YO LATI

[king]

You'd be suprised who comes and visits this graveyard, I rather enjoy Pre - and like your new theme and coloring. I imagine if you began a new game so to speak, you'd have interested trainer. Regardless it deserves the best and you gave it that Lati. I was never apart of the role play here, nor really knew the community but I had heard of Pre. Either way I will keep checking it, I think it would be nice to have a conversation, others are welcome to chime in.

[Lati]

Ah ha ha, I'm glad someone does enjoy it, I suppose. I had a feeling I wasn't the only one that comes back to the grave for inspiration or even some comfort, so the skin is meant to relieve their eyes. Now, if only we can get PRE back, but I think it's time to move on. Shale and Crashy did do an awesome job, but it simply wasn't meant to be, or perhaps, not yet. Or perhaps PRE only wants it's original founder's leadership or something, you never know. XD

I did consider to implement the site's chatbox back here, the one that comes with proboards v5, but then, there's spammers, which suck. A thread is nicer, I suppose, and this is a rather nice surprise, actually. I didn't think anyone would bother making one.

So, King, considering the way you said it, you weren't part of PRE before? I mistook you for another member named King here, too. XD

[lynne]

seeing this just made me realize how long it's been since this place was good and truly active. makes me sad - though this thread was certainly a welcome surprise. i didn't get to spend nearly as much time in PRE's fascinating world as I would have liked to, but definitely enough to get a taste and keep coming back to it even after it's long gone. the new skin is lovely Lati - never would have seen it if I hadn't cleared my cookies recently, because I'm usually logged in when I come to haunt... but definitely a purdy surprise.

I know I've seen Tina haunting around here. Maybe she'll say hi.

it's also pretty disconcerting to perpetually see my owl face as the last thing to be posted on the PRE c-box. i'm.. honored???

-- Siv

[king]

It is alot easier on the eyes, such simple and soft colors compared to the stark contrast between black, grey and white. Not that last layout was bad, this is just easier to enjoy. Though that is a good question. It can go either way with role plays, as many prefer the way it used to be compared to the how it is and now. Even though I know by example that role plays can do better with new staff teams. I think it simply comes down to how active the staff and role players are willing to be. If members lack motivation they wont post, which leads to the death of a site. And only having a few staff leads to them being over burdened slowing the site down or shutting it down ( just gossiping from prior knowledge and experience)

The default plugin for chat that proboards offers is alright, though I think a non-premium cbox would be plenty as good too, and that can be customized easier. I doubt that spam will fill it up, since your board to post is members only I imagine that has kept bots at bay. Its an easy way to talk, though this thread is doing plenty good since were doing post-tag.

Correct, I was not a member. Though I was well aware of this community, as it was well known between the pokemon role play community on proboards, and I knew the original staff and members that were apart of it. I just used a name I had never used before, helps keep that mystery person enigma.

Though to Siv's reply, I am glad I decided to post this up. Been strolling through and noticed the black layout was gone and that least someone of some importance was watching. Figured a thread was a better shot in the dark then a private message. Though im not saying you should or shouldnt bring back the site since they are alot of work, time Pre is defintly a mark of qualitly pokemon role playing. It wouldnt be to hard to flip things around and get engines rolling, since most the content is right here. Either way, if I really wanted I bet I could make a character for giggles and role play on here since its still open, who knows people watching others talk here or role playing quietly there might attract more attention. Obviously this post has got you two to look.

do you two have skype, or another means of being contacted?

[The Crash Man Ω]

I'm really sorry, guys . . .

I still pop in here from time to time, and I definitely miss each and every one of you. And I still feel bad about failing to give it my 110%, especially after getting hit really hard by college. Still, while it lasted it was an amazing run, and I've had an amazing time RPing with you all in the past (and hopefully the future too, no matter where or when that is.)

Thanks a ton for making this thread, by the way! Its nice having a way to talk with everyone, and while it seems like this thread's hidden on the frontpage I can at least access it through the recent topics board. How have you all been, if I can ask? Hopefully you're all doing well?

[Lati]

Ah ha ha Siv, your owl face is the best ending a cbox could get, yes. XD and thank you. I kinda hope Tina will join the convo too, I saw her name around.

I'm a pretty newbie skinner comparing to Kat and other great skinners out there, but I tend to push myself when it comes to PRE. The last sin was a lot of trying to get a new skin as fast as possible for PRE's change to V5 and in the same time give it a makeover, so the coding was really messy plus my color coordination was really bad too. So there's that, I don't hold it against anybody if they don't like it.

At the end, anyway, if anyone wants PRE up and running I'll be more than willing to support them. I might not be able to roleplay as much, or even support the site much due to the time limitation, but I'll give my full hearted support. This place had been too special for me.

Maybe I'll get a new chat box if more people come by to talk. Now since it's only a few of us (though hopefully that would change), a thread should be pretty sufficient.

