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Post by The Witch King on Apr 1, 2003 18:52:34 GMT
Today is the official anniversary of Eriador. The board was started a year ago today.
What there is of the yearbook has been put up at the bottom of the main page.
Celebrations are still underway in Mordor.
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Post by Imrel on Apr 2, 2003 5:58:44 GMT
Happy Birthday Eriador, and congratulations to the Witch King for keeping this board going successfully for a whole year.
I dunno where else I'm going to say this, so here it goes, while I still have fifteen minutes of anniversary left. Eriador is a big part of my life, as are all of you. I know I can be kinda annoying, ie vanishing for days sometimes without a good explanation, or always giving an opinion... But I'd like to think the board wouldn't be the same without me, just as it wouldn't be the same without Mel or Grubby or any of you, and like it isn't the same without Lo.
IRL, I haven't really made any new friends since moving to the States, but whenever that really gets me depressed, I just think of everyone here and how you know who I am, and how I now who you are, and your personalities and even your lives outside Eriador, like Eowyn having a little brother and Rhia having a boyfriend and a pretty cool job. When life stresses me out I always feel better coming here.
During good times, Eriador has a competition going with everyone involved, and maybe even a really dramatic RPG thread that grows almost a page every few days. And even during the less active times, you can still chat in the General section, read the latest antics of the Wraiths in Mordor, and always find somewhere to post.
This place is made up of more than RPG; it's made from original characters, good writing, even better reading, and of course the individuality brought by every member.
Now it's four minutes to midnight, I;m getting choked up and you're probably all sick of my rambling on by now. So once again... Happy Anniversary, and may there be many more to come.
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Post by The Witch King on Apr 2, 2003 8:02:35 GMT
Well said Imrel.  It's always good to get feedback. I would like to encourage everyone to leave a message for their friends in each of the member surveys in the yearbook. |
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Post by ~Dernhelm~ on Apr 2, 2003 8:52:31 GMT
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY ERIADOR! ;D
Whenever I go online, this is always the first place I go to. Over the months since I've joined, the members here have become like their own fellowship, it's a sanctuary from everyday life... Thank you for making this board, Witch King!
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Post by Rhiannon on Apr 2, 2003 10:08:01 GMT
Happy Birthday Eriador!
And congratulations, Witch King, for having created such a great board that means so much to so many people.
*Opens champagne bottle* To Eriador, it's members and the next year! Cheers! ;D
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Post by Grubhosh on Apr 2, 2003 12:13:29 GMT
well It's a bit late but happy anniverary! ;D
I haven't got a lot to say that hasn't been said by someone else first, but this is my favourite messageboard and my first stop when I go online. Everyone on the site is special to me, & it's a very special place. Thank you all for not killing me and a V big thank you to the witch king for making this board! ;D
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Post by Jared on Apr 2, 2003 17:16:50 GMT
It doesn't seem like a year, does it? It seems only a while ago that we all came here and fooled around and had fun and made the internet bills go through the roof -
Oh wait. You're not supposed to know that.
But when I look back, it just seems like... like forever. It feels like I've been here so long that I can't really tell when it all started. All the familiar names, names that slide in and out of my mind when I'm just going through life every single day. When I'm at school, when I'm doing homework, when I'm just bumming around doing nothing - something always brings my thoughts to Eriador. Sometimes I look at something and go, "Hey, that's cool. [Whoever] would have loved it." without even realising I'd just said that. In a way, I guess everyone here's kinda become part of my life whether I chose to allow it to intrude or not. Everything's so easy, so natural that I don't even notice how much it's affected me.
It's obvious that the people are are great. Terrific, wonderful people, in fact. Members old and new. Right now, some of the members are relatively newer to Eriador, though they've been here a long, long time. But they're quick, and they've adapted so quickly that it's hard to imagine a more ancient version of Eriador without them. That's just the way with boards, I guess. People come and go in batches. Sometimes you'll remember certain people, some just slip through. Sometimes you glimpse them on other boards, sometimes you just don't meet again. But in some way or another, however slight it might be, they've changed your life. Changed your perspective, your habits, even your way of talking... stuff like that. In that little way, these people have managed to influence everyone they've interacted with. It just goes to show how great people can be, and Eriador has been extremely lucky to have had great members.
It's all the little things that count, isn't it? The really funny comments that you'd forget in a day or two and remember weeks or months later while looking at the sky, the short exchanges that are pushed to the back of your mind and brought back again while you're just hanging with friends. It's all the little things that make Eriador such an unforgettable experience. I mean, it isn't even really a place anymore. It's a whole trip. A whole section of the road that we're all walking down. The funny things, the sad things, the happy things, the silly things, the scary things - they're what Eriador's made of. To me, anyway. There was a time when I found myself wondering whether I should have come here. But now, I wouldn't give it a second thought.
If I were offered the chance to live it all over again right now, I wouldn't hesitate to accept it. Nope, not at all. But time's passed, a year's flown by, and all that's left are memories that construct this whole stellar, monumental chapter in our lives.
Yep, Rhia, Eriador definitely deserves a toast for being what it's been. ;D
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Post by ~Dernhelm~ on Apr 2, 2003 17:35:41 GMT
All the familiar names, names that slide in and out of my mind when I'm just going through life every single day. When I'm at school, when I'm doing homework, when I'm just bumming around doing nothing - something always brings my thoughts to Eriador. Sometimes I look at something and go, "Hey, that's cool. [Whoever] would have loved it." without even realising I'd just said that. In a way, I guess everyone here's kinda become part of my life whether I chose to allow it to intrude or not. |
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Post by Imrel on Apr 3, 2003 3:59:42 GMT
Jared, you are too good with words.
I looked back on what I wrote yesterday and realized that I hadn't said half the things I felt, but didn't know how else to express them. I think Jared captured Eriador perfectly.
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Post by Elidor on Apr 4, 2003 14:24:06 GMT
Jared, you are too good with words.
I looked back on what I wrote yesterday and realized that I hadn't said half the things I felt, but didn't know how else to express them. I think Jared captured Eriador perfectly. I discovered this thread too late. Well...yeah. Jared said it all. I feel the same way. |
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Post by Elidor on Apr 26, 2003 16:58:31 GMT
I have aged 1 year more, just like Eriadoe. Oo, I am getting old.
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