Hello my beautiful pikalings,

So I've had a long think about my place in the community and came to a sort of revelation, so listen up.

Basically, I realised that WCC isn't life and death to me anymore. Which is good, probably healthier for my mental state, but also probably the reason for my disconnect with many people on this site. A lot of you are a hella lot younger than me, and to you, WCC is everything. It's your social life, your release, and everything in-between. I'm happy that this is that sort of place for you, and that's what I wanted for this site as admin. But since WCC isn't everything to me, I feel like I can't be everything.

I love RPing as Ivystar, but I have IRL stuff. Taking two weeks off from RP shouldn't matter anywhere else, but to you guys, I know it feels like I'm gone for a century. Which is okay, and I understand your frustrations, anger. And I get why Ivystar winning battles angers you all so much, because to you, your characters aren't just characters. Their actions, life and failures are a reflection of yourselves. OOC/IC boundaries are for old-school losers like me.

So I've decided with a heavy heart, that it's time for me to retire Ivystar. And probably RPing on WCC mostly. I'll still keep my cuties, Peatpaw, Minnowslip, Dewtuft, Violetshine, and maybe make some more kids. Or snipe an MCA role from someone because I'm incapable of leaving this hellsite. But I think I'm not suited for leadership since I just can't bring myself to throw everything in for RC. And Jaybird, she's there and capable.

One of the things that I hated the most about WCC when I was Deputy under Spottedstar, was being under a leader that didn't seem to care as much as I did. And I don't want this to be my legacy. Ivystar will be said to have disappeared during the night, like a phantom. IC, she's probably killed herself following her brother's deluded voice.


Now for another issue to address, Staff. I know this is a minority on here, but I hope you all reflect and realise that Staff are amazing. Coon, Badge, Seer, Jaybird, Maple, Rainyheart, Sunlit, Sleepy, yes even Sleepy, are always working tirelessly behind the scenes to make things run for you. To keep the site alive, and ensure things are going smoothly. They don't get paid to do this, and yet they still make it all go while dealing with their RL stuff. I want you all to realise, that when you're talking behind their backs, saying they're being shadow-lizard people that are conspiring against you, you're talking about real people that are volunteers. They took on this job to make the site work, to give others the space to have fun and be creative. That when they deny you something, it's not about you as a person, but about the site.

We are not staff to have a power-trip. We are staff because we love this place.

Please give staff a benefit of a doubt, and realise that having a staff/member boundary is a good thing. You do not need or want to see the hellish brainstorming, head-banging nonsense we go through to make it all work. The time we spend pouring over WCC history to try push the site in new ways. Are we secretive at times? Yes, because sometimes the plot you want kinda touches on things we want to use in the site-wide plot, will start Salt-War 3.0 that we want to avoid without drawing attention to it etc. Also your suggestions we shut down? This site has been running for 8 years now, trust me when I say, if we say something isn't gonna work, it's because we KNOW it isn't gonna work. Like the romans with their many perversions, been there, done that, grew bored of it/realised it wasn't working.

We're not asking for unconditional trust, but try to see that we're not out to get you.

'kay?

Now, back to our usual broadcast.

-Pikaaaaa