Elvis hasn't left the building; he just changed his shirt.

[the-woodpecker.livejournal.com]

Hey.

I've been waiting to make this post since about May, and now I don't quite know how to start it, so I guess I'll just launch right into it.

I am stepping down from the moderation team, effective immediately.

No, I'm not being forced out by some behind the scenes wank or conspiracy or anything really fun and juicy. I wish that were the problem, kind of. It would make a good story. I'd log in and remove all the other maintainers and replace the layout with a bunch of GIFs of the Carlton Dance and Johnny Cash flipping the finger at the camera, and get us all on Fandom Wank. It would be totally sweet!

But, alas! Sophie, Nny, Meg and I are all still really good friends and RP partners and all that, so no fears of meltdowns in the emotional structure of things.

Things Wot You May Have Questions About:

• Yes, AFAIK, the other three are in the process of making a short list of candidates for mod-dom. Please don't run up to them all, "I WANNA MOD." If you're active, and have good diplomacy skills, and have a diverse set of friends and acquaintences within the game, you're probably being considered anyway.



• I will still be Bar Mod, along with Karen, and my stepping down from full game mod means that she and I'll be able to sack up and really deal with the Bartending Problem and the Wait Staff and all the stuff I've been slacking on for about a year. So. REJOICE.

Honestly, I've been wanting to step down for about six months, and I'm feeling pretty okay about it -- the routine of the app stuff and the purge stuff and the grunt work of keeping things going really gets to me. Helping people, and doing stuff like moderated chats is still fun and I'll be helping people still, as Bar Mod, so. It's like moving away from the stuff that makes it not fun for me and having more time for the stuff that is fun. And that's totally sweet.

I do want to say thanks, though, for making my two-year tenure so rich. We've uh. Had our high points and low points. *grins* And I like to think that the high points outweigh the low points by far; I know they do for me.

Anyway. I'll see you in the game (and more often!), and I'm always here for advice or questions, as any other oldbie would be; I'm simply not authorized to make mod decisions anymore.

Although, seriously. The no pinging after midnight Eastern Time still stands. Seriously. Ain't nothing holding me back now.

Comments

[dramaturgca.livejournal.com]

Thank you. You're amazing.

[watching_you]

You did a great job. Really.

[sime-channel.livejournal.com]

Love you, Josie. It sounds like this will make you happier, and I'm really, really, really glad of that.

[works-in-space.livejournal.com]

Thanks for everything.

[the_croupier]

Thanks for all that time and hard work. Glad you'll still be Bar Mod.

[innerbrat]

*totally read that as "she and I'll be able to shack up"*

One track mind, me, honestly.

Thank you, Josie.

[darthrami.livejournal.com]

...it didn't? *scrolls back up*


*facepalms*


So it didn't. Anyway, la. *hugs Josie*

[perfectblue.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all that you've put into the game. Modding can be a thankless job for everyone, and you did well at it.

[wonderwhatif.livejournal.com]

*sends you off to a barrage of cheering* Not that you're actually going anywhere...still good excuse for a 'Josie is awesome' party.

[surexit.livejournal.com]

Thank you, lovely.

[canadabear.livejournal.com]

I can only imagine what the four of you must go through. Thank you for all your work, it has been appreciated.

[bcgphoenix]

Thank you for everything you put into the game, Josie. Much love. :)

[yuppie-trash.livejournal.com]

Party.

Like it's 1999.

[aisforamy]

Wow! You last WAY longer than a sane person would have!






Er...I meant that in a nice way.

[capt_angie]

*hugs* You've been an awesome mod, Josie. Thanks for all the work you did, and for all the work you'll continue to do as Bar Mod.

[muji]

:-*

[batyatoon]

*hugs*

Good to hear you'll still be around.

[rowanberries.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Josie!

You've been great.

[misslucyjane]

*hugs and chocolate* Thanks for everything.

[agoodshinkickin.livejournal.com]

You're MINE now, bitch!

mwahahahahahaha!

[silveraspen]

Thanks for it all, hon. :)

[guppy_sandhu]

*raises glass*

Congrats on a job well done.

[nepheliad.livejournal.com]

Really, if it weren't for you I never would have joined this game. You were the first person I talked to and everything, and have made a huge difference to me.

So, yes.

I'm not playing much at the moment, and I've gotten even more reclusive and nervous about playing than I was, but I still want to thank you for what you've done, and hope that not modding gives you more time to play.

[vivien]

*snugs* I'm glad you'll be having more time for the fun stuff, my dear. Thanks for everything!

[gramarye1971]

*gives a little salute* Many, many thanks for all you've done for the game and for us.

[weaverandom.livejournal.com]

You are the super awesome - TEH super awesome, even - maybe you should have a shirt saying SUPER AWESOME - or a bandanna - mmm, too many dashes - and I'm super glad you're not leaving, because that was what I first thought and I made the D: face until I found out otherwise. A+++ for all the work you've done, srsly omg lol insert other vaguely entertaining internet slang here, and also, hearts. Sparkly ones.