THANK YOU ♥
I'd like to start off by saying that YES, I know many people have been making threads like this lately where they thank the forum and the community for everything they did to them. I'm going to be yet another member doing that, but with a twist. This thread serves a very specific purpose for me. This thread is going to represent the end of an amazing chapter of my life. The chapter I opened on this forum in 2006 and that is quickly approaching a bit of a closure... but I'll get to that in a little bit.
Firstly, if you're reading this, thank you. I'd like to tell you that you were most likely someone who helped me in more ways than you can imagine. This place has been my little internet home for so long and I've seen all of its up and downs with members coming and going, others staying, others only randomly showing up to say hello. I've been moved by so many of your stories, by your generosity, your constant kindness towards me, your open minds. I've grown debating things with you, trying to understand your points of view and sometimes struggling to get mine across, but still managing to get something good out of every discussion we've had. I've rushed to this place to tell you AAAAALL about my life adventures, my time living in France, all of the countries I've been to, the music festivals I kept on consuming like they were the most powerful drug in the world, all of my emotions regarding animal rights, social equality, art, human relationships, my own personal ups and downs... the good, the bad and the ugly. I've found myself sharing so much of my life, my tiny, little life and existence... with you. With faces I've never seen in my real life, with voices I've never heard. And yet everything always felt so personal and close to my heart... and that is DBZF in a nutshell. We stand together as a community and we have each other's back, no matter what. We're truly a family here. Not everybody likes everybody, but we're still a big group of people who can see right through the impersonal blocks of text that compose a forum... see the human behind the screen. The complex human being full of emotions and thoughts that are sometimes so hard to understand, but still so fascinatingly real and relatable.
On top of being an active member of this community I was (and to the day that I'm writing this still am, though not for long) a moderator. And being a mod for me has always been just having the platform to keep this place a safe, respectful and fun home for everybody. I've centered my entire presence as a mod around the community. Around wanting to know every one of you, interact with you, help you, know you for who you are. I'd like to believe that I managed to be just that for all of you. I'd like to apologize with an open heart if any of my decisions as a mod have ever made you upset. Just please know that I've always (and I mean ALWAYS) had the best interest of the forum's integrity and the members well-being in mind. And even though I'm fallible like every human being is, I'd like to believe that I managed to be a community mod for all of you. An approachable person you could go to for mod related topics, but also for a piece of advice, for words of comfort, to share a joke with, or simply... just because! 
RETIREMENT
Soon this place will go through some structural changes, which will be explained to you when the right time comes.. But for now, I'd like to announce to you all first-hand and personally that I'm going to be retiring soon from my mod duties and that I'm also going to reduce my activity on the forum drastically. And that is because I have a brand new, exciting chapter of my life knocking on my door right now. I have a career ahead of me, I have many new goals, fights and accomplishments waiting to be lived. And they are speaking louder than they ever were, telling me the world is my oyster and that the possibilites are endless for me. Telling me that I can truly go out and make the most of my existence... RIGHT NOW! And that is just the most exciting feeling ever, the best adrenaline rush I've ever experienced. I'm ready to embrace that new chapter. And as a result, this is THE right time to end my DBZF cycle. It makes sense, it feels right. Disclaimer: I am NOT going to leave completely. I'm simply going to (hopefully) be placing most of my time/attention/heart&soul on new adventures. I'll try my best to remain active here and to keep in touch with all of you though! You're not getting rid of me that easily! Muahahah! 
APPRECIATION MESSAGES / SHOUTOUTS
Now, HOLY MOTHER OF COWS AND ALLIGATORS, this is already a much longer thread than I had envisioned. I'm so sorry that I'm such a chatterbox Gosh!  Time to jump right into this little project of mine that I've had in mind since I came back from Canada at the end of August. I want to give you all a personal mini appreciation message based on my time spent with you and what I've seen from you as a member and as a person. I'm going to address most of you who read this topic over the next few weeks, and if I don't include your name in this list of detailed shoutouts it's either because I feel like I don't know enough about you (in which case, consider yourself to be part of the general shoutout I made above for all the community), or simply because I don't like you one bit (I'm hoping to get as many members in this thread as possible, even those who are probably thinking they won't get a mention).
Starting with 3 very important members to me. I've written about 9 messages so far, but I don't want this OP to be too, too overpowering so I'll only post 3 for now. ETA: Ok, time to start adding more people! I hope to keep this list updated daily or at least every other day.
