making the game fun again, thank your ffxi friendsFollow

I started on shiva about a year ago, and joined an LS of people who knew each other IRL. Things got weird as some of us had less time to play because of college, relationships, etc. We didn't want to help each other anymore. Huge rifts opened up (I won't point fingers, it was everyone's fault).
Then I joined this Linkshell called TheMooks. There's so much energy zinging around with all of those people, I wanted to thank them however I could for making ffxi fun again when i was on the verge of quitting. And also for making me want to spend more time with those friends from whom I almost let myself be cut off.
So, if anyone had an experience similar to this, ultimately meeting a group of people or a single person that made it fun again, let them know. If not here, then in game, in person, how ever you please.
Take care all.

I've had similar experiences with leading my LS. About 9 months or so ago I was getting kind of bored with ffxi, I dunno I just didn't feel like playing as much, my LS was starting to get a few crappy memebrs in it ruin it and causing good poeple to leave, other high lvl members were leaving for HNM LS's. It just wasn't a good situation. I was getting ready to quit but then I sucked it up, booted out the trouble makers, got a few of the good people to come back and things were getting fun again. There was lots of energy and the people were all really nice and fun. Then about 4 or 5 months ago, we started getting too many strangers in the LS, so the closeness was suffering and some poeple were leaving and complaining about it. So things weren't as fun again. But I stuck it out again and reformed the LS. I booted out some more of the trouble makers and closed recruitment to friends of LS memebers only. The LS got back to a more close group of friends state, and then our numbers dropped because of WoW and EQ2. Also there was a huge group of LS members that had suddenly lost interest in the game. At one point I thought my LS was going to die within a matter of weeks. Then all of a sudden people started returning and we got a few new members and the energy and fun returned to the LS. So now things are good and have been for awhile. I recently backed off of FFXI a little becuase I needed to focus more on my school but I still play regularly and I doubt I will be quitting anytime soon. My fun is my LS. Without them I would have quit about 9 months ago. ^^

lol you're not a trouble maker nobu :P I enjoy having you on the LS when you decide to come on it :p