A Public Anniversary Message to Everybody

Ladies, gentlemen, thugs and hooligans, it is now (frighteningly) ten years to the day since I joined this esteemed forum! That’s right; ten years!
Ten years of fun, and joy, and laughter, and rage, and humiliation, and angst. I’ve made friends! I’ve made enemies! I’ve made mild acquaintances! I even got stalked for a short while by Wil! (And you thought I didn't notice!)

So thank you one and all for making these 4427 posts, these 3653 days, and this 2012 rep (ya stingy misers), all that they have been! I’ve posted fiction ranging from good to terrible, I’ve RPGed, I’ve had a long and in-depth discussion about what goes on under that loincloth, I've been made a mod, I've run competitions; I’ve witnessed highs and lows and had a few myself, I’ve shared triumphs, I’ve saved 399 mudokons, I’ve been ombudsman for at least one argument, I’ve been stressed out by n00bs, I argued with Ackril the Vyklig, I tried to be nice to MeechShrykul1029, I got yelled at once or twice by Nate, I tried to have a rational discussion with Havoc and I infracted OANST for committing rape (or something).

So thank you, one and all, friends here and friends past; for better or worse, this noble message board has had a big impact on my life. I’ve grown up with it, stayed up late with it and smuggled it out of the house on a morning before my parents woke up. Some of my best friends are here, and I dislike none of you enough to not wish you well (I think I got the right number of negatives in that sentence – it’s meant to be a good thing).

I love’s all o’ ya like you was my own! So thanks, OWF, and many happy returns.

-Splat.