Goodbye and Take Care

[Arkhi]

Hey guys, Arkhi here!

 

 

I know it's a bit dated to use the forums now that Discord is what's hip and happening, but you can't beat the original Reborn. I wanted to make this thread to give a farewell to the community and those who have been with me during my time here. I'm posting my goodbye because, with my undergraduate education ending in June, the next stage of my life will involve finding a job and joining the workforce, which will subtract from my free time. But before I turn the page, I wanted to express my appreciation towards the Reborn community.

 

I joined Reborn on December 31st, 2013 and, up until about a year and a half ago, I kept pretty active on the forums at first and on Discord later. Early on, I met some fantastic people including @Jericho, @Tacos, @Maelstrom & @Godot, @Vinny, @Flux, @King Murdoc, @Cowtao, @Felix~, and Telos, who has been the greatest friend I could never ask for. Each of them played some part I find important to my upbringing from my teenage to adult years and I want to extend my appreciation to each of you guys. Thank you all very much for contributing to my growth as a person. A large bulk of my early time here was spent greeting others, posting some pretty awful status updates, playing AoTTG, and socializing with my acquaintances and early friends. It's amazing how fast time flies, but I still think back to these days now and then. I remember being pretty meek in interactions with the auth at the time since they looked real high up the chain of importance. Early interactions with them weren't so scary once I took the chance to talk to them, as is true with most conversation you'll make with members in this community. I think I can safely guess a good chunk of my posts at this point were links to music since I was way too in love with a good pair of earbuds and whatever "best new song" I thought I found that week, shoutout to SotD. I'm sure I also made sure not to skim out on expressing my appreciation for other luxuries like scarves or the artwork of AtokNiiro (hell yeah I still dig him). A first shoutout to the modern-day Tea Party for being a great group of individuals, always hanging out on Showdown and ready to give you a live commentary of what's up on any given day, and a second shoutout to the Flower Garden from Skype for taking me under their wings when I still felt much too new. At this time, the history of Reborn was of interest to me, so I would often try to get into the hair of older members and listen in on what stories they had to share. They wouldn't always spill, but my interactions with them started relationships I still touch back on.

 

In November of 2015, I joined up (heh) with the auth crew and that changed absolutely a little bit, I guess. Around this time, I got closer to @Ikaru, @DJ Mewdeon ft Dan Punk, @Rosesong, @Ironbound, @Ruby Red, and @Sardines. As a mod, I was in/felt that I was in a position where I thought I needed to be as neat a role model as possible (I just wanted less warnings to give tbh). In a way, that feeling hasn't really left and that nudging feeling to act my best is still a driving force for me today. Moderating was a good experience for me, I felt that being watched by critical eyes was a good opportunity to improve (there's that word again), but most people were usually chill enough that I may as well have just been an upgraded Member+ (or an Ace). Interacting with all sorts of people including troublemakers, conflict-makers, or people who accidentally double-posted and still hold a grudge to this day was a nice look into how other people carry themselves. Listening to what people would have to say in response to heated conversations in Showdown or Discord were experiences that I still keep in mind now. This period of time was when I really started to want to get to know people on a fundamental level; around this time, I wanted little more than to listen to others for long periods of time and hear what they have to say so that I may improve as a mod, and later, as an individual. It was around June of 2017 that I stepped down from my Global Mod position in preparation for transferring from a community college to a university. After then, my activity had slowly decreased and has since, though Reborn certainly still has a piece in my heart for giving me so much over the years. Shoutout to @Amethyst for bringing this whole community together, I respect the time, effort, thoughtfulness, patience, and care you contribute to make this all happen.

 

Putting so many experiences into such a short post feels like an act of neglection. You would have to relive my time here to understand how it happened, then you would have to be me to understand how it's changed me. All things considered, I consider my time at Reborn to be a positive one and I hope those I grew up with here may view it with similar fondness. I believe the most important concept I learned from Reborn is Value; I would say I entered Reborn without great interest in others, but I am leaving with a better understanding of what values others hold close and what is valuable to me individually. To all of you whose names I did not mention but were impactful to me, I apologize you are not publicly commended, but I thank you too. Whether our interactions were enjoyable, heated, or terminal, I believe I've learned from them and I will do my best to use this understanding in a positive way.

 

So long, take care, and thanks for the memories.

 

 

Best regards,

Arkhidon

 

 

Edit: oh, oops, uh so I'm not working because I entered grad school??? what a twist. anyway, I'm still around despite making a big deal of leaving, sorry!

Edited September 10, 2019 by Arkhi
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[Chevaleresse]

It was great having you around. I'm glad we could share what experiences we did, and I hope your journey forward is at least an interesting one.

 

Take care. 

[Dreamy]

As much as I might not have known you personally, It's always sad to see one of the old guard go. 

  

Take care, and all the best in your future endeavors!

[Ikaru]

I don't think we'll stop interacting or anything (not entirely anyway), but it's still a little sad. I didn't really know you at first, obviously, but if you claim your changes have come about during your time here I will certainly take responsibility. [:

 

As usual, trade you.

[Felicity]

I'm torn between forcing levity and insisting you'll come back (they always do eventually!!!) and actualy not being a shit and respecting the spirit of the post.

