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Friday, December 5, 2003
In the Mood for Revolution
Thankfully, I'm now feeling a lot better. I want to thank everyone for wishing me well on AIM and here on myOtaku. It's really flattering when someone goes out of their way to wish you a speedy recovery. It definitely keeps my spirits high. ^_^
I've been reading various myOtaku sites over the past couple of days, and I notice that some people are not only talking about their history with OtakuBoards, but also their history with specific people.
I have always known that OtakuBoards was a place that became a hub for not only discussion, but also friendship. Lots of people have developed casual friendships from OB, some have developed very serious friendships and others have even seen love blossom from it. It's quite amazing; it certainly never ceases to surprise and interest me.
When I think about my own history at the site, I come away realizing that I have made many friends. And I've discovered a lot of truly interesting stories and talents in the process. I've been fortunate enough to read people's poetry and fan fiction and participate in their RPGs and witness their artwork. This is one aspect of our community that I will never become tired of. I really love to see people do creative things and I especially love it when people's talents are nurtured.
I was recently reading Tony's myOtaku/WiP and I noticed his comments about myself and Charles and Josh. In particular, I found it interesting to consider how I first met him and how he came to the boards.
I can even remember that in the beginning, he wasn't too enthusiastic about the whole affair. And yet, here he is now, an incredibly popular member in the community. It's amazing, really.
On this note, I turn my attention again to the next version of the boards. Obviously, in terms of skins, I'll be making the "defaults" myself. But I would really like to recruit people from within the community to make their own skins for the site. Tony knows that I already have him in mind as a prime candidate; I believe that his artistic talents would be a huge benefit to OtakuBoards. I know that when I ask Tony to do anything related to art/graphics, I'm not going to get some highly-pretty-but-very-cliche work. I know that I'm always going to see something very unique and interesting. In some ways, it makes Tony's work unpredictable; but I love that. As much as Shift did great work, for example, his stuff all looks the same. It's like he's taking a big rubber stamp and pressing it down on every canvass, with only minor changes in place. It's pretty, yeah. And it does wow the crowd. But it's not fresh.
It would also be fun to explore some of our other artists. In this way, we'd really be using the community for itself. I mean, the community would have an opportunity to put back in. I think that would be great. Of course, it's really too early to say whether or not we'll move in that direction...but it's a nice thought at the moment.
Anyway, I'm going off on a tangent yet again. I guess that this post is more or less a response to things I've read lately. I didn't write this with any specific point in mind...I'm just thinking aloud. A blog like this can be such a luxury, in that sense. When you write your thoughts down, they can seem so much more clear to you.
Oh, and before I go...I must say something that I've been meaning to say for a while. I wanted to comment on wrist cutter's top 50 Japanese artists. He's now finished and it's actually kind of sad. I was a regular reader and I really felt that I learned a great deal about an industry that I hadn't known much of beforehand. So, I feel that's worth mentioning. I really enjoyed reading wrist cutter's analysis and comments; it was actually something I really looked forward to reading with each myOtaku visit. If any of you haven't yet read wrist cutter's top 50 Japanese artists, I strongly recommend that you do so. It doesn't disappoint.
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