Today marks the 8th Anniversary of the opening of Anikira!
To commemorate this day, any member that posts with their main account on this thread between 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM EST on January 31, 2016, will receive a free character slot. This slot can be used for any wolf character apart from an extinct wolf. However, this will only be awarded to members who log in and post to redeem this. Use this time to post about a fun memory or someone who has made roleplaying here great. We want to be able to share the history of this place with everyone!
We've made it eight years. Let's make it another eight!
My Memory: I remember when the site was so small, it only had five territories: Acerbus, The Oriens, The Occasus, Kamari and I'queyer. We had three packs and a 150 word count minimum. We've gone through dozens of packs and have thirteen more territories available, along with extinct breeds and such a wide variety of members and styles that it is crazy!
Well I haven't been on the site for a year quite yet, but everyone has made my experience here so wonderful. I haven't really been here long enough to have a really good memory to share, but I do remember the first day that I came on the site to find that Descai and it's pretty purple category color were gone and I was soooo super confused.
I know this isn't really a great memory, but I don't have many since I just recently became pretty active. I hope this next year brings many more memories. I'd like to personally thank Luna for introducing me to this fabulous site, and I'm so happy she did because I love it here <3 and I love all you guys!
While I haven't been around as long as others, Anikira has felt like a home since the day I found it. =) I really don't have too many amazing stories to share due to the short time I've been here...but I adore everyone here, and I've made so many friends. I do recall the posting contest not long ago, which was SO exhausting, but also fun - and it was nice to see everyone posting so much! I also remembering being so intimidated by the staff when I first joined...only to very swiftly find out how kind and amazing they are!
Four years | Eastern Timber x Mexican | Kairos Matriarch
But in general, I have been here for three years and I have honestly met some of the most amazing people ever. I cannot thank you all enough for being such great friends and I honestly don't know what I would do without you.
I definitely haven't been around very long having first found this place and started interacting with members in June and not officially signing up until July, but this place has changed my life so much.
I found Ani when I was going through a huge change in my life emotionally, mentally, developmentally and a lot of things were shifting. Along with that, I found myself without friends. My family was threatening to disown me, and I'd fallen out of contact with half my friends, and the other half were siding with my family.
But enough about me. Needless to say, I was immediately impressed with the community here on Anikira. You all seemed so close-knit and like good friends even off Ani, needless to say good role players, and I am so honored to have become part of it.
Not only is it the site's eighth anniversary but it is also my first anniversary being on Ani so hooray!!
My Memory: I had just joined Ani and was trying to get everything together, my bios all figured out and my accounts all set up. I was so nervous about everything being ok since I hadn't role played in a few years. I remember people in the c-box (Vickie especially) were so helpful. They told me what was wrong and how I needed to fix stuff. It was nice to know that even though I was brand new people still cared enough to help me out. The only reason I decided to stay was because the people here were so warm and welcoming that I really felt I was a part of the Ani family.
I've never RP'd online, at least not in this sense, however I was introduced to this by a good friend and I was interested enough to get involved. Though I'm not as active as I wanna be yet I'm excited to get into it and stretch my creative muscles! So Happy Birthday Anikira!
My first memory of Ani was joining the site in maybe 2009? I was an extremely novice rper back then but I had two wolves, Roka and Tipsy (who was a thylacine wolf I won in an advertising competition). However I wasn't around for very long because I found being on multiple sites too much work and disappeared.
I stopped rping about four years ago when my favourite site went inactive, but I'd always wanted to get back into it if I could find the right site. Over the summer I started poking around Ani to see if it was still here after all these years, and after two days of poking around I knew I'd found my new rp home.
I've not been here as long as most but all my fondest memories thus far are of making friends with some very lovely people. I'm on a tiny hiatus at the moment but I truly cannot wait to get back into everything here. I love you guys!! <3
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Wooooo 8 years. Having been a member of this site for 5 of those years I have plenty of memories of great people, interesting characters and exciting plots. Too many to select a favourite. My writing has definitely improved from my time on Anikira, thanks to everyone who has plotted with me and to Uru for creating this place 8 years ago and sticking with it despite the difficult patches (:
Okay, so my phone ran out of charge hence me missing this so forgive me!
Not exactly a memory, but I am just so thankful for the community. Recently, I lost pretty much all of my IRL friends (although some just moved away and became internet friends) so it's nice to say that I still have 25 (probably more members that I've forgotten) friends
I feel like I should also post an actual memory, so here goes: when I joined, I had never roleplayed on an advanced or literate site before. Pretty sure that 300 words was double what I was used to (150) but pushing my RPing skills further made me so much of a better writer. These As in English are thanks to you, Ani!
.: Kenai Peninsula x Arctic :: Blue eyes with golden streaks around pupil :: One Year :.
Main account! Send all PMs, payment, etc to this account. Graphics Shop | Plotter
I remember the day when I first joined. It must've been in January 2013, and I was too nervous to talk to anyone. But, when I finally worked up the courage to talk in the cbox with everyone, I realized how welcoming and kind they all were. Ani turned into a place where I could go when I was stressed out or anxious and I knew there would always be someone awesome to talk to.
Since then, the people who are here might have changed, but I've also noticed that everyone is just as nice and awesome. I'm so happy to be back because the memories I made here were endless. So just one more happy birthday to Ani, I can't wait to see what this year brings! <3
Happy 8 years to Anikira and all who call this place home!!!!
So many memories from this place in my two years of being a member here!!! The first one coming to mind was when I first joined as a rusty writer and feeling totally insecure about threading with the awesome writers that were here. But everyone helped me work out the kinks and improve as I became a full fledged member of the site. The staff that i was at one time incredibly scared of became my mentors and good friends.
The Anikira family has seen me through highs and lows and have been a beautiful support system. I know many of you have said the same thing at one time or another but that just goes to show how close we all are and really do make up this crazy, wacky group of awesome friends.
This site has grown so much just in my time being here and I'm very proud of all the hard work that all of you have put into it to make it what it is today and what it may become in the future.
I love all of you!!! <3
Nymph-Female-Arctic-Four-Airila Gatherer-Taken by Audas
I have had my ups and downs but this place is a refuge for me. Ever since I joined back when Nia showed me this place the first thing that stood out the most was the welcoming atmosphere and the love you guys shared for each other. I have improved here as an artist and as a writer, and I really love the place and you guys. Here's to eight more years to our Ani family! <33
Rain • 3yrs • female • othala vanir • single Played by Nameria. This is my main account! Please send all PM's here. I play Rain, Thanatos, Taranis, Tuesday, and Arlo.
Outlaw here... I've only got a couple months under my belt here on Ani but it has been a wonderful time and the few I've got'n to know are beyond epic people. I can not wait until I get to know more of you and find out what mischief we can create
My memories of Ani: Still growing. But I really do enjoy the friendly members. They make returning to roleplaying as fun as it can be, and can't wait to make several memories with everybody.