Why I Love ZD

[Inflexus]

Zelda Dungeon-wow. It's almost been eight months since I've joined.

I can say it's been quite a journy. Originally I was here just because I had nothing better to do. I had some other larger forum experience, but I couldn't stand being in such a large crowd like one of those. I wanted a smaller forum. And "The Dark World" was there.

I didn't care so much about the content initially. Not until I started with AoL, lol. I did care about the community, the people. I quickly met up with Blackice and Twili123Prince, and others. I met Mercedes, who was an old time friend from another fansite, LoZ.com. It was refreshing.

Becoming an Arbiter, then a moderator, was quite possibly the highest honor I've received online in years. Mases picking me to do a job was one of the best things I've had happen on the internet. I eventually got put in charge of the MD, and I've been content ever since.

Sure, I've had plenty of hickups along the way. Little kicks back and forth with Josh and Kyby and even a few serious incidents with other users. Despite all of them, I've found this community always ready to progress, move forward, and look positively torwards the next great thing. I love it.

I love all you guys(yes, in some sick way, you too, Dabombster.)

So this is kind of a shout out, but also a more general question to you other users out there-what keeps you coming back to ZD? Why do you like it here so much to make it your home?

[Josh]

Aww. You mentioned me. I feel so honored.

Originally I came here every few months to post huge amounts when they piled up, and I stayed a couple extra days, and Mases or some random person made me arbiter. I liked ZD then, and after a good 3 month reign, I went to Staffer. Currently am that, and then became moderator some time ago. I guess I love the main site of ZD because all of my prettyful stuff is on there, and.....I'm still deciding if I like the forums or not.

[ShellShocker]

I came here last month, and made friends with people very quickly, I love you all, *kisses*, I love the quiet, peaceful forums, and nobody argueing, my first friends here were Blackice_cc and bellum, who is young, like me.
I am glad you all accept us young members, despite our age, and love chatting with Smitie and Amelie in the shoutbox.

The podcasts are always funny, and everyone has a great time, I have only been in an after-party before though, I think.
I started with a few posts, and then worked my way up to 100, getting reputation.
And now I have many friends, and I'm aiming to be a Hylian Hero when I am here for longer.

[Smitie]

Zeldadungeon has been my internet home for almost 3 years. I first was a hylian fan on the old forums, turned into a hylian hero and became an arbiter after 1.5 years (yes, i'm very patient). I suddenly turned orange in januari and I recently got a mod upgrade :P.

I like the fact that (almost) everyone here at ZD is accepted for who he/she is. I've been a member to another game forum and the main reason I left is because it was so unpersonal. You were just one of the 10.000 members who posted something.

I like chatting in the shoutbox with all members and just be my weird self. I have a lot of friends and I improve my english, so it's basicly a win-win situation :). And one of the other reasons I stay here is of course Ma...ehh nevermind :P.

[Petman1325]

Well, I've been to Zelda Dungeon for around 8 months, and I'm proud to say that I like this site. Its actually one of the only reasons that I go on the Internet now. I started by looking at the site and how it helped me out in OoT. After that, I decided to take a stroll through the forums. Now, I had never joined a forum before, so I had no idea what it was. So, I go in there, and the community was very nice. I decided to bring my trademark name (Petman1325) onto the site. I was instantly accepted into the community, and have since been a great part of the forum (Or at least in my opinion ;)) I am typically a quiet guy until you know me, but I was pretty much accepted here, although, it took a month for me to start using the ShoutBox. I managed to have a lot of friends on this site (Although, I can't remember who was my first. Thank you, video games!), then I was promoted to Hylian Hero status. A month later, I have all of the people who gave me my Arbiter status. The reason I love Zelda Dungeon is because of the kind community that can take almost anyone in (Except the spammers and flammers and the bots) and accept them. Heck, this is almost my second social area, the first being band!

[Ver-go-a-go-go]

Well, I've been here for the better part of about 4 months now. It's not very long compared to some of the other members, but I've enjoyed every moment of being a member of ZD. There are always excellent topics to comment on, and the people here always seem to be ready to welcome the new guys with arms wide open.

