Dark Master

It's absolutely incredible what not only this forum itself, but this topic in general has created. Peaches has single handily shown each and every one of us a door into a future that didn't yet exist. In all three pages of comments, its astounding to see the number of you who have mentioned distinct changes in your life due to the things you learned (and taught) right here at these very forums. It's sad to think that it has to come to an end, but like Peaches mentioned, this is not quite the end.

The success seen on these forums has impacted countless lives, including my own, and those who never actually registered here. If you ever check how many "Guests" are active versus registered members, that number in itself will astound you. With that, consider yourself the lucky one as the modding revolution truly began with iBotModz. And unfortunately it is true that all good things end. But they end in a way that will leave room for the next generation of modders to take over. I myself have seem IBM through a few iterations in order to to better serve a community who's only goal was to learn.

I myself admit that I was never as smart as all of you, and you have the potential to be great from the skills you've learned here. As much as I'd love to tie my formal education to what I've learn at IBM, unfortunately, in my case, it is not the same. To me, I'm just a geek, a modder, and a hacker. And what I learned here was a hobby, not an occupation. What I learned here taught me skills that simply cannot be taught, and as cliche as that may sound, we all know it to be true. How many of your friends mod Xboxs?

To conclude, IBM was an icon of my childhood, and to this day continues to provide information to those still wishing to learn. Peaches and everyone else on that list showed us that an online community can change your life. And I can honestly say my life, my childhood, and my future, has and will be affected by everything and everyone I had the pleasure of meeting and working with at iBotModz.

Cheers,
Dark Master