Thank you for hosting this giveaway! It’s always sad to see someone leave but it’s good to know you’ll be leaving on a positive note. I wish you luck on your future endeavours!

2. A meaningful experience This was around the time I recently joined Subeta. There was a lot of bumbling around and confusion for the first few weeks. I was still feeling a little down because the previous site I frequented closed and I was reluctant to return to neopets. Luminaire had started and I decided to get a tree. I wasn’t expecting any gifts since I hadn’t made any friends or really done much on the site.

It was such a surprise when I found something under my tree. I was so grateful for that act of kindness and it was one of the first things that made me realize Subeta had such a nice and welcoming community. Now every Luminaire, I try to gift some of the empty trees I find to brighten up someone’s holiday.

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Having been around Subeta for going on 12 years now, I've had a lot of meaningful experiences, but one specific time made a big impact on me in real life. Be prepared as this may be a little on the sad-ish side.... This past Luminaire season was particularly hard on me in real life, as the weather was horrible, and my children and I seemed to keep catching colds/flus. Well, in the middle of Lumi season, my newborn son went for his one month check up, where they recommended he got another Hep B vaccine. I wasnt okay with it because all of us in the house had some sort of cold and I had noticed he had begun coughing and such too. They insisted he'd be fine and urged me to get the vaccine. I did and turns out his "cold" wasnt a cold at all. The following day he began having trouble breathing, was refusing to eat, so he and his father (I stayed with our other 5 children) traveled by ambulance to the hospital. The monitored him over night and put him on a breathing machine. His oxygen levels began dropping overnight and they had to put him on a full ventilator. Of course i was feeling horrible, couldnt contain myself, crying a lot and worrying. Seeing my baby like that was the worst thing I've ever seen. His oxygen levels began rising again and they put him back on a regular breathing machine. 100% oxygen, fully breathing for him. That week, he was diagnosed with RSV and pneumonia. I visited as often as I could being as I don't drive and we have 5 other children. Throughout the time he was in the NICU, I had been overwhelmed with gifts on Subeta, participated in Giveaways on my own, and did a lot of giving to others. Subeta was helping me cope with the depression creeping in from this. He spent Christmas, his first Christmas, in the hospital. I was devastated the day before Christmas Eve when they had said he was not well enough to come home in time. I cried. opening my presents under the tree here on Subeta and seeing how many people actually cared to leave me a gift made everything else seem possible and not so bad. I kept having hopes he'd come home and the first week of January he FINALLY came home. It was the worst 3 and a half weeks of my life but if I'd not been playing on Subeta throughout it, I'd probably have went crazy and fully depressed. <3

Sorry it was so long lol.

Thank you for hosting this giveaway!

2. I have been on this site over 10 years now. Sometimes, depending on what is happening in my life, I am more active than other times but I always find my way back to it. I am an introverted person and I don't engage and socialize as much as many others on here so I do not have a specific instance or memory. But what I can speak to is how much this site has always felt like home to me. I started when I was in college and playing it as I was away from home, throughout schooling and studying abroad after graduating and getting married and moving far far away from home, as I had my first child and settled into new responsibilities, personally and professionally-I have always had this little safe space and bubble that is Subeta. Something that belongs to me no matter what I have been through in life or what transitions may come. To log in and see my pets, my account that I have created so many years ago still waiting for me is one of the few constants I have held in my life.

I hope your time on this site was as fulfilling. Thank you for hosting this giveaway and forcing me to reflect on why this site matters so much to me. Best wishes to you!

Hello again :3 you weren't kidding when you said you were giving away all your stuff! May I have any of these items, really in no particular order:

As for memories.. honestly, I'm still making them! I used to play Subeta back from 2010-2013, I was at the tail-end of high school and my mental health was declining. So I don't remember too too much lol. I remember the zombie plot where Skitters and Ecks were vying for election! That was a good one! Since coming back a few months ago, I've held my own giveaway which was amazing, everyone was so nice and I fed so many gourmand pets! This site has transformed so much over the years and I'm so happy to see the direction it's going. Especially after the recent issues, it finally feels like there's genuine thought and care going into this site. This has been a post XD

I remember you mentioning your giveaways! Glad you have such a great experience from hosting these.

I'm also a writer. Looking forward to hearing more about your writing!

I'm in the sb pretty often also and def remember a few occasions like these. I find it delightful someone made a forum group to commemorate the event. What a funny story--thank you for sharing!

That's so sweet, thank you for sharing!