There's my piece. :D

[Skull_Kid]

I've been here for like what? 7 months or so? Becoming a Hylian Hero was such a honor to me:)
At first, I didn't even think about getting that much involved with this(or anyother) community, but ended up liking the things around:)

My top friends are Smitie, OniLink89, Stella3000, El Bagu, Lenora and Alder dragon, just to mention a few...

I am pretty much aware that some members don't like me...

Even now, some members that have been banned several times *cough*bellum*cough* try to mini mod me... but, i like it here

[Amelie]

Good topic! I love ZD because its my new home on the internet. I know nothing can replace my real home but now when I put my curser on my dock and click Safari... ZD is the first of my bookmarks I click! I just love the topics here and almost everyone is friendly (I cant think of anyone that isn't right now). Its a nice place to post and the people are fun to talk to. It has nice rules and we all love the same game even if are favorites and opinions are different. We respect each other like a true family would and that is what I love ^^

[El Bagu]

The main reason I love this is probably the same reason as why I joined: The best site if you want to discuss Zelda this is (of what I´ve seen, hope I do not offend any fansite owner now!). This site cover all possible aspects of the Zelda franchise and that is wonderful!

What I also like is the people. Skull_Kid mentioned me and I will mention him, he is awesome. But not only Skull_Kid but also the rest of my friends here and a lot more people. I feel appreciated and even though we do not always share exactly the same values some people are still my friends. Very open minded and fantastic! There is probably more but these are the main things.

(Really hope I will be able to experience the next podcast, sorry I missed the others)

[Hylian Hobbit]

Why do I love Zelda Dungeon? Well you see, it goes like this, I have a friend who said he'd pay me $20 for every month I could stay active at a forum. So I found this place and my wallet has never been fuller! *sniped*

Only joking. But has it really been 8 months already? 'Cause it sure doesn't feel like it. When I joined, I was accepted into the community very soon. I quickly made some great friends like Blackice_cc, Twili123prince, Stella3000, Skull Kid, Onilink89, Smitie, Y2K3, and many others. I'd name the rest, but the list would be far too long. :P After a few months, I bacame a Hylian Hero, and an Arbiter soon after that. It's really been an honor being able to work as a staff member here on the forum, and it's been great being a part of this community.

As to the question of why I love it here and why I keep coming back, it's definitely because of the awesome community, and the great disscussions we have here. It's become a second home.

[Claire]

I have been a member of Zelda Dungeon for 470 days.

While my activity has not remained constant, I have always hung around since the day I first joined. If I somehow managed to find myself away from Zelda Dungeon for an extended period of time, I'd always find my way back to Zelda Dungeon.

When I had joined Zelda Dungeon:
1. There wasn't an arcade.
2. MASnVIC reviews were still being done, not podcasts.
3. There were only about 100 registered members.

The members that were active when I first joined, but are no longer active, were Peregrine and RyanNope. Of the members that are still around, there are plenty. Mases, Caleb, Smitie, and linkman8 stick in my memory from being around when I first came about the forums. I especially remembered Smitie, since she kept the same avatar for so long, until rather recently. Despite members joining who are not particularly my cup of tea, there are plenty of great members who continue to keep Zelda Dungeon alive and well. Besides this, since becoming an arbiter I have to be loyal to Mases now. :P

I love Zelda Dungeon because of the close knit community, the high quality content of the website (I do love the artwork from the games and the great guides the staff produces), and the theme itself: The Legend of Zelda series.

[Kybyrian]

Hey would you look at that I've been here for over 1 year and a month. I don't know what compels me to come back during the time periods that I do actually come here and post and such, but I think it's mainly keeping up with Josh in posts anymore, though fat chance of that now.

[Y2K3]

I wish I knew how long I've been here... I'm thinking around 5-6 years. I don't remember much about ZD back then other than the GanonBot. That thing was amazing (yet annoying at the same time).
But I don't love you.


J/k :P

I keep coming back, mainly for the people. It's a fun place to talking about Zelda or anything else that suits my fancy. What else can I say? It's an amazing place. ^^

[Master Link]

I've been here for about 4 months. I can't even believe that it has been that long!

