So, I'm back, after my computer breaking, and it's been a month away from Scratch. This has been a long time coming, really, having been here for four years. I will never forget the friends I made here that I've moved on to talk to with more convenient means. I'll never forget my first account here, where I grew and learned so much and was encouraged by an audience that cared. I'll never forget the hard lessons I learned, either. But this place isn't the right place for me anymore. It hasn't been for a while. I've become more distant from here and I've found that this isn't the right audience for me, or community. I don't feel the same about Scratch that I used to. This is, though, the only place I have to post my animations. As I have lost my passion for animating, it's become less important, but I'm still staying regardless because maybe I'll rediscover something. I miss it, sometimes. This isn't good-bye. This is a notice that I'm not going to apologize for being inactive here anymore. I will still be here to talk to the people I've met on here that haven't moved on. I will still be here to manage and build my RP studio, Iridescent. I am indifferent, however, about whether I post my art or not. So this is actually a note to my followers. * not a cry for attention, I have infinitely preferred posting my art quite frequently on my Instagram, here https://ink361.com/app/users/ig-6986513498/jacknlantern/photos and anyone who has a tumblr (which I doubt because of the demographic here, but) can message me here (I am so willing to make friends all the time, and if you prefer to be anonymous, you may, of course, send me asks on anon :) ) jackandlanterns.tumblr.com my Deviantart is now being largely ignored to be replaced by my Instagram. Any and all art posts I have will always be on Instagram. I massively prefer it. I've had some frankly lovely comments on my works and profile that I know that possibly those people would still care to see my art. I don't know that for sure, though. Anyway. The point is; I am willing to post my art here. I don't see the point much anymore, but I am willing to post it - if, and only if, my followers are still interested in seeing it. It takes time to upload things. I don't mean this in an arrogant way at all- I can understand that I've been inactive for a while, and it probably doesn't matter much but. If my followers are still interested, then I will continue to post my art. If they are not, then I will remain here simply to check my messages, work on my RP, and possibly work on animations. Art trades, though? They will be open, probably always. Collabs? I will probably keep doing them with friends. In any case, that's all. I have depression and anxiety and I'm not going through the best time in high school, and this site doesn't hold my interest like it used to. Thanks to everyone who's been nice, who's talked to me. I may not like this site anymore, but I love the people I met on it. ------ Conclusion-- Thanks to everyone who helped me make this decision. I will keep posting my art, but I will only be doing so in art dumps. It's true that I don't want to stay here much anymore, but I can still take the time to post some art here and there. Like I said, I'll still be here for my RP and to talk to people. Who knows. Maybe I'll end up animating again. Probably not. I will be posting art dumps once a month, with all the art I made in that month. That's all. :)
