Essence of PH.

So, I was reading an article that recorded the stories of all the people of a game who recounted the transformations that they went through as a result of it. I thought it'd be neat to see the first-hand experiences and changes that people have gone through since joining PH, it's members, it's staff, and Frost. I'll be starting the write-up of mine, but wanted to get out this message itself as a kind of header with all the information of this thread's purpose.

My personal experience of PH has been a transformative one.

I joined Platinum Hearts at the end of eighth grade; so I've been a member my entire highschool career. In all honesty, I never expected to go very far with it. I was timid, and thought of it more as a game. To be honest, I was quite terrified of everyone here. However, at the same time, I found it inspiring... and more than that, found myself beginning to aspire to those heights.

The most consistent of those influences was Frost. I never in my wildest dreams thought that I'd be able to RP with someone like that at that level... but I pushed myself, and pushed myself hard. I went from not even a full paragraph line to being able to post something nearly as long as a novel. I credit PH totally for that, and consider a massively positive influence in my life. It exposed me to the real world in a way nothing else in my environment could have; it tempered me... and I'm extraordinarily thankful for that.

Let me tell you a story about how fantastic this website and its creator are.

Back in the eighth grade, i was the scene kid weeaboo that no one liked. I had maybe one friend, no prospects for the future, a fuck ton of issues that had followed me from a very young age, and a lot of baggage that I carried with me literally everywhere I went.

I don't want to get to depressing, so I won't go into detail, but just know that I have a LOT of hospital visits under my belt from during those times.

However, as my first semester of freshman year came to a close, I was freed from this cycle by one thing.

Platinum Hearts.

I joined via trying and failing on another bleach site, followed by a google search that took me straight here. I signed up, asked if it was an active place in xat, created the moniker "Pockeh", and my adventure began.

This site has kept me seeing the light in times of darkness. It has been here for a laugh when all I want to do is cry. It's accepted me back after countless mistakes as I continue to learn and grow as a person. Frost, you've helped me through friend issues, family issues (from back in the day when I came in xat all the time because this is the ONE place I can find solace), life stress, and general motivation. I went from one-lining in the gotei to being part of major plots all across the site because I've gotten inspired, motivated, and overall improved as a person from my time here.

I love this site, and everyone on it, but the bulk of my love goes to Frost. My nigga since 2010 and one of the only people on this planet I can truly call "brother".

My experience with PH has been one of support for me.

Ever since I was kicked out of a previous page for stupid insane woman reasons for whatever reason Frost came to me and asked me to join the site. It was all small then but the fact that he came to me after that seemed to spark something in me that this place was gonna be different. And it is.

No matter what stupid idea I had for a character or thread idea no one really seemed to care, which is nice. Sure there are always the whole gay jokes and stuff but from you guys I know its all in good fun. (though my training tells me to talk to yall about it I'll let it slide for yall)

And yall have been there for me during really dark times for me. Whether they were related to the site or things IRL yall have always been there for nw through thick and thin. And because of that I am proud to call yall my family.


Now here are some ponies to express how I feel about yall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtbdIjm6vC0

For me, I always liked the freedom of this site. So after I found it once Blank told me about it I decided to join in and found all you lovely little boys and girls. It was and still is a breath of fresh air for me. Otherwise I would not have bothered coming back to this site recently despite my absences. It is one of the few places where I can see myself role playing indefinitely as I work through my writers block and overall laziness.

The people are nice, the community is different and the staff is on point with what they do. I've gotten wonderful templates, many drunken good times on the xat and the chance to see the site grow and thrive since 2011. Frost has a real nice place here and I hope to see it last for more years to come.

To Platinum Hearts~