This is a difficult blog for me to write, Minions. A very difficult blog, indeed. Because I know what it means to so many of you, and I know that it’s not going to make several of you happy. Which sucks. Because I live to make you guys happy.
We’ve had a pretty amazing time with the forum here on my site, haven’t we? You’ve met and made friends with fellow Minions. We’ve chatted. You’ve shared writing and art with your fellow Minions. It’s been awesome. But the active population has dwindled, due to certain happenings (no pointing fingers here, but we did have two unfortunate unscheduled reboots of accounts), and now…well, I feel like we’ve come to a point where it’s time to step back from things and reevaluate whether or not the forum is worth our collective time, my Minions.
Many of you don’t even use the forum at all, so this news won’t really affect you. But I’ve put a lot of thought into this (over the past year, actually), and I’ve decided that, effective next Friday, January 20th, the forum will no longer exist. I’ve already instructed my web guru that that’s D-Day. If you have any writing or artwork there that you’d like to keep, please, please grab it this week, because I’d hate for you to lose it.
Am I sad about this? A little. But mostly, I feel at peace. There was a time when I was able to be on the forums several times a day. But that time shrank to the point that I was on maybe once every four or five months. You deserve better than that, Minions. You deserve my full attention. And I can give you that here on my blog, on my Twitter feed, my Formspring, and on my Facebook.
So…here’s to change. Here’s to the good times we had. And to the world domination we’ve yet to accomplish.
I love you, Minion Horde.
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Admittedly, that sucks, but I understnad the reasoning behind it. I haven’t been able to check out the forum since… I don’t even remember when. Darn school. :/
I tried using it but it was so inactive… If more people posted i would love to keep it, but i understand the reason for it’s deletion.
Aw man… I never got a chance to try out the forum. I would try to make an account, but it would never get activated. =( Oh well, I understand your reasoning though. =) At least there is still the blog. =D
Shame. I was thinking of trying out the forum, but I didn’t due to its inactiveness. I guess it was already going in a downwards spiral.
Oh, by the way.
If someone decides to make a new forum independent from this blog, will you link it in your blog? Perhaps it’ll only take a re-boot and possibly a change of leadership to give new life to it.
:/ this makes me so sad. i’ve been here since the start and i feel like a part of my life is being tossed away. however i understand. i feel so bad that the forum isn’t like what it was before. i’m going to really miss it.
it is true that change is good auntie. I respect your wishes, so this will probably not change your mind since you put so much thought into this, but i dont care if it changes your mind, thats not my goal.
the forum is my family. Now, yes i can talk to minion on your blog, but the forum is my secruity blanket.
when i was in a very dark time, those minions picked me up, and mended my wounds. When i was in a depression, every morning i looked forward to getting home so i could get on the forum, and talk to my real friends. those people who would never cross me
it breaks my heart to see the forum go. breaks me into a million pieces. I still have my minion family, but we have lost our crypt.
a sad thing to see. i have had amazing times there that i’ll never forget. If i had not gone what i had gone through, i would be in tears.
if the forum did not exsist, i wouldnt either.
just because there arents many peaole on the forum doesnt mean you should delete it.
the minions still on it use it as their savior.
this is your choice and i respect it, but i just wanted to you to know, that,
the forum saves broken hearts, friendships, and lives.
luv u auntie
I kinda feel my soul breaking. The forum holds so many memories for me, hugs, arguments, tears, laughs, bonding with people who are thousands of miles away but close in my heart.
I understand that the activity has greatly decreased and I tried getting it active again a while back but that was to no avail. With so many minions growing up and acquiring so many responsibilities, its not the same, we can’t spend the entire day on the forum like we used to.
I guess it’s Just another step in growing up,the aura changes and you keep with you only the best of something.
The forum outlined a good part of my life, but I have found myself sadly growing away from it.
We all found our emotional roots, our strength, our passions upon the boards but its gotten to the point where we must step away from the nest and use the gifts we gained.
It feels like losing a friend who was once there through everything, but I understand your decision, Auntie.
All good things come to an end, just like the Vladimir Tod series [but now with a new twist]. And nobody likes change, and I mean no one, but its life and we have to accept it, its the only way that we will keep moving on.
I’m listening, Minions. Keep talking. I hear you. No promises, but I am listening.
I haven’t really ever been on the forum actually, but I can see most minions are a little sad and I don’t like that basically because I can feel like I belong on here and I don’t want everyone sad or mad I want them happy and as awesomesauce as possible. But if you really need to… then do it I guess, I understand your decision. Maybe its possible to try a make a different forum and try to make it better or something? Maybe the minions [ones that possibly know how to control a forum] can make it happen? I am not sure really. But once again I respect your opinion Auntie Heather.
Hey all you guys up there(in the comments) I know all of you respect auntie’s wishes and so do I. But to those who are really having a tough time letting go because youve made so many friends…we all understand how you feel and we’re here for you. It sucks! But maybe it doesn’t have to end. You should use the time you have left to get yerr buddie’s numbers or facebook. Maybe we can start a new forum runn by minions! Who knows of a forum fan website where we can start our own thread?!
But seriously…they’re your family. They’re not going anywhere. That’s one thing that can never get deleted:)
Whatever is necessary to aid in our domination of the world Auntie!!!
I barely even knew there was a forum o.o;; a lot of people look saddened by that news, but they’re not holding any grudges. We love you Auntie Heather!
wow, I forgot there even was a forum. That might be why so few people are on it because there are people that didn’t even know about it. I guess I’m not really upset by this but from the comments I’m sure that others are. I completly understnad you reasons for ending it though
Aww Heather. Even with the bad news, you’re so good to us.
well that’s to bad. it’s always a bit sad when a forum is inactive and you have to get rid of it.
Hey James D. thats actually a good idea my mom and I and my friends are thinking of it, but I am not really experienced with forums.
maybe i should check out the forum before it’s obliterated. i never really thought to look at it before.
http://www.theminionforum.forumer.com
That is the new forum the minions put together if anyone cares to join us!
at first about this whole thing i was feeling numb…but now its hitting me…full blow.
its…its gonna be gone…for good…..
it feels like my family memeber is dieing….
ok…i cant breathe…..
It seems to me that you do enough for your horde with those items you listed at the end. You can’t be everywhere & do everything Auntie! You might go crazzzy!
i cried when i readed it
Aunty Heather you’re just removing the Forum right? not your blog because i use and read your blog but not the forum. sor a second there i got them confussed and started to cry.
Sup minions? Hows life?????
what if we can’t acess twitter or facebook? THEN WHAT!!!???
I’m kinda sad about that… but my account hadn’t been activated, so it’s ok