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Goodbye Modding, Hello Daily Bloggity (Matt and Kim, Garfield, David Blaine Street Magic) [Daily Bloggity Entry #221]

Posted April 14th, 2015 at 1:00 PM by El Héroe Oscuro


Date: 14 April 2015
Time: 2:08 PM ET
Mood: Listening to The Beatles

Staff is probably going to think I have two heads for this haha.

Hello again! Been awhile since I posted one of these. Too long, to be perfectly blunt. As some of you may have noticed, I do not have a blue Moderator title next to my name. What ever happened to Matt? What is he doing now? Is he on a leave of absence, or is he gone for good? Many questions are probably going through y'all's heads, and rightfully so (or I'm just being really self centered and no on has any questions but meh, I'll answer them nonetheless!)

Daily Music - "Hey Now" by Matt and Kim

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Like I told staff in my leave of absence thread, I have decided to step down from staff and my slot as Video Games' Moderator. No, this isn't just a short leave of absence from the position, but a long term one. As I've told staff, I've hit a pivotal point in my life where I am transitioning into adulthood and I want to focus on the things in my life - as in my non-Internet life - and foster and grow on those things. I'm in the prime of my career, have an excellent job, and most importantly, am in love with the girl of my dreams and will hopefully marry her someday. As such, PC was draining me from the relationships in my life and distracting me from what mattered most. So, in order for me to continue to build on these important things in my life, I took the initiative in realizing that it was time for me to step down from Video Games.

Daily Comic - "Hair" by Jim Davis of Garfield
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Don't get me wrong by the way. I absolutely love everything about PC. I have no ill will towards anyone here, as the decision was more one where I just didn't have the time to fulfill the duties of a Moderator. Some people may find that hard to believe, but as I have a daily schedule where I am almost always doing something between 5 AM and 2 AM the next day, it's hard to plan events and create continuous discussion on a daily basis. I tried doing that for a good three to four months and that was a really, really difficult thing to do.

Daily Video - "David Blaine Street Magic" by ThoseLilRabbits
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This brings up another important question: so Matt, if you're done with your duties on staff, does that mean you are going to be done with PC in general? Well, the answer to that is a yes and a no. Essentially, I'm probably not going to be as active posting around the forums as I used to be. However, I am going to return to my passion of what drew me back to the site in '14 and what I haven't been able to devote may attention to these last few months: blogging. That's right, the Daily Bloggity will now be coming back in full force. As much as I loved being on staff, I was very discouraged that I couldn't blog as much as I would have liked. Admittedly, my blog was a major reason why I was modded in the first place, and I was discouraged to being negligible to the blog once I had worked my way into the position. So, as I've said, this is going to be an excellent opportunity to return to my roots and to the thing I just love doing...and occasionally play Mafia games here and there (hurry the psyduck up with the new one Gunners haha.)

So there you have it! Matt will still be on this site, but will be focusing more on his blog than actively posting around the site. I found there were times when I was becoming too attachive to my phone when it came to modding, so I believe that this is a happy medium and middle ground that can be met in terms of activity on the site. Let's face it: I love some of you guys way too much to just up and walk away from the site. This will be the 221st entry of the Daily Bloggity when it is published; let's see if we can go 365 straight days with blogging eh? Anyways, have any of you ever tried to leave PC? How long was it for? Did you regret it, or do you think it was a good decision? Comment below as I'd love to hear and discuss with you what you have to say about this subject!

‡ As always, the "Daily Bloggity" is self written by myself and includes just some of my opinions on different mediums. If you have a subject that you might want me to touch on, feel free to PM me or comment below! I would love to hear some of your ideas! And remember, rate each entry so I can know what you guys like and what to improve on! Tune in tomorrow at 5PM Eastern Time for the next edition of the "Daily Bloggity!" Cheers! ‡

- El Héroe Oscuro

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  1. Old Comment
    gimmepie's Avatar
    I was under the impression you were gone for good. I'm actually really happy you're staying and bringing this amazing blog back at us!

    Of course I wish you had done this before I made an entry specifically enquiring as to whether or not I should steal your radio jams.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 1:14 PM by gimmepie gimmepie is offline
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    I have left PC for like 2 months recently and I don't regret it tbh, it was one of the best decisions to make to clear my head from things and just come back with a clear and happy mindset. Breaks can do wonders, a wise man once said (Wise man's name may possibly be ShadowE, can't confirm). Sometimes I do regret certain things, but in the end, it had only been for the best for me.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 1:30 PM by
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    El Héroe Oscuro's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by ShadowE View Comment
    I have left PC for like 2 months recently and I don't regret it tbh, it was one of the best decisions to make to clear my head from things and just come back with a clear and happy mindset. Breaks can do wonders, a wise man once said (Wise man's name may possibly be ShadowE, can't confirm). Sometimes I do regret certain things, but in the end, it had only been for the best for me.
    You'll always be my Destiny rattata though <3
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 1:40 PM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline
  4. Old Comment
    El Héroe Oscuro's Avatar
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by gimmepie View Comment
    I was under the impression you were gone for good. I'm actually really happy you're staying and bringing this amazing blog back at us!

