Checked the News and Announcements page and didn't see a celebration for NaruSaku.com's 12th anniversary, so figured I would make one here.
I haven't been around the full 12 years, I joined in 2006, so I've only been around for 10 years. However, the site still means a lot to me. And to this day, the forum is till going on.
Naruto, the manga, has now finished, but we're still here.
NaruSaku, our favorite pairing, didn't get the outcome we wanted, but we're still here.
Other related series, with new characters such as Bolt, haven't been much better, but we're still here.
Some may have left, whether it be from dropping the series earlier, seeing NaruSaku come to a bad end or just because the manga is over, but many still remain. I think the random thread in this part of the forum is a sign of that.
It's a testament to the solid foundation the owners and operators of H&E built, that there are still discussions from people new and old, of different backgrounds, still visiting this site. Discussing a range of topics from anime to movies to sports and everything in between.
Overall, it's been a good 12 years.