I came here because I love forums but the ones I went to were out of hand or dead. I found a lot of friends here such as Blackice, Moosh_is_cool, HylianPrincess, Hylian Hobbit, Stella3000, Petman1325, Vergo, the Dragons, El Bagu, and Amelie. Trust me there are many more. I love how you can talk to people about yourself here and they will accept you and always comfort you in tough times. Thanks to all the mods and Hylian Heroes for keeping this place "clean" and for being great forums role models!

Also the ZD main site has always been there when I need help on the games. Thanks to all the Staffers and content writers!


Thanks for all the memories!

[Kazumi]

:D Thanks ML!

I have been at Zelda Dungeon for about... 3 months, and I have many friends here. In fact, I won't name them all here. But of course, it includes Master Link, and Moosh_is_Cool, and Ver-go, and Axle, and Stella, and *Goes on and on* Anyway, I really like ZD because everyone is very friendly, and they are always there to talk to you, and can usually always take a joke. I also like the forums because they are not to big, but are never dead, and someone is always active, they are just the right size.

I really like the main site because of all of it's amazing content, and how useful it's been to my brother and I. Also, I like how all of the walkthroughs and pages are colourful, have very good descriptions, cover all of the Heart Pieces and other things, and are often quite humorous. I really hope that this site continues on for a long time..

[linkman8]

I've been here at ZD for about four to five years now, and I've been a moderator for, I think, three to four of them. Since I first came to this place back in 2005, I loved the entire atmosphere, I suppose.
We're kind of in the middle between a large and small-scale forum, the medium where everyone knows everyone else and talks to majority of them on a common basis, be it on the forum or on the shoutbox. We've been that way for as long as I can remember. I guess it's the community that's what I've liked the most about ZD.
Don't get me wrong, I love being a part of a Zelda-geared forum, because needless to say it's one of my favorite games, so that adds a nice big plus to it. On top of that, we also have some pretty interesting conversations here regarding Zelda or otherwise.
Boy am I going to miss ZD in a few years, providing I leave when I move on to college and whatnot. So many memories here.

[Dabombster]

Hmm... Inflexus loves me... Strange :p

Well, I used to work for another site (which will remain unnamed) as a webmaster. I was a content writer there for a while, but around January of last year people became very elitist, and I was tired of it. I came over to Zelda Dungeon and joined. Whenever my members annoyed me or I got sick of dealing them, I'd come over here and chat, and my members annoyed me quite often.

I became an Administrator on the forums, and a content writer when I resigned from my position in March of last year and joined Zelda Dungeon. About 2 weeks after my resignation, Mases asked me if I'd be interested in helping out Zelda Dungeon. Now, to be honest, I don't quite understand why he did ask me to join him. None of the content I'd ever produced was in the same league as Zelda Dungeon, but he asked me to anyway. I'd guess he saw some potential in me somehow...

Shortly after that (much to my dismay), I ran into a few problems and had to temporarily leave the site, and might have to take another leave (though hopefully much shorter) soon when I move to attend college. In the short time I've been around this place I've made many friends. If I ever have to leave, I'll miss this place. In the past couple months, it's been my getaway from school and work...

[DisappearingMist]

I love ZD because it's a fun place to be. The content in the forums is always changing, and the moderation is good, but not obnoxious. Other forums I have been to are either so heavily moderated that it is really dull, or, there is so little it is aggravating.

I've made several friends here, and that really makes a big difference.

Plus, Caleb works here, so I kinda have to be loyal :)

[lonely_moon]

I initially joined ZD as a way to talk about Zelda (duh) with people who actually know about it. Not many of my real-life friends can talk much on the subject.

You guys are such a friendly bunch. You always accept people, no matter what their age, race, gender or level of obsession with Zelda is. :lol: Even though real life stuff will get in the way sometimes, I'll always come back and post my various theories on obscure portions of the Zeldaverse. ZD Forums rule!

On a side note, the actual site is cool too, because I can use the guides available and the picture gallery has heaps to look at.

