I didn't mean to make people sad, I was just responding to what cameo said on her page. If I could make you all a nice cup of tea, I totally would. Sorry for being a debbie downer. I totally miss AnnaBanana. I have no idea how to be that positive all the time.

*hugs you all*

*passes out tissues* On a lighter note, I just ate some delicious pasta! :P

I think what cameo put is kind of a representation on why whattafeeling left.

Liebling wrote:

I didn't mean to make people sad, I was just responding to what cameo said on her page. If I could make you all a nice cup of tea, I totally would. Sorry for being a debbie downer. I totally miss AnnaBanana. I have no idea how to be that positive all the time.

*hugs you all*

hana* wrote:

2008 when I have begun to participate in the CL.
i feel nostalgic for those days very much.
tvr, dammar, lllara, mielagypsy, sero*, axl, Bionic Blender, adgrapho, GlueStudio, annajak, candycrack....
i liked their original style. all ingenious. and a humorous short conversation was fun.

but now there are people saying "thank you" mechanically. i am slightly sad. *sigh*

I remember those days too; I used to post all the time, and there would be so much little back-and-forth between everyone. I have pages and pages and pages of personal love notes from that time period, and now, it's just different; CL has grown a lot. There's been a whole lot of good since then, but I still miss how things were.

That said, I'm now living with one of those old-school ColourLovers who doesn't come on here as much, so I still get my color fix :)

yes ! people come and go since I start participate at 2008.07.31

maybe I just didn't really participate with other ColourLovers seriously, so I don't really feel nostalgic . I mostly focus on my own palettes.

but there are a lot of wonderful chat before . I love. but I don't think I will be nostalgic for those.

Something exciting:
http://www.diigo.com/profile/Ycc2106

It was updated in May!
I'm starting to believe that Hana is right: she's burned out and probably doesn't expect us to miss her as much as we do.
This makes me feel sooooo much better.

I have 2 wedsite on my page.one of them works one uv them dos'int.I did them the same way but still dos not work.insted it gose to www.colourlovers.com and it say's no lovers found.what shoud I do????????????????

I don't know what you are asking? I don't t hink you got the right topic anyways, this is about people who used to be active on COLOURlovers, but have not been around in a while, we miss them! If you have a technical problem, you should go to the "bug report" area and ask there, surely? =)

boboa wrote:

I have 2 wedsite on my page.one of them works one uv them dos'int.I did them the same way but still dos not work.insted it gose to www.colourlovers.com and it say's no lovers found.what shoud I do????????????????

I think the many many contest are a large part of what changed about CL for me as well. Don't get me wrong, some of them were quite fun - and really sparked some creativity. The Betabrand Sock Contest was one of those for me. But other than that I haven't really been participating. It gets overwhelming, and people are more focussed on promoting their work/entries rather than enjoying colours and share their creativity.

I try to communicate with everyone here. But there are are some people that I just click with more than others. (I'm always in for a conversation with anyone though. So don't hesitate to drop me a comment or love note if you feel like talking. n_n)

But it seemed to be a lot easier even a year ago. I spent more time on the boards, participating in games and just enjoying my time in the community. I also miss a lot of CLers that are absent now.

Notably Anna. I doubt she'd just leave without looking back, but a burn-out like Hana suggested might be possible. She invested so much time and energy in CL, that it might just have been too much to handle. I can't imagine her joining on a different account and 'quietly enjoy CL' though. Mostly because she'd be able to see how worried everyone is about her. And all the comments that are left on her profile wishing her well and expressing hope for her return. She'd have to be mightly coldhearted to be able to ignore that and not give us proof of life.

I also miss seeing Peabert around. I always had fun with him in one way or another. I also haven't seen Faeleia much; she was one of the CLers I most admired when I first joined. There's also ifollowtherabbit, eclipsed_by_night, Sheridan, niniko, boredchem and so many others I can't even remember them all. > w <

@Mei - I saw liddle_r signed in a few days ago btw.

