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Nutshell'd: People don't join the forums because they think we are all starfishs.
What I meant by leaving the forums for years, I did just that, and until now I can still see people that I've seen before. Tails, Lord Tony, Big Brother, to name a few. Some others would be Plad, Bones4, Zookuw, Cybertails, IketheGeneric, and the list goes on. Sure, there are a lot of newer users here that I don't know/not familiar with, but it's not a large amount compared to the ones who have been here for years.