It is no secret that I have been around this community literally since before some of you were born. I am proud to have helped organize some of the first mailing lists back in 1994 and I'm thrilled that some of those other elder statespeople are still around too (hi wrenspot (https://www.deviantart.com/wrenspot) and hi Seritaph (https://www.deviantart.com/seritaph)). But the result of that longevity is seeing a lot of artists, writers, and creators come, make some great stuff, and ultimately leave when it was time for them to go. For some people it's a phase as they figure out who they are; other people get embarrassed and want to hide, and still others just get bored with writing the same stories over and over aga