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[mirocu]

Even though you won´t see this then, I refuse to let you think you won´t be missed. Because you have been, and you will be



All the best to you, Liz. I hope we meet again sometime, somewhere

[Callidus Thorn]

Y'know, I'd been wondering what happened to Liz ever since she dropped out of the last attempt to kick some life into the rp section, when she just kinda went silent. Now I'm just kinda confused.

[mALX]

WOO HOO! My older son (the one who is in the Army and I never see anymore - he is coming home in a couple weeks, it is my Birthday gift from him!!!! (But he had to wait till he could get leave to come home).


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!!!!

[Winter Wolf]

Oh, mALX, that is awesome!! How long is the leave?

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Hey, just a question for the American viewers-

Donald Trump is all over the media here in Australia and they are talking about Super Tuesday and the run up to the election. I was wondering just what % of people vote in the US? Is it under 50%?? Under 40??

Australia hits you with a fine if you do not vote. And then has the audacity to use a 2 party preferred system and hand your vote to someone else....

This post has been edited by Winter Wolf: Feb 27 2016, 12:43 AM

[mALX]

Oh, mALX, that is awesome!! How long is the leave?

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Hey, just a question for the American viewers-

Donald Trump is all over the media here in Australia and they are talking about Super Tuesday and the run up to the election. I was wondering just what % of people vote in the US? Is it under 50%?? Under 40??

Australia hits you with a fine if you do not vote. And then has the audacity to use a 2 party preferred system and hand your vote to someone else....

He will get only a few days, but ... I haven't seen him in years now, so I'm dying of excitement !!!!

[Acadian]

MALX - That is wonderful news on your older son! I know the Army has been keeping him busy!

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Wolf - Let me try to answer some of your questions in what I hope is an objective manner.

At this stage, our two main political parties are each sorting out who they are going to nominate to run for President for the November 2016 election. They use a ‘primary’ process and citizens who are registered with their parties can vote in these primaries which each state holds on their own schedule over a couple months. The term ‘Super Tuesday’ simply refers to the fact that next Tuesday quite a few states will be holding their primaries on the same day. The end product of the primary season is that each party will hold a convention and, based on the primary results, select the nominee they will put up to run for President. Turnout from members of the two parties for the primary process varies wildly, depending largely on how motivated/excited/pissed off members of that party are. The primaries are, again, controlled by the political parties not the government.

The general election in November, however, is controlled by the government (states and federal) as laid out in our Constitution. As I’m sure you know, voting is not compulsory here as it is in Australia. Over the last 100 or so years, overall voter turnout for US Presidential elections (which occur every four years) has averaged slightly under 60%.

[Destri Melarg]

WOO HOO! My older son (the one who is in the Army and I never see anymore - he is coming home in a couple weeks, it is my Birthday gift from him!!!! (But he had to wait till he could get leave to come home).


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!!!!

That's fantastic news, mALXie!! What a birthday present! I see your son leaving with a full stomach from the home-cooked meals and a sore neck from the home-cooked hugs!

[mALX]

WOO HOO! My older son (the one who is in the Army and I never see anymore - he is coming home in a couple weeks, it is my Birthday gift from him!!!! (But he had to wait till he could get leave to come home).


WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT !!!!!!!

That's fantastic news, mALXie!! What a birthday present! I see your son leaving with a full stomach from the home-cooked meals and a sore neck from the home-cooked hugs!

I'll squeeze him like a boa constrictor !!!!!

[Winter Wolf]

Ha! And give him another hug from all the Chorrol members, mALX.

I will always respect those who put everything on the line everyday. Army, fire, paramedics etc

The general election in November, however, is controlled by the government (states and federal) as laid out in our Constitution. As I’m sure you know, voting is not compulsory here as it is in Australia. Over the last 100 or so years, overall voter turnout for US Presidential elections (which occur every four years) has averaged slightly under 60%.

Thanks Acadian! Wow, just under 60 on average. That is higher than I thought.

If the land Down Under ever gave us the choice, none of us would turn up.

[mALX]

If the land Down Under ever gave us the choice, none of us would turn up.

[Uleni Athram]

Well, Chorrol, it's been fun. I can't say it's been real, nor real fun.

This place helped me through a very dark time in my life. My dad had just died, I had gotten married, and someone whom I thought was my best friend betrayed me. Y'all welcomed me with open arms, encouraging me to write, kept me sane during Kayla's fic, understood when I wasn't ready to end it and started it over. I also met the best friend I could ever ask for on here, as well as an amazing pen pal.

I've read some of the silliest fics on here. I still sometimes go back and read my favorite chapters of Maxical's story, just for giggles. But I think it's time to completely stop coming here.

That community shift a while back...ignoring it doesn't make it better. It made things worse for me. Being unable to discuss what happened made me feel unsafe. Not in a life-threatening way, but in a way that could lead to harsher things down the road. I don't do well with "silence and compliance."

And what bugs me the most is that I had to hear from others that people were saying that I was saying hateful things to others. And that anyone would actually believe that I was some hateful jerk that would say mean things about others. And then ignoring me when I refused to take sides.

So, this is it, Chorrol. I will no longer update my fics(not that anyone was reading them anymore) and I will no longer ghost this website, hoping that someone wonders where I am. I know it's over. It just took me a long time to accept it. I try to do things as least dramatic as possible, but this warranted a long letter.

This is the last time I'll be logging in. Peace.

Kiln. Minque. Black Hand. And now Liz.

Who's going to be next, I wonder?

