I'll Probably Largely Quit Touhou If This Site Goes Down

SateriCat17

SateriCat17

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It's 2:00 in the morning, and I can't sleep (mainly because I keep having anxiety over all this happening to the site), so I've decided to make this short post for now.
If the site does in fact go down, I probably will largely quit Touhou. Not entirely, of course, but as this site has been pretty much my second-most used site besides YouTube for half a year now, then it's most certainly going to put a massive dent in my motivation for Touhou.
I wouldn't know where else to turn to either way, so I might as well mostly abandon Touhou if this site really does go down.

"Just what is the cost of running a site?" I've kept thinking about this pseudo-philosophical idea almost all day...
Welp, guess I'll end the post here then. Goodnight then (whenever that'll be tonight).
 
Well, I'll just say one more thing which is both off-topic and not at the same time before heading off.
Late fall and the entirety of winter always have a way of putting me into a long depressed mood.
I tend to become more cynical and sad when the days become shorter. Maybe it's not exactly uncommon, but the short, cold, dry days of winter always seem to put me into places I should probably never go.
I hate these days with no rain. When the air is so dry, it literally physically hurts me.
I suppose this winter will become that much more lonely and depressing without this site.
Edit: I am feeling better from this now. That was primarily the "dooming" I periodically do at night when I can't sleep.
 
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I'd be abandoning Touhou too but i wouldn't feel good about this with all the fumos i have, i would be homeless without any site (the discord server sucks ass and subreddits like any other, the pit of demons of stupidity and degeneracy), i'll only be left with myself, and not really anyone to talk about Touhou with, i completely feel you about the situation

Although i highly doubt the site will go away, in fact im sure there is not one person that would want to take over this site even if it's just for the sake of the site still running, MAYBE there will be more than one person owning the site, making it cost less per person (i mean that each owner will pay his equal part to the cost of the server), and the less it will cost the more is it likely for people to actually want to contribute to this site not being abandoned
 
SateriCat17 said:
Well, I'll just say one more thing which is both off-topic and not at the same time before heading off.
Late fall and the entirety of winter always have a way of putting me into a long depressed mood.
I tend to become more cynical and sad when the days become shorter. Maybe it's not exactly uncommon, but the short, cold, dry days of winter always seem to put me into places I should probably never go.
I hate these days with no rain. When the air is so dry, it literally physically hurts me.
I suppose this winter will become that much more lonely and depressing without this site.
Edit: I am feeling better from this now. That was primarily the "dooming" I periodically do at night when I can't sleep.
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Same here, although i only feel that during late hours and i don't even know the reason of that, i wanted to think of why i would have bad mood but nothing was coming to my mind, as if i felt bad for no reason whatsoever, either way, good to hear(read) that you're feeling better

Also about the rain i have quite the opposite, rain worsens my mood slightly whenever it happens, until it stops
 
YumeChud97 said:
Same here, although i only feel that during late hours and i don't even know the reason of that, i wanted to think of why i would have bad mood but nothing was coming to my mind, as if i felt bad for no reason whatsoever, either way, good to hear(read) that you're feeling better

Also about the rain i have quite the opposite, rain worsens my mood slightly whenever it happens, until it stops
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Well, the sun tends to make my mind break down if it doesn't rain for a long time. It's not as if I want it to constantly rain, but if there's too much sun for an extended period of time, it overwhelms my mind.
It's getting progressively worse as I get older as the direct sunlight already overheats me easily despite the fact I don't sunburn very often.
 
NuMetalFan said:
Maybe twitter?
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I plan on making an alt acc for this but only to post my artwork and nothing pretty much more, i don't think i want to be actively using this pathologic shithole with AI moderation only banning people for no reason while not doing anything to those who make Twitter a shithole, also i got randomly banned even tho i didn't post anything that would break any rule and there even was no reason provided why was i banned so that's why also i don't want to even use this app much besides posting my artwork once i get better at drawing
 
SateriCat17 said:
Well, the sun tends to make my mind break down if it doesn't rain for a long time. It's not as if I want it to constantly rain, but if there's too much sun for an extended period of time, it overwhelms my mind.
It's getting progressively worse as I get older as the direct sunlight already overheats me easily despite the fact I don't sunburn very often.
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You might've become Rumia
 
I feel the same way. If this site does end up dying, then it will simply become more harder for me to love and invest in this series. I've known Touhou for quite awhile but it was until this year that I truly wanted to understand the series. I've played some of the games, I've been reading some of the print works and thanks to this site that I can fully appreciate Touhou for what it is.
 