Pookie Poo / Ana Banana My very first friendship on this forum. You and I go WAY back. I'll always remember with a smile on my face (and palms on my face too 'cause it's slightly embarrassing) how our very first few interactions were so harsh and unpleasant. It's just funny to me to think that the first time I directly talked to you was to tell you to shut up about Chichi lmao. God, that feels like SUCH a long time ago, doesn't it? You are amazing, girl. Always and forever - Amazing is your word and I hope you always remember that throughout your entire life. We're such different people with different beliefs and different ways of seeing the world, yet you're one of the few people here who I can open up with and really share things of my personal life, my problems, my fears, insecurities. You've always been there for me and I can't thank you enough for that. You, my friend, are someone who I will always remember no matter what. Thank you for everything. For all the words of comfort, for all your dedication and irresistible joy. You're one of the purest people I know. When I think of you I think of someone who has nothing but love to give, and that's one of the many things I adore about you. You're an amazing person, a genuinely good one at heart. Just plz cut down on the champagne, gurl hahahah! I love you SO much.
Bex / Becca Babz Trinity 06! Another one of my first friends on the forum. I remember you best from the clan we had together when we joined. Those were good times... There's not much I can say about you beside the fact that you're a warrior and an inspiration to me. Never have I met someone with so much strength and vigor. No matter what the adversities may be, you always manage to find a way to keep your chin up and FIGHT. That strength will always be what I remember the most from you. I can't even begin to tell you the amount of times you've inspired and motivated me because of that. You're just one of a kind, sweetheart. All the insecurities in the world live within you, you're so delicate, fragile and tenuous. You will cry your heart out for both you and others around you, you will feel everything so deeply in your soul... and still, even with all of that, you stand up. You find a way to keep keeping on. Our friendship has gone to the next level over the last couple of years when we really started knowing each other on a more personal level and sharing almost everything from our lives with each other. I can now safely say that you're among my best friends. I will always remember the smiles, the tears, the frustration, the happiness, the deep conversations, as well as the completely silly ones where we end up saying stupid s*** and laughing our butts off at it. I could sit here and simply write about you and only you for hours without getting bored. I hope you know that my friendship for you is as real as the air that we breathe. Your fight has just now begun and you're going to have a bunch of victories until you can finally find a sense of plenitude. Never give up, please. I love you babz, and I hope these words stay in your heart forever.
Timmy Tim Tim, let me just start off by saying that you will forever be THE teddy bear of this forum. MY teddy bear. You are absolutely adorable to the bone and I'm so glad to have met you... And woah, that was an intense first line hahah! But it sums up very nicely what I think about you. I admire your persistence and how you seem to constantly be in a cheerful mood. I also love that you trust me with personal things in your life. These last few months I've felt very close to you and I sincerely thank you for that. I still remember when you first joined. I remember your Goten avatar -- which ended up REALLY embodying your personality for how smiling it was -- and I remember how everyone went bananas when you got promoted to administrator. But somehow I knew through all of that that you would end up surprising me positvely and I'm glad I was right about that. You've become such a loyal, positive and endearing presence in this community. A true friend. I hope you can conquer some of your biggest insecurities and build a solid self esteem over time, because you truly do deserve all the love you can get, especially the most important love of all... love for yourself, for all the qualities that make you who you are: a great guy who is smart, personable, friendly AAAAAAND attractive (dem eyes <3). I hope we can stay in touch for many years to come, Tim. Thank you for everything. Thank you for being there for me, for listening to me, for opening up with me, for believing in me, for... everything... Love you loads and I still want to make that meet up happen so I can visit New Zealand and go to some of the fantastic beaches you guys have there with you!
