I've just got a few things to get off of my chest. I'll just say this stuff because it should have been said a long time ago. I'm proud to be a part of this community. I'm proud that I could do something great and make people happy. But I think my time here is almost to an end. (Much to the joy of some people.) No, I won't be leaving anytime soon... this is more of a pre-emptive thing. (Much to the dismay of some people.) For as many bad things I've done here, and for as many people I've made angry or alienated, I've somehow managed to keep a group of my friends close. I don't know who to thank. I don't know who to blame. I don't even know if there is. I honestly can't tell you where I would be if I hadn't found this place. Probably dead off in a ditch or something. And that's not an over-exaggeration. This place has touched my heart in a way I never thought possible previously. I've made the best friends of my life, fallen in love, and found a family here. If I could thank everyone here, I would. And I can. I just simply don't have enough room. And my gratitude extends beyond words. I've been here for a bit over a year now. I've been here through a lot of changes. A lot of these changes were of my orchestration (Or planning, if you want to put it that way), but not so much my execution. The staff as a whole is worthy of direct praise for all of the changes the site has come from. As a result of aspiring for and working on change, I've made my fair share of enemies. That's life. People are going to hate you regardless of what you do or who you are. And you know what, that's fine. People can hate me or dislike me or whatever they want. Because of (Mostly) everyone here, I feel I can finally be confident as to who I am. I know this seems like a bit of a repeat performance from last week or so... but I've been thinking a lot lately. I feel there is little else I can to for you guys now. I feel... useless now. I've brought about all the change for the better that I could. (Not without help of course.) With the help of others, I got rid of the rep system, did my best to rid the site of corruption, done my best to make the staff more open... as well as other things. I've made 3 videos for the site, and I fear I've lost all my ideas. The last one I'm making is coming on Christmas Day (Or rather the day after.) and I think it'll be the last one I make. I suppose, in truth, I don't have anything else to do here. I seriously can't figure out for the life of me what I should do to make myself feel useful. So, I made this post to let you all know... one day, I may not come back. But it isn't because I didn't feel welcome here or I didn't like it here. This place is my home. This place has my family in it. I'll certainly come back to visit. But, like all residents of a home, eventually they have to move out and follow their own path. But... I feel that my usefulness here has nearly expired. I will remain staff for as long as I have that tiniest bit of inspiration. Soon after I resign, I'll 'leave'. But not forever. I'll certainly be back. This place, but most of all, it's people, has changed my life for the better, and I am proud to be a part of the community, and proud that I can protect this community as a staff member. I'm proud to be a friend to (almost) all of you. I'm sorry for any inconveniences I've caused you as well. Thank you for your time. tl;dr
Aw, man. Ramza! Saikyo! Having you around is seriously awesome. It's not just that you're done work that has bettered this place as a whole, but your very attitude is something that I find to be refreshing. Sure, I'll wish you luck in any of your future endeavors, even those that don't involve any of us at all, but you'd better deliver on that promise to hang around even after you resign. Sure, I might not be one of the original first members of the site, so you were here a bit before I was, but I still feel as if I've watched you grow a lot as a person over the past year or so. And I really mean that. You've come such a long way! And there's still so much that you can do, it's rather mind-boggling. Good luck handling everything life throws at you, which I'm certain you can. But, I guess we've still got you for a while before you "leave", right? Right. Right.
Oh my, this is a biggie. I remember welcoming you when you first decided to join. Sure, there has a bit of a situation back then, but it was overcome and I did my best to help in any way I could because I knew there was a darn good person in you and I was right. I was ecstatic when you decided to stay. Now look at you. You won Pony of the Year last year. Even through all the stressful crap that occured and any doubts that came up, AND despite your saying to the contrary, you deserved it and you won it. To hear what might've happened if you never joined chills me, but you DID join. Your work as a staff member proves that you really love this site and its members. Forget about if people agreed with it or not, you want to see this site improve abd you yourself have learned lessons from it, eh? Now if you think it's time to leave this part of your life, then go ahead and do it gladly. We're still going to be here if you ever drop in, and you're not easily forgotten. :3 I am extremely happy to have met you and honored to be your friend Ramza! If none of what I just said is even a bit comprehensible, then I'll just say: Thanks, for a lot of things. x3
well, you're not leaving staff yet, but thank you for everything you did for the site. and as Foxy says, we got your back as your title says, you're never gonna be alone.
Hey there! I just dont really have words for this right now... only thing i can say to you is Thank you for everything you have done for me! Im proud of you lil bro
