Post by Panda on Jun 19, 2022 18:07:06 GMT
My Final BanAll
Howdy folks,
Unfortunately, this will be my last administrative howdy for the New Blood community. After having participated in the New Blood community for several years as both a Developer, Administrator, and Server Host, it is finally time for me to throw in the towel. To say that the New Blood community has not been a major part of my life over the past few years would be a lie but is instead likely the reason behind this post.
As a few of you may know, I spend most of my days sitting in front of a computer, voice chatting with folks, responding to reports, handling administrative issues, assisting development, and managing several gaming communities (generally while working remotely). As much computer time as this may be, I would not take back any second I have been able to meet, speak with, or spend time with each and every one of you as you’ve all helped me grow to the person in front of you today, so for that I would like to formally thank you.
To provide y’all with a little bit of background, it was not until late 2019 – early 2022 that I rejoined the New Blood community after some unfortunate events in my life. It had been a few years since I had actively participated in any ClassiCube communities, but New Blood felt rather familiar as it is an extension of the original MineManiacs – a community of old friends. Having spent much of my time at home unable to participate with the world around me, I found many opportunities to voice call with some of these old friends that stuck around beyond the numerous transitions of MineManiacs… those folks were Ethan, Toby, and Zingan. I would like to personally thank all three of you for reinspiring my love for the Zombie Survival that we grew up on together and for continuing to grow with me throughout our hundreds of voice calls. After returning for some time and chatting with the folks mentioned above, I had decided to jump into the development of the server (secret time: One of my proudest moments in CC was receiving permission to look through the proprietary ZS software… MCDzienny coder tings :3). I had eventually decided to leave Lead Development as coding C# all day for my remote employment in addition to writing C# at night for the server start to take a toll – to then join the Administration team to ensure the community continued to move forward while Toby was given the opportunity to properly enjoy his first year of Uni – something many other players in this community have been able to experience with ease. But now that all is starting to settle for the Administration team, it is time for me to take my leave.
I would like to thank the community for taking me in as an Administrator with open arms having not climbed up the staff hierarchy. Staffing for a community as large as ours is a rather challenging job and not always desirable when the going gets tough. I can confidently say that New Blood has been the largest Administration challenge I have experienced in any community with the quantity of feedback, passion, and opinions that are maintained – all what makes a beautiful and thriving community that survives more than a decade. Moving forward, I am confident that the New Blood servers and community will continue to thrive under the new Administration – even if I have expressed my hesitation and lack in confidence in the past. Each and every day I am proven further that those coming up have the support they need to succeed and have grown enough to function as strong and reliable administrators – I hope you the community support them as they need as well!
Although I will be leaving the staff team within the New Blood community, I am not going anywhere. I will continue to serve as your senior developer, server host, and ClassiCube staff member – so if you do have any issues or concerns that need handling, my Direct Messages on Discord will always be open: ProBboy#0001. It has been an honor to further improve and support the New Blood community and am excited to see what the new chapter will bring us!
So here’s a toast… to the Final Ban All!
/BanAll
- Bryce