Sometimes those who lead us need to know how much we appreciate them. This is one of those times. To the founder, editor and chief HBIC of Aeipathy, we, the writers wanted to take a moment, and a thread, to show you how much you mean to us and how much we all adore you. Each message is personal and meant only for you in an attempt to let you know that what you do on the site is not in vain. That we all appreciate your hard work, your tireless interest, and your desire to make us happy as well...even if you sacrifice your own.
[attr="class","ooc_message"]I don’t think half the people here know how much work you do behind the scenes in order to make Aeipathy the best place to write online. I do. I see how much work you put into it and how much of yourself you give to each writer on this board. How even the smallest offense upsets you and how little you want to hurt anyone's feelings. You are a natural leader who does so with grace and a strength of character few have. And if something isn’t right you take it so deeply to heart that you don’t rest until it’s fixed. You may think that's a character flaw, but it’s not. We all love you and we’re happy to have you as head admin. We can’t wait to have you back and we know you’re helping to make Aeipathy even better and easier for you to enjoy with us.
[attr="class","ooc_message"]I am an absolute horrid at showing emotion and care - cause somehow my care comes out as me harassing someone to take care of themselves. xD Words are probably not enough to show you or tell you how much we appreciate all the work you do, how you sacrifice sleep and sanity to ensure we're all happy and pampered. You pamper us, and in turn we'd love to pamper you too? I have never seen a better head admin, and you are this shining pedestal of a head admin I'll forever hold everyone to in the future. I think you've quite spoilt me to ever go to another site, really. xD We love you to bits and would do anything to make your load easier, as long as you would let us. <3 Take the time you need to unwind and when you're back~ we'll be waiting with open arms to welcome you home!
Kitsie
PS: Please disturb me if you need a break and want some stupid shit thrown at you to destress - I usually am too unwilling to DM you cause god knows you've got enough DMs to deal with. xD
[attr="class","ooc_message"]When I first came here I didn't know what to expect but you made this a home. A place to unwind after long work days. You were always upbeat and always helped new people find a place on the site. This new person will never forget your welcome. You have built a wonderful site and you are a fantastic admin. Wish you the best in all things
I know I am usually a quiet soul, introverted at heart. So when I first met you on discord, before I even attempted to make an account, you made this place so welcoming, You(and everyone). I wish I could put into words on just how much you made everything worth it to come online again. To write again after years of not being able to create or put words to a story in mind. Not only that, you made a story for GREECE! Ancient Greece, no less. When you google for roleplay sites, 9 outta 10 are all Harry Potter or Supernatural, which is well and good but all are so similar. No challenge at all. You came up with something completely different and yet something that is pretty familiar to anyone with a love of reading and stories.
For that, I thank you. I thank you for everything you do. This beautiful site, for everyone here, for the tales we all create; it is all thanks to you JD. You are amazing, never change.
I wish you knew just how much I appreciate your hard work. When I first joined, I was overwhelmed, but you made everything better. You made me feel welcomed and comfortable and willing to get out of my comfort zone. I've only been here a few weeks but I feel like this entire place you have made is my family. I love everyone and I'm so happy that you brought us all together.
You work tirelessly to make sure that we all have copious amounts of fun, and you even had time to offer me a juicy plot when I was struggling with one of my characters. You seem to take everyone's thoughts to heart and agonize over them until you can make them a reality. I have never seen that in an admin and you deserve everything and more for all of the love and effort you put into making our experiences absolutely magical.
So thank you, JD.
We all love you and we don't know what we would do without you.
I was like...the third, or second person (potentially the fourth..not sure) to join this site. And I wouldn't have stuck around this long if it wasn't more than I ever imagined RP to be. You are the life blood of this site. I so enjoy plotting with you and RPing with you (and pushing you to post). This site is kinda like an obsession at the moment? I love how you set up an over arching plot and how you try to get all the members involved. The time you spend on this is appreciated, and not unnoticed. We do want you to take care of yourself though. We love you!
1- Your dedication to this site is incredible. As someone who has tried, and failed, to manage a site of my own, you are truly an example of how to beat execute the job. I have never encountered an admin who makes such an effort to make this an amazing and interactive place to play. I was vaguely around when you were creating this site, and I remember being impressed with how focused you were in its creation. You continue to amaze me with your coding skills and fairness. And I am always humbled by the gracious way you accept praise.
2- You dream big with me. Hey, we literally spent an entire day trying to figure out how difficult it would be to make you my au pair. I took you on a journey through my life, we spent hours researching only to find out that this is not an easy administration to do it through. But I hold out hopes that it will be easier in years to come and maybe we can relook at this then. (Remember how I almost flew you to Budapest?)
3- Your writing is amazing. I consider myself an advanced RPer, but your skill has proven that I still have much to learn. Every post with you in a challenge to match, and it’s one that I adore every chance I get. It forces me to make myself a better writer, to focus more on my character’s inner thoughts, which makes me know them better, too. You make me a better writer, and I really do adore you for that.
4- You are just an overall badass.
This break has been torture for me because of how much I enjoy chatting with you. But it has been needed for the greater good and I am looking forward to you being back.
[attr="class","ooc_message"]As writers, we have a tendency to be dramatic, self-absorbed, and neurotic. It takes a certain type of person to be able to keep us moving forward with unlimited patience and tolerance. You support and encourage us, and you have a rare ability to light a fire under us when we get distracted. You keep us on track and moving forward. We are so, so thankful that you go above and beyond to make Aeipathy somewhere that we are all comfortable and can engage in the community of like-minded writers. Writing makes most of us whole. It fills some special place in all of our hearts or else we wouldn’t commit the time to role-play. Many things make us up, but games like Aeipathy are our hearts, and you are the heart of Aeipathy.
Thank you, JD! We love and appreciate everything you do for us.