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Tuesday, October 14, 2003
The Year of the Otaku
Jenna's new rpg is great, and it's amazing to think of how most of the participants have been around since OB version 1 and 2. As I've mentioned before, the place was so different back then, and I miss how small and friendly things used to be (aside from the occasional war.) The mods knew almost every member personally, and it was as if OB had become a surrogate family.
Some of that still carries over into today, but like in real life our large number of members have found it convenient to isolate themselves into small cliques. I guess we (oldies) made the first cliques because of how large the place had become, and now that our clique is shrinking I feel like I'm in the minority again. Argh, I want to be a mainstream member... I miss making new friends and such.
Anyway, 2002 was actually supposed to be the Year of the Otaku, not 2005 like in this rpg. James and Adam had decided to make some drastic improvements to the sites, and in effect changes things to how they are today. OB finally converted to version 4 (and later versions 5 and 6) in that year, while theOtaku got some awesome new anime sections. That sort of radical change was a big step for these sites. I think that members who joined prior to the Year of the Otaku can only really appreciate how much work Adam and James have put into these amazing websites.
2003 is not exactly lacking in major changes to theOtaku's landscape, and big additions like MyOtaku will continue to improve the overall experience for visitors. The year isn't even over yet, and we still have major prospects like OB7 (and other special things) on the horizon. ANd to think it all started with a small message board and anime site.
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