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==Dragonice's farewell statement== | ==Dragonice's farewell statement== | ||
The main evidence remaining of the website is Dragonice's farewell statement, which can be [http://pokecc.8m.com/pokemon/pastnews.html here (the second post down)]. In his farewell, Dragonice announced that he will no longer be maintaining the website, initially claiming that he "doesn't have time" to run the website, | The main evidence remaining of the website is Dragonice's farewell statement, which can be [http://pokecc.8m.com/pokemon/pastnews.html here (the second post down)]. In his farewell, Dragonice announced that he will no longer be maintaining the website, initially claiming that he "doesn't have time" to run the website. Then, he cited the [[Pokémon Company]]'s decreased popularity, before finally going into an all-out attack on the current state of the Pokémon community, saying that he is "absolutely disgusted". He criticized the webmasters of Pokémon fan-sites for only seeking to make a profit and have their website get several hits. He believed this priority took away what made Pokémon fan-sites fun. | ||
However, he ended the statement on a much more positive note, discussing a variety of positive aspects of the Pokémon community, such as fan-sites like [[Pokémon Forest X]]. He then thanked a vast number of people, and said that he will continue to be working with Bulbagarden and Articuno Island. | However, he ended the statement on a much more positive note, discussing a variety of positive aspects of the Pokémon community, such as fan-sites like [[Pokémon Forest X]]. He then thanked a vast number of people, and said that he will continue to be working with Bulbagarden and Articuno Island. |
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