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Don't you dare restart the god damned site. You want site improvement? You'll get my side of this: shutting this down and running away from all that has 'made it bad' isn't going to do anything for you. Eventually things will come back up and shit will be stirred again. As an admin, you gotta realize that you've gotta take the good with the bad. I may not be one to speak since I've been a staff member less than the ones that we've got now, and hell, I've been a member even less than just about all of them save for one.
Like I said before, running away won't solve this, in fact, it may make it worse. We are World Destiny, and we have worked fucking hard to get the site up to what it is. There's so many things that we have so many threads that we've role played in... hell, we were even starting to get the plot moving back along! You want site improvement, you toss the idea of shutting this place down in the god damn toilet and you step up and do your position an honour.
This place isn't just an RP site for a lot of us, it's a place where we've actually made pretty strong bonds with other people. Fuck, if it weren't for World Destiny, I would have never been able to become one of Team Austin and become so close to them. And god dammit, if it wasn't for World Destiny, I would have never had met Velum, if you throw that away, you're throwing away the relationships that ensued between just about everyone that has a history here.
There's going to be times that we don't get along, it's human nature. We all have our thoughts and opinions, and I'm sure you've seen a majority of ours already... we don't want World Destiny to get a complete reboot. As someone's stated before, why don't you give the admin status to someone who's actually capable, trusted and willing to actually do so? I love World Destiny, I really do, and there's a lot of us that do as well. What are you doing to them? You're basically saying, 'fuck you and your progress.'
And god dammit, I won't fucking have it. And neither will the most of us that share the feelings that I have for World Destiny.
Heck, WE'LL ALL TAKE ON A STAFF POSITION before we see this place close! To most of us, World Destiny was a second home. Sure, we've had squabbles, but that's what builds character, and sometimes even friendships. If you want something addressed, then ADDRESS IT. Help us move on, and get over it.
We're people. Little verbal disputes are what we're known for. But seriously? This is our second HOME. Don't take that away from us!
This place is more than an RPG site to us, or a way to pass time. It's a gateway to great relationships, great stories, great outlets for stress in everyday life. Sure, things might have not gone to plan, but when, in life, does things work out ALL THE TIME? You never see anyone with a gun to their head saying "this didn't work out, I'll try again when I'm reincarnated as something less frustrating."
And before you say "well, yeah, that's a human life, idjit", take into account that World Destiny had it's own "life" for us. We'd check here daily, see the updates, look at ways to get involved. This was more than some fan creation. Shiay made pictures for people here, a podcast, I've worked on making action figures for people, numerous people have invested as much/more time into this site than the Admins. We don't want it to swirl into the drain as much as the next joe.
Things were bad for a long time, and when I say bad, I mean nothing was getting done, people were fighting over nothing, people left, plot went stagnant. Now, all of the sudden things are quiet, things have settled, plot was picking up again because a LOT of people were getting into it, and now? It's all for naught. All the "hardships" this place went through have been reduced to nothing in the wake of what, next to it, is miniscule.
This isn't only a bad move for the site, as it will drive people away and they will never look back, but it's bad for a community, for the ties that brought us all here, for the stories we share.
Bluey, I implore you: Do not reset the site. Remove the staffers who don't pull their weight, cut Worlds that don't do anything, maintain the "Advanced RPers/Writers standard", anything at all. But don't cut down something we've all grown to love as much as members as you did its creator.
Post by Ellie who has 0% on Jun 23, 2009 20:42:52 GMT -4
You know...there's nothing wrong with repition...after all that's how we learn...nearly everything.
Seriously, I love Kingdom Hearts: World Destiny. Google this Kingdom Hearts rp forums, and there isn't any as active and productive as this one. The last time anyone messaged or posted in those sites were years ago. Truthfully, active rp with numerous efficient members is scarce. They fall like flies, because they didn't have a strong foundation. Here in World Destiny, there's a strong foundation in the members and staff. I may not know all the problems that is triggering the decision to shut it down, but there are obviously fresh soldiers here ready to put up a fight and claim what they want to keep.
I may not have grown many personal relationship with this site, but this is the only one that I can say I enjoy to go to. There are a lot of hard workers here who does it out of the great community and the enjoyment of rping. I feel motivated here. I'm not as stimulated to write my own personal stories than I am here. What more can anyone ask for? They can interact with a great group of people and roam free with their creativity, show, share, and tell.
I have seen the thread of this site's anniversy with the oaths of continuing this site. Personally shutting this down is the worse feeling ever. Pssh having a character profile rejected isn't anywhere close to the rejection of me having to find another place like this. In short, there isn't; I've been searching enough, and I've stopped once finding this place. I put myself into everything I do here. I attempted to make the Dark XII active by setting up mission, cooking up plans and plots, and even looking for recruits to stimulate the small group. Many people may not have seen that, but really I have done a handful rping wise in trying to move things. I have even helped others with their profiles behind the scenes through PMs.
Well Elaeus has always done a good job making sure that things move forwards. Ho-Ho ha-ha he-he (I blame The Flurry for that song being stuck in my head)
I have infected the heads of my collegues! *Wicked cackle*
I mean.. Sorry. D= My cousin used to have a CD with the song. That's the only way I know it.
By the way, Elaeus is gonna be the reason the Organization is dominated. >.> We need more in the Organization with the same zeal for ownage or we'll die.
Just thought I might point that out.