[Callidus Thorn]

I thought Black Hand was banned?

[mALX]

Happy Mother's Day all you Mothers!

[Acadian]

Happy Mothers Day to you, mALX!

Here's wishing all ladies of chorrol who bear that title a simply wonderful day!

We sometimes talk about creating new characters, but mothers have the astonishing ability to actually do so. We are graced indeed to have several here among us.

[Kiln]

Well, Chorrol, it's been fun. I can't say it's been real, nor real fun.

This place helped me through a very dark time in my life. My dad had just died, I had gotten married, and someone whom I thought was my best friend betrayed me. Y'all welcomed me with open arms, encouraging me to write, kept me sane during Kayla's fic, understood when I wasn't ready to end it and started it over. I also met the best friend I could ever ask for on here, as well as an amazing pen pal.

I've read some of the silliest fics on here. I still sometimes go back and read my favorite chapters of Maxical's story, just for giggles. But I think it's time to completely stop coming here.

That community shift a while back...ignoring it doesn't make it better. It made things worse for me. Being unable to discuss what happened made me feel unsafe. Not in a life-threatening way, but in a way that could lead to harsher things down the road. I don't do well with "silence and compliance."

And what bugs me the most is that I had to hear from others that people were saying that I was saying hateful things to others. And that anyone would actually believe that I was some hateful jerk that would say mean things about others. And then ignoring me when I refused to take sides.

So, this is it, Chorrol. I will no longer update my fics(not that anyone was reading them anymore) and I will no longer ghost this website, hoping that someone wonders where I am. I know it's over. It just took me a long time to accept it. I try to do things as least dramatic as possible, but this warranted a long letter.

This is the last time I'll be logging in. Peace.

Kiln. Minque. Black Hand. And now Liz.

Who's going to be next, I wonder?

Hey, I still pop in from time to time. Being a father of two kids, managing a staff of 20 people, and having a mountain of bills keeps me considerably busier than I used to be but I still swing by a couple times a week. Not quite as easy as when I was 17 or so when I dropped in every hour or two.

I'll miss a huge number of people who used to be regulars here but I understand that life gets in the way. Some also make personal decisions to leave forums for one reason or another and I won't hold that against them, although it is sometimes difficult to accept when people you like disappear or make the conscious decision to leave.

[Uleni Athram]

Well, Chorrol, it's been fun. I can't say it's been real, nor real fun.

This place helped me through a very dark time in my life. My dad had just died, I had gotten married, and someone whom I thought was my best friend betrayed me. Y'all welcomed me with open arms, encouraging me to write, kept me sane during Kayla's fic, understood when I wasn't ready to end it and started it over. I also met the best friend I could ever ask for on here, as well as an amazing pen pal.

I've read some of the silliest fics on here. I still sometimes go back and read my favorite chapters of Maxical's story, just for giggles. But I think it's time to completely stop coming here.

That community shift a while back...ignoring it doesn't make it better. It made things worse for me. Being unable to discuss what happened made me feel unsafe. Not in a life-threatening way, but in a way that could lead to harsher things down the road. I don't do well with "silence and compliance."

And what bugs me the most is that I had to hear from others that people were saying that I was saying hateful things to others. And that anyone would actually believe that I was some hateful jerk that would say mean things about others. And then ignoring me when I refused to take sides.

So, this is it, Chorrol. I will no longer update my fics(not that anyone was reading them anymore) and I will no longer ghost this website, hoping that someone wonders where I am. I know it's over. It just took me a long time to accept it. I try to do things as least dramatic as possible, but this warranted a long letter.

This is the last time I'll be logging in. Peace.

Kiln. Minque. Black Hand. And now Liz.

Who's going to be next, I wonder?

Hey, I still pop in from time to time. Being a father of two kids, managing a staff of 20 people, and having a mountain of bills keeps me considerably busier than I used to be but I still swing by a couple times a week. Not quite as easy as when I was 17 or so when I dropped in every hour or two.

I'll miss a huge number of people who used to be regulars here but I understand that life gets in the way. Some also make personal decisions to leave forums for one reason or another and I won't hold that against them, although it is sometimes difficult to accept when people you like disappear or make the conscious decision to leave.

Oss! Warms the heart to know that one of the old guard is still here!

[minque]

I will be coming here again, didn't realize at first how much I missed this place...I also miss many of the oldies who used to come here but chorrol is my home, has been and will always be! I'm so sad if you also leave Lizzie...please don't you are one of the ones I have and still do appreciate very very much! Please stay Lizzie, I need you!

[Acadian]

We've missed you too, minque! Just not the same without our Wise Woman. Yes, Chorrol does feel like a comfortable home doesn't it? And I join you in wishing Liz will return to us as well.

[minque]

We've missed you too, minque! Just not the same without our Wise Woman. Yes, Chorrol does feel like a comfortable home doesn't it? And I join you in wishing Liz will return to us as well.

Thanks a lot Acadian! So nice to find out one is not completely forgotten! See you around old friend!

[McBadgere]

Remain or Leave?...

Right...

I know that lately I've been away more than here, so this won't be any problem whatsoever...But there's been long-standing reasons why I've stayed away...

Unfortunately, I now realise that I just can't do this any more...There just isn't any point...I'm too old and too ill to be arsed anymore...


I'm completely done now...So, farewell...A great many of you have been awesome...And I have loved my time with you...

If anyone ever wants me...I'm findable...*Shrug*...You just have to work it out...

Toodles...

Rob...