Danrich Daaaaan! Also known as, hm, I Love Strawberry! Hahaha instant win! Whenever I speak about you I always end up mentioning how hilarious/ironic it was to meet you as your first username on the forum “I Love Android 18” and making overly complicated plans with you to make Android 18 win pointless, little games on the forum. God, we were SO commited to that game... I think we just have issues, period.  But nonetheless, meeting you as I Love Android 18 and then as Danrich and remaining close to you without realizing both usernames belonged to the same person... that's just epic right there. I'd go into detail on why I like you, why we've always bonded so well and stayed friends... but I've done that before for your birthday last year. And everything I said then still stands firmly today, even with you becoming a snorlax and being too lazy to talk to us on skype lately. I hope you manage to have an amazing life, Dan. You often put up this cold mask on your face covering you from your emotions and true feelings, but everyone who knows you knows you're actually quite sensitive and it's just hard for you to open up with people. I also think you think to yourself no one is going to care, or that you shouldn't bother other people with your problems... but I'm here to tell you one more time that that's not true. Your friends will care, and they will want to know how you're doing and help you with everything they can. And that's precisely the friend that I am to you, the one who will always listen to you and try to be there for you as much as possible. So with that in mind, DON'T YOU DARE not to send an invitation to your wedding with Evanna Lynch when it happens!  Love you <3
Juri / Puccioback, ALRIGHT! MAMA MIA, TUTTI RAGAZZO PIZZA!!! Hellooooooo italian, pizza, panda boy! You are honestly the sweetest guy ever, and the most hilarious one too! I'm really glad that things happened the way they did and that I had this last year of being very present on the forum to be able to meet you and get close to you, as well as share a lot of completely random and downright disgusting (yet fabulous) jokes with you! I'd talk more about those jokes, but I don't want anyone to have to read them and then think of us as the biggest weirdos on earth that you and I both know we actually are - - but shhhhhh, it's a secret! But yeah, you are absolutely awesome. I can't believe you're still so young... you have all of your life ahead of you... and with a kind heart like yours and a natural predisposition to help others around you and be there for them, I'm pretty sure you're gonna be just fine in your life. When I first met you I was surprised to see how open and honest you were about your pony love (brony 4 laif), and I thought it was so incredibly courageous of you to be who you are regardless of what others may think of it! Never change that about yourself. The true friends and the true people in your life in general will always accept you for who you are and they'll be drawn to you precisely for the person you are. And even as a super young fetus I gotta confess you're exceptionally mature for your age, exceptionally humane, understanding and just plain lovely. You were/are seriously like a little brother to me. <3
Zero / Andre Andre! I really hope you see this, I'm not sure how active you've been lately, but I think you do take some time regularly to lurk here and make a post or two, so hopefully you'll see this thread asap! I just want you to know that despite not having talked to you recenty as much as we used to talk, you're still one of the most special people to me here. I'm still blown away by how brave you've been forced to be in your life. I think I'm still the only person here who actually knows some of the biggest adversities you've had to go through... and for that I thank you. Thank you for trusting me. The last time we had a proper talk you told me your life is finally shaping up to be what you've always wanted. Step by step you conquered every obstacle and here you stand today, as someone who still have many things to conquer I'm sure, but someone who's shown time and time again that he's CAPABLE of doing everything he sets his mind to. Plus, if all of that wasn't impressive enough, you're also pretty much the only member here who can understand my portuguese and some of my portuguese background hahah! That's gotta count for something right? I will always remember you as one of the most just, dedicated, persistent and admirable mods and members this forum has ever had, as well as someone who's always been a friend to me. Thank you, Andre. And make all your dreams come true! 
Drew / Drewbidoo FIRST OF ALL, come on now, tell me Drewbidoo isn't the best nickname you've ever been given?!! I'm still super proud of that nickname, and if it catches on and more people start calling you that I hope you always remember who came up with it!!  Drew, I want to say a few things about you that have meant a lot to me. The first one is that I've always seen you as an incredible kid, someone with an extremely sincere heart, someone who I find myself naturally wanting to root for and cheer up every single day. And that is because (not sure if you'll remember this or not) one day in the IRC you told me I was wonderful and why you thought that, and this was one day after your prom/graduation party that left you in a bit of a dark place. You thanked me for showing support and concern for you, and you said that I managed to make you see the light even in the darkness. And these type of sincere interaction is something I always held very close to my heart. I never forgot about that day, and that's why even when the forum was super chaotic and everyone was going crazy with fights and negativity - - even when we had a few unpleasant arguments that I'm definitely not proud of - - I still always saw that nice, polite and special Drew I had seen that day. The Drew that fell asleep on tinychat and made me genuinely shout out the biggest “AWWWWW” of my life 'cause it was just the cutest thing ever. The Drew that - - despite having fears and insecurities and sometimes not knowing how to deal with them - - is always ready to say nice things about you and make you feel appreciated. That, combined with your interest in crime and politics, as well as your surprisingly goofy side... makes for an awesome Drewbidoo, and someone I'll always remember with a smile of my face!
