What GFF is to you.

I don't know how GFF started out, but I definitely believe it has transcended it's 'gaming' namesake to become a fully functioning community.

Go to pretty much ANY other forum dedicated to a specific line of interest, then look at the General threads where anything OTHER than that interest is discussed. You'll see that it never really thrives with activity compared to the rest of their forums.

That says a lot about GFF and it's success.

GFF introduced me to the joys of online journals, where I could express myself and my views for people to read, without any fear that those I knew in real life would react badly. Through that it became a way for me to seek advice, and if I was too blind in my emotions to think clearly, I'd get a nasty reality check.
One incident a few years woke me up to my stupidity, and I still remember it to this day.
My journal doesn't get the workout it used to, but to know that it and GFF are there when I need them is always a comfort.

Jam it back in, in the dark.