I still think about this community often, and I check back every now and then. I miss how it used to be - 2007-2011 or so were my super active years. Then high school got busier, went to college...
I'm really grateful for this site and the community. Honestly. I grew up a lot being on here and made some really incredible friends. I felt pretty accepted and like I was a part of something greater. I actually was homeschooled sophomore-senior year of highschool and didn't have much support/friends prior to that, so having FFR and SMO and RF and BX and KBO and (to some extent) ODI... it meant a lot.
Yeah, I definitely miss the old days. When the site died for that long period of time I kinda had a feeling it was over.
Yesterday I was on the subway (I live in NYC now) and the guy next to me was playing a mobile version of Stepmania on his phone. We got to talking about it, eventually FFR came up. When I started talking about my prime days and how I came in more or less around the golden age of it, he laughed and said "ah yeah, that was before my time." It was a strange moment... then my stop came up and I left.
Anyway, you guys are great. Most of the names I recognize, some I don't. I was more active on the forums and SMO than ProChat or MP in my prime. I still have many fond memories when I was still a noob at the game but spending lots of time in the chats..