Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-8433058-20160916034630/@comment-4423426-20160917003542

I remember you mentioning this in Discord sometime last month I think, and I tried to convince you otherwise, because I thought it was just a temporary thought you had, but yeah I don't really blame you. Like I said in my returning from break thread, I don't plan to be on here much longer. It is okay to unwind there, but it's just not as exhilirating or exciting as it once was. I don't doubt one bit that it's solely based on boredom, because I see what you mean. There is no "Ode to Jon" kind of conspiracy here. It really is getting pretty generic, and I understand. Also, there seems to be this thought process  from others that our entire Wiki is dying, but it's just the 2011-2013 era fading away. This has always happened, but gradually people from that era have been leaving this whole time, and it's been more noticeable as of late, but it doesn't mean the Wiki is dying. There's a new era, like there always is, but the difference is now, a lot of those people would carry on over into the new era. Now, those people aren't doing, so it's like the entire userbase is getting rebooted, and I see myself ontributing to that pretty soon.

I will miss you BMO, or should I say Perry. Remember how things were at first? You engrained yourself into the community, but then around the time that happened, you just vanished. For like 2 years, and then you finally returned and I at the time thought that you were just doing something like Aqua or Rainbow would, where you returned just for a little while, but you actually did what most people don't-- you returned and fully commited yourself to the Wiki and became a regular once more. You seemed to doubt your admin rights sometimes, but I think you've been one of the best admins we've seen on the Wiki. Your activity was consistent, your warnings/bans were consistent, and you always made sure you consulted the other admins and users before carrying out actions. In fact, before my break I always counted on you to be the one who would also be around to moderate in my stead. You've done a great job,  right until the very end. You've had absolutely no off-points with how you moderate. In fact, I'd always log in and see a lot of warning templates by you on other user's walls, so if there is one thing for you to take from this Wiki journey-- know that you are probably the only admin I know who has absolutely seen it 100% through to the end, and has remained consistent with their moderation.

I've always wanted to tell you this, but didn't really know the right time to, but I noticed you are very considerate of others, and you have a strong sense of empathy as well. I remember if you felt you did something wrong, or if you noticed people acting a certain way, you'd often apologize or you would just ask how the other person felt, which is a good trait to have and I'm not sure if anyone's told you that before, but I feel like you deserve to know.

When you first joined the Wiki, our mutual interests were mostly CN, and Anime, but after I got into PlayStation more, I feel like I haven't had enough conversations with you about that, but then again I still am relatively new  to series like Crash, because I only just beat Crash 1 around two weeks ago and I've had it since 2013. A lot of the PS1 games I have, I just own and haven't fully finished but  there were also PS2 games that we talked about like Ratchet & Clank.

I'm also really glad I got you into Anime such as Shakugan No Shana and Lucky Star as well. I have a feeling you'll associate those Anime with me now. Specifically Shana, because that truly was an obsession for me back in the year I saw it. I'd always quote "Light my fire" in chat all the time.

Good luck  with your future, and you should be very proud with how you have served this Wiki, and you shouldn't take it for granted. I hope that you'll remember all of us in your memory for years to come.