Forum:CK's Resignation

'''We all knew this time would come... but it's with a heavy heart and the sniffles (because I'm sick) that I'm announcing my plans for resignation, and the future.'''

Resignation
Because I wanted it to be ceremonious, I figured I'd wait 'til the right time, and that is now.

On May 15th, my 17th birthday, I will relinquish my rights as a bureaucrat on the wiki. As for my administrator rights, I don't need them, but I'd like to keep them for a bit longer. So, I have a feeling I will be ceremonious with those rights too, and have them relinquished on either July 26th or July 29th (fourth Shops wikiversary or fourth anniversary of my first admin promotion). Time will tell though in that regard.

Promotions
Sometime in the next few days I wish to open up our RfA page to find a new bureaucrat. I am personally going to nominate Chill, as he seems to be the best fit in my eyes. He was here, and on the CPW, long before I was, and he's the one who brought me to Shops in the first place. Though he's been one of my best friends on the network since 2011, I'd nominate him because I honestly think that he's the best choice for a (Not So) new bcrat. Though, I think people should be able to nominate other people that they think could serve as better 'crats, whether they're admins or not.

Nothing personal against the other admins, I just couldn't trust Slender with that kind of responsibility, and Dps doesn't seem to be very active anymore either.

As for administrators... I'll leave that up to the community. If the administration (excluding me) wishes to open up the RfA to find a new admin after I completely resign, or even before I relinquish my admin rights, that's ok with me. We're in a new era of users, a lot of fresh faces, and I think that with some training and patience, a lot of them could shape up to be great admins some day.

Though I haven't been following shops too frequently as of late, I think one user that could do good in the position is Aquamarina14. He reminds me of a 2011/2012 era Brookelas, and whether you want to admit it or not, Brook is undoubtedly one of the best admins we've ever had. I'd be skeptical of promoting Brook again, only because of the cause of his demotion last year.

Go check out the RfA to nominate and choose my bcrat replacement.

Quitting
Now with this announcement, does that mean I'm doing the Q word? I don't know. I don't think I'm going to quit any more than I already have... which means I'll still be here, browsing the recent changes, maybe talking to some users on their talk pages, and I'll always still be around IRC. But. as for wiki interaction, I'll probably stay at my current level of activity (which isn't very high).

Thanks
Uhh, I might edit and change this, but here are some of my personal commemorations to users who helped me to have fun while I was here, admin or not.


 * Where can I start other than Chill... You brought me to Shops for the first time over four years ago! But I left, because Ben was still in control and I didn't like his bossiness. Out of the whole community, you've by far done the most to keep the place alive and well, through thick and thin, and we all owe you a huge debt of gratitude. Even when it was completely dead after the move, you worked to advertise it to friends and foe alike, promote people, and return the site to glory, and you have. Thanks for being my friend, for lending my thousands of WB$ at a moment's notice, and all of those times buying my bad items, giving me free stuff, making caeks, and being the author of (Not So) EPF KD
 * Though he's long gone now, I'd like to thank LMGT for being a great dood all around. Though he wasn't the greatist artist, he was always around to make people laugh and smile, and defeat herbert in the SIA. For that, we all love him...
 * Though times have changed, and so has Kari, he'll always be Johnny 115 to me. Though he's matured... like aged cheese (stares at COPPA), he still seems like a cool guy even now. Thanks for being my friend, and revining Johnny 115 on CP :D
 * To Franky bob, though we have somewhat differing views, you've always been an awesome dood, and a good friend. I'm glad I met you, even if means I'll always be a sloppy second friend to Chill KD You're a great artist, and I think you've done a great job with archives where I couldn't.
 * To Brook. Actually nvm jk I have nothing to say to you. Totally don't edit this section


 * To Bro, though I mostly see you over on Fanon now, thanks for the influence you had on the site. I'm glad that we could be your first community on the network, even if you did quit because people though you were rood. At least you took your admin experience here, and made it worthwhile as a leader on Fanon.
 * Dps, despite being an admin here for over two years now, I've never really gotten to know you... Thanks for being a stable admin and semi-active user, but I really wish you had been more involved with the community :p You probably have been and I just haven't noticed... if that's the case, then sorry KD
 * Slender, I really wish you would be more active and involved with the community, that's what being an admin on shops is all about! Also not being as vulgar :S Though, I take some of the blame for not being here to properly teach you the ropes.
 * Unfortunately, I haven't had the chance to meet very many of you newer users. I hope that I will sometime soon, maybe if I get more involved with the community again.

Closing regards
I have been admin longer than I can remember... I had always wanted to beat Brook's time as admin and bcrat, and I did :D So, thank you for that!

In 2011 and 2012, though they were hectic years, they were a lot of fun for me...

2013 saw a large decline in Shops... Users, events, community interaction... all went down the toilet. I became an admin and bcrat again in 2013, and I only did that because I really wanted to help out. I thought I could be helpful, I thought I could be the admin that I hadn't been before. But I was wrong, again... After March of last year, I became totally inactive... All activity in the Eggnog Emporium ceased, I wasn't around nearly as much as I intended to be, I couldn't finish projects I started, nor could I revive the community or our (lack of) events. For that, I greatly apologize. I let Shops curl up and die, become a shell of it's old self, while I sat by and did nothing.

As a matter of fact, I was too busy with Fanon. That's always been a problem of mine on the network- no matter how hard I try, I can only ever focus on one community, whether it's the CPW, Shops, Archives, or now Fanon. Though I'm grateful to say that I've been able to be a member of each of these communities, I could never manage to multitask between them.

Now I see that we're in a new era of Shops, a new era of users, and hopefully a new era of change. I'm sorry that I've let you all down, let you all fend for yourselves while I was off lollygagging. I've said it before and I'll say it again now- this is my last time having rights here. I will never again seek the position of administrator or bureaucrat on the wiki unless it's absolutely necessary. I've had so much fun on Shops since I joined, mostly in 2011 and 2012, and I hope that once I've passed the torch, you all can renew the glistening light that Shops once had, the friendliness, the community, the interaction, and the fun.

I've been contemplating this decision for a few months now, I suppose out of greed. Out of wanting to milk the rights for all they're worth. But I can't be selfish and greedy any more. I can't hold you all back because of my personal ideas.

I didn't have fun because I spent time making items, or trying to brainstorm new things, I had the most fun because of all the time I spent with community around me.


 * Even if I'm not always actively editing or participating, I'll always be around, as far as I can see into the future. So, send me a message on my talk page and I'll help you out however I can.

With warm regards,   C  K    03:11, 30 April 2015 (UTC)