Yeah it's really sad. I wish it could go on and on, but internet forums in the recent years are just not working out.
It honestly hurts me because I have this itch, this need to reconnect with people that I used to talk to online. Even when someone who I never interacted with a lot pops up, I feel really happy just knowing that they remembered the place they once frequented.
Unfortunately, this isn't the only place that I was a part of that met the same fate. Back in 2010 I also felt really integrated in a small local forum where I met plenty of people who I at the time considered really good friends, but most of them just disappeared and moved on with their life. I wonder if they ever think about the time we spent together, or if the thought ever occurs to them. I don't know, I think about it all the time.
Although I gotta say that to this day I'm still in touch with 2 of them, one of which turns out to be my significant other, and the other is one of my closest friends. It's insane to think just how big of an impact these two individuals (who I randomly met on a forum) had on my life.