Copy, THE original Ninja All the other ninjas can bow down to their mentor, the one and only original Copy_Ninja! * snaps fingers * Copy, I wanted to let you know that I'm super glad and also relieved that I've gotten to know you better over the last few months, and that I finally got to see you for the person you are, as opposed to just a nice member and effective mod (which sounds good in theory, but felt a bit robotic to me in the beginning). Ever since you got promoted I've been wanting to see a bit of a crack in your posture... not in a “I HOPE HE HAS A BREAKDOWN MUAHAHAHA” type of evil way (lawl), but in a “I really want to get to know more about this guy, he seems like such a cool dude!”. And today I can say that I have gotten to know more about you, and I'm very pleased with who I ended up meeting. Which brings me to my next point: you're all kinds of awesome. As a mod you're extremely dedicated and effective, you're THE mod I know will always get the job done and THE mod who will always show up to discuss ideas with his colleagues. As a member, you've proved to be very neighborly, very participative, and also very kind and available. You're someone who strikes me as a very reserved person (pretty sure you'd agree with that), and someone who values trust above most other qualities in your friendships. And once someone gets your trust, you begin to actively show them a warmer side to your personality, and I'd really like to believe that that's what happened between us this year. Plus, you just have the most fantastic music/movie/series taste in the world, and discussing all of those topics with you has been one of the many highlights I've had recently on the forum! Take care of this place and remember that you got my support from day one, till day infinity. You're awesome, Copy.
Mitas / Mimi Hewoooooo Mimi! Hahaha cutest nickname ever, right? God, I think I'm like the most talented individual on earth when it comes to give people awesome nicknames.  Mitas, there are a few things I'd like to say to you. I'll start with the most serious one to get that out of the way sort of quickly (not that it isnt important though): you are so much better and so much more valuable than what you give yourself credit for. I want you to see that so badly, I want you to really understand how fantastic, caring, sweet, and understanding you are. And I'm sure that once you do, your life will become so much better! I know you've been having it hard lately, I also know that your struggle is still far from being over... but I have all the faith in the world in you. And with a bit of effort, dedication and perseverance on your end I'm sure you will end up removing all the negative thoughts in your head and replacing them with good things... with goals, plans, love, happiness, determination... Because that's in you. It's there. You just need to find the right path to grab it. You've always been the one and only true gentleman of this forum to me, and I was extremely happy to see you returning after your somewhat long absence from this place. I was glad you came back at the time you did because that gave me a chance to reconnect with you and reinforce all the thoughts and opinions I had of you before. You're an amazing human being, you have the type of consideration, respect and understanding of other people's boundaries that I very rarely come across these days. And you're also one charming modafokah too. Even with your classic, trademark open mouth in all your photos hahahah! I love you, I care for you, and I want to see you succeed in everything you do. Always remember that, please.
Rogue The princess of the forum, the ultimate DBZF Tyrant, THE power figure who will always put people in their place with an admirable and charismatic bluntness that I've really grown to love and appreciate over time. You are one of the main anchors of this place, the key element that keep us all afloat, and I hope people continue to appreciate that about you for many more years. I hope they appreciate it even more than they do now, because I don't think everybody really understands how dedicated you've been to this place, and how things just wouldn't be the same without you. Even with your apparent frigidity and your distant posture, I want to say a few more personal things that may or may not come off as a surprise to you: I sincerely admire you as a person. I know you had to go through a lot of emotional struggles in your life, struggles I'll probably never fully understand, and I also know that you've gone through a lot of pain on your own, you've endured a lot of things all by yourself... and that is something I will always see as an act of audacity. I wish all the best for you, all the happiness in the world. I hope to find you reigning this place in 20 years from now, living it up with all the videogames in the world and the best and most fabulous cosplays in history. Thank you for all your hard work around here, and for standing up for your mods when we needed it the most. I found myself wishing really hard that you'd come back and restore authority and balance to this place in a way that only you can do in the beginning of the year. And you came back one day and I immediately felt a huge sense of relief. That day showed me exactly how important your presence is here. Huge thanks, and good luck with everything!
