Skytech wrote:
> Always here but, like so many others, I don't have a lot to say that I
feel
> people want to hear anymore or expect to be heard. I know some have
tried some
> talk but it often meanders aimlessly then dries up.
If it's something I can add comment too, I usually will. If it seems
like the replies have it answered and I'd be saying what has already
been said, I don't say a word. The only things I have been saying lately
are "Hi I'm still here, anybody else?" posts, either by me or by others.
It's like a lonely PING of the server to see if it's still alive.
> Somehow along the way Homesteaders drifted and found other things to do.
We lost
> that odd yet wonderful connection binding us to our association with
furry.
It's a small thing, and there are plenty of other things binding furs
together. Not to say, I wouldn't mind this little sliver of the net
getting more activity.
> lot left when they felt expressing their personas became such an issue.
I don't think so. Most left when this became a mass island of spam and
haters. What? They have these LJ's and Blogs? You mean I can choose what
replies to see and I can have my friends exclusive? Does my latest
browser even have newsgroup access?
I always
> noticed how open and expressive people were when they spoke as their
persona.
> Enough people did it too. Sure it looked like some Second Life chat but
it made
> this place a popular socializing center!
True. Some may have, but I always felt on ALF, we came here as the
animals we are or would like to be and shared experiences in that quest
to find our true selves. As for a "socializing center" , I never felt
like it was. I went to the chats/mucks for socializing and checked ALF
once a day for deeper discussions and light furry news.
> I think people want to talk here but are still feeling cautious and
gunshy.
Let's stop the silence. ALFers unite! Maybe we'll start a chat room
(there is one still I think...) and have a ALF LJ and ALF BLOG or ALF on
SL.
In all seriousness though, there are a small few in this world of
*SPLASH*FLASH*PRETTY*VIDEOGAME*GRAPHIC* internet , who like the idea of
getting on ALF, seeing great content from furs who don't hate each
other, in a non-html, text only terminal accessable world.
ARF! -Ric
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