User blog:AgentMuffin/Bye for now

So I guess it's time to go.

My first words here, to the best of my knowledge, were "Hello, world!" A stupid programming joke, sure, but now I'd like to consider another potential meaning of that phrase. This wikia has been like a new world to me, a special realm distinct from reality, and I'm honored to have helped build that world with you. You guys have actually helped me through some tough times, because I've kept in mind that people all around the world enjoy my presence, enjoy talking to me, enjoy the coding I've done (which I only really learned because of this wikia specifically!). And I just want you to know how much I appreciate that. I'm really sad that I'm saying my goodbye to this world, no matter how many poorly written articles it has.

At the same time, I've been through some heavy stuff here, and overall I've really been losing interest in this place. I basically know most of the people who frequent the wikia, even if most of them have also left long before. I've lost motivation to help clean up existing articles. After all, this is just another wikia, so even if we build up the quality, new contributions are bound to bring it back down. You'll notice that I've mostly just been reviewing new edits as displayed in the Wiki Activity, other than hanging out on the threads and blogs and everything. If you want to help make up for that, check my blog for a list of useful Special: pages, sift through their contents, fix things up. That, or mash the Random page link in the top nav.

Speaking of moving forward, there's an announcement I'd like to make, something that should hopefully make up for my absense. Congratulations to MarioFan5050 and EmigaRaptor, because you two are now admins! Now let me lay down some expectations. First, do not abuse your privileges for anything that could cause harm to the site. Chris, I'm looking at you! Second, try your best to be friendly and patient where newcomers are involved, unless they're obviously trying to cause trouble. Remember, everyone starts somewhere. I know I used to be a nub, and look at me now! Also, ask The Zog. for bureaucrat rights if needed, e.g. he starts moving on too.

So where will you be able to find me? For the time being, you can probably contact me on Scratch. My username there is Ninkancho, by the way. I'll also be on my own wikia fairly often, so you could contact me more easily there, at the expense of possibly not getting a response as quickly. And once I start making YouTube videos, which I'll try to get to soon, you'll also be able to leave me a comment or something there. However, I won't be entirely inactive on this wikia either. I'll try to drop in maybe every couple of weeks or so, and also during holidays and whatnot. Again, though, don't count on a quick response.

Oh yeah, I've also been customizing the Wikia skin in a way that promotes content and is minimalistic. It hasn't been working perfectly but for all I can tell, the only bugs are very minor visual ones. If you want to use my pseudo-skin, you'll have to copy over the contents of all of my CSS and Js pages into your respective pages. I'm reasonably proud of my work, so if somebody who uses the Oasis New Wikia Look thing at least tries this out, I'll be honored!

I think that mostly covers things for now, but before I go, I'd just like to say a few more things. First off, again, this past year has been a real journey. I'm getting really bummed out just writing this in advance, and that's because I'll really miss you. I just feel like it's time to move on. Second, I plan this to be only a temporary dormancy, not an eternal goodbye from here. One day I'll be active again, I just don't know when. I'll have to rekindle my interest in the wikia, which will take a bit of time itself, but I'll also be focusing more on real life stuff. You know, so I can get into college and such. Once I feel like I can continually manage my work, I'll be more active again. Third, keep this place active, dangit! Try to edit whenever you can. Aim for doing a cleanup of a whole article at least once weekly. Make new forum games and stuff so you can keep having fun here. You can even write subjective essays in the Project: namespace! Just keep going before you feel bored like me! Fourth, yes, I've been editing here for that last Wiki Love badge. Otherwise I would've posted a blog like this a month or two ago. I just really didn't want almost a year's worth of daily edits going down the drain, you know? Fifth, please try to flood my notifications! I don't want to be lonely whenever I decide to check up on the goings-on here! And finally, I'm getting around to the bloopers. You'll be getting other videos before then, though, like music and other stuff, maybe even Let's Plays.

So I guess that's it.

Goodbye for now, world. ~AgentMuffin :)