Buuberries / Berrybro I'm not sure whether or not you'll be surprised that I'm writing to/about you. But you really shouldn't be. You're one of the most observant and thorough members I've ever seen in this place, and I'm sure you've realized by now that I actually really kind of love your presence here. I'm glad I had the chance to meet you before I had to become more inactive, because you truly are... something else! Your sense of humor is absolutely fantastic, it always gets to me and genuinely makes me laugh, and your brain seems to always be working at full speed. You're such a curious person by nature. You seem to be fascinated with everything that gives you a platform to learn, debate, discuss, question, practise, push beyond. And I LOVE that! I have to admit that I thought you were just going to be a bit of a troll when you registered here, mainly because you were so out there with your little piglet avatar and your very firm and visible posts in the debate section. But you turned out to just be unique. You're very charismatic and what I like the most about you is that underneath all the ironic jokes and all the apparent absurdity and “I couldn't care less” layer that characterizes you, there's definitely someone who actually cares, and actually values people for who they are, and can be serious and kind when the time calls for it. I've definitely seen that side of you clearly from the few times we've interacted with each other directly, and it made you go from funny, smart member, to member I hope to see around as long as possible because he's incredibly fascinating and my berry bro for laif.
Crashbreaka / Crashy Crash, you're one of the newer (not really that new anymore, I guess, but if I remember correctly you've only been here for a year, right? I could be wrong  ) members that I like the most. I started taking real notice of you during my Celebrity Idol 2 game (and btw, thanks once again for showing me Myles Kennedy, he's great!), and I realized very quickly that you were one of the nicest and most considerate members we've had joining our forum in a very long time. I don't think I've EVER seen you being anything other than extremely nice and positive. I don't think I've ever seen you angry... which is kinda crazy! I'm sure you do have your off days where you get more easily annoyed by stuff, but who doesn't? I'm also sure that you are genuinely that nice, that it's not something you're forcing or faking at all. And it leaves me really happy knowing that people like you still exist in this world. Your presence on the forum just makes me smile. On top of being nice and caring, you're very artistic, creative and sensitive, which are some of my favorite qualities in people ever. I can relate to you in that aspect. I hope you continue to be active for many more years to come and that we stay in touch somehow!
Pelador It's a bit weird writing something to you considering our background together and the fact that you're still to this day the strangest character I've ever seen on this forum. But I guess I can say that despite sometimes wanting to punch you in the face and break your nose (and also all the other bones in your body), you're still a likeable person to me. Likeable in the sense that for the most part you're genuinely entertaining and charismatic, and the fact that you're so upfront about the things that make you different from most other people is also somewhat refreshing and humanizing in itself. I've had some people constantly ask me why I still talk to you instead of blocking you from the face of the earth and never interact with you again (and let's be honest, given some of the things you've said to me over the years I could definitely legitimately do that without having to justify myself), but the truth is that I've always been able to see the human being with good qualities through the pervert who keeps pushing his boundaries with me. And even though I've had my moments when I directly told you off for some of your attitudes, I do sincerely believe that we've managed to get along very well and even form some sort of weird friendship in the process. You're surprisingly smart, pertinent and even caring when you want to be. I've seen that side of you time and time again. It may not be the most prominent aspect of your personality (at least not on here), but it's still there. And that's to me what makes you a cool member to have around. I wish you the best of luck in your life and I hope your future girlfriend/wife/girl you enslave and keep chained up in your basement (I'M NOT TRYING TO GIVE YOU ANY IDEAS) can also see through your pervesion and appreciate the good qualities you have.
Paste_Ninja / Nicole / little sis Hewoooo Nicole, my official little sis on dbzf! Let me start off by saying that you're totes adorable and that you need to be moaaarrr active on this place because you're both the sweetest thing ever and the funniest thing ever. We've exchanged so many Pms over the course of a year, and we've had the chance to talk about many different topics, including some more personal ones that really gave me a taste of who you are as a person, as opposed to who you are as a member. I'll never forget how you stayed in probation for what felt like a decade, despite being one of the most harmless and fun members here. I know you did deserve that probation, but it's still quite funny to me the outcast look you rocked for so long until you finally got rid of the piss yellow color.  Those were fun times. But yeah, we've joked around a lot, we've bonded very quickly and it's gratifying to me to see that someone as young as you shows so much promise as an individual to become a just, respectful and overall awesome grown up. Don't ever forget that you're the Beyonce to my Shakira (or was it the other way around? I forget  ), and that I've always loved the random Pms you would send me just asking me about my day, or asking for music suggestions. I always received those Pms with the biggest smile on my face. I love you and I hope to see you grow and mature into a beautiful young lady even more as years go by!
