Isn't that crazy?

A decade went by. 1 decade ago, this website launched and no one knew how much of an impact it would make to people's lives. Although some may think this is just a game, or a social website like any other, DSGHQ was an escape for many that didn't want to face the outside world. When I was 14 years old, it was the end of December when I had a random thought of wanting to find a Club Penguin game to play again. I am not able to tell you what my train of thoughts were that night but it does lead me to writing this post today. Being a teenager is a difficult time. You're confused with your feelings and emotions without understanding what they mean. We get mad and sad over things for almost no reason, and this game definitely tested everyone's patience sometimes. I am now 23, soon to be 24 years old in less than a week and I can honestly say I would not be the person I am today if I didn't find this community. It wasn't always sunshine and rainbows. There were times where I wanted to rip my hair out of frustration, and there were times that made me smile so big that I couldn't wait to log back on the next day.

There's a few people here that I grew real friendships with. There are some that I'm not in contact with anymore, but the memories will be cherished forever. I won't say specific names because I'm worried to leave someone out, but you definitely know who you are.

This game made me realize that it is worth working and fighting for what you want in life. Even if it was for ranks, prizes, etc., it pushed me to my limits to show that I am capable as a person. I hope that everyone here today finds their true passions in life, works hard for their successions and finds their true self. You'll be happy, I promise. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.



Dancebear

It's crazy how most of us spent our teenage/childhood years growing up playing your games. You never failed to succeed and I wish you nothing but the best in your upcoming projects/plans.

Much love,

Dancebear

Wheeler wrote on 6th January 2023, 05:50 PM:

I recall an incident that occurred 5 years ago in which three of my valued friends (one of which being you) cut me off for not standing up to toxicity and not making an effort to encourage people to behave better with others.
I'm not saying being in the chat itself is bad, but to come here and make a statement that contradicts (valid) advice you gave me all those years ago is very peculiar to me.
With that being said, I don't think any less of you and I'm glad to see you again. I just don't think this post should've been made.

Hi Adam,

5 years is a really long time ago. I can't actively recall what happened that day but I'm sure we can talk about it if you wanted to reach out. If something bothered you that I did back in the day, I'm definitely sorry about it I wasn't really mature back then. But if you wanted to connect again I'd love to catch up!

DanceBear

Dear DSGHQ community,

I am writing on my behalf and for the Shapiro Discord Server who have requested for me to make this official statement for the group:

There have been discussions that came up about the famous Shapiro Server. Some people like the server, and some are completely against it. There are multiple “OGs” of DSGHQ that frequently interact in the Shapiro server on discord. I, for one am one of those people. I have been active on Shapiro for about 4 years now, but does that necessarily mean I’m a threat to the community? Absolutely not. I’m sure there is a reputation following some people in the group involving problems that have occurred in the past and rules being broken. But I don’t think that reflects who I am as a person with who I interact with if I’m loyal to myself and my beliefs. I think there’s quite a few people in Shapiro that can also relate to that statement. A lot of us have joined the server to stay in touch with everybody. In your defense, I will say that if someone from Shapiro decides to break the community rules, that’s entirely on them, but it should not reflect the entire group. There’s a lot of great past members in that server that shared a lot of memories in the past decade. A lot of us joined in 2013-2014, which is crazy to think about since we’re approaching 10 years. It’s also crazy how we’ve all been friends for so long because of this game that we’ve all could’ve randomly found while scrolling the internet.

In summary, we’re not all bad. I think the statement that was released earlier from a user was taken out of proportion. There are some interesting characters in Shapiro, I’m sure you can figure out who they are but there’s some that you could get along with easily.

Have a great evening and cheers to 2023,
DanceBear

Picking Rouge for Admin is the most unbiased scenario in my opinion. She's been here for a really long time, she has great experience with staff, she proved to have excellent leadership in multiple occasions. It's her time to shine and prove herself right. You go baby

I log onto forums for the first time in a while and this is a post where the title caught my attention and while I was reading this, all I could think of is the controversy... Here's why:

1. I use to be a Moderator in the community for 6+ years on and off and take this from me, and from whoever told you in the past regarding how poorly moderators are treated sometimes, the people who bring the toxicity in the community make it that much harder for the staff because they are victims as well. They will go through harrassment and bullying from those people because they try to solve a problem that could bring a better outcome, yet the opposite happens because it wasn't in the favour of the defendant (harrasser/toxic person). When this happens, usually Damen would "take matter on his own hands"... But does he really?

