Thread:Myself 123/@comment-4220590-20160907121358

Please do not go. You have been here for so long. It would not be the same without you. Things do not have to be treated so differently. Things can can still go on as they have always done; there has just been placed an overwatch on it. Other than that, everything is the same.

I do not claim to understand your feelings - it has never been my strong side. But I do understand that you disproved of the system suggested out of a standpoint - I can relate to that. I know I did not participate much in the discussion and maybe that is the biggest mistake I made. Perhaps my voice could have changed the course of the discussion, and I apologize for that. I won't claim to understand the full extend of it, but I see it came out of a sincere desire for SNN not to stagnate, and the choice was carried out in the way I understand you treasure so dearly.

I know how it feels that you can no longer be a part of SNN because it starts going down a path that your principles do not tolerate. It stinks and it hurts, you feel betrayed, you feel that everything you stood for has been taken away and broken beyond repair, and so you try to get away from it to avoid the constant reminder of what you have lost. At the start it feels great, but then you begin to feel regret for how it turned out, and wish it could have gone differently. But it can't. Still, if there is something you really care about, you cannot just be abandoned because of a few changes or challenges, because those come around all the time. For that reason, I choose to come back to SNN and I tried to follow the new system instead of rejecting SNN altogether. Because of that, I became a better editor than I was before, yet still felt like I went on like I always did. I hope you understand that this can mean something for you too: the community conscientious has not been eliminated - it can still go on as it has usually done, just with some people to watch over it and take initiative when things go stagnate. Even then, you can help guide the conscientious to have a greater role in future debates.

I won't claim to know your intentions, but I do not think you would not have remained on SNN for so long as you have without a good reason. However, I understand the need to cool down and take a step back when things start to annoy you. After that... well, I hope you can find it in your heart to return. I understand your wish for community conscientious and if it means it will help you decide to return, I promise to be the best council member I can be - in the way of listening to the voice of the people and help make decisions based on the voices of others. I know it is a tall order, but I am willing to make that effort if it gets you to stay. Because... I need someone like you here. If not for website help, then at least as a role model and a source of experience to guide me and look up to. For someone that I feel confortable talking to about resposibilities and big issues.

I wish you the best of luck and hope you will return. 