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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?
-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 going crazy. 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 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.
 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.