[blackice_cc]

Let's see... I don't really know what compelled me to join the forums, but I'm sure glad I did. Being home schooled, and having most of my friends go to school, I don't get to see them very much. So here is always a good place to come and chat about life, video games, and basically anything. And no-one will care if you're totally off your rocker =D.

Besides that, I've met many people from all around the world (THE DUTCH ARE COMING!), I've learned a bit about Zelda, I've had interesting discussions, the list goes on. What keeps me coming back is mostly the people (well duh, without people, we wouldn't have much of a forum, now would we?). And then, not long after Inflexus was promoted, BANG, I turn yellow. And then moderator, and then moderator of everything =D. And now staffer.

Granted, there have been several times when I get that "do I really want to go on today?" feeling, and don't come here for a few days. But that usually passes, and I feel like having a nice long chat with my internet buddies.

[Vincent]

I've been coming to ZD since 2004. Yeah, long time, I know. I really don't know what keeps me coming back. I certainly don't read the guides on the main page... Originally I would come here to read the news updates, because believe it or not, they were flowing back then. I would lurk around the old ZD forums, but I never posted. Uhh... I guess what keeps me coming back now... is an interest in the community. I like how these forums have progressed, and I like the constant activity. It's refreshing... coming from a pretty much dead community and all.

[Kaynil]

I've been here ..not very long.

I'll just say that it is the only LoZ board place that I know of, that actually still posting with such enthusiasm about the games. Your passion reminds me of teh old Zelda Community days.

...but at the same time, it becomes kind of scary. =P

[Akiranon]

About seven months ago I joined Zelda Dungeon. The site wasn't new to me. Back when I still frequented Zelda Dimension (the other ZD :P), Zelda Dungeon got mentioned quite often. At the time I didn't feel like joining another Zelda forum since I was visiting too many already. Looking back, I regret not registering sooner.

The last seven months here have been wonderful. I met new people, but also saw some familiar names. What I like about Zelda Dungeon so much is that everyone's nice to each other. Regardless of age, experience or other factors. The fact that a Zelda site remains true to its roots, namely Zelda, is also is something I applaud. I would have never imagined I could ever reach the HH rank, either.

Now, I'm not going to mention any names. I'm afraid I'll forget some people, and I don't want anyone to feel left out. I just want to thank Zelda Dungeon and its members for the past seven months. I know my activity has been somewhat lacking, but I hope things have cooled down here in a few weeks.

[Kokiri Kid]

I just like it how there's still people talking about Zelda in such depth. I was looking for it for a while.

[Stella3000]

Aw, this thread is so cute. ^^ Spread the love! lol.

Why do I love ZD? I came here for very different reasons than why I've stayed here.
It all comes down to the people here. You all are just so awesome. I've not always been treated in ways that were fun for me here, though. However, you guys have always treated me in ways that I feel (looking back) I needed to be treated. As if you all had my best interest in mind. I respect that a great deal, and I am grateful for it. ZD has helped me grow up some what; and that is mainly why I love ZD. :)

[basement24]

I have to say that this community is really friendly, which is something that caused me to sign up to post in the first place, and it's what continues to bring me back here as well. Having a community that doesn't flame each other all the time is a dying idea on the Internet. I'd say all the forums I (used to) visit on the net mainly consist of this pattern:

-Someone posts a legitimate discussion topic or question
-Response 1 makes fun of the new topic, and calls the person who posted it stupid
-Response 2 is in defense of the original poster, but reams out R1 in an undignified way
-Response 3 is the original poster adding his two swear-filled cents
-Response 4 is the moderator shutting down the thread and telling everyone that they hate their job as a mod.

This is tiresome to no end, and I see it all the time. I love ZD because I have yet to see this pattern emerge. Maybe there's the occasional problem, but I have yet to really see it. I've had great discussions here and have not felt wary about posting for fear of being flamed. That's something nice to look forward to when visiting the board instead of comign back to see if your thread's been shut down as a regular event.

At any rate, I'm probably rambling, but that's a big factor of why I love ZD. Also, it's great to see so many people here sharing their love for Zelda, especially since I don't know anyone in the 'real world' who really knows the games beyond a casual knowledge of their exsistence.

