Love Letter to WCC

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The Good:

Hello loves.

When I first joined WCC back in December, not too long ago, I fell in love with the community. It’s small enough that it’s not overwhelming, kind of like a little family, and just big enough that it provides enough activity and varying styles of creativity from all roleplayers involved.

I was so excited that I invited my best friends, Kieer and Grohiik, to roleplay with us. I felt like they would enjoy the community as much as I did.

The time I’ve spent on WCC has been special. I have met so many people that I will never forget, starting with Copperbeanz, or Cooper as I like to call her, the greatest deputy on the site. Her dedication to her role with Sootstorm as deputy is what inspired me to try getting a HR - eventually landing deputy of SkyClan with Honeydew when the spot opened up. KJsage has been a wonderful HR to work with, both in-character and out-of-character. The open communication between us has made the transition into my role as deputy feel smooth and effortless. The effort and care that she puts into Wolfstar as leader has inspired me for Honeydew’s future.

I’ve met people that I consider friends here on WCC, and have had such a great time roleplaying with, such as Ripped, Grey, Midnee, Downfive, Tara, Verychuu, Ash, and most of SkyClan’s roleplayers; and others not mentioned; newer members like Cays and Panda Bear made me excited to roleplay alongside, bringing fresh and creative writing styles and energy to the site - I thank you all for such a wonderful time, and apologize in advance to all I’m letting down with the next part of my announcement.

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The Bad:

I will be leaving WCC permanently alongside my friends, Ripped, Kieer, and Grohiik.

This is not a decision any of us have made lightly, but it is impossible for us to continue supporting a site that has such horrible and problematic leadership that treats their members in such a way. Some examples are listed further below, under “The Ugly” section.

As for SkyClan personally… it is difficult. I enjoyed my time as deputy, and I hope that I brought a lot of fun, new ideas to the clan. I hope that my time with Honeydew could bring inspiration for characters and mechanics that could continue to be used in the future. I apologize to all who were depending on me as deputy, especially KJsage. I wish to publicly suggest Tara as the next deputy of SkyClan. I know Tara would pour her heart and soul into the role.

I apologize to Cays, for abandoning Krestrelpaw so early in her apprenticeship. If I had my choice, I would leave her in Wolfstar’s care, but that decision is ultimately up to KJsage and whoever she decides to promote as the next deputy. Kestelpaw is very sweet and well-written and I would have enjoyed being her mentor.

I apologize to Panda Bear, who had only just gotten Gravelkit a real mother with Ripplesong. Above all, this is my biggest regret and heartache. You deserved better than that, and I hope that you can find a good path for Gravelkit regardless of my departure from the site. Gravelkit deserves the world.

Please feel free to always reach out to me on Discord, as uwubers, if you want to remain in contact. I would be happy to maintain our friendships and maybe even continue to roleplay together someday! <3

What’s happening to my characters?

Galestorm got severely injured on a patrol and died.
Honeydew got viciously torn apart by dogs.
Dandelionpaw was killed during a tunnel collapse.
Gouge ran away with Cloudypetal.
Ripplesong fell ill and passed away in her sleep.

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The Ugly:

Unfortunately, once I began to be entangled with the intricacies of being an HR, I started to be exposed to the dark, political underbelly of WCC and its staff team. At first I tried to ignore it for my own mental health and so I could continue to enjoy the site for what it’s meant to be - roleplaying fun little fictional cats doing their everyday life and causing chaos.

It became impossible to ignore, however, when my friends started being mistreated by the staff team. Since her return to the site, I have witnessed Ripped put her all into improving the site structure and its mechanics, becoming one of the driving forces for change that was evidently very much needed. Since before she was promoted, we were all putting our heads together to come up with documents and ways to improve the site for existing and newer users alike.

Some things I will mention specifically but will not go into too much depth about for the sake of length -

Staff’s stubborn  resistance to change, new ideas and growth.
Staff’s lack of training and structure that Ripped and Kieer were desperately trying to help improve.
Obvious positive and negative bias everywhere, but especially within the staff team.
Staff’s awful communication skills and refusal to resolve issues with members and each other, which ultimately led to the destruction of the entire staff team.

There are other things, but these here are the huge red flags that I’ve noticed time and time again. It led to a reduction in my muse to write or participate in other aspects of the site. It all built up over time and came to a head with Ripped’s unfair demotion from staff. After all the hard work she’s put into the site, the staff team, especially Holly, treated her super unfairly and is trying to blame everything on her, which is not only super unprofessional, it’s also disappointing behavior and Holly should feel ashamed of herself for how the situation was handled.

I hope that the site sees that there were specific staff members who caused the implosion that has happened to the WCC staff team, leading to almost everyone leaving. How will WCC continue if staff continue to leave like this? There’s obviously a really ugly internal reason for it, and I warn everyone to stay away. A site is not worth your mental health.

Finally, I would like to state that if our messages are deleted for any reason, it stands as a testament to the toxicity of the staff team and their decisions. Our final words deserve to be seen by the community, and if staff chooses to silence our voices, well... do I really need to say more?

Love Letter to WCC

With a heavy heart,
uwubers signing off.