2. I don't know if this is considered leaking but I have nothing to lose at this point. The amount of times that the moderators have voted to ban someone from the community for toxicity reasons and it would get granted by the Head Moderator, only for it to be flipped from Damen is countless. Don't blame the moderators for not trying to take action on these people they try i swear. It's so frustrating too because once it gets flipped, everything goes back to square one and they look idiotic for something they tried to control, and once again they were ignored for trying to do the right thing.

So in conclusion, this post is promoting the wrong message and is so controversial. The moderators work hard to try to keep the game sane. Damen I've always thought of you as a friend and you're a good person, but you can't put the responsibility on the moderators and users for reporting toxicity and bullies, when they cry to you to help address the issue, and you can't have their back. So it really goes back to who has the final say.

Anyway Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
Best Regards,

- Dancebear

Well, I didn't think I'd be here making this post today but I think I deserve to put my word out.

So I joined back in January 2014, almost 7 years ago. It's crazy to think how long it's been. Just imagine playing your favorite sport or being friends with someone for that long. It becomes a part of your life that you'll cherish forever... even if there are good and bad moments that come with it. Realizing how much you've changed as a person during that time period, and what you have learned about yourself and what you learn about people. I won't sit back and think I was a great person throughout my experience. I know I've done some shady stuff, like every one of us. We all had a moment during our time here where things just didn't go the way we wanted, none of us are perfect. But I will give my dearest apologies to anyone/everyone that I have personally affected. Being 21 years old, you realize when things go overboard, and you want to take control of it as soon as you can. I have a loud voice, I don't express myself in the most positive ways sometimes, and it's something I do want to improve with my life to focus on a more positive future.

I simply cannot keep up with the community anymore, anybody who's in college/university currently will understand that. The workload is much heavier this year for some reason... does anyone else think the same? I wanted to keep a promise that I could stick around during the pandemic, and I did the most of what I could do. When there's new goals in life and wanting to achieve them, we need to sacrifice and I think my best foot forward would be doing that. I don't want to say goodbye forever, it breaks my heart to do so because I met a lot of great people who influenced my time here and it just hurts to let go of something you were so attached with for so long.

But I don't want to say goodbye, maybe just "see you around". I want to come online and say hi if i get the chance to. But for now, I must focus on life and my achievements. A lot of you know that one of my big dreams is to become a fashion designer, but I've also discovered that I'm very interested in Law. So Dancebear as a Lawyer? Who knows.

Anyway, that's all I have to say.
Peace out

- Dancebear

Hey,

So I'm pretty sure most of you know, or have realized that I was almost never online during the month of august. I did try to go on discord quite a few times a week and check in on forums but Oldcp activity was not up to par. Just to give you guys a heads up, life got really busy for me since moving into a different city with all of my best friends in it really got me occupied. I've been working a lot of hours too at my job, which is pretty time-consuming. September will be even busier but my hope is to get maybe around an hour per day online. But, I will say this publicly that if it gets too busy, I will resign from the ranks that I have, JUST SO SOMEONE ELSE gets a chance who works hard and stays involved in the community. I would want that for anyone who loves to play the game. But until then, I will try my best to give some time to the community.

With love,
Dancebear

Damen wrote on 23rd August 2020, 03:42 AM:

In 2021 I'll reset the entire game, crimezone included as well as weapons, back to how it was in 2014 and I'll await the complaints to go back to what we have now lol

I love that idea and i bet all the 2014-2015 users would be excited

May as well just tag the users in the post if its a direct rant to them

I dont think you remember but TED THE BEAR can do backflips AND he tap dances

Omg JILLY BEAN i didn't expect to read this I'm heartbroken that you're leaving. Love you forever ill keep in touch