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I want to start this news post with an apology.
A couple of months ago things really started to get on top of me, and due to that my work for Aywas suffered - and soon that started to get on top of me too. I fell behind at an alarming rate, and the further I fell the harder it was to climb right back on top... and it escalated so quickly.
What I should have told people about six weeks ago was that I was working through the queues but saving them up to accept them in one big blow. This was because I have a bad habit of checking queues I've already done for the pets I've sent back, and I'd end up in a cycle where maybe 5 queues ran nicely and everything else... well, I believe someone mentioned March?
Anyway, a lot of boring text you don't want to read later... I finally got to the end of the alphabet and ran the queues! That was the mass exodus of customs you witnessed tonight. In all I believe just over 1000 customs were accepted, leaving approximately 150 to go.
I know that people will wonder why I had custom creation temporarily locked if I'm so much closer to catching up - and the answer is that which I do those 150 the queue could easily double in size because people have seen pets coming back and will submit more customs. Which is great! I love seeing your customs - but I need to get things a little more under my belt to feel comfortable and confident in myself that I won't let you all down again.
It's not an easy decision to make, but I know that people have several times suggested if it gets to this stage that this is the preferred action, rather than seeing the queues languish. I left it far too late, but I hope those same people that encouraged this can understand doing it now, too.
Custom Creation will return Monday 12th September.
Taking this time will help me get back on my feet to hopefully work better, faster and smarter than I have been, and be the admin that you all deserve and certainly haven't been getting.
So again I apologise - I don't expect forgiveness, I've been a source of frustration for so many of you, and rightly so, and I accept that responsibility with the hope we can all move forward together to a bigger and brighter future.
Crystal Check will still be active - and I whole-heartedly encourage that you keep accessing it and getting help from my two lovely ladies - after all, it means when the queues are open again you'll be able to dive straight in with the right item, and a shiny link to prove it's percentage!
Closing the queues also allows me to make some changes that have been in line for a long time, and allows you the time to plan how you want to move forward too. I will leave that new chunk of text until the weekend so I don't overload you too much - and I promise a lot of it is good news!
Posted by Eve
(#2775) on Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:29pm
- Starry 🦋 Par
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:51pm
Eve (#2775) We love you, and we're just so glad that life is letting up on you a bit now. Take the time you need, and I'm sure we'll all be glad to have you back to feeling rested and confident. <3 ~Starry
- Madb F42.3 Itoa
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:58pm
I'm very pleased with your decision. I know, very very well, how hard it can be to make yourself try to catch up when it feels like you're just so very behind. Continue taking care of yourself and everything else wil fall into place.
- bd84
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 11:13pm
You are luff Eve! Thank you for working so hard to get things running again! <3
- slothful
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 11:46pm
now i want to make a goofy red stapler crumbs pet and name it "m-my stapler"
- Kalid [hiatus]
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 11:46pm
Eve. I. Am. SO glad to hear from you. Holy crap I was afraid we lost you. A bunch of admins started cycling out and you dissapeared. More and more kept falling on you, no wonder you felt overwhelmed. I am so sorry and so happy youre back with us. Your posts always bring a smile to my face. :)
- slothful
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 11:48pm
which would take much longer than 6 days. I'm p. sure people can wait 6 days to upload things into queue. if not... ...why?
in a funny way, this site has helped me learn patience... i'm not entirely sure if that's an entirely good or bad thing for several reasons. but it's good for me as a person at least XD
- Imajn
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 11:49pm
I wasn't one of the users affected (no customs in queue OTL), but I really appreciate that you took the time to keep us up to date! :)
- ❤ Love ❤
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Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 11:56pm
Although I was getting frustrated since the one I had stuck in queue was an exceptionally important one to me, the relief in seeing the update (even though it was rejected for the wing) far outweighs any of that. I am kind of the queen of being easily overwhelmed, so I totally understand how it got to this point for you. I'm just grateful to see a response. :) Hopefully I will be able to figure something out for fixing my lovely!
All the best to you, Eve, thank you for all that you do. <3
- ❤ Love ❤
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Posted on: Tue Sep 6, 2016 12:04am
O that comment came across far more harsh than I intended. What I meant was that I was super eager and wondering what was going on, but it's fine and that doesn't really matter because I know now? And the frustration was minor? I don't know if that makes sense. I'm sorry. It's late for me, I need to go to bed, how do words work
In any case! I meant that it's really okay, now that I was ever genuinely upset
Posted on: Mon Sep 5, 2016 10:48pm
Thank you for the update. The large batch tonight was pleasant and what you did was a responsible move.