I certainly didn't bring nothing to the table and am proud of the work I did while part of the site, but I admit fully that I still had a lot of growth to do, and that I had reached the peak of my usefulness in my former position at that point. To any old friends who I strained heavily by bringing them onto the team and fighting with more than was necessary: I'm sorry. In the end it was probably the right choice to remove me from here, so I could mellow out and learn to be less combative and learn to chill. I hold no grudges or animosity over what happened 2-3 years ago.

So with that in mind, I will once again start using this site semi-regularly again.

The only other thing I'll say to the staff (besides the fact that I would relish the opportunity to open channels of dialogue with those I was friends with once- former staff as well), is that I hope you continue to try improving the site, FA scandal or not. Always keep pushing to make this site the best it can be, even if there's no hot-button drama burning as motivation. Remember that FA will one day eventually die, and when it does, this community needs a truly solid website. Do it for the community, and for the sake of you yourselves having something to be proud of. I know I'll be proud too, to see that what I left behind ended up growing into something worthwhile.

tl;dr - This site isn't really that bad, I hold no grudges, and I'll be here a little more visibly. What's up ya'll?