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Resignation

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To the Hive family,

I didn't know when, but I knew that it would be soon. Over the past months, I've been contemplating this as I felt that I was just running out of gas. So,

I am resigning from the Hive staff. For an internet hobby, I'm having an enormously hard time making a direct decision for this. But in the end, I request to have my title removed. I can wait a couple days if needed.

I want to let you guys know that it is none of your guys' fault for me leaving. There was no last straw, no defining breaking point. I'm just tired and I let myself stray further away both voluntarily and involuntarily. I don't have the energy to balance my education, social life, gaming, and Hive, now that I have college and later, Uni, to worry about. The times where I unexpectedly leave for a couple weeks (often during big site projects) have been increasing over time. I partially created the B2W collab contest as a last-ditch effort to keep myself busy and dedicated too. I keep saying, "I'll come back in full force after ____" and "yeah I can take care of all of ____." To sum it up, I feel as if I've been fighting a losing battle in a war of attrition and I just feel done now.

I'll try to stick around as a user. Part of me is saying that I'll eventually get that itch to come back and apply for the staff whenever I'm not busy (like between semesters). For some reason making this "goodbye post" but fully knowing that there's a chance I'd want to come back puts a bad taste in my mouth. So I want to stress that this is not "goodbye forever" in any shape or form!

Okay so enough of that sappy shit. Some things need to be addressed before I go:

1. B2W contest:
I am obviously dropping out of judging. I know it might be a tedious task due to how large it is + the waitlist system, but I would appreciate for someone to manage it. I suppose if everyone's busy I can try to keep, but it would be at a much much slower pace.

2. Social Media
I guess there's not much to say here. Our FB and Twitter have been more dead than alive for the past few months. It's up to you guys to see if you want to find others to head the ship. Or... I might sponsor resources every once in a while still. Maybe.

3. Streams
To be honest, these were not as impactful as I'd hoped, but I'd say it was successful judging by the fact that we got 70+ streamers linking to us. There isn't much to manage besides accepting streams that follow our rules, but if you want to do away with it there would be minimal loss.

4. Clan
I can keep it if no one wants to take control of it. I think I'll still be logging into WC3 at least once a month to make sure the clan doesn't die. But if someone wants to expand it, I'll gladly give it to that person.

5. Partnerships
I suppose Kam and crew can stay in touch with B2W. They are by far the most awesome and dedicated affiliate. The rest can stay more passive. Also, some non affiliates are doing the gods work. Would be nice to keep a tab on Legion TD 2 and Warcraft3.info

6. Discord
I think Ash is in charge of it. Some people think it's me but don't worry about it. Please take my off the admin position there too, though.

7. Staff Position
idk maybe I can have access to the staff forums still and help behind the scenes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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The rest (Blizzard contact, resource management, YouTube) goes without saying. Just think of it being the same thing, without me! :cgrin:

One more dramatic, possibly cringe-inducing paragraph. If I ever come back this will be awkward, but here it goes:

Thank you, everybody. I mean it. The friends I made here helped me so much when life got hard. I fucking love everyone's passion for this one game and for this one hell of a forum.
Thank you Ralle, for not only creating this place but for sticking with it for 13 years and counting through its ups and downs. You gave me the opportunity to learn so much about myself and subjects I never would've considered when working on the site.
Thank you, my friends Ralle, Shar Dundred, Whitefang, Lasersquid, Daffa, Mythic, Kam, Shadow Fury, Rufus, Orcnet, Directive, Heinvers, MindWorX, KILLCIDE, and so many more (sorry for the cut off, it'd be too long if I didn't ayyy) for at the very least, being good company. Nah, for being awesome friends that gave me some fun times, serious times, and even dramatic times.
And to everyone else, who contributed to the site in a positive way. So many resources and tutorials, and even so many hilarious shitposts. So many of you guys are dedicated artists, coders, and gamers, and I am so grateful to have witnessed all that work on this forum.
Stay awesome! Don't dwell on the bad times and what we've lost, dwell on what you can do in the future to improve. I'm unsure if that's a crappy quote but -SCN 2017.

Adios, amigos. Hive Workshop is something I will always cherish and remember. No, I did not tear up due to the fact I spent my entire pre-teen and teenage years on this site. And no, it did not tear up multiple times when remembering so many things I loved about this place and the people who made it.

I did. I'll try stick around every now and then as a user. See ya around!

-StoPCampinGn00b
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