Necifix / Sam Hey modafokah! You and I go wayyy back (I guess I could say that to all the super old school members, hm?). You went from being one of the most annoying members who I could barely stand here to someone who I know has my back and wants the best for me, just like I want the best for you. But yeah, gosh, how bratty and annoying were you as a babby little Sam? I still remember that time I left the forum for some good months in 2007 because of your constant sexist jokes hahah. Those times are just funny to me now, but at the time I genuinely wanted to chop off your head and kick it around like it was a football.(and I'm sure that that was a soccer match Ana would have looooved to play at the time too). But luckily you grew up (as we all did, gosh, we're old now - - not you, I guess, you'll always be a babby...  But I am), and growing up did wonders to you because you started realizing the things you needed to change about your posture and actively working towards making those changes. I remember how inspirational you were to me during the presidential elections were Obama was made president for the first time. Not so much because we both supported the same side, but because I was seeing you for the first time being so passionate about something you knew deep inside mattered to you and to others around you. I saw you being so driven, so persistent and combatant, and I was really proud of you for all of that. I know that you've been in a lower phase of your life as of late, and I know it's going to take a lot of help, assistance and also determination on your end to get through what you need to get through... But I sincerely hope you can make it and eventually make the changes you need to make to fight all your demons like that time you decided you were no longer going to be the bratty little Neci and evolve into a mature, responsible and even inspirational person. It's all about finding that YOU within you that you've proved you have. I know it's easier said than done, but I'm genuinely rooting for you and hoping with all my heart that you make it. Please keep this place in order as the remaining veteran mod. And remember you can count on me as a friend.
Espo boi OOOOH CANADUHHHHHH! Espooooo, you crazy betch! I still can't believe we haven't met in Canaderp yet, what's up with that?! You, my good sir, are one of the craziest and funniest people, like, ever. I'm really glad you joined us and that you also went against your initial idea of just being a troll here (I remember you admitting you just wanted to troll when you first joined, you poopface you), because as a whole, you truly are an awesome person. We can always count on you to tell the most awkward punchline, to wander around the forum drunk, to be genuinely funny and entertaining, and also to be a true friend and listen to people when you need to. You remind me a little bit of myself when I first joined the forum, but as a dumber, male equivalent (lmao, nothing personal  ), and I really like you for that. I've seen you defending your friends here with a lot of strength and drive, I've seen you being passionate about what you felt was right and wrong... and those were to me the moments you shone the brighest. Just keep being you, that's all I really have to tell you. People will always love you for the awesome dork you are. And I'm super looking forward to have some beer and eat some poutine with you next year in Canada!  Love you boi!
Smochi Girl, you have the most amazing, articulate, expressive and endearing voice in the world. Please do the cosmos a favor and do (or keep doing) voice acting, as well as just talking your heart out to everyone around you. One of the things that I like the most about you is how generous you are. You always see the good in the bad, the positive in the negative, the core in the superficial. Your presence on this forum is constantly marked by your words of encouragement towards other people, and I can't thank you enough for that. Those words can make such a difference in people's worlds... I've always thought to myself that sometimes one warm smile, one kind word, one nice gesture... one second of our lives dedicated to sending some affection towards other people... all of that may seem so simple but it can make the hugest difference in someone else's day. And you consistently do that in a refreshing and admirable selfless way that always moves me. I'd have liked to get to know you a lot better than I did (I guess we can still do it though!  ), and I'd have liked to tell you a few months ago that I really admired you for how brave you were being regarding something as natural as love... that can be so unnecessarily confusing to other people... and I'm specifically referring to the things you shared on your facebook about your family not accepting the love of your life. I was very impressed by your backbone and audacity in telling your friends things just like they were, and remaining truthful to what you believed in no matter what. That's the sign of a great woman, and even without knowing you very well I was extremely proud of you for that. Please continue to see the bright side of life and surrounding yourself by people who love you and want to see you smile. Do that, and I'm 100% positive your life will be spectacular.
