User blog:AMK152/AMK152's Farewell Address

Dear SpongeBob Fanon Wikians,

First of all, I will say it's been one heck of a roller coaster ride. I came to the SBFW as an experienced Wikian of almost 8 years, and one who has been an administrator/bureaucrat at another SpongeBob wiki for almost 7 years. I wanted the two SpongeBob wikis to join together in a closer affiliation in the form of an interactive network of SpongeBob SquarePants wikis. I can honestly say I tried as hard as I possibly could and prolonged such an effort much too long.

Even though several of you wanted to merge with ESB, I didn't like this option, and thus such a discussion was never brought up at ESB. The idea was dismissed, and instead I proposed to keep the SBFW open and offered the help of ESB. While our help was accepted, several users wanted to leave Wikia altogether. All those that wanted to remain at Wikia were accepting and open to our ideas. Even though several users here were giving up on the wiki, I declined a merge with ESB and opted to work with those here to help improve the SBFW. I never wanted to control anything. When some users here endorsed a merge with ESB, they were basically granting control without our consent. I never wanted control, I just wanted to offer a helping hand. My offer of help was somehow misinterpreted as wanting control, despite the support to merge with ESB.

Many of us wish not to be a part of a community where even a few are hostile/resentful of us, especially our offers of help and community interaction. There are users who want to contribute their fan fiction, but wish not to do so in the present environment that exisits here at the SBFW. We wish not for false accusations to be claimed about us as well. For these reasons, among others, we had a discussion at ESB, and we have decided to move on. We wish not to waste any more time for something that continues to hinder any progress. Our hope for a united SpongeBob fanon community at Wikia failed, and so a new fanon project is more suitable for ESB. We are, however, open to a merge in the future, if ALL hostility against ESB ceases to exist.

Anyone is welcome at ESB, as long as they do not display any hostility toward us to the regard of this situation, or anything for that matter.

I want to thank JCM, MrScience12, TopherGopher, RamDarre, ClassicNickelodeon Fan 1, SummerSpongefan20, William Leonard, and anyone else who was welcoming of ESB users here. I wish you all the best of luck going forward. As for the others, especially those that are hostile and resentful, I hope you can finally find rest that ESB has finally left.

Sincerely,

AMK152 Bureaucrat, Encyclopedia SpongeBobia