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I'm not aware of any that have passed away, but I remember joining BGR nearly 19 years ago now, still in high school and remember how great it was. @RunItUpTheGut like you said, time goes by so quickly and you get caught up in other aspects of life, and I hadn't been on here in years. I would get on periodically, but not consistently. Then about a month ago I think I seen the BGR twitter account pop up when I was scrolling one night, and thought wow it has been a long time since I'd been on (nearly 5 years to be exact), but it's great to be back on here.

I knew a few of the folks on here, got to meet several in person and developed good relationships with them through here & social media. Obviously seen a ton of new people on here compared to when I first started, and that's a great thing to see so many new people to help keep this great site up and running. I wish there was more we could do to expand this site, bring more attention to it and keep the conversations going, just like it was for me in high school, it's great to get on here and read what people have to say and debate about, and throw in my 2 cents every once in awhile.

I know this isn't very relatable to the topic of the thread, but I seen it and just wanted to express how grateful I am for this site and always have been. I don't plan on staying away for 5 or more years from now on, I'm back on a more consistent basis.