16 years of Metroid on the web is a long time. While most sites don't last this long unless they have a steady stream of revenue or the designers are paid to keep it active, the Metroid Database is one of those special examples where we have a devoted staff keeping things running, as well as a great fan base to keep stopping by.
That said, I've recently moved about 2000 miles from my old home and gotten a full-time job and various contract side-projects, so all of this keeps me preoccupied from working on the site. However, I'm still working on a few translation projects, and Samus & Joey is still running, even if we haven't updated in awhile (mostly delays in typesetting).
Thankfully, Ryan (aka Infinity's End) has been keeping the site up-to-date with the podcasts, bestiary, Facebook, and myriad other maintenance, for which we're all super-grateful! James Pierce has also been on top of things with Wii U coverage, putting his Deleter snooper skills to good use. And then there's Jesse D getting the forum looking all snazzy! Independent websites really do succeed when they have such a great staff like this to keep things running!
Thanks again to everyone for their hard work and especially you for your continued support of the site!