Gentlemen, (and ladies) I'm back.
First off, hello.
You all know me as the great Petethegoat; perhaps the single most influential person to have ever lived.
I've no doubt that hundreds, maybe thousands of you will have been deeply affected by my absence.
That dark, disquieting period is now, finally, at an end.
Rejoice! For I am back at last.
You may of course be wondering what could cause such an unexpected absence.
I once came here as a pilgrim, but I now return as a prophet.
During the time shortly after the release of the HIB2, this forum experienced great growth.
I had initially joined because the tight sense of community appealed to me.
I aspired to become one of these unique individuals I had before only observed.
The bundle created an enormous influx of new users, such I no longer felt secure as a mere participant.
I was just one of many, now.
The past as I recalled it became antediluvian, the flood of the new obscuring the old.
And in my own way, I was no longer relevant, I could no longer keep up with everything single post.
And it was such that I slipped away.
In the interim between then and now, I have achieved much, and inspired many.
I have
conquered the great beast which is Blender.
I have finally reignited conversation with a lady friend of mine, who I have not spoken to for a longer time than I've been absent here.
My renown is near universal.
I haven't actually gotten round to fixing Steamwise yet.Most importantly of all, I have realised that I must now return as a leader, not a follower.
And, as such, I'm back.
I guess I need to work on the leader bit. But yeah.
I'm back. Party.