Just Thanks

Here comes my cheesy awesome post, prepare thyself.
If you're not one for cheesy awesome posts, then I suggest you flee now!

So... I joined this site on August 5th which, I know, is not very long ago. What makes it more remarkable is that I feel so very at home on this site. There's so many members, more than on any other site I've ever been on (or any of those sites combined!) I thought that given that fact, there would be little to no time for any social interaction.

Ever since I started roleplaying, two and a half years ago, I've been to many, many roleplaying sites. I think that most of us must have done so. On many sites, I've found the staff members hard to deal with. Sometimes they were too harsh or too full of themselves. Some even forgot that a site is made up of members and not solely of staff members.

I don't think a roleplaying site should be a place where when you sign in, it feels like you have to complete a chore. It should feel like the hobby/besttimeofmyday it is. Members should feel comfortable around the staff and liked by the community. I genuinly feel liked on this site. (Although that may be just a figment of my overly active imagination.)

I've been on a site on which the staff members literally scared the other members. Many were too afraid to even ask something, for fear of being shot down or even banned for so much as voicing their own opinion.
On the same site I got into a huge argument for creating a gay character. Apparently, I was at fault? The staffers finally told me that it might offend younger roleplayers. Which I find ridiculous. I had to change my characters sexuality.

I was and am still surprised at how open, how friendly and how real everyone is on this site. I think that the staff on this site are all incredible. I can't believe how much time and energy they dedicate to the Hunger Games, to the board and to the members. And somehow they still manage to stay friendly.

I am so glad that I found this site and that I joined it. That I was taken up in a friendly manner. That I love the members on this site.
The staff members on this board finally deserve a chocolate sundae to be called staff.

Thank you Lulu, Aya, Wolf Tears, Luna, Saph, Thundy, Cinder, Matta, Photobooth and Tori for being plain wonderful.

*exhales* Phew. I'm done!

Now anyone who hasn't bolted from the sheer cheesiness awesomeness of this post, I applaud your stealth.