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Merlin's Keep (and the Far, Far, Away Site) is gone and it's actually a big deal.

I don't know much about this situation, so if anyone can shed more light on this I would appreciate it, but I do want to take a moment to point this out for anyone else who may not know, because it feels important.

farfarawaysite.com is gone (and their socials on Tumblr and X/Twitter deactivated, too). This might sound dramatic but this is a significant loss for the Merlin fandom.

The site had been running since 1997, and was (in my opinion) a pillar of the Merlin fandom as an archive of every single high quality image of Behind the Scenes, Promotional photos, and individual galleries for all cast members from the core four, to the Knights, to characters like Freya (Laura Donnelly) and Eira (Erin Richards)--the woman who tricks Gwaine in the Diamond of the Day episodes.

I used this site back in 2011 and 2012. I know it existed before then, I know so many fan creators who used this website to this very day.

They didn't just do this Merlin, either, they did it for many, many other shows. This was a non-for-profit, fan run website, who seems to have simply done it for love and archive purposes.

I don't really know if I can even put into words how sad of a loss this is. Decades of work and care is just gone. This website was in many ways a love letter. If I can get one message across to anyone who ran the site, I just would want them to know they were deeply appreciated by so many people in this fandom.

The website is archived through the Wayback Machine here, but this doesn't include a backup of any of the high quality photo files they had stored. You can browse through and see what kind of images they had. I would argue thousands, if not hundred of thousands of pictures, are just gone. I am not quite sure if there is anywhere else that these photos were archived.

This is a sad day for our fandom. I love u farfarawaysite; and again, if anyone knows anything or is in contact with anyone who ran the website, I'd happily talk with them. I would love for the farfarawaysite to rise again.

#late to the funeral

I don’t know what is worse:

Thinking you’re going to have a Carrie Bradshaw 30s only to discover you’re actually Buggy the Clown.

Or realizing they’re both the same so it doesn’t matter.

#I only watched satc recently.#I was glamorized by the photos and screenshots as a child and decided that 34 is the year.#carrie bradshaw #buggy the clown #I was a fool.

nixpunk

people aren't even getting a little bit genghis khan anymore. you guys used to love getting a little bit genghis khan

#what is the opposite of war flashbacks

misericordiia

our father, who art in chicago,

Thunderbolts* being a tumblr-era return to form is a recession indicator.

#thunderbolts #marvel

Your fit ain’t Jack shit if them shoes don’t hit.

#I just woke up from a dream where mariska hargitay said this to me #I was wearing ratty reeboks from Marshall’s #anyway

scp-l4-clef-alto-001

So every once in a while, I'll see someone say something so incredibly cringe it hurts. Then someone will respond to them with a take so rancid the original take makes sense to me.

curiositypolling

If you mention your job to a stranger, how likely are they to get interested and ask questions? 1 would be like a grocery store cashier and 10 would be like a stunt double

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unemployed

nuance

Voting ended onSep 26, 2024

#I do investigations.

knightconvoy

beardedmrbean

theman

I GOT A FUCKING RAISE THE POTATO WORKED WTF

tattooedzombigirl

This potato works. Every. Fucking. Time.

imanutcase-10

Then bring me luck

thirddeadlysin

the day after I posted this last time I was notified that I was selected for a really cool mentorship gig and got an unrelated glowing review at work

jackdaw-kraai

And notice the potato doesn’t guilt you with “if you don’t, something horrible will happen.” Potato wouldn’t betray you like that, because potato is a refined person of good humor and character, and understands that, sometimes, a visit to your dashboard just isn’t convenient right now. Sometimes you just went on a fandom gif reblogging spree or your energy is low, you do not have the time to make your dashboard suitable to guests, and a polite visit just isn’t in the cards. Potato understands this, and doesn’t get upset, or gods forbid, throws a tantrum and wishes ill on your household. Instead, Potato merely stores away their blessings for a later visit and leaves as a good friend should.

Be like Potato. Be a good friend.