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On December 9th, 2007 at 22:04 (10:04 pm), I joined Bulbapedia. Two minutes later, I made my first edit. <span class="plainlinks">[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/w/index.php?title=User:MAGNEDETH&diff=prev&oldid=249878 It was terrible]</span>. How did such a hopeless new user end up as the leader of the site? By following in the shoes of my superiors, getting support from my fellow users, and a whole lot of editing. I managed to work my way up but I never thought I would reach the highest level. Sure, I had aspirations to become an administrator, maybe even a bureaucrat, but that's the highest I was going to attain, right?
With every changing of the guard, a new deputy must be chosen. The person who is the new deputy Editor-in-Chief has a lot of experience on Bulbapedia. She has been staff for four years, and in that time she quickly rose to the {{bp|Editorial Board}}. She has proven herself a reliable and dedicated staff member. Most recently, she has been taking care of our images as [[a:Main Page|Archives]] Director. The new deputy Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia is none other than {{u|Kogoro}}.


In December 2010, TTEchidna was relieved of his duty, and I took his place as {{bp|Editor-in-Chief}} of Bulbapedia. Before he left, he put in place a rule that all EiC's would stay in position for a maximum of two years. When I had heard of this, I scoffed at the premise that I would have to unwillingly relinquish my position because he couldn't go two years without getting worn out. I said a few times that I would decide if I were going to go more than two and veto that rule if I wanted to. I am officially removing that rule.
In addition, the vacant Head of Games position on the Editorial Board is filled. The Head of Games is responsible for overseeing game-related matters, and is the highest authority on them besides the Editor-in-Chief, deputy and Editorial Board as a whole. This position goes to someone who has impressed with the quality of some of her earliest edits, and never looked back. She has shown to be an adept editor over a range of different sections and impressed with her handling of some issues. Congratulations {{u|Jo The Marten}} and welcome to the Editorial Board.


It has been two years. I have not gone crazy and I feel as though there's still plenty left to do. However, I also feel like I can't devote the amount of time to the site I would like to. That is why I have decided to voluntarily release my position as Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia. While most people leave the staff because they feel their interest in Pokémon has waned, my interest in Pokémon was never even close to that of my fellow users and staffers, but that didn't stop me because I wasn't really in it for Pokémon. Yea, I like playing the games, but I grew to enjoy editing, and being around the staff that I grew to call my friends. To me, Pokémon was the subject and keeping tabs on it was the job. As with any job I've had, I did it to the best of my abilities, and life went on. These reasons are why that, despite my position departure, I will not be leaving the site entirely. I will accept the move to {{bp|Executive Policymaker}} and Vice-Webmaster and continue to work on various projects. The main difference will just be a little less time spent on the site, and a little more time spent focusing on my real life activities.
A few other dedicated users recieve promotions. Congratulations to {{u|Adyniz}}, {{u|Dennou Zenshi}}, {{u|Spriteit}}, {{u|神奇超龍}} and {{u|G50}}.


In my place will be my Deputy, {{u|Werdnae}}. There were days where I felt I paled in comparison to the jobs Werdnae was able to accomplish. When I took over and appointed Trom as my Deputy, he warned me that it was highly unlikely he would last long enough to be the next EiC, and he was right. Initially I was worried I wouldn't be able to find someone with that specific something I was looking for to take my place, but the answer was right in front of me. When Werdnae joined, he brought maturity and efficiency to the table. I noticed how quickly and efficiently he worked his way up the ladder and knew he was destined for success. When I joined, I had neither, so that alone lets you know the kind of guy Werdnae is.
With the formalities over, on behalf of the staff of Bulbagarden we would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy New Year.
 
It's at this point that I should list those who I am thankful for, but the thing is, I can't fit everyone in here. The entire Bulbagarden staff, both past and present, I have considered my friends. I'm also not leaving, and in the short term, my activity probably won't change much. That being said, thank you to everyone, but we ain't done yet. However, there is one person I have a special message for:
Werdnae, good luck.
 
Sincerely,<br>
{{u|MAGNEDETH}}<br>
Former Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia


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Revision as of 06:18, 20 December 2012

December 20 043

With every changing of the guard, a new deputy must be chosen. The person who is the new deputy Editor-in-Chief has a lot of experience on Bulbapedia. She has been staff for four years, and in that time she quickly rose to the Editorial Board. She has proven herself a reliable and dedicated staff member. Most recently, she has been taking care of our images as Archives Director. The new deputy Editor-in-Chief of Bulbapedia is none other than Kogoro.

In addition, the vacant Head of Games position on the Editorial Board is filled. The Head of Games is responsible for overseeing game-related matters, and is the highest authority on them besides the Editor-in-Chief, deputy and Editorial Board as a whole. This position goes to someone who has impressed with the quality of some of her earliest edits, and never looked back. She has shown to be an adept editor over a range of different sections and impressed with her handling of some issues. Congratulations Jo The Marten and welcome to the Editorial Board.

A few other dedicated users recieve promotions. Congratulations to Adyniz, Dennou Zenshi, Spriteit, 神奇超龍 and G50.

With the formalities over, on behalf of the staff of Bulbagarden we would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas and happy New Year.

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