I really wasn't planning on posting. Gunlord told me about it and I didn't really care. Nothing lasts forever. Then I figured what the hell, might as well leave the Busman with a few words of encouragement, so I decided to turn on my AIM and see if he's there. I didn't find Bus, but I did find the root admin of Serenes Forest: Whateverthehellhecallshimselfhere. I had a little talk with him and decided to take a look. I mean, it wouldn't hurt. I read the posts and actually felt sorry for some of you -- does not include those who never had a history at FESS.
A couple of things you guys never saw was that it didn't matter where you hang out at or that FESS is going down. If you guys enjoy hanging out together, then you would all stick together and just agree on a place to move to. This is a nice forum. A forum is just a computer program, but whatever bonds you've made -- even through the internet -- still very real. You may not be able to save the forums, but if you guys enjoy hanging out, then it doesn't matter where you do it. Agree on an existing place, and move there. Problem solved. Serenes Forest isn't a stranger to FESS. I'm sure Vince understands and would love to see his forum grow.
As for Fire Emblem interest dying, so what? It's just a common interest. I figured people who reminisce about the good old days don't just include Fire Emblem. When I first set up the forums, it was for people to have a place to look for information, but it also serves as a place to hang out with others. If people need help with Fire Emblem, they know where to go. If people just want to hang out and talk about things other than Fire Emblem, go right ahead. Fire Emblem is Fire Emblem, hanging out at an FE forum doesn't mean that's all you can/should talk about. If nobody uses those sections, that's fine by me. I can still enjoy hanging out with others in the other section. It's the members that make the forum great. Hey Vince and Whateverthehellhecallshimselfhere, are guys going to ban people even though they come here just to hang out like the old days whether they want to talk about FE or not?
What you guys should have done is think about whether you and everyone else wants to remain a close knit community rather than worry about what can or can't be done. I really didn't read all 9 pages because most of those posts are way too long, but I don't recall anyone suggesting that. If you'd like, you can still have a great time here just like the old days.
Here, let me hand you guys are barfing bag if you managed to read through all of that. I wrote this at a rather inconvenient time so I've left out a lot of things. I might be back with more.