(((BFF!))) Yep, I hear ya! I know part of it IS being tired right now ... but also that as time moves on, so do we.

PC isn't what it used to be ... but how could it be? The small, close-knit group (when 8 in chat was crowded) that could quickly ward off trolls is long gone...when DocJohn was around with support, and for a bit later on was around all the time it seemed. The times when there was always someone around who totally understood and gave support for many of us "old timers" became few and farther between. So many have progressively healed-and that's a good thing-and have filled their lives with things other than PC. Newcomers don't know the oldtimers very well (if at all). Many of the older members who come and go, checking in, just aren't welcomed perhaps because they aren't known and that basic anxiety of "the unknown" kicks into gear. Plus, when the former members come back, well, they also don't really know anyone new.

I think it's a mixture of the growth of PC, and y(our) own growth.
I think what we miss is the comraderie we had right then, at that time (but surely none of us would wish the old issues and problems back).

As with all things in life, change happens and needs to be accommodated. I learned a very long time ago not to close any door that didn't have to be shut until it had to be. Leave the PC door open for your friends here, and take a break. Not "needing" PC is a good thing. Having PC to come home to is a good thing, too.

Yeah. sigh. Back when my being the "first" Legendary Wise Elder (after our beloved admin Ozzie left) was kewl... and you with 50,000 posts in a zillion well-played games too (awarded with a padded chat room) ... all gone? Life should stay so simple!