There comes a Time...

[Elle]

There comes a time every once in a while when a person must learn to accept a fact you've been trying to ignore.


That time is now.
Ever since Joie died, the fate of ths club seemed etched in stone.
I totally expected the loss of valuable members.
Lizzie, Stephie, Mikki, Layz,
But now with this club that once had 25 + extremely active members, we're whittled down to maybe 5.

And I now have to options set before me.
The first being the recrutiment of new members. (which will be difficult since the harry potter saga is finished.)
THe last being the end of this club.

I absolutely hate to see the club like this.
It never used to be this way.
I'm hoping and praying that it doesn't end like this.
But I think Joie knew what would happen.
Thats why she didn't want anyone to know about her illness.
She knew people would lose faith.
And would you look what happened.

People grow up. People get busy with real life. People can't spend all their time here anymore.

We need to find an answer to this. Because this club is suffering.
And it makes me want to cry.

I join NLAOTIC in its hayday back on the HP boards. There were alwasy new people coming and going. Thats not the case anymore.

i'm sorry. but i think it's time someone finally voiced that little subconcious worry I'm sure you all have been having.

elle

[Donuts]

[limegreen] I've been worrying about this too. I understand if some of the members from way back wanted to avoid thinking about it, but as I wasn't involved until long after the HP boards, the thought has been there for a long time.

But I firmly believe in the idea that if anyone remains, then there is still a reason to continue. People will come and go, but if the club is closed forever, then there is no possiblity of change. We'll never have the activity we used to, and things may even get worse, but if we shut down, it shows that we've abandoned hope.

It would make me very sad if anybody feels there is no good reason to keep NLAOTIC open.[/limegreen]

[Elle]

very good point.
also, if we let this club die, it's like losing joie all over again
this was a big part of who she was.

[Charlotte]

I say try and find people who used to come on here or send out a mass email about people coming back/being active.

OR

WE COULD GO HIDE OUT ON THE HP BOARDS FOR A WHILE (til new year)!!!
we'll have a laugh, probably find new members and it would be a fun way to mark the anniversary of joie's death, because if you remember, a long time ago mikki said we were going to go back to the hp boards at some point. Ithink tha Joie would have loved to take it back there, and it was always so much fun hiding from the mods!

We could do a whole (making reference to DH here) NLAOTIC - STILL RECRUITING! thing. i think it would be really good and i know a lot of people who no longer come here still go oin the hp boards.

Just, dont close the club. THERE'S STILL 2 MOVIES TO COME!!!!!!!!!!
and a heck of a lot of discussing and fanfic writing to be done!!!

[Elle]

great idea charlotte do you want to start on that?

[Sarah]

I agree with Fliss. I have made so many new friends here and have had so much fun. I would hate to see this club gone.

[Charlotte]

Innit! < english chav slang

I think we should, set a date to go, then make a thread and if anyone is inn contact with old members let them know (hey, they dont have to come, but they might be interested to know.)
And try and use our sigs at the end of some posts. (WE WANT THE MODS TO KNOW WERE BACK (the smelly annoying ones, not nice ones like justiin!)!)
But right now, i have to go and check on my apple pie. It's in the oven and i dont want it to burn!

[Sarah]

Maybe we could do it tomorrow? Or Sunday?

[Issa (Luisa)]

'Ear 'Ear! See, Charlotte's not the only one who can make DH references!

I agree with Charlotte. I personally never got to be part of the club on the HP boards, since everytime I found one of the threads, it got deleted that same day. But I met loads of the members there while reading some of their fanfictions, like Joie, Mikki, Muffy and Stephanie. And I think it would be a fun thing to do.

[Elle]

Great fabulous amazing ideas ya'll.
i'll leave good old charlotte to set that all up.
then tell us te name of the thread and we'll go!