Why I Do All of This – and Why You're the Reason

Today I'd like to reach out to you personally, to the community. Because everything that has grown here over the past years ultimately comes down to one reason: you.

It all started small. Alongside my main job in social work, simply as a way to teach myself something new. Back then, I never would have thought this project would one day reach numbers like these. And precisely because it has grown this way, it matters to me that you understand the spirit in which I run it.

I never set out to push anything aside. Yes, there are established sites and wikis – I'm well aware of that, and that's a good thing. This site was never meant to replace them, and it never will be. It's an addition to what's already there. In the end, everything finds its place, side by side.

What many people don't see: behind this idea of "adding to" there's a fair amount of work every month. Server costs, tools, the developer accounts for the app with Google and Apple. I carry all of that myself – by choice. Because I want to give you something that comes without advertising. We're surrounded by enough of it in everyday life; here, things should feel calm.

And it's far from over. I have no intention of drawing a line under this someday – quite the opposite: I want to expand it. Just how serious I am about that is shown by the Sehnsucht app, which has only just been released. It fills me with joy every single time I search for something on Google myself and our site actually shows up – a small sign that this has indeed found its place.

And in the end, it all comes down to the one thing everything depends on: you. The support, the many comments, your feedback. That's the real reward for the work, and it means more to me than I can put into words. For that, I simply want to say thank you.