Time was, this forum was new and an exciting place to meet kindred and kine alike.
To find that one place, a sort of haven, for those of us with no other home.
With his own time and energy, Cancer has spun bits of information into a finely crafted and Unique website.
Its goal: To catalog and coordinate that which goes bump in the night and uses the common name of "Vampire".
The forum was a late addition, but it too was designed to be used for conversations that would not dare exist elsewhere on the tangled web of the Internet.
He appointed two fellow caretakers, myself and Scarlett. Our tasks initially were to add to the databases and keep an eye on things in Cancer's absence. I enjoyed my new duties, scavenging my library, adding entries to the database based on my personal collection of Vampiric lore and literature.
I enjoyed posting in the forums, meeting new people, and discussing topics of many types. But when it came to moderating the forums, I allowed myself to not become strict. The recent addition of the ability to close threads however should have been an indicator of things to come.
I do not get to visit VR as often as I'd like. As conversations seemed to devolve, I found myself getting buried in messages that I didn't even bother reading. Some were fun at first, but no, I care not to know the color of everyone's underwear nor their favorite sexual position. This is my personal taste and since the threads were lively, who was I to judge their worth?
I find the profiles just as arduous to wade through in order to find a gem worthy of rating, but the ones I have rated, I rated them honestly and welcomed them to our shared home. Some are delicious, others atrocious, but beautiful one and all.
The addition of new moderators, I'm not even sure I know how many yet, is proof that we know something has changed here at VR. They are still settling into their new roles; give them their adjustment period as Cancer, Scarlett and I have.
I have made some very good friends here, and enjoy making more as time goes by. This fact and my loyalty to the true purpose of this website have deterred me Time and Again from handing in my notice. I believe in VampireRave.com. I will be its champion to the end.
I hope you all will decide what it is you like and dislike and band together instead of fighting amongst yourselves. The forums are a vital piece of the whole. This website will only be as strong as we make it.
The Elder Lurker Daniel