Now it is time for me to say something.First,I joined at the beginning of 2011 and ycc-Anna,sunmeadow ,peppermint cowboy and artspectrum were the first to make me feel I'm welcome.I,too,miss them all.The site was great mostly because of Anna.She was like everywhere,welcoming each new member,talking to almost everyone,leading the groups(all I know about badges,HTML and more is basically from her ),so I thought she is one of the CL team.She created all HOW TOs for beginners and showed me(us) things very patiently.Great organization and charming communicator she is.The team should've invited her to become part of it or perhaps they did?!
Second,a site that is connected with Twitter(this is how I found out about CL) can't stay in shadow and millions of people joined by the end of the year(some only to exchange their Twitter skins and never colour anything-just take a tour around and you'll see hundreds of ghost accounts)Things change ,the community isn't that small group of people anymore and communicating is very hard.
I personally still enjoy the site and find its great participants very talented.Love to wash my eyes with the beauty of their creations.Also have favorites between them all but who doesn't.So keep creating harmony lovely COLOURlovers:))
PEACE

Yeah, I miss Anna a ton too, and sooooo many others. I know things change, but the people I used to converse with aren't coming around much either and the whole place has become commercialized to me. It's all ads and promotions, and too many professionals because of that too, it makes the lowly artists like me feel like gum on a shoe some days. I liked that most of the people were humble (not self-promoters) and were every day ordinary people. Something changed that and it kinda makes me sad. It's less like SoHo and more like IKEA now. It's not the weekend art festival with a community of artists, it's a boutique in a rich part of town with salespeople wearing clothes I can't afford.
I enjoy the site, and I love to see creations from people I know aren't selling something, and from people I've gotten to know and love (or will when I find them!) and it's those people that will keep me coming around, even though some days I don't feel like staring at all the pretty commercial work to find that beautifully lopsided OOAK gem somewhere on the bottom shelf in the back.

I do share your sentiments in many ways. I'm not an artistor designer in daily life. And playing around with colours is really only a hobby for me. Now I often feel like I have to make things that have to meet certain requirements. Not sure how to explain it well. But I don't make new things very often anymore because it all seems so forced.

It's not the easy going atmosphere it used to be. And I miss that.

I haven't noticed any ads btw. Apart from the 'promoting of contest entries' on my profile for example. Have you tried Ad Block? XD

It's all ads and promotions, and too many professionals because of that too

I kinda meant all the blog posts and news items are very commercial (a form of marketing), and very little about the community. This used to be a community site, not a commercial site with a community forum. I miss the easy going community too.

Compare today's blog list to that of a few years ago;

http://www.colourlovers.com/web/blog?page=10

Was scared when you were gone too southpaws, as I had just started knowing you. *sigh* Maybe I'm just getting old and times are changing.

I delete more than half the templates that I make because they aren't up to snuff. I never did that a year ago.

Oh, I can see what you mean. I stopped paying attention to the new articles because they're generally contest related.

Aw, I keep forgetting to put a note on my profile whenever I poof for longer periods of time. But it never really occurs to me people might be worried about me until I see topics like these. If it makes you feel better, I always pop back up again eventually. Sometimes life just keeps me busy. (And if I ever do decide to leave for good, I'd definitely say goodbye to everyone). I hate changes too.

Yeah I have that with a bunch of palettes that I haven't published. I love your templates btw. I'm just terrible at colouring them. (I have that with most templates I like). XD

i can see the future and her days are numbered.
i am a terminal cancer patient.

today, the last message is sent.
ｔhank you sooooooooooo much to all.
i was really happy.
particularly, i thank for Gasp365 and OrigamiMei.
two persons relieved my painful heart from cancer.

i want to say thank you to every one, but it is impossible. please forgive me.
i have met the talented people in this community, i am very lucky.

take care of yourself

((( warm hugs to you )))

hana*

Oh Hana. I can't believe it... I can't imagine this place without you. You were like the brightest ray of light and the sweetest candy in a box...

Wherever you go, I will never forget you, honey.
I send all my love to you and your family. *never-ending hugs*
Keep on shining.

I am shocked.I knew about hana's illness but I am missing her and will miss her forever.
*To say goodbye is to die a little.*
I too,believe that and I am feeling awful right now.Hate goodbyes.If anyone has her e-mail or keeps in touch with her please send her my love.Love you hana darling and will miss you deeply.Wish I could help you ease your pain.((Warm hugs))

Hana, if you happen to read this, I just wanted to say: I only just got to know you better, but I've seen your wonderful personaliy throughout all these years. You have been an inspiration both colourwise and just as a person, and your sweet comments and simply your personality has always filled me and this site with a warmth that cannot really be described by words. What Ola said is so true.

I wish I could've gotten to know you better still, since we just started talking a bit more. But thank you for everything so far - you've been the embodiment of everything that's good about this site.

I hope, pray, for the best for you and your family. And for a miracle.

You are one of the most beautiful people I've known, in every sense of the word.

Oh hana*,

Your grace and beauty has been a great presence at this site, and in my heart for a long time. You and your creations were always so comforting and beautiful. Your wonderful and loving spirit is a example to us all. You will always be loved.

May you have all the peace and love you need for your journey.

~Margo

Fuck.
Just fuck.
I can't see through the tears to write a proper response right now.