The Internet has returned to me!

Unread post by **Sapphire** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:26 pm

Hi everyone!

I have good news: the Internet has returned to my household, after a three month absence. Some of you may have read my angry rants about why it was absent for so long (no fault of mine, you can thank Britain) and I could post a detailed update as to what furthered the delay (another series of technical problems and poor service) but I won't, because those bleak days are behind me and I rather want to move on.

It's been a bad year for updates. At the end of last year I wanted to take a couple of months off from running the site, for the sake of my sanity. Unfortunately, when my sanity got better, my neck got injured and around April I was in a lot of pain and unable to use the computer properly for several weeks. At the end of that stint, when my neck recovered well enough for me to use the PC regularly, my Internet went down at home. And it STAYED down. I live in a tiny village so the only Internet that was available to me was at the local library, which was expensive and limited. Only on Sunday, after moving house and fighting yet another battle to get service, was I granted Internet - two weeks shy of my starting University. Can you see the pattern, here?

In short, it's been impossible for me to keep up with running this site and with my life about to take a very busy turn (not that it hasn't been busy thus far) I don't see vast room for improvement in terms of regularity. So what I am going to do is this: I am going to update the site as often as I can, when I feel like it (so as to prevent me 'burning out' like I did at the end of last year and feeling like the site has become a chore). Hopefully, that'll be fairly regular, but it'll be more like once a month rather than every single weekend. I just have too many other things occupying my time now and Beast Wars is no longer my driving force. Many people who used to frequent the site in its earlier days are also busy or have moved on with their lives; it's an inevitable evolution.

I know this place means a lot to many people, so I will try my best to maintain it. It'll stay up at its current address for people to enjoy. After all, there's a ton of content to cruise, even when there's no new material coming in. As a result of these change in plans, I will be running the site in its entirety - fics, art, content. I will be updating pretty soon, so if any of you out there have content you've been holding onto in preparation of my return, feel free to send it in now.

I hope everyone can understand my position. BWINT isn't closing down, it's changing pace (to suit mine), which given recent months is actually an improvement, considering it has not been updated in over 3 months. I will eventually move on with my life and leave it behind, but it'll be a gradual thing. For the next year, at least, I'll strive to keep it updated, and up at its location for as long as possible. If the donations come in annually, there's no reason for it to go down altogether.

Thank you for your patience these last several months. It's greatly appreciated.

artemis-lady-warrior · Wed Sep 12, 2007 3:55 pm

YAY! HURRAY FOR YOU!

Unread post by **Razor One** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:17 pm

Allow me, if I may say so myself, w00t!

Optimal Optimus Primal · Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:51 pm

Sapphire! *glomp* Good to see ya back! Did I say that already on dA? Bah! It's well worth saying again. ^_^ Missed ya!

Beastbot · Unread post by **Beastbot** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:28 am

Yay! You're back!

Jagna · Unread post by **Jagna** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:55 am

i said so on DA but hey, ill say it again....

you were mised! *hugs*

and might i add....hip hip

HOORAY!

The Crab · Unread post by **The Crab** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:07 pm

Hip hip!

HOORAY!

She lives! :O

d3jake · Unread post by **d3jake** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 10:17 pm

Welcome back! I can completely understanding taking things at your own pace, its nice to have something that you know will get done, but when you feel like it.

Renegade_Artist · Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:57 am

Wootwoot!

Three cheers for Sapphire, for she has vanquished the evil force known as British Telecom! Huzzah!

Unread post by **Sapphire** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 4:23 pm

Thank you for the warm welcome backs, everyone. I have good news: the site has now been updated! There's quite a lot to see, so if you've got time to kill, go check it out.

Optimal Optimus Primal · Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:26 pm

Schweet! XD

Lady Ocelot · Unread post by **Lady Ocelot** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 3:28 am

Yay! It's good to see you again Sapph (squee!) and the update page looks pretty good. Welcome back to the wonderful world wide web!

una · Unread post by **una** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 12:28 pm

Welcome back Sapphire!!!

*throws confetti up in the air*

Rakshash · Unread post by **Rakshash** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:33 am

*hug* Sapphire! SAPPHIRE! SAPPHIRE! SAPPHIRESAPPHIRESAPPHIRESAPPHIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good to see you around again.

Amber Dawn · Unread post by **Amber Dawn** » Sat Sep 29, 2007 2:49 am

Hey Sapphire! *big hug*

Long time no see! What's up? It's been about three years since the last time I've posted here. And yet I still feel right at home. It's so good to see so many of the old crowd still here, and some new faces too.

My old email address has been deactivated (stopped using it), but if you have a few minutes you should shoot me off an email at moon_opal08@hotmail.com. I'd love to catch up on how things are going with you!