[K4KING]

There are many reasons why I like ZD.

1. I like ZD cause it's friendly. The people here are kind and gentle, though there may be some interesting bunches or some trolls, nevertheless, I feel at home here. People Like Axle, Dark Princess, Arkvoodle and Durion are nice. Meet them, They're a cool bunch of people to be with :).

2. I like the threads and posts here, they are carefully thought out. Though sometimes there can be errors, that does not matter. The threads here are unique in their own way and i can't put words into it.

3. I like that this Site has a Shoutbox, I like to post at threads but nothing beats when you chat with other people. It gives ZD a feeling of hospitality and home-ness.

4. I like Zelda. And This site fits the puzzle. enough said.

That's it.

[octorok74]

I originally went to ZD to look at the walkthroughs, but then I noticed the forums. I joined the forums, because I thought I could more information on the games then what the walkthroughs provided. I was right. Not only did I get more information, but I became friends with people from around the world. About a week after joining the forums, I recieved my first two friend requests. They were from Midna666 and Kitsu. Being new to the forums I immediately accepted their friend requests. Almost two weeks after I accepted Kitsu's friend request I saw him in the Shoutbox giving lectures on various subjects.

The following months, I received a few more requests, but I sent out more. Nearly everyone accepted my friend requests which surprised me, because I was still considering myself a young member. The more people that became my friends, the more comfortable I felt. I felt so comfortable that not only did I tell people my full name, but I also released my house address. Well, not my address, but I did feel comfortable enough to do it though. I considered everyone on the forums my family, in fact, I consider some of my friends on here to be closer to me then some of my actual family members. Everyone here is just so caring that it just becomes a second home.

I have had my faults on here, just like everyone else. I accidentily called someone stupid and I can frequently mistake members genders, so if this has happened to any of you and it was my fault, then I am deeply sorry. I have been a member of the forums for over a year and half I believe and I doubt I will ever forget the members on here. I can tell any member anything that bothers me and they will not only listen, but they won't judge me.

I can't regularly get on, but when I do I go right to the shoutbox. I almost always get on when ChargewithSword is in the SB, so I frequently discuss stuff with him. And then Kazumi will join in and a big discussion will get underway. Everyone on this site shows respect to every member. I just wish that some of the people from my school were members so that they can see how I really feel. Every post I make I add feeling into it, that way I know that what I say is what I truly mean to say.

Well, I am now going to attempt to conclude all my thoughts into one paragraph. So the reason I love ZD is because of the members. They don't care who you are, how you act, or what your backround is, because once you log on they see you as you want them to see you. I want to thank all of the members on ZD for always having my back and for being the kindest people I know. The members here are truly my closest friends which may be odd, but I don't care. Not only is this my longest post ever, but I cried through the whole thing.

[Vincent]

I felt so comfortable that not only did I tell people my full name, but I also released my house address.

Um, as a moderator I feel obligated to tell you this. Yeah.... you shouldn't do that.

[Wielder of Aegis]

Um, as a moderator I feel obligated to tell you this. Yeah.... you shouldn't do that.

Uh yeah. Good point there. I mean, I gave away my name but not my address!

[Shadsie]

*Skims topic*

I've been here a year. What the heck?

I came here orignially when Mases used to have a fanart feature - a special little feature every month regarding artwork submitted to partner-site North Castle - personal picks for cool, interesting artwork. Multiple works of mine were featured - as in, I had an artwork on the monthly "hey, look at this!" topic for more than one month. Lady Juliet, owner and proprietor of North Castle would email me to let me know this, and link me to the thread. Eventually (this was after different works by me had been featured something like four or five months?) I was so flattered that I felt the need to register and post a topic thanking Mases for being so kind regarding my little fan arts. I *wasn't* planning on sticking around, because, to me, this was a "big forum" and therefore something scary. I was just "easing into" Legend of Zelda fandom/online disscussion - while I'd found something of a family-feel at North Castle, I feared what a bigger forum would be like. You see, I'd just come out of rather turmoiled anime/manga fandom. I'd been in enough stupid, knockdown-dragout fights that got spread through most of the fandom... and even to third-party "point and mock" sites that stick their noses into random internet fights..... argh. I was just, shall we say.. scarred. (It wasn't like I didn't deserve some of what I got, really, but... argh, I just didn't want to go anywhere where I'd get into constant stupid battles over something that was supposed to be entertaining and fun). I was having fun with the Legend of Zelda and I didn't want that run ruined like my last fandom was ruined for me, so, naturally, I thought "big forum... lots of people mean lots of potential for stupid...I shouldn't stick around."

