The Future Of ToS.

[Eltu]

We have all been asking ourselves the question - what is going to happen to ToS in the future? Will it still be here? Will the userbase remain in the friendly and compassionate state it is in now?

There is one, simple answer to all these questions: ToS is what you make it.

It has always been, and will always be, a member's community. And this has to become especially clear at this time. Why?

Avatar, the beautiful movie it is, will still fade over time. Its message will most definitely not, but eventually we will run out of Avatar related things to discuss. We are currently there - the Avatar centered topics are decreasing in number, and ToS is slowly becoming less of a fan forum... and more of a family.

I have heard some concerned voices lately. People are talking about how some unfriendliness has begun to show - and some of this has occurred, I agree. What has happened, is that the worse sides of human nature has shown themselves. There will ALWAYS be some conflicts among a group of people. What differs us from the rest, is how we treat these conflicts. And it is in these situations we must act like a family. If someone shows unfriendliness, throws insults or feel generally unhappy - we must be there to support the person in question. If we just give dislike back, the worse sides of human nature will take over - and I know that nobody of you wants this to happen.

I urge you ALL - if you feel dislike, annoyance, or even hate - don't spit it out on the other people in here. Share your troubles, your feelings - to solve what is troubling you, instead of letting it hurt other people.

And from the other perspective - if someone says something that affects you negatively - don't share the same back - try to help the person in question.

If there should be a situation that simply cannot be resolved - use the report function and I or any other admin will try and aid as soon as possible.

Also feel free to read the "Our forum" thread (link in my signature) if you have not already.

We have to understand, that just because we have conflicts, it does not mean we have lost our sense of community - conflicts are a natural part of any group of people.

And ToS is a place where we can SOLVE all our conflicts, where going through this can make us better persons.

If we can act like a true family, ToS can last forever.