User blog:Pokermask/This is goodbye...



Dear friends...

I have been in the Bionicle community for a very long time. I have seen people come and go, I have seen friendship, rivalry, love, hate, pretty much everything there is. I have been fortunate to meet so many great people and seen people in this community that have inspired me and made me into the contributor I've been.

When I first came up with my latest project "Mask of Creation", I wanted it to be a celebration of the old times in the community. A way for me to revisit the past and make something that is not only entertaining for all of you, but something nostalgic for me. Unfortunately, things have changed drastically since then. I've been forced to adapt to the present, to let go of things that I've cared for and walk into the "adult-life". With a recent discussion I've had with my family and from hearing some advice my closest friends, I've come to the realisation that some things... just aren't meant to be.

And that is why I'm unfortunate to tell you guys that I'm officially retiring from any stop-motion or Bionicle projects permanently. I'm putting my current Youtube channel (PokermaskProductions) to rest and I'm planning to archive my own projects on the Custom Bionicle Wiki. I'm currently developing the idea for a new Youtube channel and whatever it might be will be further explained in the future.

"Mask of Creation" as a project will still live on. I'm planning to let someone else carry the torch after me and I'm certain that whoever it may be, he/she will be put faith to the source material (Bionicle 2001/2014).

I would like to thank all of you for sticking with me for these past nine years that I've been in the Bionicle community. I've been grateful for all the support I've been given and for all the great times we've been able to share. I'm now heading towards a new part of my life, but I will never forget you all.

Thank you!