Then, somehow, I got interested in some of the threads and got to posting on them and I saw people being friendly and respectful. And then people started telling me how much they liked my input, and people giving me Reputation...

And, well, it's a year later and I'm here.

I really like how this place is big on respect. There's a certain level of intelligence here and, even when there are different opinions on things, I haven't seen a lot in the way of putting people down - and when that happens, it's quickly nixed. The mods here do a great job... and most importantly, they actually *care.* I've been on communities where even the adminstrators/owners didn't give a whit about what went on or how their people treated each other - this place has it's "royalty" actually involved and caring.

Also, (this is going to sound real "classy," I know)... I like that people seem to really like and have a high respect for me here. I have problems with depression and the like. I have a hard time forgiving myself when I make mistakes. I'm used to thinking of myself as something lowly, and wondering if my thoughts and opinons are "wrong." Many people here seem to hang on my every word whenever I make a post - replying to agree with my posts, or tell me that I made them think... and then, having the multiple-bars of reputation and the "name known to all" is pretty special to me. It's one of those little things in life that tell me that maybe I'm not a screw-up... people actually think I'm intelligent and thoughtful! *Gasp!* Heh. In one of the forum games, I caught someone calling me a "legendary" fan fiction writer. I got called "legendary." That's special, too. It made me feel good. So, yeah, I like that I'm "high on the totem pole" around here.

[DesertDweller]

Most other forums I'm on (and I'm on quite a few, no other Zelda though) have a higher level of formality and there's not as much of a sense of community.

That's something I get here. I see a lot of people aren't afraid to talk about things not just having to do with Zelda, but life in general.

I dunno, but this is kinda my relax forum. Zelda is my favorite series and ZD's a good place to unwind after a long day and have some good fun arguing over timelines and other entirely inconsequential topics. :)

[athenian200]

So far, I love ZD because, well... it's about Zelda, and there's plenty of good discussions and fan works made by this community. Also, there are more of the higher-ups taking an active role in the community as members rather than just sitting back and occasionally wanting to flex their muscle when they're in the mood.

[Caleb]

Hmm, well, I don't really have much to say about the forums cause I don't use them very often... Awkward... I love ZD because I originally got into the online Zelda world rating fan-fictions as well as writing walkthroughs and guides for a website I had at the time. It ended up being hard to run the website by myself so I eventually just let it drop into oblivion. The drive to create things eventually brought me here to ZD where I sent in an application for Content Writer. Not sure how long it's been now, three+ years and I've loved it. Thanks ZD staff, arbiters and mods, for keeping a positive focus and ever moving forward. And a special thanks to Mases in particular for giving me a shot, striving so hard and doing such an awesome job keeping everything from exploding. A lot of you guys don't see all the stuff he does behind the scenes, but let me assure you, he does so much! :)

[Axle the Beast]

I joined way back over a year ago... in REALLY late 08. Stumbled across the site, really. I've never been a guy who knew much about top websites or anything, so I'd never actually heard of Zelda Dungeon, but I was starting to get obsessively into Zelda (been a fan my whole life, but it was passing into being my favorite series, eclipsing Metroid), and frankly I desperately needed a place to talk about it... an outlet really. :P

So I stumbled across here. I actually ended up emailing Mases about using some images for my site prior to actually joining. Then I did and exploded into doing tons of posting. I also joined right around when the podcasts started, which I found incredibly fun and consider almost like my "brother" on ZD. :sweat: It's indescribably cool to me that fast-forward roughly a year and I'm making guest appearances on them and doing the lightly related mailbag and video discussions. :)

