Okey... I am here. But before you all jump in happiness, I ensure that you would be hating me while you reach the end of this post.
I visit this forum regularly... Perhaps because its my duty or it could be because it's close to my heart. Adol, I saw this thread of yours and tried my best to avoid it (I'd mention the reasons as well... don't worry) But again you guys compelled me to make a post in this thread.
I sound very dramatic over here but the truth is that I try not to think about those days because I know for a fact that those days are never going to return...and I am not regretting anything because we all spent an awesome time together, had no fights like other forums, and with each passing day... our friendships were becoming stronger.
Today, when I think of those days... I feel helpless because I can't do anything about it than to cry and EVERYTIME when I see adol or summi or anyone trying to get all the members back... Literally I start crying because I know noone's going to return and I feel sad that...out there are people like me who STILL have hopes that those people would return. ---No, THEY WON'T!
For God's sake... accept the "reality" that most of them won't return and say even if they return... those "days" are never going to return. I have moved on...somehow (...I cry even today when I miss those days but I have accepted the truth - the reality). So, I would suggest you all to move on as well. I became an active member in another section on I-F and started a new journey from that forum.... That forum helped me to move on... People over there taught me many things and once again I became a part of a virtual family.
...And again, just when we all got so close to each other... The same thing happened at that place too... the same incident. In short, noone's there now. The family has broken and noone wants to come back... because they know that IF we all return to the forum FORCEFULLY.... fine but we cannot force those "Days" to return for us... Because that's only in God's hands now.
What I am trying to tell you people is that IF OUR OLD MEMBERS really cared about us... IF they really knew the worth of us and this forum.... They would have returned on their own and TODAY nobody would have been forcing them. Believe me ... I have tried countless times to get them back and to my surprise... I had to hear such HARSH words from them about the forum. They don't know it's worth I guess.
Some old members do visit India-Forums regularly ... I have myself seen them posting quite actively in some other forums but if they really cared about this forum, they would have put some efforts into this forum as well to make it the same as it used to be.
I can't bear people saying that this forum is dead. HUH, if you say that ... then accept the reality that its YOU... who made it look that way. I am sorry to say but they all are quite active on yahoo msnger and now I think even if you beg them, they won't return. Start a new life... a new journey. Move on. Those days won't return. But surely you can start a new journey where you might not know in the beginning but this new journey might become another memorable one. .... Just as I experienced a new journey at another section at I-F.
We don't have the same things to discuss today... we don't have those episodes to discuss today. We cant compell members to watch this or that video and then discuss it with us... ah, if we do that... toh kehte hain na "tab woh baat nahi rehti".
Even though I have made such a long post... I still have so much to write down. But as for now, this is what I had inside me for years now and today I have expressed my frustated thoughts in this thread. I am sure you hate me for this.
I miss those days....