User blog:Toa Roden/9/14/11 - Toa Roden's Retirement

Don't jump to conclusions. I'm not leaving, or even becoming inactive. But my life forces me to make some changes, and so...

I shall be retiring from my position as Toa (Administrator).

I know that it seems odd for me to retire with less than 2,000 edits to my username, but don't forget that this is my second year at BPedia/TBW, and if you count my edits before The Merge, I actually have around 4,500. That's enough for me to retire with, isn't it? But that's beside the point. The point is that I'm growing up. I've got more stuff going on in my life, stuff that's much more important than BIONICLE. I've got less time to waste, and to be honest, I'm starting to get tired of all the tiresome tasks and responsibilities that I took upon myself when I was promoted. Retiring will give me the opportunity to do more of what I actually enjoyed doing in the first place: improving articles. I won't have to bother with sifting through billions of edits, I won't have to feel obligated to edit, I won't have to ban users, I won't have to rollback bad edits, etc. But enough of that; I'm sure you get my point.

The mechanics of my retirement are simple: Mata Nui demotes me to to the position of Rollbacker. I shall remain active, as an Honorary Member of the Matoran Guard, and perhaps... Well, maybe I could become the first member of a new rank? This rank could be formed of retired Toa who have chosen to share their wisdom with a new generation. They could be called Turaga, or Advisors. (The Site Leader could be called the Chief Turaga, to avoid confusion.) They would have Rollbacker abilities, and their political authority would be less than that of a Toa, but more than that of a Matoran Guard member. Good idea?

But whatever happens, I must say that I am honored to have served with the Toa, both inactive and active. In particular, I would like to thank ToaAuserv, Toa Makao, Mata Nui, Torongo, and Bold Clone.

And to those not mentioned, and to those still active, please fill in the gap left by my retirement. It's not a big gap, but it will be there, and I will no longer have the power to fill it. (well, duh) Thanks in advance.

P.S. I would appreciate it if someone informed the folks at WMF. Feel free to quote me.