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Good evening, seacats. I guess I'm a bit late to the festivities, but better late than never, right? I suppose for tonight it would be most appropriate for me to assume a more humble form than I've grown accustomed to as of late.
I'll admit i'm at a bit of a loss for words looking back over the board's now two-year history. The fact that it's managed to survive for such a length of time is a feat in and of itself, especially considering that for a decent period of that time there wasn't any board to speak of at all; it's a decidedly impressive accomplishment, and one that really does serve as a testament to the board's sense of community.
I think though, that what impresses me the most about it is that no matter what your opinion of /seacats/ may be, or what you consider your place within it to be, you can't deny that it became so much more than just a simple Umineko discussion board. Be it through the extensive and equally ridiculous philosophical debates, the trollfests which so routinely populated livestream chat, or even the simplest of exchanges taking place on /teaparty/, the board really did take on a life of its own, in turn giving rise to a multitude of different events and possibilities which would go on to impact the board and its members in so many different ways.
I've often wondered how each of our lives would be different had the board's creation never come to pass. Would those lives be altered only slightly, proceeding more or less along the same path as they are now? It can be tempting to say yes, after all, most of us would probably still be attending the same universities or going about our business much as we are now, but beyond that, can we really say anything with confidence? For someone like Kinjo, had he not encountered the board, would he have possessed the drive to complete a second, third, and eventually forth fan-episode? Maybe, but even if he did, they'd almost certainly have ended up vastly different from their current incarnations, and the lessons in both writing and coding he'd have learned from each one's reception would differ just as intensely.
In this sense, I think we each owe quite a bit to /seacats/ and the people who populate it. Even through the most casual of associations we're invariably changing the progression of our lives in one way or another, if only by the tiniest of degrees. After all, I doubt there's a single person here that can honestly say they've never applied a seacats-related experience or bit of knowledge to one facet or another of their daily life. In the end, whether we admit it or not, we've each been affected in some way by this humble imageboard's existence, and regardless of whether you consider that a positive or negative thing, you can't argue that it isn't real.
Even if I don't post as often as some others, I'm genuinely grateful for the time I've spent with everyone at /seacats/, and it's something I don't plan on forgetting. I think Anon put it best when he said that it's a rather difficult place to stay away from. In the immortal words of a certain endless physician, "there were no bad people," and considering just how many seacats there have been over these last two years, I don't think there could be any greater compliment one could bestow upon a random collective of internet anons.
Ah but this old furniture is getting too sentimental, so i'll digress from my rambling and give you your present. Above is a link to a special folder I've compiled which includes about fifty or so of my favorite stream-related moments taken from my personal archive, along with a little extra something which I made long ago, but never found reason to post until now, intended as a personal thank-you to George for erecting and maintaining the site whose birthday we're now able to celebrate.
It might not be much, but I hope they manage to fill you with a sense of nostalgia as you look back fondly over days gone by.
To all seacats, both past and present, Thank you, and Happy Birthday.
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