Super Saiyan 2... or is it 3? Stahp switching between 2 and 3 lmao.  I didn't know how to even address you there. But anyshoe, I just wanted to tell you that you were one of the members who surprised me the most from last year till now. At first I remember thinking you weren't the nicest people around, I remember having the impression of you that you were somewhat abrasive and arrogant... and I think that has to do with some of the messy times from last year/beginning of this year that were super confusing to me and made me get defensive towards some of you guys. But the truth is that after that dark, negative cloud vanished, I was completely taken aback by how incredibly nice you actually are. Every day I found myself more and more intrigued by you, wanting to know more about you, wanting to see more of you... because I couldn't believe you were the same person I initially thought you were. You started revealing such a real side of your character here, I started seeing you for the person you really are and really liking what I was seeing. And right now I think that you're just awesome. I wish we had talked more than we did, but I don't need that to know that you're a very calm and reserved guy who can also have some fun here and get people to really like him and want to be around him. I wish every success and victory in the world for you in your life. And I hope you remain active for many more years to come. BUT PLZ POST THAT GOLF VIDEO CUZ I REALLY WANNA SEE IT!!
Agent.G / Green You'll forever be Green in my heart, I don't care hahah!  Green, you're another one of the old school members who I have a ton of respect for. As I told you recently in the Legend Section, I'm really happy that you've remained active over the years and even when your life started getting a bit busier you still managed to find the time to come here and make a post or two to keep us updated on your life and interact with us. That's exactly what I hope I can accomplish now that it's time for me to focus on my career. You've always been someone I admired for pretty much everything, you're smart, extremely polite and considerate, very friendly and easy to talk to, and above all someone with determination, someone who goes out and does what they have to do in order to make something good with their lives. That's something I highly respect and look up to. On top of that, you were kind enough to join both my Celebrity Idol games and you were such a natural enthusiast. Your contributions were always extremely positive and generous. Please continue to be a part of this community for as long as possible. You may think not many members know you or care that you're here, but I can assure you that's not true. With me being an example of someone who truly appreciates your presence around the forum.
peep I was originally going to group you in my shout-out to Berrybro, but I think it's a bit lame to constantly have to be grouped with someone else, especially when you're as funny and charismatic as you are. Needless to say I don't know you as well as most other people I'm going to write about (mainly because you're new here), but what I do know about you is nothing but positive. Your avatar is probably going to become iconic on DBZF if you keep it for a long time. It's THAT good (it also sometimes leaves me genuinely sad because I don't like cats being confus  ), and it somehow really matches your presence on the forum... in a sort of weirdly accurate way. Like your partner in crime Buuberries, you're also someone who strikes me as being very smart and eloquent, even if you're mostly known for your jokes and randomness here. I definitely would have liked to have gotten to know you better, but there's definitely still time for that, so woohoo! Thanks for sayain i'm best mod, ur best non mod (dont tell anyone this either, shhh). And do let me know if/when you have a taste of seitan (not satan - I always feel like making this disclaimer somehow). You're as awesus as you're confus! 
Poohead Poofaceeeee! I have many great things to say to/about you, starting with your amazing love for animals that you know is pretty much one of my most defining qualities as well sooo...*high fives* . I feel like you're one of the greatest, nicest people we have here right now. You're so genuinely caring and attentive, you'll always try to know what's going on in people's lives to not only show interest in them but also give them support or encouragement when needed. And that's amazing. I've always treasured the times we've spoken more personally and opened up about each other's lives. You've given me good advice, as I hope I was able to give you too, and you were above all just naturally charming and sweet. I love that you have some old fashion values in your moral code, like being romantic and seeing everyone as human beings worthy of respect. That really sets you apart from most guys your age I know. Again, I also love that you're so passionate about animals and how you always find the most adorable animal GIFs to share with me <3 They have sometimes made my day, not even kidding. I wish you all the absolute best in your life. All the happiness in the world in all its different shapes and forms. You truly do deserve the best and I hope you always acknowledge how amazing of a person you are.
