12-14-2014, 10:24 PM
Well. I was going to wait a little longer to ensure that everyone was able to have their say about the impending changes, but since a select few have decided to tear apart this decision without giving it any consideration, I guess it's time that I step in. And ultimately step down.
But first.
Damon and Liz didn't say anything that I hadn't already considered. I know their suggestions were intended well, and were them coming to the defense of Kai as Werewolf Admin, but I also know that they're not seeing the bigger picture as I've seen it.
This was not a decision that I came to lightly, or that I made just to throw my weight around as site owner. This decision was made after receiving numerous complaints about all of the systems, and seeing for myself that not only did all of the systems go dark when their Admins stopped having time for them. I've also been told by people that don't even play on WoDD that they'd heard complaints about the systems here, namely that the Admins weren't available. Individual progress was stymied, overall storylines were bottlenecked or cut off altogether. The pulse that I have gotten from the site for this entire year (not just for the holidays, which are always a time of natural slow down on any site) was there were more players and Admins feeling frustrated than there were having fun. The burden of running systems got to be too much for some, and that burden trickled down through the playerbase.
That is why I made this decision. It was so that the people who needed breaks could take breaks, and those who didn't need them could take one before it was too late. It's been my experience that by the time someone finally says, "That's it, I've had enough, I'm done," it's already way past time. That's how three year hiatuses from gaming happen.
As for Kai being relieved. Yes, I told her in my email announcement that my recommendation for Werewolf would be to shut it down, with the current setting going into a pocket game until she could take it to a conclusion. That's because there are three people playing, with a small handful of others jumping in when they have time or a place to jump into. I had hoped that this was something she and I could discuss privately in emails, but it's clear to me now that she had no intention of working this out with me. It's better to lambast me publicly, right?
Well. That's it. I'm done. It's just not worth it for me to do put any more effort into a site where I'm clearly not wanted.
I'm not going to close the site, but I'm not going to renew it, either. The registered domain expires in March, with the hosting overall expiring in October. If anyone is interested in taking over these payments, let me know and I'll get all of the Dreamhost stuff transferred over to your name.
And with that I give my goodbye to World of Darkness: Denver. It was fun while it lasted, which wasn't half so long as it was active.
But first.
Damon and Liz didn't say anything that I hadn't already considered. I know their suggestions were intended well, and were them coming to the defense of Kai as Werewolf Admin, but I also know that they're not seeing the bigger picture as I've seen it.
This was not a decision that I came to lightly, or that I made just to throw my weight around as site owner. This decision was made after receiving numerous complaints about all of the systems, and seeing for myself that not only did all of the systems go dark when their Admins stopped having time for them. I've also been told by people that don't even play on WoDD that they'd heard complaints about the systems here, namely that the Admins weren't available. Individual progress was stymied, overall storylines were bottlenecked or cut off altogether. The pulse that I have gotten from the site for this entire year (not just for the holidays, which are always a time of natural slow down on any site) was there were more players and Admins feeling frustrated than there were having fun. The burden of running systems got to be too much for some, and that burden trickled down through the playerbase.
That is why I made this decision. It was so that the people who needed breaks could take breaks, and those who didn't need them could take one before it was too late. It's been my experience that by the time someone finally says, "That's it, I've had enough, I'm done," it's already way past time. That's how three year hiatuses from gaming happen.
As for Kai being relieved. Yes, I told her in my email announcement that my recommendation for Werewolf would be to shut it down, with the current setting going into a pocket game until she could take it to a conclusion. That's because there are three people playing, with a small handful of others jumping in when they have time or a place to jump into. I had hoped that this was something she and I could discuss privately in emails, but it's clear to me now that she had no intention of working this out with me. It's better to lambast me publicly, right?
Well. That's it. I'm done. It's just not worth it for me to do put any more effort into a site where I'm clearly not wanted.
I'm not going to close the site, but I'm not going to renew it, either. The registered domain expires in March, with the hosting overall expiring in October. If anyone is interested in taking over these payments, let me know and I'll get all of the Dreamhost stuff transferred over to your name.
And with that I give my goodbye to World of Darkness: Denver. It was fun while it lasted, which wasn't half so long as it was active.