Hi everyone, some maybe long time no see. It is I, Caburum, writer of rules and banner of violators. Now with that silly intro out of the way, this is something I've been thinking about for a while and needed to put into words. If my contributions page doesn't say enough, I've not been very active since 2021 or maybe 2022. (this is from a nifty tool I hade made back then, but I'm getting off topic very quickly.... 🔨)
Anyways, what I want to do is clarify what I'm still doing around here when the majority of the original staff team has already left & moved on with their lives. This wiki does mean a lot to me, and I've had a blast working on it through both its rise and fall in popularity. However, as I alluded to earlier (I'm an engineer, not an ELA major so ignore the fact that this is all over the place, at this point it's more of a journal entry than who knows what) I also have been moving on in my life. I've had some big changes happen recently, which while they have given me more time online and to help out with the wiki where possible, I have many more commitments that will be slowly eating away at that time. Plus, I can't really do one thing forever- while I enjoyed spending hours upon hours of my free time editing pages, doing "research" in the game, and patrolling the feeds back then, it's not something I'm really up to anymore.
That's where you come in. You, the reader who's made it this far, probably has at least some interest in this wiki, its history, and its future. (that was a cool line) While I may not be as interested as I was, you might be that interested now, and it shows. There has definitely been a resurgence in activity here, and it's not like Among Us doesn't have any players anymore. People now feel the way I used to feel about the game, and that's great! So now, we need you to help out where you can. (haha- I made you read this far just to switch to a staff application ad). But I'm serious. We only have one really active (& amazing) mod, @RoseloveDoodles who's pulling waaayyyyy more than her own weight in keeping this wiki running smoothly (including poking me with a stick whenever something with admin needs to be done lol). But a wiki of this size can't really run with one and it's NOT sustainable (I've had my own share of one-person burnout). So hey, if you're at all interested in helping out somewhere you like to spend your time, with as little or as much commitment as you'd like, then check here. And if you have any problems with the requirements, you already meet the on and only real one of having an interest or passion or whatever you say, so just message me & we can sort it out. This isn't exactly how I was expecting to end this, but ig we made it here so hooray.
All in all, I'm basically going to continue having a minor presence here and help out where I can if anyone messages me, but I do encourage anyone now actively interested to pursue it!
Signed, Caburum