Farewell and Goodbye: Moderation Update

Greetings DebateArt.

Over the past 5 years, DebateArt.com has been something I have enjoyed being a part of a great community of debaters and personalities over my time as a moderator and debater. The countless memories and friends I have made are irreplaceable and the time I spent here was well spent.

However, it is blatantly known that I am not active as a deputy moderator, and my activity level has stagnated over the past year. This is mostly due to my busy schedule with school and other extracurriculars. A good amount of that also concerns my lack of desire to debate.

I simply find no pleasure in getting into debates and other joys I had when I first joined the site. This has caused a drastic downfall in my activity because I just see nothing and feel nothing positive about debating people. When I do not feel passionate about something, I lose interest until I abandon it completely, which is what happened as time went on.

My time is also a big issue as well. I have taken over 18+ credit hours worth of classes + being in an executive position in my fraternity + being on the marketing team of an upstart company. This has consumed my time, and not to mention, the lack of passion I have for debating makes me put this website in the very depths of my mind.

So what is next? After 5 years on this site, it is time to retire and quit. I will be stepping down from my position as deputy moderator and leaving the site. My final act as moderator will be appointing the newest deputy mod that will replace me. This will be announced in the coming days. From there, I will no longer be an acting mod on the website.

Thank you to my fellow mods, whiteflame and Ragnar, who I got to mod with and I appreciate the service they have brung over the past 2 years. There are a bunch of other people I can thank as well, but I do not want to drag on this post. I also will not fully vacate the site either, so if you ever need an extra for Mafia, just shoot me a DM.

I have no doubt that this site will achieve great success without my presence. I got to know so many well-rounded people that have helped this site so many ways that I have no problem hanging up the moderator cleats and letting the sun set on my time at DebateArt.com.

Best of luck to everyone,
Vader AKA SupaDudz