Long ago (ok, the first year I joined) I bought this magical deck. A Fae lover for most of my life, naturally it called to me and I answered.
Fast forward a few years, and I moderated this board... again, my love for the Fae and this deck in particular motivated my request to Solandia at the time to take this forum as one of "mine." I indexed the Forum at that time as well.
Then, I "left" AT for a while. After a year and a half of service, I no longer moderated any forums and I felt despondent in many ways - felt the work and time and effort I had put here for years was useless, forgotten. The turnover was high, and in no time... no one knew I was connected to the Faerie Oracle forum at all any more. Hell, no one even knew me anymore. All the familiar faces were gone. The forum had gone on to another to moderate (and a damn fine job they've all done ever since). I felt I didn't belong here any more.
But like all things, which the Fae know, time is cyclical. I was asked specifically to do a Faery reading last month by one person I regularly read for. I realized how long it had been since I had used this deck, and how "shut down" I felt from my magical side. I wanted to find that spark again. Some dear soul bought me a membership this summer, and basically kept me from leaving for good. And here I am, still typing on AT, even today.
Then more folks from long ago began to show up, like Jewel. It makes the process of sharing and exploring together so much more rewarding when you feel you "know" the people you're communicating to through the forums and can share your mutual enthusiasm.
I think Jewel is right, the Fae are working a subtle "reconnection" spell on those of us who hear the Call. I'm happy to be here still, happy to see old friends and get better acquainted with new ones.