There are many reasons why I am not an active member of this community anymore, but most of which has nothing to do with the community itself.
I guess I originally joined this community because I, like many others, was a huge fan of TRM's Ocarina of Time 2d project. That was what initially motivated me to join this community, yet oddly enough I became more active when ZFGC became more focused on individual projects as opposed to one single game. Why? Honestly, I can't say for sure. There were many established fan communities that I could have just as easily joined.
But I can answer the reason why I became an inactive member of this community.
The primary reason I lost interest in this forum was my loss of interest in the Zelda series, and gaming in general. This community has always been big on fan game development, especially when it comes to the Zelda series. I enjoyed being an active member here, but I grew tired of how projects here never got finished. The community has always had some form of general discussion forums, but their activity seems to come and go. Obviously this community is going to remain focused on the Legend of Zelda, so what I would like to see is a place to discuss the series, as opposed to the fan games. The only problem with this idea is that it seems to be difficult to keep general discussions about a series on topic.
Another factor in my declined activity is keeping up with my education and job. I find that I rarely have free time to browse online websites and forums anymore; even now I should be finishing some homework. Again, this is an issue that the community, nor the administrators, can do anything about. It's just one of those things we all must do.
I guess a third reason why I'm not very active here anymore is because I feel detached from the community. I doubt anybody here remembers me from the good ol' days of ZFGC, aside from a select few who aren't active members of the forums.
I guess the important question, however, is what would make me a more active member of this community. And to that, I don't have an answer. Most of the reasons why I am not an active member have nothing to do with the community or the members, but rather my loss of interest in Fan Games and Zelda development; the core of this community.
I'm not sure if I will ever be an active member of this community again. But I do know one thing; this was amongst my favorite communities back in the day, and I'll never forget it. I hope that no matter what happens, this community remains true to the Zelda series. I would hate to see one of my favorite communities of old change because they feel a more general community would attract more members. It never was about the number of members. It was about the dedication our community had to the Zelda series.
