User blog comment:ArmadillooftheAges/Useless thoughts and opinions from an old user here/@comment-5643552-20190304154824/@comment-38454773-20190325221955

Owl: Thanks for joining the party, Owl.

I don't mean to come off as being rude and I appreciate your explanation ("internet citizenship"? I've never heard that term before, but I like it lol) and I agree with you, but I don't think we're being serious about these suggestions. If anything, we're just bouncing around these ideas for fun. I'm pretty sure none of us are going to try and petition Fandom to actually implement these changes. And even if we were, they're far too big and drastic for any small users like us to do anything about it and I think they got their hands full already. Plus, when the new generation of admins arrives (because yes, a new group of staff will take over eventually), they're going to try and implement rules that they see fit which may be worlds apart from what the current generation of admins think.

Huh. You know, for a second there, I felt like I was discussing history and politics rather than a Fandom/Wiki dedicated to scary stories.

I think Dupin took my comment about "changing the name" a little too seriously as well. It was just a rhetorical question. It's not like I wanna go out there and actually get the name changed even though it's hard to deny that everyone essentially agrees that the Creepypasta Wiki has become "The Wiki formerly known as Creepypasta Wiki" wiki.

Ned: Hm, interesting. I never thought of it as a simulation of old radio. You're right. I guess it is kind of cool to hear a scary story being read by an over-the-top narrator. And nowadays with all the special effects you could add and mix with audio editing software, it helps immerse the listener deeper into the story. Will I go out and listen to one right this second? Meh, not exactly. But I'll put it on my bucket list.

Seven years. Wow. In just seven years, Creepypasta went down the drain. I know that's just my thoughts on it since "A Guy"  said he likes contemporary pastas and opinions should be respected as a rule of thumb, but, hm, I dunno. I miss the "homebrew magic" as Skelly put it.

Regarding the age thing. If you're the age the TOU says you have to be in order to sign up, then I say no questions asked.

I recall there being a former admin on here who, for a long time, I didn't know anything about personally (where they lived, their age, etc). However, I do remember seeing them always busy at work on the Wiki editing pastas, deleting poor ones, and other things like that. They would log into the chat at times and engage in conversation but other times they wouldn't say a word. I figure they were editing and what-not.

I later learned from a comment they made on the chat that they were only 15 which they said surprises everyone. Well, that definitely surprised me, seeing how responsible and active they were in managing this place. This is just my input, but I think they were everything an adminstrator on a hugely popular Fandom/Wiki should be. They never started or got involved in any drama (which some staff members did a little too much), they were always prioritizing their work, they were friendly and helpful, and always responsible.

As some commentators on this blog may know, a lot of the then-contemporary drama was the result of there being a chat. Not all of it, but it definitely poured a lot of gas on the fire. Luckily, due to its termination, the drama has reached a plateau. From what I gather, I think the current admins do a decent job of keeping the peace and running this place.