Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-5726563-20140730121919/@comment-24087318-20140731060846

Welp here I am. Writing in this thing. This is going to get messy.

First off, I'd like to start saying that while stepping down is erring on side of about fucking time, since the community has been in outcry for Demoting, or at least Replacing Admins/Mods who have been less than present in comitting to their tasks, emergency issues aside, you guys were tenative friends. And not just stepping down, but leaving, is a little far.

Incase it's not obvious by the score of replies above me, people actually would miss you if you left outright. These same people, I may add, that I KNOW have said at one time or another that you or Arren should have quit for being essentially non-existant except in dire situations. Which definately goes to show a sort of "You're going a wee too far here." Yeah, it's become a job, yeah it's stressful and tiring and nobody likes to be the bad guy. And nobody beyond you yourself actually demands that you do it, which we've come to call a personal obligation.

Personally, I'm not going to sugar coat it. I've been a part of the community for going on a year now, off and on. Mostly off as of late. But this discussion has come up a lot in the times I've been around. Should you guys get fired or quit for *Insert reason here*? Honestly the answer I've always leaned to yes. You guys are great guys, and great Admins when you do your jobs, but during the later half of my tenure here, you didn't really do those jobs often. And infact most of the times you were being stubborn and in the way of other responsible Administrators doing them. And I'm not really looking for an arguement or an excuse or six, that's what I saw, that's what others saw, deal with it.

However, on the opposite side of this coin ("willingly" donated by Harvey Dent) I do consider the lot of you my friends, and jobs as staff aside, you were great people. You did great things. Enjoyable to talk to, enjoyable to RP with, and again, looking up at all these comments, and likely below mine, you're going to be missed, by a lot of people. You guys are a part of the old guard, you've got stories, you've seen shit. And honestly it was you guys that even convinced me to stay here in the first place by being a whole bunch of likable people.

In essence and conclusion;

Stepping Down = Yes

Leaving Outright = No

Seriously, it ain't Black and White, or a list of extremes. I've long since stopped being a staff member, hell I basically walked away. But here I am, putting in my two cents (which ends up being five in Canada), because seriously, you need somebody to point out that there's a middle ground. And if you're tired of it being your job...well, you can still be here, and have it not be your job.

But hey, whatever you do is whatever you do.

No regrets, right?