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Retirement

Three Admins officially retired the same day, but take care. It was quite a ride with you around.
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Sir_Ovens said:
Life hits you fast, don't it?

I contemplated talking this through with Ant or the other staff members but it feels like I've been gone so long that I don't think I can be talked into staying. That being said, I don't think anyone would have any legitimate reason to want me to remain staff at this point. My interests are niche and I don't go into threads and discuss things I do not have a proper grasp of. This makes it incredibly hard for me to verify and give opinions on the dozens of threads I've been asked to evaluate. There was once a time when I would scour the wiki for hours on end, foregoing sleep, all in the pursuit of cramming as much knowledge on the various pages, terms, metas, etc. The wiki was younger then, and so was I. I had the time to burn, and there was a legitimate end to what you could conceivably learn from the wiki.

That has changed.

I'm older now. Not by a lot, but it feels like a lifetime has passed. I have a lot more real life responsibilities and I have shifted to focusing on my future. I'm come to learn a lot about myself over the past few years and I think if I met the version of me from years back - the version of me that gleefully spent hours researching different verses, drafting up CRTs, rendering images, and struggling with math over a calc - he would not recognise me. Hell, he'd probably hate me. But I think that's normal. We're supposed to change after all. In that same vein, I think the wiki has also changed into something I don't recognise. In a way, it has vastly outgrown me. Keeping up back then was a chore, but even then it was a chore I enjoyed. Keeping up now almost seems like a job, and I already have one.

I'd like to also thank everyone who was with me on this journey. I've seen friends go from blue names to brown names to green names and then retire. We still talk off wiki but I think a lot less now. It is no great loss, as the memories and experiences live on in thought, words, and actions.

Once before, on an announcement similar to this, I proclaimed: "The work remains." That was on a thread where I announced a break from the wiki. I think back to it now in amusing irony.

The work is done.

I hope that wasn't too dramatic. I do legitimately believe this will be my final interaction with the wiki. And if not, it will not be one in any huge capacity. I bid everyone a farewell. Happy scaling.

P.S. If it wasn't already clear, can someone demote me please. I'm not gonna be here anymore.​
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You know, I understand this completely. Life gets in the way, you have a job to manage (especially if the work hours are a bit too much like in my case), you've got responsibilities, hobbies, health and more, and at one point you just realize that you just gotta let go of this even if you don't want to. Really, at the end of the day this is just volunteer work and there's only so much of yourself that you can give, we all only have a mere 24 hours in our day and 8 of those are spent sleeping. Goodbye and good luck in any and all of your future endeavors but do know that there is always this community that'll still always welcome you anytime.

On a different and more serious note, it's actually concerning to me how many staff have been retiring or leaving for one reason or another. Just this year alone I think I've seen at least half a dozen moderators or admins leave. And more power to them all, like I said, but as far as the site goes this is not and cannot be good for it, and I'm already noticing the effects of this. Even minor threads take much longer to pass now, and the current moderators have a far, far greater burden now than what they used to have back in 2023 when I was new here and I worry that that'll cause 'em to burn out even quicker and lead to even more resignations. This is just a mini-rant I've been cookin' up for a while but I suspect I'm not the only user here who has been feeling this for a while now.
 
MeiouHades said:
On a different and more serious note, it's actually concerning to me how many staff have been retiring or leaving for one reason or another. Just this year alone I think I've seen at least half a dozen moderators or admins leave. And more power to them all, like I said, but as far as the site goes this is not and cannot be good for it, and I'm already noticing the effects of this. Even minor threads take much longer to pass now, and the current moderators have a far, far greater burden now than what they used to have back in 2023 when I was new here and I worry that that'll cause 'em to burn out even quicker and lead to even more resignations. This is just a mini-rant I've been cookin' up for a while but I suspect I'm not the only user here who has been feeling this for a while now.
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Well, we have just initiated a staff recruitment survey, and I hope that AKM will be willing to handle at least one and hopefully two more of them relatively briefly afterwards. 🙏
 
I just got here a little over a year ago, and it feels like so many staff decided to leave shortly afterwards, like I got introduced in a season finale right before the series was about to get rebooted. Honestly, it's kind of a shame I never really got to know you guys that much, if at all, but I wish the best for you and all the other members leaving.
Thank you for, well, everything
 
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Didn't see this until now, sadly.
You are a great user, but ultimately, what you do should always be your choice. & this is just a hobby.
Of course, you will be welcome back any time, of course, but until then, wishing you well.

Thank you for sharing this with us.
I hope for all the best for you!
 
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