Sounding mysterious is fuuuuuuun <3

I'm not a person of that much importance, though, I just like..coming back, I suppose. I miss the place terribly, and I think you making the thread was a wonderful idea. I wanted to make one, but I ended up putting my message through the news box instead, since I could and it would catch more attention. XD At least if you want to make a character, I'll be around to approve, if only for the sake of keeping things up XD

Hmm, I don't go skype much at all, but if you really want to contact me, I'm actually still roleplaying on another site. I go by Lati there too, and my character is actually imported from PRE, my way of continuing the legacy here I suppose. XD


Edit :: Oh my gosh Crashy, HI! <3

[The Crash Man Ω]

Newbie? Not of much importance? Lati, you were a constant inspiration to me and one of the reasons why I tried the revival in the first place. Trust me, you're incredibly important to PRE and I'm really glad to call you a friend.

I doubt I'd have time to keep PRE up and running, especially with work and college stress constantly, but I'm always around to talk and maybe even RP if you guys need/want.

[king]

You don't have to be sorry mang, everyones personal life seems to come in at some point. I had started college many years ago and left my site behind to the trustable staff. They did what they could and made people happy. Though I know alot of people had a great time role playing on here. Alot of people enjoyed the unique plot and combat aspect of the site.

Though Lati is welcome to throw this up in the /news/ section of the side tales, might grab more attention. I dont mind, as more people keep joining up on here. I figured it'd show on the recent topic portion of the table with a day or 'x' amount of hours. 

Though I hope more of your friends show up like Tina, and such. Though I remember when v5 first started, alot of people were scared and wanted to migrate. I personally think the new version is much better espically for multiple account forums. Either way both skins were fine, this one is just better haha.

I am currently building a fantasy role play, though I have run two popular pokemon role plays that I could fully give my input on if additional help is needed. Could totally moderate, I got my own version of a resume. Though that's for the bigger picture.

Feel free to throw up a new cbox, but if its not premium you'd have to refresh it, like you would this page. and this is more permanent and less spam prone.


Though I'd totally make a character just for fun if you guys in here would rp with the character haha.

[Lati]

Craaaaassssshy you're too nice really.

I'll throw this up at the news section; see who wants to join us for a good old chat. At the end I think everyone was just panicky about v5, which turns out to be rather alright, actually, pretty smooth. Even skinning got easier to learn, which is good and pretty helpful.

If enough people wants to reopen the site, and if we do get a full stable, staff roster, than perhaps, it could work. More than three people, though, this time, it really does take a lot to run a site, what's with college throwing curveballs up down left and right. What fantasy roleplay are you building, King? Curious to see. XD

If you do have a charrie sometime soon, I still have my four character around, I believe. I'm still in the rp scene with Stellar, so not too rusty with her yet, so there's that. XD

[RUBY]

it's beautiful lati.

[king]

I will definitely get a character set up!

[Shale ♠]

It's funny, at the best and worst of times, all I want to do is reconnect with folks and get back into roleplaying, but nothing's been quite the same since PRE bit the dust. No site has been able to hold my interest for more than a week or two, no characters have felt as real to me, no members as dear (and Shale doesn't tend to like most folks, so that's saying something!)...and maybe that's just the nostalgia talking, but if there was ever an interest in giving this thing another go, I'd be right there with you guys. There's no place like home, after all, and after being around these parts for a few years, what is PRE if not home?

Of course, I owe you lot some apologies as well. As caught up as I was in the general awesomeness that was PRE, and the people who made it what it was, it never occurred to me that it was a poor life decision to throw myself into making a reboot/revitalizing it right before I was slotted to move to the city all by me onesies, start my first big girl job, etc. That I would be dealing with the loss of family members, work related depression, the loss of said job, and a whirlwind trip to Scotland that would keep me from remaining a big presence here when the site needed me most. I owed you all far more than what I gave you. And, that being said, I could understand if I am no longer someone that you trust with the idea of a reboot.

[Tina]

Oh, wow, this thread really took off. Yes, I have been popping in occasionally, and I have the forum on RSS feed so I could watch for if it came back to life. That only notifies me of new threads and not new posts, though, so I forgot to check back and see if anything happened with this one. xD I would love to see PRE come back. I was really disappointed when it started looking like it was moving from a slow period to dying. ): It was my first Pokemon forum in years and it was really fun, despite the fact that I only got a few threads going in the short time after I joined.

And, Shale, I think it's entirely understandable -- I doubt anyone fully appreciates the impact of events like moving out and getting a full-time job the first time before they do it (at least, I certainly don't have the faintest idea how I'll handle it myself), and the rest sounds like you had no way of predicting any of it. It's disappointed that the reboot didn't go well, sure, but those were all serious issues that definitely take precedence over an online role play forum. I certainly still trust you. ^^

[The Crash Man Ω]

Man, it's great seeing all of you guys again. And I'm really happy to hear there's still interest in the site, too.

So where've you all been around on the net lately? Any cool places?

[Tina]

I've done... very little in the past several months. XD Started reading a bunch of translated Japanese/Chinese/Korean light novels, got dragged back onto a dragon breeding sim, and of the three role play sites I was juggling back then one's still going, so I've spent a lot of time there, too. xD I think that's about it, aside from watching anime and taking a couple online classes that are thankfully over. I'm also still on Skype, if anyone wants to talk to me there. I think I added a few people back when I made my new account, but if anyone I missed then who has it wants to add me, I'm cmkacavas.