_____Recently I've been quite busy, and it's not just ordinary busy. \_____Originally, the 'wonderful plan' was just to play with my phone as usual, attend liberal arts classes as usual, set aside math, shrug at English, and study for fun with 'a smiling face.' But in the end… entering the third year of high school, indeed I can still use my phone, but with the heavy workload, most of the time the phone is just used to press down on books. The so-called 'study for fun without worries' was just my own subjective assumption. \_____From the 'full of passion' in the first year, to 'bitter regret and fresh worries' in the second year, and then directly to the third year's 'as bland as water.' The change in mood, whether I like it or not, actually reflects the subtle changes in the forum. \_____I am not so 'great' to say that the forum was influenced by me, but it is true that the forum affected me in a tangible way. Without the forum, my high school life wouldn't have much meaning. (My grades aren't very good, and if I also had problems socially, my youth would have truly been wasted.) During my craze for the forum—reviews, novels, emotional stories… things I could do, I didn't care if I could finish them or not, I just threw myself into them wholeheartedly. Thinking back now, it truly was a beautiful memory. Only my first-year self could have done that. \_____That's just how it is, youth is supposed to be 'reckless,' supposed to be 'head-down and immersed.' Youth, if you don't make something, if you don't let yourself 'go wild' once in a while, then how can you live up to the saying—'youth without regrets'? \_____I remember the start of my online life, even my 'career' (being a moderator, which was probably the first time I did management work; after graduating in liberal arts, my main goal was probably to hold a position similar to a moderator) started at 7723. My first 'show of ability' was also dedicated to 7723. (I never thought my so-called clumsy reviews would get recognition. To this day, my most viewed post is still that game review post that was once luckily featured on the homepage.) 7723 gave me so much; I never regretted it, 7723 was worth my dedication. \_____Some might ask me, from 2011 to now, 2013, have you never questioned your significance on 7723? I won't lie, and I won't say anything out of politeness.I might answer ambiguously on other topics, but on this one, I can tell you directly: 'I haven't.' \_____ Why? Because up until now, I have maintained an unwavering identity. \_____ Ranger \_____ This isn't a new term, but it carries so much meaning for me. I have always believed that 'Ranger' is a special concept for 7723. Because 7723 needs a group of people who can always support it, so it doesn't 'lose its spiritual pillar.' Some might think that all along, only I have taken on this title, and that this is merely selfishness or vanity. Your perspective has its validity, of course. But I hope everyone can understand and accept that—'Even if there is only one person willing to be a Ranger, that alone deserves respect. Because anyone, in whatever role, has their significance in the forum of 7723.' As for the 'Ranger code,' there is indeed such a concept, but I have decided not to release it. A true 7723 Ranger doesn't need strict rules. \_____ Dumping out a lot of words at once is a good way to relieve stress. AoXiang, if you had learned this trick sooner, you wouldn't have scratched your head before, wondering how to 'smooth things over' for yourself. If you were acting like a 'novice,' perhaps you would have to follow Song's lyrics: 'I pretend to be clueless, pretending until one day I'm really clueless...' AoXiang, you're still AoXiang. \_____ Today, the first monthly exam finally ended, and it feels like I've been walking in a dark tunnel for a long time. I feel mentally and physically exhausted; the 'pitch-black' days are only just beginning. \_____ At least as a first-year student, you could register, and as a second-year, return to school to pay fees, finally giving us a vacation of less than two days. Still, live in the moment. While you can still collect your thoughts, affirm your own identity.
_____ My 7723 sentiment will not cease just because I'm in the third year of high school.
Essence 〖2013〗My 7723 Episode, Reached Senior Year of High School
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Rangers already have a monthly test so soon? By the way, I haven't even started school yet. The forum is so dead now; when I click in, it's still the same posts, and the speed of new posts is nowhere near what it used to be. Nowadays, when you make a post, it takes a long time before it gets pushed down; in the past, a post would quickly be pushed to the next page. Senior year is intense, which can be an excuse to avoid the forum, but now I feel it's unnecessary. You can study as usual and browse the forum as usual; it's a kind of special enjoyment.
I returned to school for classes at the beginning of August. Ao Xiang, I haven't ignored the phenomenon on the forum either. The forum now needs positive energy. Maybe it also needs heroic figures who can unite everyone, or someone who serves as a spiritual symbol for everyone. Unfortunately, none are visible now. In the past, forming a 'complaint gang' with Tomato, Butler, Black Horse, Xiao Xuan, and others might have livened things up… but now… sigh… good intentions but no power; unfortunately, I don't have that kind of appeal. (I tried a lot, but without much improvement. The recently rushed and barely launched 'Post Adventure'—which in reality only finished some content writing, not even a fully thought-out plot—is a good example.) But I think we managed to get through even harder times before, so what's stopping us now? Ao Xiang, unlike some people, didn't stop going online just because popularity waned, and I really find that touching. Ao Xiang must have poured just as much emotion into 7723 as I did.
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