User blog comment:Icydice/Something You Guys Should Know/@comment-26054278-20180718001350

I admire you greatly for sharing such a personal thing with the members of this community. Though I can't say I've gotten to know you nearly as well as many other users on this Wiki have, I can undeniably state that your influence here is both consistently present and quite positive. Users like yourself really add so much to this Wiki, and to hear that the community has had just as positive an effect on yourself makes me, and I'm sure many others, proud.

A long time ago, I posted a personal blog of my own on here. It was during a time in my life where I was finally starting to realize things about who I was and my own gender identity. I was both confused and certain about myself at the same time, and I reached out for support. (My apologies if any of this is a bit vague.)

I don't wish to link the blog here (as, honestly, I'm afraid I might get rather emotional if I go back to revisit it), but I can say that I still remember the sheer amount of love and support I received from the many users of this community. Sharing how I felt and being accepted just made me feel so much better, and I think the experience gave me the confidence to "come out" (for lack of a better phrase) about my feelings to people I actually knew. And, sure, things haven't gone entirely smoothly since then, but the support from the people of this site went continues to stick with me. It'll be something I never forget. for as long as I'm alive.

It makes me feel genuinely good to know that other people can feel that same amount of love from the users of this Wiki, and that people like you can find so much value in this community.

Thank you to those who supported me those years ago, and, of course, thank you Icydice for being as inspiring and lovely as you are. Your words connected with me greatly.