Some time has passed since I had last visited Voltra. I admit, I had thought the place shut down ages ago, I'm not sure how I thought that, but I remembered it today and thought to poke my head in to see if that was the case. I should also admit I never thought I would care, I did leave here feeling disillusioned. But I am both relieved that the site is still up and also saddened to see it appearing like its been largely abandoned.

There was always a hope in me that the troubles in the past would be left back there and that Voltra would thrive and leave behind the troublesome things and maintain itself as a lovely little village for all of us avatar creator fans. A place away from the annoyingly fast and impatient socmeds.

Anyway, while I wont be one to stick around at this time, I really hope to see Voltra pick back up in a healthy way. People always regard forums like this, and say things like, "for however long that will last" and assume that an end to them is inevitable. I know it takes a financial miracle to keep something like this thriving. But dang, I don't want to see them all go to dust. There was a time when Voltra meant a lot to me. And even if at the end, I felt at odds with things going on, I would love nothing more than to see Voltra sprout up again and potentially become a positive space for people again.

Either way, I hope you all are doing well, even you Voz!