Someday, someone, will have the last word.
The last word among the silent and the dead.
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Posted by 2hot4you on 14 February 2018 - 09:14 PM
i should probaly start welcome to the nhk someday, been putting of off for a while
Posted by 2hot4you on 18 January 2018 - 01:45 PM
Posted by 2hot4you on 17 January 2018 - 07:55 PM
Dear Grumps and staff,
Since reading Tower of God and Kubera many, many years ago, when you were still translating it, you guided me towards this beautiful place. A place where I discovered a love for manga/manwha/webtoons and a place where i could share that love. Then, and now, none of my friends are interested in these asian comics and left me with no one to talk to about the hobby and passion i spend a large portion of my life on. That changed in 2012, when i decided to make an account for Batoto. A new world opened before me, packed with people who shared the same interest, albeit with different tastes, a lot of which are pretty trash. But still, it allowed me to inspire and to be inspired by others, which have led me to many hours/days/weeks/months/years of well spend time.
Back when I made an account, I was 18 and started college. I wasn't in the healthiest of mindsets at that time and I still am not. Reading manga amongst other things let me pass my time fast, calm down and just take it easy for a bit, which was something I really needed when i was confused about my place in the world. Many summer breaks were passed by just opening Batoto in the morning and closing it in the evening before i went to bed again. I was a big time user of the forums, and the random thread alone has been blessed by more than 20.000 posts from me. I wouldn't be suprised if you saw my name pop up in like 50% of the threads on the forum. I just passed my time doing dumb shit, posting cringy random garbage, creeping on people on the camwhore thread, play all kinds of forum games and above all get to know a lot of cool people, which i could discuss literally everything with.
Looking back on it, I took Batoto for granted, never crossing my mind that this too would someday fade away. After all those years, I was desperately clinging on, refusing to let go. This was the same for a lot of things in my life, warring change and being naive enough to think that some things would last forever. Nothing does. I guess I am still childish for believing and hoping this would be different. I never stood still by how much this place meant to me, as i was fading out more and more, being busy getting beaten down by life and not nearly posting as much as i used to. All the contacts i made over the years watered down as well and now that im staring down at this site's oblivion, I'm left with a lot of regrets. I should've followed more manga, talked to more people, join comment sections under manga and not take all these scanlated manga for granted. But alas, after trying to type something profound and meaningfull here for many tries and redoing it for even more times, it must come to an end. Batoto has helped and entertained me more than I ever gave it credit for and for that I am grateful.
I hate you for taking it away from us, but I love you dearly for even giving me and others this oppertunity in the first place. I guess as it all fades away, I'll try to make decisions for myself as you have, hoping to improve myself so that in 5 years, or even 20 years, when Im filled with nostalgia and a hint of sadness and lonelines and I decide to look up Batoto one last time, greeted by a 404, I will be able to look back happily and filled with a sense of purpose, hope and laughter. You and the staff are responsible for a lot of good times for every single member and I don't think you give yourselves enough credit for that.
As the clock ticks away, and im scurrying along, typing my final goodbye, it feels like I'm at the funeral of a good friend. Let this post be my last boguet, a ray of light in the dark times ahead, bringing no regrets for ever spending the time together.
As the music swells one last time, and people start to turn their backs and walk away and you dissapear out of sight, I'm left with tears in my eyes, air in my lungs but a lump in my throat, leaving me with no more words to say.
Thank you, and goodbye, old friend.
Posted by 2hot4you on 08 January 2018 - 02:17 PM
Another great piece of art made by Kayley, in the category life like animals. We see a perfect replication of the common bat, as you might know from dark caves. Thanks to the brilliant lines and colors, there is a great sense of dynamic movements, which adds up to the great composition.
SpoilerAlmost there
Spoiler
Kayley asked me to ask specifically for criticism, so give it your best guys!
back when we didnt know kayley was actually a dude stalking a girl pretending to be that girl on this forum
Posted by 2hot4you on 08 January 2018 - 01:35 PM
Posted by 2hot4you on 08 January 2018 - 12:35 PM
Greenboi is the true dark horse of this thread?
Defo not math, because it's "only" 15k posts and 5k posts make a huge difference
what?
Atleast i still have this
Who posted in: Cam whores R us!
Posted by 2hot4you on 08 January 2018 - 11:41 AM
dont worry rollo ill pull the plug for you buddyYep
Also the kinda guy that wants to have his plug pulled when the time comes
And yes it does feel sad but honestly my sadness has been diluted in the past years, when Batoto started dying
i mean, probaly both?Hope not. Then I got excited for nothing
Reading the last two pages I legit don't know if I'm autistic or if you guys are making a huge deal out of nothing at this pointWhy do people who barely even went on batoto at this point care so much? :thinking:
And why y'all acting as if you still read a lot of manga these days?
Posted by 2hot4you on 08 January 2018 - 02:21 AM
rol the kinda guy that pulls the plug on family lolCome on man don't be like that, it's better this way anyway, the site has been dying for the last year
Can't be on life support forever
"Member Since 06 Jan 2012"
sadface ):It'd be funny that I'd want to read manga again after batoto is gone
very funny...
Posted by 2hot4you on 24 December 2017 - 07:22 PM
Ratlord saves christmasYou're right Hoodsome
2hot I'm sorry, Christmas is just too important to me so I got offended. Love you xoxo *:
I think a lot of girls find it sexy, just like guys find lesbian action sexy, but I know enough girls who aren't interested in yaoi/gay stuff at all
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