But, like, you know... while I was sitting down, I wondered what TRF would be like in say, 3 years. What pathetic souls would still be visiting here? How many of our original members would still be around, and how many new folks would we have drawn in, and subsequently chased off?
I've seen this happen (and experienced it first hand) many times: a person contributes to some kind of online community for a good long time, say a year or more, and then they move on, only to come back as a visitor months later and have no one remember who they are.
Anywho, this got me to thinking that maybe it would be a good idea to include a short bit in our Biography forum threads about our OOC history, ie when you started RPing, how you got to TRF, the characters you played, groups you were in, etc. That way people could look back and see who a certain person was, what they did, etc.
It may sound silly, but I see TRF lasting quite a long time, and I know not all of us are going to stick around forever. Could you imagine if in 2 or 3 years you drop by TRF and no one knows who the hell Gash Jiren is? Simon Kaine? Hexadragon? ("who?" 2/3 of you say).
Yeah. Just a thought.
