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Just a quick reminder that the OB Overlords were graceful enough to keep the OB Graphic Worms alive even after 15+ years: https://www.otakuboards.com/graphicworm/index.html I would really like to know what happened to @Sara's Art Career, because I definitely did not give enough attention to those awesome pieces of art of hers back in 2010.

I think that's what I love about randomly checking in here. It's not what it used to be but it's wonderful to see familiar faces pop in to say hello every now and then. I also hope you're all doing well!

Always good to see this place still around in some way or the other. Did a random post a few years ago. Doing another random post almost 5 years later for a grand total of 20 years from the time I spent here. This place will always hold a place in my heart from my high school years back in the early 2000s. I will never forget the times spent here and the people I met. I am hoping all are doing well and still enjoying the things we all used to enjoy! Just felt I needed to do another random post!

I actually just logged in for the first time in forever because my partner and I were talking about our different experiences on the internet and what areas of it we frequented. I was hit with a massive wave of nostalgia and appreciation for this place. I often feel very grateful when I think about my time on OB because I truly appreciate how kind and patient everyone on this site was to me when I was at the height of my obnoxious 13 year old era. While a lot of people in my life describe the toxic or discouraging communities they found themselves in, I realized that I somehow found myself surrounded by people who took the time to talk to me like a fully-realized person at an age where people in my life were treating me like a small child yet simultaneously expecting me to start acting like an adult. OB was honestly a safe space that allowed me to experiment and develop during my teenage years. My hyperactive 'lol XD so randomz' energy was tempered without anyone putting me down, and I was able to learn how to actually develop my own opinions instead of just parroting people around me. It might sound like I'm giving too much credit here, but I genuinely believe OB taught me critical thinking skills! Despite being one of the youngest members at the time, other members never talked down to me or made me feel unsafe. It would have been very easy to take advantage of me as a young teen who, upon looking back, was clearly starved for attention of any kind, and yet every member of these forums instead helped in some way to teach me how to dial that back. Additionally, this was all occurring while being given a space to explore some really excellent anime and manga series that became foundational to me in a lot of ways. I know these forums are kind of dead at this point, but I just wanted to express how much I truly appreciate all of you for making my time on these forums so positively formative! 🥳