My final decision.

[Venomstrike]

Hello one and all. As you have most likely noticed, over the last few months, I have been coming and going quite frequently. However, I have now made a somewhat last-minute verdict. For those of you who don't know, on February 28th 2010, I made a post saying that I might return to roleplaying on Memorial Day. I have since changed my mind about this.

I will not be returning to to Warrior Cats Roleplaying world.

I'm sorry to anyone that does not like my choice to leave, but it is for the best, for me. You see, I have changed a great deal, very rapidly I might add, over the last few months. But that's part of growing up, you change. So I have grown to not be fond of roleplaying anymore. I'll probably continue to read the books, since I enjoy those, but I won't be coming online anymore.
I've had a lot of fun doing what I have here online for the last 5 and a half years, but it's time I now move on to other things.

Now what happens to the site? - I don't really care. I leave the future of the website in the hands of Amy and Crystal. Keep it going, erase it, doesn't matter to me anymore.

Staff - Thank you for all of your help over the years. I wish you all the best of luck with the rest of your lives. Amy, send me an email in the next 3 weeks or so if you would like to keep the site going. I'll hand over the admin password to you. If you don't send me an email, the site will be erased June 28th 2010 at 12:00 P.M. CST.

Good luck in your lives, everyone. Life is not easy, and you'll get hurt many more times then you already have been. Just stay strong. I'll always be thinking of you guys. You were a big part of my life for a while. This will most likely be the last time you ever hear from me. Because I don't plan on returning to site, even just to chat to old friends.

So I bid you all... Farewell

- Venomstrike, Creator of WCRPG.
November 24th 2004 - May 28th 2010 - My Online Life

[foxpool]

Good-bye, Venomstrike. I'm sorry you're leaving, even though I've only known you since I joined in September 2009, I will still miss you.

[moonmist 3]

Thank goodness for not having to login to post here, eh? 'Cause we all know how lazy I am.

Anyway. Onto the point. [rant warning!]

I'm really going to miss you, venom. A lot. D: And I mean it -- I'm not the only one who does, either. There's a lot of people here who really value you and love you as a friend. Honestly, that's probably the main reason why I still go on these sites: friendships. Because sometimes I feel like the closest friends in the world are the ones who are sitting in front of computer screens miles, states, maybe even countries away. And once again, I know I'm not alone when I say that. That's the information age for you.

When people leave sites, most of the time they do it because of fights or tensions or hurt feelings or maybe just boredom -- you get the point. And when these people leave, they're usually still around on another chatbox somewhere. A lot of them end up going back to the sites they supposedly "quit". But, hey, we're all just kids. Or teenagers, if you prefer. We're brimming with hormones and attitude and energy and who knows what else, because it's all a tangled mess inside us [for most people, anyway] and so that's what we do. Drama, drama, drama. And I think that, even if nobody wants to admit it, we keep coming back because we're afraid. We're scared of change, to lose what we have here, to have to walk away from what we see to be familiar and homely. I'm not ashamed to admit that that's definitely why I'm still here. The online world is far more stable to me than anything else that happens in my life in the real world.

But you, this post makes you stand out. Why? Because you stated facts. There was nothing in what you said that screamed the word "drama", because you said it straight and simple. There's another world beyond our monitors. And while people like me are stuck staring at a lit screen because this is where I feel comfortable and secure, you dare to be brave. You've got another life, a real one, with people you can see and talk to instead of just typing evening after evening to people whose faces you'll probably never see. You said it yourself: you've grown up. And as cheesy as it probably sounds, I really think you have. Because, like I already said, you're breaking away.

People fear change. I'm no exception; there are times when the thought utterly terrifies me. But people forget that change can be good to. Change can mean recession, sure, but it can also mean progress. And you're doing the latter. You know what? I envy you for it. I'm a bit jealous. You've got the strength to really break it off here, and to make a real life for yourself -- because really, typing away on chats all day isn't a solid life for a sane or real healthy person to have. Sometimes when people "quit", they wait awhile and come back: whether it be a few minutes or a few months, sure enough they're back on the sites. You've already been gone awhile, and you've got resolve -- your post makes that clear. You've got the willpower and the strength that nobody else has. I kind of think of it like breaking an addiction, but maybe it's not like that for you. Either way, I'm looking up to you right now.

Not to say I'm not happy here, because I consider myself so, but this post isn't supposed to be about me. It's supposed to be about you. So, moving on.

You're welcome to go, I won't beg you to stay. Why? Because I've experienced plenty of guilt trips before, and I don't want to send you on one. You're free to do whatever makes you happy. Of course I'll miss you -- we all will, because there's nothing about you not to miss. And I understand why you say you will no longer visit even the chats to talk to friends. It may break your resolved, suck you back in, make you feel sad or guilty, whatever effects it may bring you. But Venom, never forget that we're here, and pressing the power button on your computer will never change that. If you ever need a friend, want someone to talk to, or whatever else, we'll be here for you. Don't be afraid to just pop in to say hello every now and then, as often as you want. We'll be ready to greet you, give you virtual glomps until you virtually suffocate, and do whatever we can for you. After all, you've always been an amazing friend. It's the least we can do.

Alright, if you've even made it this far, I'll stop ranting and let your eyes take a break. Just remember that we all love you here Venom, and that we wish you luck and happiness in your venture into the world.

And I am sincerely sorry if this sounded horribly cheesy. I let my heart do the talking and this is what came out. xD;



<3, mist.

