Essence Forums that can be shut down, memories that cannot be shut down

I just returned to the forum yesterday, and today there's news that it's going to close. Looking back at so many memories in this forum, I suddenly feel like a lone flower standing on its own, extremely melancholic. Time seems to have flown by, and I've been on this forum for three years. When I first came, I was a newbie, and later I started sharing resources. My first account started with a 2, but I forgot the password and never got it back, haha. I wouldn't call myself an old-timer, but I have experienced and witnessed some changes on this forum.

I don't know if you've been to bigger forums—there's no feeling of home, it's like living under authoritarian control and at the lowest social status, with experts and newbies existing independently from each other. But this forum gave us a sense of equality. If they are an expert and you don't like it, just deal with it. What about ordinary people? We're still equal members among everyone. Everyone is just part of the whole. A down-to-earth expert is a true expert.

I still remember when I was in the first year of high school, secretly helping friends find games, posting, and solving problems during class with my phone. Those times were so joyful. Later, once my phone was confiscated by the teacher when caught, and I even had a quarrel with the teacher to get my phone back, haha.Thinking back now, it all feels endlessly nostalgic. The 7Forum has undergone several version changes. Before, there was no 'online duration'; that period was my most active days. Later, when the version was updated to include 'online duration', it officially started recording everyone's online time. I guess if it had existed before, my time wouldn't have been this little—maybe many times what it is now.

Later, I made many friends on the 7Forum, and I even became sworn brothers with some close gaming friends and Shuaihong. I met so many friends; now many have changed their names, and since I haven't been back for a long time, I don't even know who you all are.

I remember many close friends added me on QQ, chatted with me in the 7Forum chat box, gave me 7Forum coins, supported and helped me. Later, I even became a moderator.

...So many things happened, I can't even recall them all.

I also founded a clan, and many people joined us. Then I had arguments with some people I had never met before, even with the site admin. Later, I resolutely left the 7Forum. At the time, I even cursed as I watched the forum decline, and now thinking back, it all seems so childish.

These memories, good or bad, are all unforgettable.

It's been almost a year and a half since I left the 7Forum, and throughout all that time, friends have kept leaving messages for me in the 7Forum chat box.

Today, I logged into this account and saw over 480 new messages. I read some of them, and surprisingly, some friends even left messages wishing me a happy birthday last year. Haha.I've been away for over a year and haven't come back, yet some friends still acted like this. Although they know I'm not here and I can't see it, they still do it, which instantly moved me. Yes, no matter what, the 7-Tan forum is always full of warmth and touching moments. Friends may joke around normally without much seriousness, but isn't this also a form of affection? Three years have passed in the blink of an eye. Looking back now, the arguments we had seem so childish. But many people can't come back, which is extremely regrettable. Indeed, they really can't come back, perhaps they never will. No matter what, the friendship will always remain, always be cherished. No matter what happens to the 7-Tan forum in the future, whether it really closes or not, my friends and brothers, I will remember you. I have so many people to thank that I can't even count them all, sorry, thank you all. Let's keep going, whether here or in life. [Postscript: I have always kept in touch with my sworn brothers, interacting often on QQ for three years. I think the brothers I met here, we will be lifelong brothers.] 【300-Kilometer Club】 2015.2.28