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Alright guys I'm so sick and tired of watching everyone fight with each other and watching people with so many great talents and skills being shot down and degraded, so here's what's going to happen...WD is going to get shut down. For how long? Psh. Who knows?
But it needs to be done. It's way too stressful for everyone to deal with crap here and I just know it's for the best.
I am going to move every single thread into the archives. If you want your character profiles to save maybe to use for another site, or if you feel you're going to rejoin this place after I clean all the bad out of it, just e-mail me at dolphinluv2010@yahoo.com and I'll send the profile to you.
I'm going to start this place completely over. All accounts will be deleted, all staff positions will be removed. If you wish to rejoin, you will be more than welcome to but I am aware that I will be loosing many good people due to this.
I apologize for any inconvenience or whatever else this may cause people. I hate doing this...but we all know that things have gotten out of hand and order needs to be restored.
So this is good-bye to you all. I hope to see some of you again, and if I don't I really apologize for how poorly I ran this place... I guess that's really all I have to say...
Post by rubixracoon on Jun 23, 2009 19:08:34 GMT -4
Really? This is going to be the second role playing site that has shut down on me. After two years, you're going to start it over. I know I JUST joined and I might not know what's going on...but if anybody can please explain why EXACTLY you are shutting it down that would be great.
I mean, after all we've been through, that should just make us stronger. While there are a lot of stressful issues that need to be resolved, we are a community. We've been together through a lot of crap and, for a lot of us, some of our closest friends are right here.
What's the point in breaking up those friendships? True, we have messengers and such, but --this-- is still where many of those friendships thrive, and their primary place to exist.
In addition, this site has the best plot I've ever seen on any RP site. While it was being revised, we had something great going. And to throw that out? It... hurts.
I know, things have gotten crazy lately, but that's gonna happen anywhere you go. That's just the world we live in. Restarting a site won't do anything but lose valuable team members and good friends. I promise you, with time the new one will evolve to this point again.
And in closing, in the words of Ren:
"You're gonna have tough times. But what makes a person themselves is how they get THROUGH it"
Post by Ellie who has 0% on Jun 23, 2009 19:18:30 GMT -4
WHAAAAAAA?
Alright....as a member...I'm confused...with issues like this I need to see examples to grasp this.
All I can say is that...so much work has been put into this rp forum that it would seem un-ethical to just shut it down. Getting a new Ansem, plutting ideas out for Version 5, people's plotting that can give some activity here, the contests voting, the contest ideas, members standing up for members when they are being degraded, celebrating the anniversary of the site, and so on meant...absolutely nothing.
Welcoming new people here...was all for nothing.
The long attempts in restoring order was all for nothing.
WORD UP WD was for nothing
The current Activity check was all for nothing
With all the catostrophe we were able to act like a "community" as members make their comments and staff members construct a decision. Was anyone who had made this site what it is now had a say in anything? I know you're the admin, but without members this place would've been dead years ago, and now stripping it away from people who have put effort and heart in it is like being stabbed in the heart continously.
Just to keep it straight
Giving up is sign of weakness, and from what I see now, this site is strong enough thanks to strong members. Simply stated...this isn't only about you. That may have come out harsh, but it's true. We are a community not one person.
We were all sick and tired at one point, but we are still here strong enough to keep it moving like we want to keep going now.
The act right now is the ANTI-THESIS of what you and everyone initially want. Right now great talents are being shot down and degraded by momentarily terminating this site with the look of "disregarding your members". I only said that because obviously a ton of members don't agree, and if some many disagree that clearly states something.
Don't apologize by saying goodbye. The thing I see apology is shutting this play, and the one way to apologize is by abolishing this ridiculous idea. I'm not trying to bite your head off, but I just find it to the extreme of unfair, unethical, and unjust to do this, since so many hearts are conencted to this one place.
It doesn't need to be done at all, and it's not too stressful for everyone, because we are fighting to keep this place alive and going. I know you said you know best, but if some many disagree then that clearly states the opposite.
I doubt this place would be the World Destiny it is or was ever again by....completely starting over. Please re-think this and think about us. I can say from the post here.....this idea of shutting down..is most stressful than anything.
No... I refuse. I fucking refuse, dammit. After all the work that's been put into this and all the work that some of the members that have been here for a while? I won't have it. It's like running away from a growing problem -- this isn't going to solve it.
Certainly not the greatest way to go about it, but I suppose shutting down, deleting everything we all worked so hard at, and throwing itnto the garbage works...
Seriously, if things are bad, you step up and cull them. If you want to pass on Admin to someone else, this should be their decision. If you want to still be Admin, which you by all means should, Bluey, you need to be the one to spearhead correcting the errors. Taking it out on all of us is like a stab in the back.
Certainly not the greatest way to go about it, but I suppose shutting down, deleting everything we all worked so hard at, and throwing itnto the garbage works...
Seriously, if things are bad, you step up and cull them. If you want to pass on Admin to someone else, this should be their decision. If you want to still be Admin, which you by all means should, Bluey, you need to be the one to spearhead correcting the errors. Taking it out on all of us is like a stab in the back.
Post by rubixracoon on Jun 23, 2009 19:23:08 GMT -4
Like I said. I'm a new member and I may not have a say in this. But I've been through the same exact thing with a, ahem, Harry Potter Roleplaying site I was involved in.
To pull apart something that's great to other people kinda sucks. Now, Bluey, I know that it's stressful to you and it may be to other people. But think of all the hard work that people have put into this site. This is a type of place where people automatically go on their computer, clicked their internet browser, go under favorites, click on the link without even thinking about it. Maybe it's even their home page, who knows? This is the biggest and best Kingdom Hearts RPG site around. All the other ones are just...sucky.
Sure, members may have taken this site for granted...I'm sure we will see everybody else's reaction soon.
I say it stays too. This site is, as Rubix said, the best Kingdom Hearts RP around. Yes, I know I hvaen't actually RPed here yet(or even gotten my character approved), but it looked the most promising out of every single one I've seen so far.
And, everyone who has been here is right. I know what its like to have those kinds of close friendships with the people you RP with. You pour sweat, blood, and every bit of effort you can into it, and in the end you get something you're proud of. Sure, it gets stressful, but that's what the staff are for. Also, if the staff don't help with the stress, go talk to your friends about it. that's what they're for too. *shrug*
But.....none of us can really stop you if you really wanna shut it down, so.......do what you're going to do....just know it'll really tick a bunch of people off.......
And, why not a stab in the throat? thats a little worse than a stab in the eye (not as painful or terrorizing) or a stab in the back (which isn't necessarily even lethal). It's even a little worse than a stab in the heart (which is quicker and a little less painful)
I would like to take a moment and...spam this board hardcore, because although not everyone sees me as a law-abiding citizen (I was ticketed for an unsafe lane change once), I haven't really spammed anything, and this could be me last shot, so...
Whew, glad I got that off my chest. Anyways, farewell World Destiny. It was interesting.
EDIT: Oh yeah and wait, one more thing! I just got an e-mail and I wanted to share and you're the first to know, so... I totally got called back to The Light in the Piazza at a legit theater that actually pays! Yay! *throws confetti* I mean, who knows if I'll get in or not, but WOOOO! If do, it'll be my first Regional Theater credit and that makes Aryn a happy camper!
Jun 23, 2009 19:57:28 GMT -4
Last Edit: Jun 23, 2009 20:04:14 GMT -4 by Aryn007