I'm always inspired by people who maintain friendships, much more so when the connection is virtual. Really shows the strength of the bond. Thank you for sharing!

I've found the antlers looked good with the Kore Bloom set, if that helps. A lot of the cherry blossom/pink flower items onsite are also good matches. This was before the item was redone. The current version is colorful but I do miss the cut of the old solar flare kimono ;.; Thank you! I can be rather intense. Will keep that saying in mind.

Glad the community is here for you. Thank you for sharing.

I've also been surprised by how small and friendly the community is. You really find few places like it. It's inspiring that subeta was able to get your life in motion and help with motivation. Thank you for sharing, and please take care!

Me too! I came back and started getting ready to leave last year. My experience of the site has definitely changed--I'm more interested in the economy than in clothes, almost. I'm curious what you mean by adopting a different perspective on CW's. I bought items I want from the CW market, and that was it. Did not realize until recently how contentious it could be. How did your perspective change?

Thank you anon gifter! That is so sweet. I've always wondered why people sent anon boxes, and I'm glad that medium makes you more socially comfortable. Thank you for sharing the experience with me and your items with others!

One thing I have learned growing up is that few people, if any, will be by our side for our entire lives. But the years, months, or even moments we have together can leave an imprint for rest of our days. I am learning that the experiences, people, and places I have loved are no less compelling--perhaps more so--for being ephemeral, because I can carry them with me forever. And that knowledge has helped me say goodbye. Thank you for sharing your thoughts about people coming and going through the years. I appreciate your perspective from having been here so long--think you might be one of the oldest accounts I've seen. It inspired a lot of thoughts about growing up, letting go, and moving on. The details about your first obsessions were also delightful. Not sure how meetups will go in the future but I hope you're able to make one in the future!

I have other commitments but will respond to Sensuous and later posts tomorrow.

Thank you for the gifts!

You've been preparing to leave for a year? What made you decide to quit versus taking an indefinite hiatus? When I moved 6 years ago I no longer had a computer and it wasn't until the past year I got really comfortable using Subeta on mobile 100% of the time. So, I took an unplanned 5 year hiatus. When I left unintentionally/intentionally 6 years ago I washed my hands of CWs. I sold all of them and vowed that I would play the game without them. At the time I had been trying to release a CW and it was exactly what I wanted. It was with an artist I really liked and she did a great job! But, at the time they said it was too similar to an item that was already on the site when I went to submit it. It had to be changed to be released. Well, at the time, I felt like there were other CWs that had been released that echoed items that were already on site more so than the one I was trying to release. I told the artist they did a great job and paid them what we had agreed on even though I was never able to release it. And, there were other major, major CW artists/releasers that quit the site/CWs for similar rejection issues at that time. So, I think there were a lot of us at the time that stepped away. Also, at the time I was newly out of college and money was very tight so I would sell CWs I really liked just to keep my csc moving. The CW market was booming too there were so, so many releases. The CW pawn shop was open all the time. But, because I was turning around CWs (all public copies) I let go a lot of CWs I regret trading off/selling. So, I came back from hiatus a year ago. I've had a solid career for the past 5 years. I am in a much better financial situation--I don't depend on turning around CWs to get more CWs. What I buy now I buy with the intention of keeping or selling at slot/or lower if needed. It has released all of the tension. I told myself if I was going to buy CWs it was for pure enjoyment. Ever since I came back with this new attitude/outlook/financial situation; the CW market has been enjoyable. I also think when I was younger I felt very left out because I wasn't invited to buy privates or semiprivates very often--I never exploited them and I always respected artists'/releasers' instructions regarding resale...so I couldn't figure out why I never could break into that crowd. Now, it doesn't bother me at all--I guess I needed to grow up a little bit. Sorry that was a super long answer!! My issues that caused me to step away were really encapsulate around CWs so once I adopted that new perspective about CWs I have been able to remain very active.

Okay, more about my writing. You already sent me two gift boxes so I'm not going to put requests on this one ... supposed to wait a week to request more, anyway, so I'll post again then.

As I was saying, I got into Discord because of Subeta (and Wayward Squirrel and specifically so thanks again for that, Cy!) and then when I was reading fan fiction for a certain book I liked, I noticed the author put a link to a book fan discord server. So I joined it. There I met some people who encouraged me to write, I started writing again in summer 2018.

