Having been away for the holidays, I had hoped to find a more congenial debate on my return. I have started this thread about a year ago for strictly informational purposes, and I recently revived it for the same reason - no more and no less.
As far as I know, the reason for having a Forest Event on a yearly basis was quite simply, that the previous event had been a success, and that people showed an interest to participate in a new one. By far the most participants have been MTC members, but I don't think it's historically correct to see it as an intended break from MTC roleplay. If memory serves me well, the idea originated in 2005 with Kerra, the then leader of the Wildwoods Panther Band, who teamed up with Ragnar to make the first event happen. Out of that, a tradition grew, and all subsequent installments have been set up by Ragnar, for which we owe him a lot of gratitude.
So I hope to see you all at any time when a new event arrives.
All that aside, I wish Ragnar the very best, and sincerely hope that he will recover soon. And to all of you: a happy 2012.