it has been a while since i have said this

[denise]

I absolutely, completely, and wholly adore each and every one of the people who make Dreamwidth such a delightful place to run. Writing posts in dw_news is a chore (seriously, it takes forever to chug through a whole thing -- anywhere from 7-10 hours depending on how much research I need to do and how many sections there are to write), but it's always worth it, because when I hit that 'post entry' button, the outpouring of love and awesomeness we get is just stunning.

I love working on Dreamwidth, because whenever I get discouraged or demoralized or just plain down -- which happens a lot; it's not easy working at home, in relative isolation, with nobody to re-energize yourself with face to face, and AIM and irc doesn't always work -- I can go and read all the awesome comments of encouragement and love, and it reminds me that there are people using this thing that we made and they are using it in awesome ways, and it reminds me that there are people out there who really get what we're trying to do with this whole thing and they appreciate all the time we take to get the little things right, and no matter how little a particular change is, it will always turn out to be that one thing that's been annoying the hell out of someone, and basically WE HAVE THE BEST USERS EVER. THE END. I LOVE YOU ALL. A LOT. THANK YOU FOR BEING FUCKING AWESOME.

(That all having been said, redpyre has now officially won dw_news commenting forever and ever with this comment.)

Comments

[copracat]

Dreamwidth delights me every day.

[lilmoka]

♥

[parhelion]

If I could successfully combine a Swiss army knife -- the excellent sort with a Phillips screwdriver blade -- and an Auden sonnet where he was on his game, the result might also earn some of the special love I feel for Dreamwidth.

[denise]

*dies* True love indeed!

[deborah]

It's not for the money that I keep saying to A "can I quit my day job and just work on DW all day?"

[ninetydegrees]

no matter how little a particular change is, it will always turn out to be that one thing that's been annoying the hell out of someone

This is what makes all the difference for me.

[willidan]

Thank you for being awesome and creating this awesome thing that I use every day.

[lassarina]

Dreamwidth feels like home. Thank you for making it.

(I usually wind up getting news notifs at work and I have forgotten to comment by the time I get home, but seriously, I love this thing y'all have built so much.)

[azurelunatic]

Dreamwidth makes me so happy.

[floatboth]

And you remind me that there are people making awesome things they really care about, not VC-backed startups they'll sell to some big ass corporation. <3