By fall 2018 I had written 100k, finishing a story I'd started back in 2003, and was ready to do my first "nanowrimo" (short for November Novel Writing Month, I think?) and write a sequel to it that would be 50k. Which I did, "winning" my first attempt with a complete story of just over 50k (It would've been a little shorter but I managed an epilogue to finish)

Then in 2019, I formed my own team for the Wayward Squirrel event and then did another nanowrimo event, this time with a Subeta writers group - my nano buddies and were key in helping me stay on track! I've also written over 50 shorter stories since summer 2018 and I'm really enjoying writing again. 💙

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I remember when my dad died about 7 years ago. He had stage 4 lunch cancer so we all kind of saw it coming but it was still hard. I'm not the most social person in the world so despite so many people from the extended and church families there wasn't really anyone to lean on. My mom was a wreck and I felt I had to be strong for her. When I posted in the chat that he was gone I was bombarded with encouragement and I didn't feel so alone anymore. Throughout the funeral-planning and trying to get used to our "new normal" it was good to know I had support at least here. :-)

Sorry this is shorter than some of the other posts. Sorry you feel you have to leave but thanks for doing this. I wish you well in future endeavors. :hugs:

sad to see you go :( hope you had a wonderful time here though :)

Last year I joined a secret santa lumi event and I had such a thoughtful secret santa, who'd send gifts complete with little poems and stories to go along with the items. It made me realize how a little gesture on a virtual site can still go a very long way in making someone's day. my 'best' memory is a combination of all interaction with people on here, really. from making my first friend, to just having people to message about things and share items with. I remember when I had put a CW item in my singnature with zero knowledge of how CWs worked (still lowkey kinda clueless) and someone took time out of their day to message me about how when someone gets frozen their CW shop still allows you to buy buy but doesn't show up when you search for an item, with a link to the shop and everything. Was so happy with my CW background for months, still use it as one of my have saved HAs. Over all people on subeta are pretty great and warm!

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Dear SOLARIS

Thank you so much much the asked items for. I didn't except it to get so many of them, thank you again. Now I can put some of them in my pets TC, that's so cool. ^O^ Have a wonderful weekend and a good start into the upcoming week. ^-^/

Your current HA is very fitting; the twilight signalling both the end of an era and the exciting start of something new. It's really so poignant that you have to leave in order to start your journey, but such is life. When one door closes and all that c:

Have a lot of fond memories in my 10+ years of off and on activity on here. Not to echo almost everyone's sentiments but what makes this place memorable are really all the friends I've met along the way. Subeta was one of the first places that I've gotten to meet people with different perspectives, from different walks of life. Despite being on the internet most of my years, my world view on life was very limited. It was here that I first met people from different continents, how their way of life was so similar yet vastly different from mine. I've met most of my friends on the SB, and while most of them don't really go here anymore, we will always have our time here to look back on fondly. Quite a few have even kept contact with me past this site, and to this day I see their regular affairs and smile, knowing that we were people who had no way of ever meeting yet have been brought together. And while we aren't on daily correspondence like we were during our Subeta heyday, it's a great fuzzy feeling knowing that a person that I care about is still well and healthy, halfway across the world.

From our earlier conversations, it's clear to me that this is a great opportunity that you're very excited about! As much as I want to lament your departure, its comforting that it will be in pursuit of something great. I hope this adventure is everything you're looking for! And may you come back feeling fulfilled and full of awesome stories! Bon voyage

Honestly, same about remembering classwork readings. It's cool that the story is based off an old myth, will have to look them up and compare.

I don't see a ping here, feel free to post again if you'd like to update. Glad to hear you are finding a supportive community here in contrast to challenging irl experiences as a queer person. Thank you for sharing!

I can relate to finding stuff under my tree! Always surprised by how many strangers find me and take the time to leave amazing gifts. Touched by the generosity of the community.

My goodness, what a crazy challenge to face, and during the holidays of all times. I'm glad subeta was able to help with your mental health during the ordeal. I hope your son is fully recovered now, and your family remains happy and healthy throughout the year.

Amazing, subeta has been with so many of us through our lives. Best wishes for your future and a thank you for sharing your story!

haha, I've gone through too much effort clearing things out and organizing these giveaways to kid now. High school is often a weird time. Sounds like you've grown beyond that and become healthier mentally, props to you for organizing and sharing your things with others!