    Of course I wish you had done this before I made an entry specifically enquiring as to whether or not I should steal your radio jams.
    I saw that haha. Do what you like, I don't care.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 1:40 PM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline
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    Originally Posted by El Héroe Oscuro View Comment
    You'll always be my Destiny rattata though <3
    <3
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 1:42 PM by
  6. Old Comment
    I once like attempted to stay off PC for a week in 2012 because I was suffering intimidation from a harsh smod, and I was worried I was going to get power abused like what happened at my first forum. But things started to get better and I never attempted another leave of absence again.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 2:33 PM by Hikamaru Hikamaru is offline
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    I'm glad you will still be around. <3

    We need more Underground Tuesdays! ;3
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 3:28 PM by Omicron Omicron is offline
  8. Old Comment
    I've had periods of time where I was very Inactive, but I can't say I've ever left tried to leave PC. c:
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 4:01 PM by
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    enjoy the real world
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 6:29 PM by Bellsprout Bellsprout is offline
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    Bay's Avatar
    Like Orpheus, I had instances where I would be inactive due to real life stuff but I haven't exactly leave. I think the longest one was a few months in 2013.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 6:43 PM by Bay Bay is offline
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    Good to see you sticking around. :3
    I've only left for months at a time due to school, but I can never go for long periods of time.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 7:53 PM by Khoshi Khoshi is offline
  12. Old Comment
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    Originally Posted by El Héroe Oscuro View Comment
    I saw that haha. Do what you like, I don't care.
    You might not haha, but I don't particularly want to be a rip-off blog xD
    Either way, glad you're sticking around.
    Posted April 14th, 2015 at 10:46 PM by gimmepie gimmepie is offline
  13. Old Comment
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    Originally Posted by Hikamaru View Comment
    I once like attempted to stay off PC for a week in 2012 because I was suffering intimidation from a harsh smod, and I was worried I was going to get power abused like what happened at my first forum. But things started to get better and I never attempted another leave of absence again.
    Good to hear! You never get tired of PC though?
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 2:10 AM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline
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    Originally Posted by apocalypseArisen View Comment
    I'm glad you will still be around. <3

    We need more Underground Tuesdays! ;3
    Too bad it's called something else now and it's on Thursdays haha.
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 2:12 AM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline
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    Originally Posted by Orpheus View Comment
    I've had periods of time where I was very Inactive, but I can't say I've ever left tried to leave PC. c:
    Do you think that your leaving will be self imposed or a result of an interaction with someone else?
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 2:13 AM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline
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    and occasionally play Mafia games here and there (hurry the psyduck up with the new one Gunners haha.)
    LMAO

    btw you still owe me that meet the pc'ers entry :P
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 3:30 AM by Salzorrah Salzorrah is offline
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    Originally Posted by arachnidsGrip View Comment
    LMAO

    btw you still owe me that meet the pc'ers entry :P
    I do! We'll start from scratch when I send it to you. However, I can't do it right now, as let's just say I have a very special MtP to do first wink wink.
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 5:53 AM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline
  18. Old Comment
    Candy's Avatar
    Your post at the Leaving/Inactive/Returning thread kinda gives off the "Goodbye PC" vibe after all haha.

    I did have a leave from PC back at 2012-2014, but it wasn't only at PC since I left all the Pokemon forums I frequent back then. Other times I was just inactive, so it doesn't really count haha.
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 10:06 AM by Candy Candy is offline
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    El Héroe Oscuro's Avatar
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    Originally Posted by Illusione-Tempus View Comment
    Your post at the Leaving/Inactive/Returning thread kinda gives off the "Goodbye PC" vibe after all haha.

    I did have a leave from PC back at 2012-2014, but it wasn't only at PC since I left all the Pokemon forums I frequent back then. Other times I was just inactive, so it doesn't really count haha.
    I actually did plan on leaving PC for good. However, then I decided I just wanted to blog. I forgot how fun it was.
    Posted April 15th, 2015 at 10:38 AM by El Héroe Oscuro El Héroe Oscuro is offline