 

We haven't spoken recently but nevertheless I consider you a friend, an inspiration for personal growth and a damn nice guy. Your attitudes towards people and getting to kmow them has informed my decision on how to do so and I think I take the friendlier option more than I otherwise would have if we hadn't met here. If i helped your experience here be a positive one I'll consider it an honour and a pleasure. I was gonna call it a bloody pleasure but the expletive just sounds weird now.

 

Looping back to the first thing I said though, even if you don't come back, so long as reborn sticks around you'll always be welcome. There's no end of members who've benefited from you being here and I can say with full confidence, from all of those people.

 

Thank you for being our friend Arkhi.

[Simon]

Although we don't speak that much ever since you stepped down, you were someone I could instantly think of when it comes to having a positive attitude and effect in the community.

 

Best of luck with your future Arkhi. You'll always be welcomed here.

[Candy]

Henlo~ I don't think we interacted much but I do a farewell too because everyone in this community feels like family to me :3 Hope you all the luck in the world finding a good job. I dunno what your career is but if you're a scientist, hit me up and maybe I can give some advice~

[Tacos]

It’s so sad to see you go, but I know you’ll move on to do amazing things!  You’ve always been one of my closest friends here, and one of the people I found it easiest to talk to, whether it was about the good or the bad.  You’ve always been the paragon of what I considered to be a great guy: kind, patient, understanding, funny, creative, and an absolute blast to be around.  I’ll never forget all of the great moments we shared; they’ll always mean the world to me!  I hope we’ll be able to keep in touch so you can update us on all the cool stuff you’re up to.  Maybe reopen your rt skl if you ever have time.

 

Anyway, thank you for everything Ark!  You’re truly a once-in-a-lifetime friend!

[Ruby Red]

I don’t really know what to say so I’m sorry if this is a jumbled mess lol, but I’m glad Reborn was a positive experience for you as was for me, and I’m glad you’re leaving on a happy note of your own. As someone who’s also about to graduate and step into never before treaded areas, I feel like I have an alright understanding of your reasons. Even if we haven’t spoken much as of now I still consider you one of my greatest friends, and you know where to find me if you feel like catching up, haha. I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors, whether it be your future hackerman that shines or an unexpected turn to DJ Ark™ Lol...

Anyway, jokes aside, best of luck and take care!

[Plok]

o7

[Amethyst]

come drop by and say hi sometime, okay?

until then, thanks for having been an irreplaceable part of this community

[Ojama Yellow]

the fact that just about wherever i went in reborn, everyone used to talk about that cool guy ark and how fun it was when he was around, should say enough about the influence and impact youve had on this community tbh.

 

good luck and go gettem :]

[Godot]

Though I am sad that you are taking leave from this community, I am really happy to hear that you are doing well.  Congrats on your graduation and entrance to the next stage of your life!  Good luck on whatever field you find a job opportunity in!  And if you have any gripes about the adult life problems, you'll know where to find me!

[Rosesong]

First of all, congratulations on your graduation; you’ve definitely earned it. You’ve contributed so much to this community. Thank you for always being a friend and another musical soul for me to talk with. Be sure to reach out, either on Discord or Facebook, sometime in the future so that we can keep in touch. Best of luck Arki!!

[Flux]

What are the odds I would pull up the forums again and actually catch the one relevant thread for me -relatively- soon after it was posted? It must've been meant to be.

 

 I'm fashionably late as usual, but better late than never, right? Anyway, congrats on graduating, Ark! You always were one of my favorite people when I was actually active here, so it's kind of bittersweet to hear about your departure. That being said, I'm glad to hear I had any sort of influence on your time here, because you definitely influenced mine. I can't say I've had any impact towards that effect in recent years as I haven't really been around, but if you ever want to talk or do anything, you can hit me up wherever. Otherwise, best of luck to you and congrats again! Good luck in your field! 

[Maelstrom]

On 6/1/2019 at 8:56 PM, Flux said:

What are the odds I would pull up the forums again and actually catch the one relevant thread for me -relatively- soon after it was posted? It must've been meant to be.

 

 I'm fashionably late as usual, but better late than never, right? Anyway, congrats on graduating, Ark! You always were one of my favorite people when I was actually active here, so it's kind of bittersweet to hear about your departure. That being said, I'm glad to hear I had any sort of influence on your time here, because you definitely influenced mine. I can't say I've had any impact towards that effect in recent years as I haven't really been around, but if you ever want to talk or do anything, you can hit me up wherever. Otherwise, best of luck to you and congrats again! Good luck in your field! 

 

Right there with ya. When I first saw this myself, it was a few days ago. Ouch. Felt a little late to chime in. So thank you for helping me to do so.

 

Arkhi has been a great dude to talk to and is super fun to tease when gazelles are involved. Always willing to share things he thought others would also enjoy, and often to great effect. Easy guy to talk to and always in the spirit of making things more fun and enjoyable.

 

To Arkhi himself... I gotta say. If you can keep up that drive to do well and continue to push yourself to be an example for others for even just a tiny bit longer, you will be a better man than me- by miles. But that's kinda your style, isn't it? I believe in you and I know you're gonna do well. Take care buddy. And I'll be sure to hit you up on discord every now and then.