[Venomstrike]

*sigh* Mist your post really touched me... It reminded me that I truly do have friends here in the virtual world that we've created for ourselves. I have friends outside of here in the real world too, but I feel like I'm much closer to you guys then almost anyone in the real world. That's probably because people here are nice to each other, unlike in the real world where people are openly mean for pretty much no reason at all. Also because it seems like everyone here has kind of a messed up life to some extent, so we're better then other people at helping each other out.

One of the real reasons I'm leaving here is probably because some people have really hurt me in the last few years, and I like to just be alone most of the time. But then again, I get lonely when I'm alone, and so these chatboxes have provided me with a place a feel accepted. Because there are always nice and interesting people to chat with. So I probably will come back from time to time just to talk. If I don't, I'll really miss this place and all of the people I've grown close to. I mean this site was - and still is - a big part of my life. It'd be boring not to come here sometimes...

I share your fear of change, I hate change. Well, when it's a bad change anyways. I fear the unknown, and I like to dwell on the past a lot. I also tend to worry myself sick about the future and what's coming up. It really isn't good for my mental health. A lot of the time I feel like a basket case, but I'm sure I'm not sick enough to be admitted to an insane asylum... Like I fear a bunch of things, I have deep hatred for a lot of things, and I have a list of 31 people I would definitely kill given the chance. [That's most likely a bad thing lol] I also have really messed up emotions, but like you said that's part of growing up, so I'm not too worried. I feel kind of all tangled up sometimes. I forget to mention I suffer from depression-anxiety disorder or something like that. If you dont know what that is, it's where you're really down and depressed, but at the same time, your mind is racing out of control. And you have suicidal thoughts and actions sometimes. [Not going to go into detail about that]

But - Enough complaining about myself... Hope I didn't bore you with that x] I'm nervous about venturing back out into the real world again, because every time I do, people either shatter my dreams or they put another whole in my bleeding heart. [Metaphorically] But we all have to do it someday. Now is my time to be strong and move on. Some day soon, the rest of you probably will. Because I don't plan on staying here until the day I die, I hope none of you do... because nothing lasts forever. No matter if it seems like it will. We all saw WC crumble to the ground...

Sadly, one day we most likely will never hear from each other again. The real world will tear us all apart. Just know that I won't ever forget any of you that I've met here or any of the great memories I've had here. Most of you, if not all of you, will grow up and have happy and successful lives. Even if that seems impossible right now, things change very rapidly. So you can never know for sure. Like my fiance [Yes even though we're only 14. It was a really complicated thing that I'm not going to go into.] decided that she didnt love me anymore for no reason, but thats how things work. Everything happens for a reason, so the bad things in live can only lead to something better. There's something, and someone in this world for everybody. You just have to work hard for it and try your best. I wish all of you the best of luck.

<3 Venom

[foxpool]

If you heard in real life what my mind and heart have to say, you might look at me strangely. Because no one I know thinks the things I do. I am 13, and I think about some things that other people can't wrap their minds around. Like space. If you really think about it, it is really weird. Scientists think that it goes on forever. If we sent an amazing space thingy out there in a straight line, would it eventually come to a place where there is complete nothingness, or would it just keep going on past stars, planets, and galaxies, some of which might have other forms of life on them, for decades, centuries, or millennias of years? What would these life forms look like? Would they be our little green men from Mars, or beings that look exactly like us, but with different languages, customs, and technology? What would their Earth look like? Interesting discussion questions, definitely.

So I'm not going to speak completely from my heart like moonmist did, because that might get me some rather strange looks. All I'm going to say is that there are lots of horrible things in the real world, things that we could easily solve if the human race sat down, thought things through, and used their common sense for once. I don't understand how people can be so mean, the people/bullies at school who seem to care only about themselves, and not care about the feelings of anyone else. I don't understand how hatred can be so strong that you would spend your entire life planning how to kill someone, and never look from their victim's point of view, of what their families would go through, of the fact that their victim actually has a mind and what their last thoughts would be, of the young people whose dreams and hopes for the future are crushed. I don't understand how someone could kill a fellow human, a sentient being that feels pain and sadness and love and happiness, that should live out their lives until they grow old and are ready to die.

Oh dear. Looks like I spoke a little bit completely from my heart.

Anyway, if you ever need a sanctuary from the real world, we're here to talk with.

One of the reasons I love rpg sites is because I am a book person. I can get completely sucked into a good book, like, say, The Hunger Games or even one of my own books, until I am the main character, running through the arena, watching Rue die, or flying over Aladia on the back of a golden dragon. (That's from a book I wrote in a notebook once, called Time Portal. It's 138 pages of big notebook paper.) When I read a good book at school, coming out of it and going through my classes no longer seems real to me. I'm still looking around the corner for a giant forest of mystery and magic, and being disappointed when all I see is a hallway of normal humans.

[GRIM ||]

Okay, I've finally decided to post in this.


About the site: I've PMed Crystal and asked if she would still be an admin if I got the owner account but I haven't got the reply yet. I'll still send out an email when I can find the time to, to tell you that I don't want the site to be deleted [but I probably won't use the admin account at all.]

About you: I was going to post this really long and shocking speech about leaving and stuff, but because mist and fox already did, I think I'll just sum it up in a few sentences. Whether you leave forever, as in never-coming-back-to-visit forever, or just sticking to the same old schedule but without a chance of you ever returning to role-playing later on; you'll still be missed. I'll miss you, and many of your friends from elsewhere, like Barky and Spotty, will miss you. But that's part of it all, losing friends and making new ones. I'm just sorry it has to be so soon.

Good luck with your life.