Chernobyl
Sr Member
So, something happened today that absolutely restored my love and appreciation for this community. The image is down below, but I'd like to take a little time to offer both a personal 'thank you' to the member responsible, and to the community at large.
Spartan55 very, very kindly offered a REQ pack code to me as a 'thank you' for the work I've put into the community. Along with armour and REQ cards, this pack has awarded me the 'Apollo' emblem - meaning that this community member has given up a very valuable and exclusive reward from the Loot Crate series as a gift to me. I cannot begin to put into words how astonished and flattered I am to receive such a rare prize, simply as a show of gratitude. After the pack opened and I saw the rewards I sat for a few minutes, simply trying to process the situation - and not simply for the pack contents, but for the fact that a member has found my services to the forum so helpful that they've desired to give something back.
I don't work for the community for the glory or the rewards. I have never taken on work thinking 'I'll be thought of better for this' or 'people will show me gratitude' - I feel that entering into a project such as the 405th with the mindset of seeking glory or adoration is a selfish thing to do. The work I do is done purely to make sure that you - the community - are able to construct increasingly awesome and amazing costumes. CommanderPalmer's Palmer outfit. Asgardianhammer's HAZOP build, Dirtdives' Centurion build, peterthethinker's builds, and others besides - that is why I put so much work into the community. I love seeing people working on their costumes, knowing that I've helped them get started on the road to achieving their costuming dreams.
To be given such a show of gratitude - however small - reminds me of why I love this community. And for all the thanks and gratitude I receive from members, I have only this to say:
No. Thank YOU for letting me be a part of such an amazing and close-knit family of costumers. Without you guys here to take advantage of the work I put in, I might as well just hoard the assets I have on my hard drive and let them gather dust. All I do is upload files and point people towards resources and reference - it's you, the COMMUNITY, that routinely achieves the impossible by creating such amazing costumes. My expectations for the things you guys do are blown out of the water every single day, and I couldn't be prouder to be a part of that.
I hope I never lose sight of why I'm here, and I hope you'll all help me make sure I remember.
As we move into the end of an eventful 2016 and into 2017, I pledge to continue to work just as hard for you all and help the community be the best it possibly can be. And I promise to you all, great things are coming, sooner than you think.
Again, thank you, one and all - and especially for Spartan55 for pretty much making me cry. Keep being awesome, everyone.
Spartan55 very, very kindly offered a REQ pack code to me as a 'thank you' for the work I've put into the community. Along with armour and REQ cards, this pack has awarded me the 'Apollo' emblem - meaning that this community member has given up a very valuable and exclusive reward from the Loot Crate series as a gift to me. I cannot begin to put into words how astonished and flattered I am to receive such a rare prize, simply as a show of gratitude. After the pack opened and I saw the rewards I sat for a few minutes, simply trying to process the situation - and not simply for the pack contents, but for the fact that a member has found my services to the forum so helpful that they've desired to give something back.
I don't work for the community for the glory or the rewards. I have never taken on work thinking 'I'll be thought of better for this' or 'people will show me gratitude' - I feel that entering into a project such as the 405th with the mindset of seeking glory or adoration is a selfish thing to do. The work I do is done purely to make sure that you - the community - are able to construct increasingly awesome and amazing costumes. CommanderPalmer's Palmer outfit. Asgardianhammer's HAZOP build, Dirtdives' Centurion build, peterthethinker's builds, and others besides - that is why I put so much work into the community. I love seeing people working on their costumes, knowing that I've helped them get started on the road to achieving their costuming dreams.
To be given such a show of gratitude - however small - reminds me of why I love this community. And for all the thanks and gratitude I receive from members, I have only this to say:
No. Thank YOU for letting me be a part of such an amazing and close-knit family of costumers. Without you guys here to take advantage of the work I put in, I might as well just hoard the assets I have on my hard drive and let them gather dust. All I do is upload files and point people towards resources and reference - it's you, the COMMUNITY, that routinely achieves the impossible by creating such amazing costumes. My expectations for the things you guys do are blown out of the water every single day, and I couldn't be prouder to be a part of that.
I hope I never lose sight of why I'm here, and I hope you'll all help me make sure I remember.
As we move into the end of an eventful 2016 and into 2017, I pledge to continue to work just as hard for you all and help the community be the best it possibly can be. And I promise to you all, great things are coming, sooner than you think.
Again, thank you, one and all - and especially for Spartan55 for pretty much making me cry. Keep being awesome, everyone.