I was frankly really drawn in by the way the community was run and the general sense of friendliness here. This might surprise you, but I've actually been caught up in some crazy **** on some other boards, and making tons of enemies even. The mods here know what the hell they're doing, and are just as respectable as the regular members. I made loads of friends here, and I think I'm on good terms with the vast majority of the member base. :) That said, I remember some of my earlier buddies who really made me feel welcome were Josh, Moosh_is_Cool, Mases himself, Skull_Kid and many others. There were my buddies who joined shortly before or after me, like Kitsu, Ver-go and Kazumi... and loads of other people I can't name. Everyone on my friend list really. ^^

Now I'm honored with both a moderator and site-staff position, and I just love being around. I'm honestly not as active on any other boards, ZD is my hangout. Cheers to it being so awesome, and let's make sure it stays that way. :)



And a special thanks to Mases in particular for giving me a shot, striving so hard and doing such an awesome job keeping everything from exploding. A lot of you guys don't see all the stuff he does behind the scenes, but let me assure you, he does so much! :)
Seconded. Hail Mases!

[Majora's Cat]

Though I'm sure that I'm somewhat late to this thread, I can assure people that I have no less love for this forum community than those who have been here much longer than me. Zelda Dungeon is respectful and caring - unlike another forum that I've been on *cough* GameSpot *cough*. People here are very nice and intelligent, much more so than other forums that I have experienced.

I may have only been here for a bit over a month, but I already feel like I've met some amazing people here and am flattered by some of the compliments that have been given to me. Though I'm really still quite a n00b, I find that the community has a lot to offer, no matter how much better older members say ZD was back in the day. To me, it's still an amazing website with tons of compassionate users. I realize by what HKs, HNs, Mods and Admins are saying, the forums are losing quite a bit of quality because of the new flow of users, but that only becomes inevitable when so many newcomers join. There are bound to be some not-so-great quality posts, but my opinion of ZD remains that it is just amazing - far more compelling than Facebook. :)

[triforce]

I love it because of all the cool vidoes

[SheikahWarrior]

I just love this place so, so much :kawaii:

I found out about ZD looking for OoT walkthroughs and noticed the forum. None of my friends played Zelda, I was getting pulled in, so I thought 'meh, why not talk to other people about it?'

When I first joined the forums my first visitor message was a 'welcome to the forums!' message from Arkvoodle :xd:

I just found it insanely kind and sweet how members would welcome others to the forums like that (On other forums I could have been there for a year and nobody would have noticed :dry:) and how everyone was so respectful of eachother's opinions, so I stuck with the forum and now I have a bunch of friends on here who like the same stuff as me :)

I just love this website! LONG LIVE ZELDEDUNGEON! LONG LIVE MASES!

[Baysiderulez]

Zelda Dungeon-wow. It's almost been eight months since I've joined.


aww look! its an old post from my brother.

ZD is my second Zelda community to be apart of. I have very much the same history as my brother, although I joined here a year later then he did. I like it here. I don't always agree with the things are. But this community thrives and people for the most part generally enjoy the company of others and that's what makes the topics interesting.

[Erebea]

I found ZD about 4 years ago, I was looking for an OoT walkthrough to help me with catching some Skulltulas. I kept coming on here regularly checking out the walkthroughs every month or so for a couple years, then I stopped coming for a long time (During my Video gaming break).

I come back around May or something and I find some guy on a YouTube video answering Zelda-related questions. I kept coming back once in a while to see if there were any new "mailbags" and only this summer did I actually join this site, but I wasn't active for a whole month, I came back here after the Zelda Eternity marathon and got to posting. I quite like it here, as you've read a million times, it's far more friendly than other forums out there *cough* MangaFox *cough*, and it is lacking in relevant Zelda related stuff but, as said before by someone I can't remember, the release of Skyward Sword might kick the forum back into shape. I've seen a lot of sites and forums die, and I say this forum is far from it, and it's just going through a phase. But of course, there are people in this forum that are trying to make it a better place right now, so it's all good (To me).

