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[allegory]

I was doing some spring cleaning around my domain and the following sites were closed:

~ All The King's Men, my shrine to Tsukiyomi Ikuto from Shugo Chara!
~ Misery Business, my shrine/fanlisting to Meroko Yui from Full Moon wo Sagashite
~ Taiyou no Namida, my mini-shrine/fanlisting to Tsunade from Naruto

I sent in the closed forms for the second two because I'm kind of sick of dealing with adoptions and stuff. So right now I only own four fanlistings anymore: Ran, Lambo, Chrissy (reflera.org), and Rasler (still pending adoption).

I will probably never give up Ran, but Lambo is still open for anyone dedicated who would like him. I'm just not feeling Katekyo Hitman REBORN! these days. I still like the series, but it's not an obsession like it was once upon a time.

My network has been sort of stagnating, in my opinion. It's gotten too large and certain sites have been neglected. I'm the type that moves fandoms a lot, but I feel like a shrine should be able to stand alone even if I no longer have interest in the series. Many of the shrines I have up right now are not really up to my own personal standards anymore, so I'm in the process of fixing them up. Those that I no longer even have the will to revamp will be closed, just like the three today. Above anything else, I feel that a shrine that I make has to satisfy me before I can even think of letting it be open to the public.

A heads up -- I will probably be closing my Judith shrine or maybe adopting it out if someone else wants it. I know this might be disappointing to some of you, but to be completely honest, my brother and I sold the game back to GameStop already. I just completely lost interest in it. I feel insulted when I read people praising it as the "best Tales game in the series". It's not.

I think that's probably the only major closure, though. I will probably be closing one or two of my Prince of Tennis shrines if I can't re-vamp them (the new series gives me more material to work with so hopefully my interest doesn't wane) but there will also be another one opening that I've been working on for almost a year now, so I'm not sure if that's really a plus or a minus.

At the moment, I don't really have the will to seriously work on any projects since finishing Luke took so much energy. That's just for the moment, though, who knows how I'll feel tomorrow. Based on how I feel right now, you probably shouldn't expect any new sites until May, but I get random bursts of energy at the stupidest times, so we'll just have to see how it goes.

Thanks for all of your support and encouragement over the years. ♥

04/02/09 EDIT: Bloomveil, my Judith (Tales of Vesperia) shrine, has officially been adopted out to Ivy! I've given her my old files, but she has free reign over what she wants to do with it. Look forward to it showing up on her network soon. ♥

Comments

[south0.livejournal.com]

I agree with everything you said about sites needing to satisfy you before anyone else. The only site I don't intend working on content for again is my Steiner shrine Pawn, and it was my very first shrine so I don't have the heart to close it. I've thought about it many times though.

[allegory]

Aww, yeah, I know what you mean about that first shrine. I closed my "first shrine", but it's still sitting on my domain, haha. I still look at it from time to time and don't have the heart to delete it, either. D:

[reikane.livejournal.com]

Aw, it's such a shame you have to close so many of your sites. Especially the possibility of Judith. D: Still, if you feel unsatisfied, it is best for you. I'm tempted to close some shrines myself, but should I regret it, it would be especially tiresome to bring them up again. Especially since the fanlistings are attached to some of them.

[allegory]

Yeah, since I'm pretty much giving up on fanlistings, I figured there was no point to keeping those shrines, too, when I no longer have much interest in the characters or in ever fixing up those attached shrines. D: I feel a little sad, too, seeing my network page dwindle a little, but I think it's for the best. ♥ Besides, I definitely make more sites than I close. xD

re: people who say vesperia is the best tales game

[ashe.livejournal.com]

indeed

[allegory]

[ashe.livejournal.com]

Not that I can really say anything since I've only played Abyss LMAO.

Anyways ... this means you won't have any girls ... again?

[allegory]

Knowing you, you would agree with me if you ever played Vesperia, haha.

Umm, it looks like it! I at least would have had Naoto, but I gave up on that, sooooo. Right now none of my immediate projects are girls, I think. I guess I'm fated to run a male harem network, after all. RIMUDO IS STILL HALF GIRL, THOUGH!

[ex-badou150.livejournal.com]

/starts writing.

[allegory]

Get a move on! ):

[ex-badou150.livejournal.com]

/has the layout finished! ):

[allegory]

Yaaaaaay. *__*

[daemon.livejournal.com]

I know what you mean, I've gone through the periodic "cleansing" phase too. I don't like having subpar sites sitting around. Good luck on your future projects, I know they'll be awesome. XD

And I'd be interested in adopting Judith, if you don't want to close her. :3

[allegory]

Yeah, that's exactly it. Even if other people are like "But I like that shrine!", if I feel that it's not up to standard, that's all there is to it. XD Thanks~

Ooh! You're probably the best adoptee I could hope for, in Judith's case. :D I can send you a .zip file of the current site if you like, and you're free to change whatever you want from there on.

[daemon.livejournal.com]

Sure! I'll probably leave it alone for the most part, since you've already done a great job. :3 I'll take good care of it, though, rest assured! I might give it a new layout just to "induct" it haha.

My email is on my domain contact page whenever you want to send it over.

[silkaura.livejournal.com]

Aww, I'm a little sad to see Misery Business go, but I understand where you're coming from. I remember being at a point where I couldn't imagine giving up any of my shrines, but I've been going through one of those periodic cleansing phases myself recently. It's not worth it to maintain if it no longer pleases you, and I feel like it's better to have a few really good shrines than a bunch of mediocre ones. I am still excited to see what else you're working on! ♥

[allegory]

I guess, subconsciously, I still felt like more shrines = better, but now that I'm at a stage where I feel it's okay to close some of them, it means I can concentrate on making better shrines, you know? I mean I've closed three (soon to be four) but I will have many more open this year, anyway, so it's not like my network is really losing anything. XD;

[akushiro.livejournal.com]

Ugh.... you just said everything I've been thinking for the past few weeks. I just don't know what to do. I think listening to your talk may help me make my decisions.

Anyway, I'm sad to see your sites go, but I think it's admirable that you can take a step back and decide what you need.

[allegory]

Haha, I'm glad to hear that, I guess. It's tough, but I ultimately have to do what I feel is best for my network, even if it means closing a few things. Besides, there will definitely be many more shrines opening up on my domain, so it evens out. XD I hope you can come to your own conclusions, too. ♥