Resignation.

[Qwerty]

Subject: My Resignation

Date informed: March 30th, 2010

Explanation:

Please note the fact that I am sorrowful of this unexpected resigning I am to present to you. It has come to my attention that I am no longer worthy of the position of staff of which I have been assigned on the Official Dan-Ball Forums. With this being said, it seems fit that you remove me from now forward from the list of ODBF staff. I greatly apologize for such an unplanned decision, but it appears that I can no longer maintain my activity on this forum. I am not sure when or if any of you will ever see me again...

All I can say though is that I will forever keep in my memories the triumphs and disappointments that the forum has endeavored as well as the ones who use it. I shall also always keep in my heart the ones of which I know best, whom have remained with the forum since my time and the time before then. I have met a great many people in my time here, and I am proud to see what this forum has become and am hopeful of what is to happen to it in the future. And so, after all has been said, I would just like to say: Thank You...

Thank You, for your hard and unceasing work in your mission to perfect this forum. Thank You for seeing fit that all are welcome to this forum, regardless of background or upbringing. I not only speak for you, but for the entire staff body, and all of the members who have given the slightest of time to keep this forum alive and breathing. Again, I say Thank You, for the one who calls himself TheListo has raised you well, and so shall the one whose persistence in forum etiquette has surpassed that of any, namely, the General.

With my passing onward, I would like to note but one who I have felt should follow in my footsteps. He may be known by some or all of you as Vertigo. He has stood out as one of the few who will be the next generation for the forum. If I were to recommend anyone to take my place, it would be him, and only him. If in fact he does take my place, I am sure that TheListo and the General will guide him well. But then of course, so shall he be not risen, then it was in all ways for the good of the entire forum.

And so, my last farewells go to those who have taken the time to read this small note, on a forum so grand in the spirits of which brought it to be. I only request that those still destined to run this forum keep it fine in stature and proud in its very presence. May it be that I ever return that this forum is threescore as awe-inspiring as it is currently. Goodbye, my fellow users and staff members. Goodbye, my friends...

May the Mist guide you,
KuraiOorora

[Qwerty]

You didn't really think it was MY resignation, did you? Anyway, I guess Kurai has personal stuff going on. Should we show it in Public Archives and maybe make a thread linking to it? Or tell the forums somehow?

[FoxtrotZero]

Whoops, did not realise this was in the stafflounge.

Place it somewhere others can see it.

[Vertigo]

Well, it's a given that we're going to tell the forums, and yes, I thought it was yours. Do we release the letter?

I think that we should, this does involve us all.

Edit: Still can't believe he left, even though I've only know him for three months.

Edit again: Okay, personal stuff. I understand, but still...

[V.I.R.O.S.]

A bit overdone, but still. We will miss you, Kurai!

[Qwerty]

Yes, we should release the letter. Kurai will be missed a lot by all, and we should all attend the "funeral" per se.

[xShadowLordx]

*tear drop*

I don't think that was overdone at all. It was everything a resignation should be. Beautiful. Just beautiful...

[Qwerty]

Eh, I dunno whether that was better, or TSL's textwall from earlier.

Anyway, here's my question: Do we honor his wishes and allow Vertigo to remain a Category Moderator? Or, do we stick with our plan and try to keep as few staff as possible?

[FoxtrotZero]

Why is this not publically posted, damnit!?

I would do so myself, but i dunno where it goes...

[xShadowLordx]

Mar 30, 2010 23:51:17 GMT -5 Qwerty said:

Anyway, here's my question: Do we honor his wishes and allow Vertigo to remain a Category Moderator? Or, do we stick with our plan and try to keep as few staff as possible?

We definitely need to evaluate Vertigo objectively and base our decision solely on that. A recommendation's not going to make a lick of difference if Vert doesn't live up to Kurai's--and our--expectations.

[FoxtrotZero]

I agree.

We need to evaluate Vertigo's potential as a staff member. Not only to respect Kurai's wishes (and we do now have a hole in our operational maximum) but because he is, without doubt, worthy of the position.

I was relatively upset when I heard he was being removed. I talked him out of resigning because TSL and Qwerty seemed to be heartless bastards over the matter with him (Apparantly I was the only one to tell him it made no sence to willfully resign. Damned manipulators.)

So then, he recieves a letter (whoever wrote that letter is also classified in my book as a heartless bastard) that tells him he has to be removed, which is all well and good given the situation, but it lacks absolutely any sympathy whatsoever.

So apparantley Vacon and Vertigo were both laid off. I'm not aware of any others, but when the time comes to evaluate new potential staff members, these two need to be considered.

I feel we should, at least when it will not interfere with our operations, reinstate Vertigo, whom I personally promised that I would do everything within my abilities to place him at the head of the list.

[Qwerty]

Hey, I told him the same thing! I don't want him to have to leave, but I'm afraid we have too many staff members.

How dare you call me a heartless bastard many times! We need to lose staff members, and I'm afraid Vertigo and MicroFarad's positions were temporary.

Vacon was not laid off. MF and Vertigo are. Vacon was fired.

If you want to get your way, calling the high staff "heartless bastards" is most certainly not the way to do it.

[Vertigo]

Mar 31, 2010 19:10:01 GMT -5 Qwerty said:

Hey, I told him the same thing

Yes, you did, but eventually you cut right to the point, which is a good thing, that didn't give me any false delusions. Fox made me regret leaving, which is a good thing as well. That made me realize that I actually wanted to be part of staff.

Both of you helped me think things through, including TSL as well. I don't feel angry towards anybody. And yes, I also think that you shouldn't evaluate me based on Kurai's suggestion. It was nice, but I want to become staff again knowing that all of you thought that it was right, not just Kurai.

[Qwerty]

You will definitely stay chat staff, that I know.

[xShadowLordx]

Mar 31, 2010 20:12:24 GMT -5 Qwerty said:

You will definitely stay chat staff, that I know.

Have we even reached an official decision yet about whether non-staff should be allowed to be chat mods? We need to settle that once and for all.

[Vertigo]

Mar 31, 2010 21:05:50 GMT -5 xShadowLordx said:

Mar 31, 2010 20:12:24 GMT -5 Qwerty said:

You will definitely stay chat staff, that I know.

Have we even reached an official decision yet about whether non-staff should be allowed to be chat mods? We need to settle that once and for all.

I thought that was the reasoning behind the new Warning Archive Cat.

[xShadowLordx]

What does the warning archive have to do with this???

[Vertigo]

So chat mods can access the chat ban log without being staff.

Edit: Chat ban board.

[xShadowLordx]

Oh..... so that's why it was created... but why??? We didn't even officially decide chat mods didn't have to be staff. We need to take a vote on it or something.

[Vertigo]

Well, for obvious reasons, I'm out of the vote.