I'm not trying to make this all about me, but I'm just showing that I found a place here. Stripping this site away, will be taking what I and members found here. Even the new members doesn't even have a chance to see the greatness of this site, because things get too stuff. We are all in this together. Oh goodness a Highschool Musical Line *cringes*
This site been through enough, hurtles been jumped, some goals have been reach, and we set more to strive for. I just hate to see how everyone's effort wasn't acknowledge or thought about. If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a community to make this site grow, and we all know that the community didn't even have a say in the decision. Now we are doing what we can by fighting for it. We wouldn't fight for a complete failure. We obviously see the light in this site.
I'm barely sticking with this one as it is. I'd like to help fix it, honest! I believe it salvageable with some hard work and elbow grease.
Some hard work, elbow grease, and maybe paying some attention to what the other staff were saying about how things were being run, period, or at least acknowledging it would have helped. Or maybe discussing with the rest of the staff large changes instead of just doing them and leaving us to do damage control.
God you guys are frickin' acting like this place is going to be flushed down the toilet forever! I NEVER said that. I said that I was gonna clean it up and restart it. That's it. I'm not moving it, I'm not deleting all of the threads, I'm not running away from it, I'm RESTARTING.
Everything will be the exact same as it was when the site first opened.
You guys have made friends here? Good! That's what this site is for. For making friends and sharing our love of Kingdom Hearts. Shutting this place down for a little bit is NOT making you loose contact with your friends and the people you care about. Get an e-mail address or MSN screen name or Yahoo screen name or phone number or something so you can keep in touch while it's down.
I was well aware that I'd get people extremely pissed off at me for doing this. I know the consequences of this. I'm not stupid.
If you want to leave, then do it. Who am I as a person to stop you? I have no power over your lives. If you want to stick around, then great. Stay.
This is a site on the Internet! You guys are acting like I'm taking over the Internet and shutting it down or something. Goodness.
I know you guys like role playing here. That's great. I do too. Role playing is very enjoyable and it should be. Taking a few weeks off is not going to kill anyone.
Had a cool plot idea going? Then when the site opens back up START IT AGAIN. You aren't the only ones who have spent hours and hours of work on this site to make it where it is today. Like I said, all the old threads WILL STILL BE HERE. You can easily reference them if you want to.
I'm not doing this to make your guys' lives miserable or to punish anyone or to seek revenge on anyone. I'm doing this because I feel it must be done.
Post by rubixracoon on Jun 23, 2009 21:27:08 GMT -4
Bluey, I'm saying this just to point out a couple of things. I'm not trying to be mean in anyway.
When you said: "How long will the site be down? Psh. Who knows?" That gave people leverage to make up their own time of how long it's going to be shut down. And I've heard that phrase before...it usually means it's going to either shut down for good or for a good while. So understand that's why people are freaking out.
Also, why restart the site when you intend it to be the same as it was before it got restarted? It's like making a perfect pitcher of lemonade...spilling it out, and making a another pitcher of perfect lemonade. Yeah. I make analogies that don't make much sense. What of it?
It's summer, Bluey. We want those couple of weeks to roleplay. It won't kill us at all. It will just force us to find something else to do. Which no one wants to do when it's right in front of you. We are naturally lazy asses. Let us be lazy on this site. Please? Lovee youuuu.
But any of all. If you don't want to deal with the site, I suggest you take a break my friend. Let someone else run the site for you. Then when you decide to come back...You guys can work together on running the site.
I'm sorry that you feel like you are being attacked in all directions. All I have to say is good luck. And may Dumbledore be with you.
Because it's not the moments that take your breath away...it's the breaths that take away your moments.
Jun 23, 2009 21:27:08 GMT -4
Last Edit: Jun 23, 2009 21:28:40 GMT -4 by sephiroth
God you guys are frickin' acting like this place is going to be flushed down the toilet forever! I NEVER said that. I said that I was gonna clean it up and restart it. That's it. I'm not moving it, I'm not deleting all of the threads, I'm not running away from it, I'm RESTARTING.
Everything will be the exact same as it was when the site first opened.
...you just shoved your foot in your mouth. Again. You do that more times than I can count.
First you say let's improve and keep on going.
And now you say restart and make it like it was when it first opened.
Does that come with the hackers to? Do you think Seph will be around to bail you out of that again? If you're not stupid, then stop acting like you are and open up your eyes enough to see that people have tried to communicate with you and you just plain refuse to see it.
Stop being contradictory and stay with one damned opinion. Leave? I can't do that so long as the account remains. But for now? I think I remain rightfully insulted, offended and holding an even lower opinion of you than I already do.
*Sigh* What has this site come to? I am completely 100% disappointed in all of you. First of all the Idea was to make the site better, not to continue the arguing. Bluey no offence what so ever, please forgive everyone here for what they have done. Leon , I get your point, and I agree with it, but please chill. There's no need to get angry at all.
I don't think Bluey wants to make the site bad, by restarting it. She might just revamp it. And besides she mad this site in the first place, It's because of her that e have all these friends. Who are we to be ganging up on her?
World destiny is important to me as well, but we won't fix it like this. We need to work TOGETHER. And please for god's sake.
STOP FREAKING SWEARING. i thought there wsa no swearing on this site, please guys calm down.
I agree with everyone's point, espeacially Leon's. But that doesn't mean that everone should just start fighting the admin, if you want to give suggestions then give it. If she won't accepet it then try reasoning, in a polite manner.
If any of you really want to fix the site, then stop complaining and start acting, I don't even see the use of this thread.
The main point is is this, you guys used to be a team. We all did, what the heck happened? I would really like to know, because honestly, this fighting is getting us nowhere.