@Kron48
Hi there, in case you return, welcome to the forums!
Unfortunately, I would echo @Merv Simestra's advice. Fandoms nowadays are most active on tumblr, certain ones on reddit, and maybe through Discord channels and the like. In my honest opinion, although I'm sad to admit it (as I had a great time while I was here), bulletin-board-style forums like this are probably going to go the way of the dinosaur in the near future.
Or I don't know, I mean, I have no idea what the go-to online spots would be popular with the younger crowd these days. Anything could happen.
Also I just realized the post is from 2017 and assumed it was recent hahaha it is totally not 2019 right now. No way.
@AliceFowl, @minervalover
I think I'm the very rare exception today because I have way too much time on my hands, but I can safely say that most of the old members have moved on, myself included. - I've aged out of AF as I suspect most others have and while I had a wonderful time then, I have no interest in coming back to it. If this forum does revive you'll get new, younger members. I have no idea what kind of activity there was after 2009 or so but I'd say I myself came in on the tail end of the very, very active days (multiple AF forums, LiveJournals, and plenty of very talented fanfic writers).
I do hope that all of you guys get to experience a great and active forum like I did, though!
@Matt
Wow, I still can't believe you're admining this forum! One foot in the grave...
I'm just being maudlin, but I'd like to give a shout-out explicitly to thank you for all your work hosting and running the joint and giving a bunch of teenagers with nothing better to do a spot to goof off and hang out
Hope you get a real live community going again and that you're not empty nesting too much. And just cause I keep sporadically wondering what everyone else I don't talk to anymore is doing, here's where I am: drove across the country to Louisiana a few weeks ago to start my PhD program (ornithology focused), I'm excited but I also super sterling silver butter knifing annoyed by a lot of things here, it's total culture shock. It's not all bad and I'm getting used to it but I can't wait to move back after I'm done with my program.
And P.S. your hair is still stupid. :')
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Anyway this might be the last time I'm here, I just had some spare time and curiosity but I've moved on and got a lot of other things going on in life. Best wishes to y'all. <3