Post by godhunter on Jun 26, 2008 12:34:18 GMT -5
No, I am not leaving. You'll have to try harder than that to get rid of me 
No today I have the grim, though somewhat meaningful, job of passing along a couple of messages to the rest of the forum. If you have yet to notice, GUG's name has been removed from the boards and Akash has lost his cool blue name. They have resigned. Life finally caught up to them, and they decided that it was time to move on. They will be missed. I'm thinking about doing something special for them, and perhaps Awa and Ti (if I can figure out how to reach her), so if you think you have some mad graphics skillz, please send me a PM.
Akash:
In case any of you are unsure as to who this is. He also goes by Pianist, and almost every single skin on this site was created by him. From the awsome backgrounds to the kick butt banners that adorn the top of the forum, down even to the little chaos that sit next to threads and buttons. He created most of it, with help from Jade with the chaos.
For those of you who know him, then you already know how great of a guy he was. He was/is always helpful, ready to answer questions and get things done. The FAQ was almost single handedly created by him and his creative genious. A great friend and a wonderful admin, who I'm ashamed to say I didn't get to know nearly as well as I would have liked.
He has done more for the forum in the shadows than I suspect most people would suspect. His loss weighs heavy on the forum, and we're all sad to see him go. So if anyone sees him lurking go ahead and send him a message to say wats up, and we miss him.
Girlunderglass:
Now, this is going to seem more personal, and thats because in all honesty it really is for me (no offense Pianist ^^;
. GUG has been around for probably as long as I have if not longer. She and I became mods at the same time, and then we became admins together. Whenever I needed help she was there for me, and I would like to think that worked both ways. She has been hands down my best friend on this forum for years, and so her actually leaving (demotion and all) is more than a bit hard on me.
For those of you who were here way back in the day, you'll probably remember her as the Zutarian Ambassador in the RB during the Great RB wars. For something oh so slightly more recent she and Amira were the ones who spearheaded the RB discussions, though they were short lived they were great while they were around.
The thing I'll always remember about her was when we both became admins. When you get promoted from mod to admin as a sort of introduction to administrating you are told to add your name to all the boards. Now that doesn't sound hard, and it really isn't, but it is time consuming. So GUG and I decided that we'd split the work fifty fifty and each do half the boards. We got on aim so that we could keep track of where the other person was and just started talking as we clicked our way into a new position on the boards. We just started talking about everything; the forum, our real lives, random stuff, you name it we talked about it. We must have talked for a few hours, long after we finished the work that we set out to do. From that point on whenever I needed someone to talk to or to bounce ideas off of I would just send her a message and I knew that I'd get her honest opinion out of it, and for me that means alot.
From where I sit GUG was one of the greatest admin's that DH has ever known. She has been around forever, and even after battling surgery she came back to us because she missed us and missed helping out. DH was as much of her as she was of it, and when I say that her loss will be felt for a long time, I mean it in every respect.
So this is what I ask of you, the members of DH, our friends. If there is any memory of either Akash/Pianist or GUG that sticks out, or that affected you, please please please share it. That way if they ever start looking around and find this thread, they'll know just how much they were loved and just how much their presence meant to everyone.
No today I have the grim, though somewhat meaningful, job of passing along a couple of messages to the rest of the forum. If you have yet to notice, GUG's name has been removed from the boards and Akash has lost his cool blue name. They have resigned. Life finally caught up to them, and they decided that it was time to move on. They will be missed. I'm thinking about doing something special for them, and perhaps Awa and Ti (if I can figure out how to reach her), so if you think you have some mad graphics skillz, please send me a PM.Akash:
pianist said:
Yeah... I haven't made a post for probably months. I'm pretty sure you guys assumed that I left, but I still want to make it formal. Despite the rocky moments, quarrels, and other issues I encountered at the forum, I will never forget the great moments and all the fun we had. I absolutely loved serving the Avatar community and it's really a privilege that I could be a staff member at DH. I will miss you guys a lot. Actually, I've already been missing you all, which is why I occasionally come back and lurk.In case any of you are unsure as to who this is. He also goes by Pianist, and almost every single skin on this site was created by him. From the awsome backgrounds to the kick butt banners that adorn the top of the forum, down even to the little chaos that sit next to threads and buttons. He created most of it, with help from Jade with the chaos.
For those of you who know him, then you already know how great of a guy he was. He was/is always helpful, ready to answer questions and get things done. The FAQ was almost single handedly created by him and his creative genious. A great friend and a wonderful admin, who I'm ashamed to say I didn't get to know nearly as well as I would have liked.
He has done more for the forum in the shadows than I suspect most people would suspect. His loss weighs heavy on the forum, and we're all sad to see him go. So if anyone sees him lurking go ahead and send him a message to say wats up, and we miss him.
Girlunderglass:
girlunderglass said:
Life takes some wicked twists and turns. I'm vewry calm and cool about this all and just want what will be best for my mother. My free time has dropped to nothing and I am going to have to resign from DH. In fact, I have no idea when I can get there, but I would appreciate it if you passed the message along for me. I hate leaving this way, but real life is calling and I need to answer.Now, this is going to seem more personal, and thats because in all honesty it really is for me (no offense Pianist ^^;
. GUG has been around for probably as long as I have if not longer. She and I became mods at the same time, and then we became admins together. Whenever I needed help she was there for me, and I would like to think that worked both ways. She has been hands down my best friend on this forum for years, and so her actually leaving (demotion and all) is more than a bit hard on me.For those of you who were here way back in the day, you'll probably remember her as the Zutarian Ambassador in the RB during the Great RB wars. For something oh so slightly more recent she and Amira were the ones who spearheaded the RB discussions, though they were short lived they were great while they were around.
The thing I'll always remember about her was when we both became admins. When you get promoted from mod to admin as a sort of introduction to administrating you are told to add your name to all the boards. Now that doesn't sound hard, and it really isn't, but it is time consuming. So GUG and I decided that we'd split the work fifty fifty and each do half the boards. We got on aim so that we could keep track of where the other person was and just started talking as we clicked our way into a new position on the boards. We just started talking about everything; the forum, our real lives, random stuff, you name it we talked about it. We must have talked for a few hours, long after we finished the work that we set out to do. From that point on whenever I needed someone to talk to or to bounce ideas off of I would just send her a message and I knew that I'd get her honest opinion out of it, and for me that means alot.
From where I sit GUG was one of the greatest admin's that DH has ever known. She has been around forever, and even after battling surgery she came back to us because she missed us and missed helping out. DH was as much of her as she was of it, and when I say that her loss will be felt for a long time, I mean it in every respect.
So this is what I ask of you, the members of DH, our friends. If there is any memory of either Akash/Pianist or GUG that sticks out, or that affected you, please please please share it. That way if they ever start looking around and find this thread, they'll know just how much they were loved and just how much their presence meant to everyone.
And a symphony for Akash: 
I didn't know them that well but I definitely know GUG was a really nice person from what I've seen her post in several threads. <33 
