My resignation

[Curt Sibling]

Now is the time to make Len Shaner a mod.

 

[John Titor]

That's too bad. I thought you did a bang up job.

 

[AnOminous]

Here’s to having fun with new and old friends on the internet- the only reason to be on a site like this. Cheers.

Well, shit.

 

[exball]

Make Melchett admin again.

 

[FramerGirl420]

Dammit boy, I was hoping to see your name in red soon. But I understand and agree with a lot of what you've said. Semper fidelis dude

 

[MrTroll]

As a funny gag to fuck with Null, every other mod should resign now too, all at the same time.

 

[Sanae Kochiya]

... Wait.

... This is a joke, right?

 

[lolwut]

Thanks for all your hard work, @Hellblazer. Here's hoping you stick around for a long time to come. Maybe you can enjoy this place more now that you don't have to clean up after the rest of us?

 

[Vitriol]

Best wishes going forward- as many have said you were one of the best respected members of staff and your effect on this forum was (and is) both positive and considerable.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

This is sudden and unexpected. I hope you still stick around.

 

[DNJACK]

I didn't like you as a mod, but I salute your decision to step down. It's really for the best of everyone.

I hope we'll still see you around.

 

[DuskEngine]

You were my favourite mod and you seem like a pretty chill guy overall. Hope you stick around.

 

[The Man With No Name]

RIP Hellblazer

 

[cans.wav]

IMMA MISS YOU TIL I DIE DAWG, I KNOW YOU WHOOPED THEIR ASS DOE- Ghost, hey @Null can I have a shot?

In all seriousness, you were a valued member of the staff team and the community as a whole. Gonna miss you.

 

[sugoi-chan]

@Hellblazer, clean this shit up.

Wait...fuck.

 

[Falcon Lord]

Well, this sucks. However, I can't say I'm particularly surprised that a site about e-drama has a lot of drama of itself behind the scenes.

 

[Dr. Boe Jangles Esq.]

Well, fuck.
Thanks for everything, @Hellblazer.
See you at the crossroads.

 

[Evilboshe]

This is sad. I like and respect you a lot.

 

[BOLDYSPICY!]

A good long while ago, Discussion hit a nadir. I know that’s hard to believe, like a long-worn story from a senile grandparent (@Hyperion), but it’s true. Null was so frustrated by it that there was serious talk of shutting down the Chris boards. They were locked for a short time. But instead of them being shut down, Null went ahead and promoted the whiny twat who reported the shit out of everything to the point that @Huntin' Slash still probably wakes up in a cold sweat thinking about the report queue. I know he’s just an AI from some old long-abandoned government project, but I still owe him a beer for handling all of those and dealing with my backseat moderation on a regular basis.

I dealt with Discussion in a heavy-handed and snide way from the start. That’s where my reputation for locking a shitty thread with an attention seeking quip originated, and it was well deserved. It was something of a game, slash and burning shitposts and bad threads to try and save Discussion by abusing it. And it worked. I like to think I’ve calmed down since the bad days and done a better job of being a reasonable moderator since the crisis passed, but that’s for all of you who have any interest in the mods of a site about speds on the internet to decide. Discussion is better than when I showed up, though, and I think the site as a whole has been improved (however marginally) by my presence. I take pride in that and sincerely hope it continues.

Recently, however, site drama has been increasing in intensity and in nastiness. People’s personal lives are being laid bare over petty vendettas, users are being demonized for leaving and starting small clubhouse sites of their own, and some of our longest-tenured members are being driven away by repeated cycles of stress and bullshit that are entirely uncalled for. For the most part it’s had little to do with their own actions and has been driven by poor decision-making and immaturity from the top down. Leadership that has open contempt for the userbase and sees them as nothing but irritants and replaceable numbers on a bar graph isn’t leadership at all. It’s a kid fucking with an ant farm for his own amusement. And that’s made me damn tired. I’ve never viewed the people who use this site that way, and you all deserve better than that.

I’m done.

Being a moderator of this site has given me a wonderful sense of usefulness and has given me something to keep me busy during a lot of dark personal times. I wouldn’t trade any of it for the world- even all the slep alts and Dynastia shitposts. Hell, especially them- crazy shit like that makes for memorable experiences. I like projects, and doing my best to make this place better for a lot of people who I like has always seemed like a worthwhile one. When that isn’t shared by leadership, though, it’s a fulfillment that wears thin over time. The recent drama has been the last straw for me and mod actions the past couple of days have felt like a chore. And if you’re not getting anything out of a volunteer job, it’s time to walk away.

Thank you to Null for giving me the opportunity to involve myself so much in this community. I’m not going to hide that I don’t think you’re the right person to run this place and that you’ve created a steadily more toxic environment over the past several months. But you’ve made good decisions, too, and you’ve never wronged me on a personal level. I hope that you don’t take this as a personal attack as it isn’t meant that way. I hope we can move ahead with the mutual respect we’ve had for each other in the past. But I’m tired of working for you. I’ll stick around as a user if you’ll have me, but I don’t want to be a tool for your line graphs to move. I want to contribute to places that abhor inside drama, not foster it. I just don’t think you’re mature enough to run this place anymore. That’s just how I see it. If you’re ever in my area, I’m more than willing to grab a drink with you. There have been a lot more fun times than bad ones.

Thanks to all the moderators before me who set good examples (brook, @Surtur, compy, and the rest), and to @champthom for creating this fascinating, bizarre place. You all deserve every good thing that’s ever been said about you here. Thanks to everyone who commented on my profile with encouragement and good wishes both times I was promoted. Thanks to all of you beautiful people who report genuinely bad posts and don’t respond to the damn things. Thank you to every user who has contributed to the good and fun parts of this site- and there are a lot of those.

Here’s to having fun with new and old friends on the internet- the only reason to be on a site like this. Cheers.

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NOW WHO'S GOING TO CLEAN THIS SHIT UP HELLBLAZER

I'm glad you'll still be around, though. & we do have Compy, Surtur, HSMOF, & other great mods. But your moderation will still be sorely missed nonetheless. Cheers, buddy.

The community is a sum of its parts. Regardless of your opinion of me, the people around you haven't changed. Openly and loudly throwing in the towel despite constant thanks from all stretches of the community would indicate you care more about proving a point than you do about looking after your friends.

仕方が無い

Peace and love, mate.

Thanks for keeping your disagreement with my actions light and quick, and not looking for a fight. Meant what I said about that drink if you're ever back in the US and around these parts. It's been a pleasure working for the community, and I'm grateful for having been given the opportunity.

 

[Some JERK]

Welcome back to the cheap-seats, dude.

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