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I was a little worried how federation would turn out and it's been the most enjoyable site period its had so far. new comrades to riff with and new subjects of scorn to goof on. I was worried that posting strength had stagnated between CTH and federation, but nope, Hexbear's still got it!
I feel sad when i see a (good and not reactionary) post and it has no upbears based on also having posting anxiety and having experienced no interaction with a post, so if i'm browsing and not logged on, i go on a browser to give it a bear, though since federation i have to be a lot more selective, but ultimately I still upbear hex and lemmygrad posters' posts 
I think I would have been an excellent arquebusier given the chance, no demilancer would be able to stop me 
Seconding Legend of Condor Heroes, Jin Yong was at the forefront of Wuxia lit and he writes action scenes and intricacies of martial arts styles interestingly, though one ding I have for him is that his character writing for women can be flat, but not creepy like how other writers can be. All of Jin Yong's novels save for Sword Stained with Royal Blood [which is a shame because it's got the coolest and most based title] can be found translated online in some form, a lot of them on libgen.li / libgen.is
Someone of historical importance was also a reader of Jin Yong serials:
Huge Lupin III geek, & I love Miyazaki's take on Lupin. Cagliostro is an all-time fav.
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