Good question. A part of it is exciting irl commitments that I expect to take up a good portion of my time for the foreseeable future. Another part of it is I feel l've reached the subeta endgame. Last year, I started thinking about clearing my account, but wanted to take another look at the site where I spent so much of my time to figure out what made it so interesting. I discovered I played for two things: the wardrobe, and the economy. I like dressing up and have since found irl outlets for that creative energy in art, game design, and commissioning creative projects. I find these pursuits more rewarding because they satisfy my aesthetic passions, and my storytelling creativity (which the wardrobe didn't do.) Economy-wise, I had already made several billion sp worth of stuff from in-game arbitrage. I wanted to know how the economy worked. I figured it out, so I feel done, and am giving away the virtual wealth now. The CW market has been interesting to me. I've never gotten into private releases either. The community always seemed small and could be rather political, but maybe that's me reading too much into things. While some beautiful items have been created, I'd rather use my currency to commission artwork instead of game items. However, I'm glad you have an outlook and financial situation that makes the market a positive experience now. It's awesome you've been able to become more active in an area you seem to care a lot about.

You can always request, sometimes I can be a bit slow to respond tho. That volume is amazing! Something I aspire towards. Any chance you could loop me in/dm more info on the nanowrimo group? I may be getting an autumn project that I have to write quickly.

Signing off for now. Will respond to Fyreheart and later requests soon.

Thank you so very much for the items! I greatly appreciate you choosing me to send some things to!

It's really generous of you to share with others. Thank you again ❤

The only item that's on my WL from your 3 shops is so I will go with that :)

I've got over 15 years of my life invested in this site. That's a LOT of memories!! The one thing that has been consistent throughout those years are my dear friends over at chat. We were players that came from Neopets and migrated here slowly but we found ourselves together in our new home. I've watched many of them grow up, some have gotten married, some have had grandchildren (including myself) and we still stick together! Sometimes life gets in the way and someone will drift away for a few weeks or a few years. But if they ever find their way back, they know they have a home here! And yes, some have come back after being MIA, which is the best! We've also added new friends along the way and I love that too! Sorry I got a bit long-winded! Anyway, thanks for being so kind. Good luck with your endeavors!

Thank you ! Half the fun of being alive is growth&learning! I don't think my high school-self would believe I'd developed such a healthy mindset, lol Organizing and decluttering on Subeta has been super cathartic, as has re-building my wardrobe to suit my creative tastes. The wardrobe is what brought me back! You've been so kind and have helped so much in that goal <3 It's a funny parallel that your giveaway marks you leaving the site, while mine marked a new beginning. I think seeing the kindness and patience of everyone else is what's keeping me here now! Everyone's so nice~ If you ever return, please don't hesitate to send me a message! I'd love to help you rebuild as you've helped so many others :3

Sad to see a longtime user leaving, but I am glad that it seems like you are leaving with no ill feelings towards Subeta. Thank you for sharing your generosity with the Subeta community before leaving :)

I can't really pick a specific moment, but I can say that I joined Subeta at one, if not the, lowest points in my life and a couple of the people I met way back then are some of my favorite people to this day. Just chatting with them helped me get through a lot of bad days and I will cherish our friendships forever <3

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I have so many, many stories I could share but this one in particular touches me the most! Gosh it's been about 10 yrs. ago now. I used to come here and pretty much keep to myself until one day I was restocking in the Plushie Parlour and luck would have it I managed to snag not 1 but 2 Dark Matter Potion Plushies!!!! I often watched the Shout Box conversations while I stalked shops although I never chatted. On this particular day I just happened to catch the post of a user named , I don't remember her exact wording but she was extremely disappointed that she had missed both copies of the plushie. I felt bad and decided to show a bit of kindness and send her one :D She was ecstatic and thanked me repeatedly. From there we started chatting and became fast friends! She became what I call my "goodies buddy" ! We always tried to help each other collect all the new items when they came out, I talked to her almost every day for yrs. and yrs. I lost my internet about 2 yrs. ago and when I came back she was missing in action. Dealing with health issues and the loss of her mother she has now been gone over a year herself :( I have since started a shop/gallery to save all the new items and "goodies" for my buddy True when she returns! So far I have gathered over 625 items for her! I sure do miss her!

I have met and lost so many great people on Subeta! I love it here! I want to wish you great luck and good times on your new RL ventures! Safe journey!

i looked it up and it's called The Conference of the Birds. it's a persian poem and it seems to have a lot of PDFs you can read from. it has very loosely the same concepts, but the stories go in different directions. it's a lovely piece, i highly recommend it! medieval lit is so beautifully written and has such wonderful stories. it's a shame it gets such a bad rap because people think the time period is archaic and in the "dark ages."

also, there's some dope artwork that's based on the poem. some of it is from around the same time period and some is modern-day artwork.