I want to ask anyone who was here before everything got deleted, and the ones who were there when Ashley was active. 

when was this board created? was there an original one in a different site? was there a general in 4chan with a lot of people and OCs? how was the community? were there drama and toxic people? was there edits and talented people? what made this place special to you? 

I just want to know generally how it was. I discovered Ashley very late and want to know about the golden years.