User blog:Jeefboi/Resignation and Retirement

I'd never actually thought that this day would come but here it is. Over the course of my career as a staff for this wiki, I've repeated announced 'possible' retirements for various reasons. Most of the time it led to my guilt I've of flat-out 'abandoning' my fellow peers so I'd always change my mind in the end. What makes those instances different from this one now is that I was an active Henry Stickmin Wiki and Discord user. For context, I quickly became an active and dedicated user of this wiki ever since Late August to Early September of last year. Things stayed that way mostly unless I'd go on a hiatus or break but even those were short because of my craze for the Henry series and my wiki dedication.

Things changed a lot in Mid-June of Summer this year, however. I found my self caught up in several activities, sports, and a week for volunteering and camp respectively. I went from logging on to the Wiki and Discord everyday to only roughly once a week and using it for a few hours before I got off. I never really considered retirement however cause I had a feeling that I would become active as ever again but it never really happened. Something in me new that the my job as a bureaucrat here would become nothing but a burden instead of a serious job if I casually stayed as a staff.

Exactly a week ago (October 3rd) I announced to the staff in a private channel that I would resign sine it was what needed to be done. I didn't want to to it right there and then and use my last moments as a staff wisely so I decided I would stay for one more week as a staff. During a majority of the week (everyday except for Friday and yesterday which was Saturday), I logged on to edit or chat on Discord.

Unfortunately the week is about over now and everything is said and done. It's been fun since I never thought that I would stay with the wiki for this long since I initially joined but I'm glad I did. I made a lot more friends and gained a lot more respect than I thought I ever would and I also gained some personal growth. I'd like to thank Withersoul 235 since he's the reason why I was ever promoted in the first place and I basically looked up to his standard of professionalism my entire run. I'd also like to thank Kirby and Urielix as well as the other staff for just about everything they've done. I couldn't see myself staying for as long as I have If I didn't meet as much friendly faces and was embraced by a MOSTLY positive community (the Henry subreddit community is awful from what I've seen).

It's weird seeing the wiki evolve from a joke of a 'professional' wiki and basically being a fan wiki to a highly professional wiki. I'm glad I stuck with the wiki through it's criticism and helped in making it what it is today. I've been through a lot with this community in general and I'm glad to say that I'll probably never find a better community out there with the same amount of hospitality and kindness. It's been fun going from the average wiki user to a highly respected member of the wiki as well as a bureaucrat. I know that I'll stick around but it won't really be the same, that's ok though. I did what had to be done. Good luck to the person who will eventually be my successor and thank you for everything again guys.

This is Jeefboi, signing out for the last time.

Godspeed soldiers, Godspeed.