Can't give you any suggestions for where to go if things go south here (which I honestly don't think they will). The Discord server is a totally different vibe from here so I get it. Twitter/X can have many different people talking about the same topic so expect a lot of variety (and a lot of fanarts). Reddit is a place that I wouldn't suggest to anyone to use unless it's very specific places that make less than 1% of it.

I understand this website being important but I'll keep liking the series for more time even if it's gone. The community is what made Touhou this great, and sincerely if the entire Touhou Community is gone I'll soon find myself with no reasons left to like the series anymore. They've put much more effort than the own creator of this franchise, and they're still going. It's very impressive when you think about it.

I also must add that you shouldn't suffer from this anticipation. If it's something important I get it, but by feeling anxious about something you can't quite control will only make you suffer more than the event itself. In the end you should cherish the moments you've enjoyed here because every interaction you had was unique and won't ever be repeated. Be glad it happened instead of suffering for it's end.
But then again, I don't think it will end so soon so I suggest taking the good memories with you either way.
 
YumeChud97 said:
I plan on making an alt acc for this but only to post my artwork and nothing pretty much more, i don't think i want to be actively using this pathologic shithole with AI moderation only banning people for no reason while not doing anything to those who make Twitter a shithole, also i got randomly banned even tho i didn't post anything that would break any rule and there even was no reason provided why was i banned so that's why also i don't want to even use this app much besides posting my artwork once i get better at drawing
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Fair enough. Personally, it's more of a goldmine for art and memes than a shithole. But there were cases of artists I follow getting banned after mass reports (?). Bullshit.
Crab said:
They've put much more effort than the own creator of this franchise,
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Brutal.
 
Crab said:
Can't give you any suggestions for where to go if things go south here (which I honestly don't think they will). The Discord server is a totally different vibe from here so I get it. Twitter/X can have many different people talking about the same topic so expect a lot of variety (and a lot of fanarts). Reddit is a place that I wouldn't suggest to anyone to use unless it's very specific places that make less than 1% of it.

I understand this website being important but I'll keep liking the series for more time even if it's gone. The community is what made Touhou this great, and sincerely if the entire Touhou Community is gone I'll soon find myself with no reasons left to like the series anymore. They've put much more effort than the own creator of this franchise, and they're still going. It's very impressive when you think about it.

I also must add that you shouldn't suffer from this anticipation. If it's something important I get it, but by feeling anxious about something you can't quite control will only make you suffer more than the event itself. In the end you should cherish the moments you've enjoyed here because every interaction you had was unique and won't ever be repeated. Be glad it happened instead of suffering for it's end.
But then again, I don't think it will end so soon so I suggest taking the good memories with you either way.
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Well, for me, I have no control over my anxieties. It's next to impossible for me to deal with them very well.
If I get anxious over something, I continuously repeat getting anxious over it.
 
NuMetalFan said:
Fair enough. Personally, it's more of a goldmine for art and memes than a shithole. But there were cases of artists I follow getting banned after mass reports (?). Bullshit.
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It's a shithole when it comes to anything other than art, heck, sometimes it's a shithole in art too, for example that dramas with Miia proved that even if it's art, people still gonna attack you for no reason
 
SateriCat17 said:
Well, for me, I have no control over my anxieties. It's next to impossible for me to deal with them very well.
If I get anxious over something, I continuously repeat getting anxious over it.
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Getting over something that plagues you constantly is certainly not easy, but it is doable. Alas I don't have specific methods to suggest, but I'm certain you can adapt to handle your anxiety in better ways. I know you can get over it!
To worry about problems is to suffer twice over a single issue.

YumeChud97 said:
It's a shithole when it comes to anything other than art, heck, sometimes it's a shithole in art too, for example that dramas with Miia proved that even if it's art, people still gonna attack you for no reason
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Mention AI near some people and you'll get such an allergic reaction it's nearly comical.
People will debate and insult each other for no reason no matter the topic, so being a lurker and ignoring some comments is the safest pick if you don't want to deal with these.
 
Crab said:
Mention AI near some people and you'll get such an allergic reaction it's nearly comical.
People will debate and insult each other for no reason no matter the topic, so being a lurker and ignoring some comments is the safest pick if you don't want to deal with these.
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What an iconical time to watch about a drama that started on Twitter, starting about AI while reading this
 
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