Goombuigi

Goombuigi

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  • Goombuigi
    Fun fact, I just noticed it's been a little over 10 years since I got my Wii U (my first Nintendo console), and exactly 10 years since I got Super Mario Maker. That would also make it roughly 10 years since I found the Super Mario Wiki.
    Goombuigi
    So today's my 6th forumversary (it doesn't feel like that long, probably because I was inactive for half of that time), and I've been thinking over the past few days about how involved I want to be on here going forward. I enjoyed being a part of the community throughout my time here, being involved and being able to contribute to projects to the degree that I did, but nowadays I feel like I have so much fighting for my free time. I've been involved in multiple communities (I'm also in the Thomas & Friends community), but I've never been able to find that balance of how much time to spend where. It feels like a lot, juggling school alongside all of my hobbies / interests / things I'd like to dabble in, and I feel like it's hard to manage sometimes. Moreover, when I joined the Boards in 2020, I tried dabbling in just about everything I could. But eventually, I began feeling burnt out, which is why I stepped away and dropped pretty much everything. I'd like to be involved to some consistent capacity again, but frankly I don't want to commit to something long-term, only to drop it again; I want to try to break out of that habit. I've had ideas for things I'd like to do, but I just don't know how much time or motivation I'd have, it seems to fluctuate based on my mood. I'm thinking maybe the solution is to stick to just a couple of things, and focus on doing those on a reliable basis, vs. getting involved in too many things like I did in 2020. I would like to write a 'Shroom section again at the very least.
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    Waluigi Time
    Waluigi Time
    Your plan sounds solid, start small and pop in as time/motivation allows and you find things going on that interest you. It's easier to scale things up than down, I feel. You can always get more involved if you find that's something you want to do as time goes on, but taking on too much at once risks burning yourself out.
    Hooded Pitohui
    Hooded Pitohui
    Sticking to just one or two things is a very respectable approach. There's nothing wrong with light, steady participation in a space - and it better allows for the occasional dip into something unexpected. I find that having the latitude to occasionally take on some kind of one-off project on a whim outside of the usual fare helps a lot with keeping one's energy up.
    Boo1268
    Boo1268
    From my time on here Ive found that participateing in the shroom alongside my school work is the perfect balance, plus if you have more free time after you finish your shroom thing youll be able to do what you want, however I will say if you do do something addional alongside your shcool and shroom theing mae sure its something simple that you can get done, too many times have I done an addional thing that added onto the things I was already doing which was really long, forcing me to slack/negelct either my work or section, and if you DO have a major story event or thing planned, make sure to plan ahead and put aside some time for it, infact I sometimes have a list of things in gonna write or storys and collabs im gonna do, and plan them out in advance.
    Goombuigi
    Goombuigi
    Today I stumbled across something bizarre. So, I searched my name up on Google, just for fun, and I stumbled across a TikTok account by the name of "goombuigi" (I didn't make this account, I don't know who did), and the profile picture of it is my art of Goombuigi with the "Bugs" expression, of all things.
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    Meta Knight
    Meta Knight
    I doubt this is the case but just so you're aware, anyone that used to have an account on Music.ly automatically had it moved over to TikTok. If you've never had a Music.ly account either then you might have a secret admirer/imposter, but if you did, there you go.
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    So, I was nostalgically browsing through old threads, as I often like to do, when I stumbled upon this post I made three years ago (fittingly, predicting what the start of 2024 would look like):

    Goombuigi said:
    In 2024, I would imagine myself in a vastly different position than I am in now. I would have been in the community for nearly four years at that point, and I'd probably have participated in many projects and got to know a lot more people by that point. The 'Shroom would be past it's 200th issue by 2024, and I'd be lying if I said that I hadn't thought about to to commemorate that milestone in my 'Shroom sections, once or twice. Whatever position I am in, I definitely imagine myself as still an active community member. Personally, my life will have changed a lot, I would transition a full-grown adult, and I'd have to deal with life beyond high school (which is scary for me to think about!).

    As for the community itself, I'm not really sure how much it would change, but I can't imagine that it would change by a significant portion. I can still see the Poll Committee and Awards Committee existing, but I'm not sure how active the community would be compared to now. From what I've seen and heard, there doesn't seem to be as many new members who stick around in the long-term and participate in community events, and that general activity on the forums has been waning. While I don't have a guess as to whether there would be a larger number of new users compared to now, I don't think that would be entirely necessary, as long as there are people who are motivated to help out in the community, which we have many of currently. I've noticed general activity shifting to Discord, and I'm guessing that gradually, that's going to continue as time progresses, but it makes sense for the Boards to stay up for those who prefer them, and for community events such as the Awards.
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    Personally, it feels kinda surreal to read, especially since 2024 felt like a fairly distant future at the time.