[ShellShocker]

I came here last month, and made friends with people very quickly, I love you all, *kisses*, I love the quiet, peaceful forums, and nobody argueing, my first friends here were Blackice_cc and bellum, who is young, like me.
I am glad you all accept us young members, despite our age, and love chatting with Smitie and Amelie in the shoutbox.

The podcasts are always funny, and everyone has a great time, I have only been in an after-party before though, I think.
I started with a few posts, and then worked my way up to 100, getting reputation.
And now I have many friends, and I'm aiming to be a Hylian Hero when I am here for longer.

Somehow this thread ended up being nerco'd. I look back and see myself when I first joined. That's actually pretty interesting.


And now I have many friends, and I'm aiming to be a Hylian Hero when I am here for longer.
Fortunately, before I left, I actually achieved this, and was very happy with it. Today ZD is still a great community, despite it's large increase in size. Happy to still be around. :3

[Wolfang31]

I like this place because it helped me a lot for completing Ocarina of Time, finding missing Poes in TP, etc. An excellent resource for any Zelda fans!

[Bigelover88]

before I start I must say I got into the world of Zelda very late. Phantom Hourglass was my first ZD game I bought and also finished. After this I bought TP. But this oldie never heard of OoT... bad I know... But hey I have an excuse! I never have been a gamer :P
But after PH it changed. The first time I became interested was when I played SSBB and had to fight Link everytime. So this made me buy PH which was released at that time. After playing TP and OoT and WW I decided to search for Zelda on the net and that's how I came across this Site. I must say I like it here. The members are all pretty cool and the amazing thing is young and old(er) get along very well. Nobody here tries to feel you uncomfortable by acting like a -know-it-all. I have become friends with many members here and even though we all need a break from time to time I always feel at home here. I don't see myself leaving permanently anytime soon. Unless you guys force me to go and kick me out :P

[Random Person]

You know what brought me to Zelda dungeon? People had interesting things to say about Zelda. That's not something that you can always find easily in the real world. You know what kept me coming back? I had something to contribute. I find myself in ZD because I like to share the things I know with other people. Not just in Zelda, but in life as well. I also like to share my creativity with others, thus I post art, sigs, stories , etc. The pay off has been really good as I my talents in all these areas have increased tremendously. ZD brings out good things in me and in return, I get to share those things with others.

[Xizor]

Zelda Dungeon...how you have changed in the 7 and a half years I've known you.

My latest foray into this site's community on this particular board started around 3 years ago. I've seen this site go through many ups and downs with its community. Content on the front page has never really been in question - nor did I ever much care for it. I don't ever come here to gawk at the beautiful layout, nor do I ever sit and worry about how I'll get through a game.

I don't have many friends here, and I find a lot of things about this place frustrating. Yet, for some reason, I log in, I post, etc. Is it because LoZ.com alone isn't enough for me? Perhaps. I've been a member of ZU for many years, but I'm even less active there. I suppose what I "love" about ZD (if it could be said I truly love anything about it at all) is the fact that it brings happiness to those who post here regularly that I've only known at LoZ.com. While I wish we could share it there, I'm glad that there's a place that makes you feel as good as my warm, internet home does for me.

I've always felt like a guest here, an outsider, rather than a bona fide member of this community. Is this a self-imposed separation? Maybe. I daresay the "Fansite Worker" title I bear whenever I post doesn't do much to help. I've established myself already as "Xizor, from LoZ.com" rather than simply who I am by myself. But why shouldn't I? I am, in fact, Xizor from LoZ.com. It's who I am. I treasure greatly that place. And perhaps my relationship with LoZ.com is why I know and care about ZD at all. I am not sure if I'd ever bother with you guys if ZD and LoZ.com hadn't attempted to merge twice in the past, and nearly embark on a very ambitious project together.

My ties to this place are deep and old; love is not one of them, I don't think. Respect? Curiosity? Intrigue? Boredom? Maybe I'm inventing words to replace love with because I'm embarrassed to say it - though that itself is not an admission. I don't know, really. All I know is that I'll continue to post periodically.

[DARK MASTER]

Why do I love Zelda Dungeon.net, because you guys are like a family to me, I have allot of friends on here most of the people are real nice, and I would never have wanted to use ZD if they sucked