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I've been lurking the forums here at the DN for around 6 or 7 years now.
Sure I may have disappeared now and again for a little while, but I've always come back again and again, never truly leaving.
Why? Because I love this place, and for a very simple yet important reason.
People here treat people just like that. People.
As I said, I've been around here for quite some time, obviously not anywhere near as long as other seasoned Dinkers, but still long enough to look back at my old prepubescent forum posts and shake my head in embarrassment.
But looking back at those posts made me realize something that I may have taken for granted at the time...
People were taking me seriously
No matter what silly subject I wanted to post about, or far-fetched dmodding ideas I pitched,
No matter how young I may have sounded, the people here were always willing to indulge me.
Now I'm sure many if not all of us have had those experiences online or otherwise where you enter a new community and you're the "Noob" Or new-guy, and I'ts often an unpleasant time, because you are looked down upon as an ignorant idiot or some such thing.
During my time here, I've seen many People come and go, and their entrance to this amazing community has always been the same,
A Gigantic warm and hearty welcome
This all being said, I don't think many users here at the DN have captured this whole feeling quite as well as crazy old Tim "Cocomonkey" Maurer.
Tim was a much loved member of the DN, not just for his endearing personality, but also (In my opinion) His dedication.
All it takes is a few minutes of reading his Crazy Old Tim Plays All the D-Mods series to understand what this site meant to him, and what he meant to us.
Unfortunately I never did get to know Tim as well as I wished I did, as well as never being able to thank him, or tell him just how much his words meant to me.
See, as a member of this community I've tried my hand at making a few Dmods. They were terrible. But Tim played and reviewed them anyway, writing down his thoughts on my dmods in his series, even mentioning how he actually found a little enjoyment in them! I cannot express in words how much that meant to me, that he'd taken the time to actually play and review the silly little creations of a complete novice, And how much it helped me through a tough period in my life.
As well as always being missed dearly, Crazy Old Tim will never be forgotten. Not even by a silly young idiot who'd only spoken a few words to him throughout his time here in a community brimming with uniqueness and love:
The Dink Network.
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.
.
(I've never been a particularly good writer, and am just horrible with expressing myself with words in general, please do not hesitate to edit this in any way you deem fit Dan, IF you do intend to use it
If not then that's just fine, I felt like i needed to post this publicly now so that i could share my thoughts with everyone here regardless 
)
I've been lurking the forums here at the DN for around 6 or 7 years now.
Sure I may have disappeared now and again for a little while, but I've always come back again and again, never truly leaving.
Why? Because I love this place, and for a very simple yet important reason.
People here treat people just like that. People.
As I said, I've been around here for quite some time, obviously not anywhere near as long as other seasoned Dinkers, but still long enough to look back at my old prepubescent forum posts and shake my head in embarrassment.
But looking back at those posts made me realize something that I may have taken for granted at the time...
People were taking me seriously
No matter what silly subject I wanted to post about, or far-fetched dmodding ideas I pitched,
No matter how young I may have sounded, the people here were always willing to indulge me.
Now I'm sure many if not all of us have had those experiences online or otherwise where you enter a new community and you're the "Noob" Or new-guy, and I'ts often an unpleasant time, because you are looked down upon as an ignorant idiot or some such thing.
During my time here, I've seen many People come and go, and their entrance to this amazing community has always been the same,
A Gigantic warm and hearty welcome
This all being said, I don't think many users here at the DN have captured this whole feeling quite as well as crazy old Tim "Cocomonkey" Maurer.
Tim was a much loved member of the DN, not just for his endearing personality, but also (In my opinion) His dedication.
All it takes is a few minutes of reading his Crazy Old Tim Plays All the D-Mods series to understand what this site meant to him, and what he meant to us.
Unfortunately I never did get to know Tim as well as I wished I did, as well as never being able to thank him, or tell him just how much his words meant to me.
See, as a member of this community I've tried my hand at making a few Dmods. They were terrible. But Tim played and reviewed them anyway, writing down his thoughts on my dmods in his series, even mentioning how he actually found a little enjoyment in them! I cannot express in words how much that meant to me, that he'd taken the time to actually play and review the silly little creations of a complete novice, And how much it helped me through a tough period in my life.
As well as always being missed dearly, Crazy Old Tim will never be forgotten. Not even by a silly young idiot who'd only spoken a few words to him throughout his time here in a community brimming with uniqueness and love:
The Dink Network.
.
.
.
.
.
.
(I've never been a particularly good writer, and am just horrible with expressing myself with words in general, please do not hesitate to edit this in any way you deem fit Dan, IF you do intend to use it
If not then that's just fine, I felt like i needed to post this publicly now so that i could share my thoughts with everyone here regardless )