Progo The teacher. The mentor. The scholar. The savant. The most enlightened member in the history of members. The one and only Progo! Progo, you were an amazing surprise to me that time you decided to approach me via PM and we got to know more about each other's lives. Prior to that, I knew you were a very avid DBZ fan and a very active member, but I didn't really know anything about you as a person. And getting to know completely changed my perception of you as I got to see a glimpse of the human behind the screen (like I said in my post). I got to see how driven you are, how you're able to channel every adversity that comes your way and all the feelings it provokes in you through your martial arts, how you're able to look at things through a more philosophical standpoint and appreciate the simple things in life. All of those things are admirable qualities to have. On top of that, you've ALWAYS been ridiculously kind to me (and I say this in the best way possible). You've always found sweet things to say to and about me, you've always shown me a lot of respect and consideration, and some other times you joked around with me and gave me a good laugh. Thanks for all of that. It was all very appreciated. To this day you hold the world record for most extensive About Me thread, which once again underlines your dedication, and also your neighborly side. I know many people look up to you and enjoy getting to know you and dicussing a variety of topics with you, and that means you've made an impact on this forum. Keep on teaching dem n00bs how it's done in the Z section, and keep being you. Best of luck in your life
Legendary_Nightmare_Cell / Nighty Girl, you should just go ahead and change your name to Nighty, it's so much simpler and cuter than that bigass name you have hahah! But let's start off with your name, please... CELL. That's the first thing I have to say about you, you clearly have fabulous taste for being a Cell fan. Cell will always be my favorite villain in all the history of DBZ (and also one of my fave characters in general), and therefore you're automatically cool in my book for liking him. I've literally JUST gotten to know you as a member here, so excuse me for having to use DBZ references in this shout-out, but I guess it's somewhat fitting since this is indeed a DBZ forum (even if it doesn't always look like one haha  ). So Nighty, even though I still don't know much about you -- I just found out YESTERDAY that you're a girl! -- I wanted to give you a little message saying I think you're pretty cool and you're helping keeping this place very active and friendly. Keep it up, pwease. I hope to see more from you in my time here!
Light Light! It's so awesome seeing you posting again! Even if you'll most likely just go MIA today.  You've always been one of my favorite people here for a variety of reasons: you're extremely considerate and respectful, you're kind and friendly to just about everybody; and above all you have this cool presence about you that draws people in. Everytime I see your name on the forum I jump to check out your post, and that doesn't happen with many other people (at least not from my personal experience here). You're -- along with Mitas -- one of the true gentlemen of this forum, and I hope you keep in touch with us here for many more years, even if it's just through one monthly post. Very cheesy and very predictable joke, but youuuuu aaaaare the light of the forum (ha!  ), and I wish you all the best things in life. All of them!
Emmeth / Emy Emyyyyyy, it's here!!! The shout-out has finally arrived!  This is such a blessed day! Must be because it's Friday the 13th... MUAHAHAHAHAH  Be afraid... be VERYYYYYYY afraid!  Ha, now that the silliness is out of the way, let me start off by saying that I remember very clearly your first months on this forum. You joined us around the time everyone were losing their minds and going apes*** bananas over the dumbest things. You joined us around the time I got to know that "forum wars" were (apparently) a thing... and you stood out very clearly to me because of that. You stood out as someone level-headed who didn't engage in unnecessary, pointless drama. I also remember describing you with the word "Mature" in a Forum Games topic back then. And for that reason I had this instant empathy towards you and kept finding myself wanting to know more about you. We eventually had our first direct conversations in the IRC and you cemented yourself as someone friendly and considerate, and that's the image I've kept of you throughout most of our time together. OH, and it's totally worth mentioning that when I found out you had a youtube channel I was completely shocked in the best way possible that your voice sounded so incredibly bubbly and energetic. That was the cherry on top for me, I could listen to you talk for a very long time! Which makes the bridge to the last thing I wanted to tell you in this little appreciation -- I really, really hope you keep on pushing through your challenges and adversities and find ways to remain optimistic and make the most of your life. I think youtube can really be a key platform for you in that regard. I think it can open many exciting doors for you and help you meet more and more people that could potentially become very important elements of your life. That's what I sincerely hope for, anyway. Best of luck with everything, Emy! 
StrawHatCrew GURL, U CRAY CRAY GURL! ^ That pretty much sums up my thoughts on you, actually  I've literally started taking notice of you/interacting with you last month, so excuse me if this message ends up being on the shorter side. The very first thing I noticed about you was your name... it still sometimes catches me off guard! That "Straw" in the beginning can be very misleading for a split sec  But yeah, I don't know much about you but you seem completely random and lively to me. You have a very particular way of typing and get yourself as a member out there. I appreciate the fact that you took the time to send me a PM pologizing for something a bit out of order you did lately, and I hope dbzf treats you right and that you find your place in this community and get the best out of it.  Now go change your name to Strawberry Hat and I can wear you out on a sunny day, plx.
(MANY, MANY MORE TO COME! Please keep checking back to see YOUR name in this thread and read my personal message to you, that would mean a lot to me. And I can guarantee most of you will be in this thread!)
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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your rock princess, Strawberry
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