Thread:Ittyyy/@comment-37314709-20190125002811/@comment-25793989-20190125060145

I have 998 edits? Yay! Time to do something cool for my 1000th!

Back on topic, I was made bcrat for a number of reasons.

1. Before I became bcrat I was the oldest currently active user that had not recieved it. I was wayyy older than even most of the current bcrats - such as Frown, Prism, and as a matter of fact I think really the only bcrats that date earlier or around a similar time as me is themaster402 and possibly. Hood (if he actually was an anon back then). So yeah, I am old.

2. Back then when wikia was older and called wikia it was rather bugged. I vividly remember a day where I got the edit an article for the first time multiple times, and as far as I am concerned I did reach 500 edits way back. But then it dissappeared - and back when times were simpler, i didn't really mind. But cut to now where your edit total now seems to count towards your legitimacy (no shade intended) it kinda sucks. So techincally, i should have around 1400. But whatever.

3. I got bcrat with a very interesting set of circumstances. Basically, there was this massive thing going on where Pop, Blueheart and I (amongst a few others) uncovered a CRAP ton of hate speech said by bureaucrats a few years ago. This blew up and caused a massive controversy, in which me and Pop both reported multiple bureaucrats to FANDOM. Around the same time, Cutter wanted a new bureaucrat. So he pitted Frown and I into a head to head vote to determine who would get bureaucrat and surprise, surprise, Frown won. Whilst I wouldn't be upset if it was close he won by a LANDSLIDE, with people constantly putting me down and opposing even my adminship.

However, when the heat of the allegations of hate speech from bureaucrats got too strong, Cutter quit. Wondering who to take his place has bureaucrat, he chose me. I think it was only fair, really. I had 3 chances to get bureaucrat on this wiki, and every single won I just missed out. First when the wiki was in shambles back in 2015 and we needed some to step up and adopt - in which I was behind the scenes doing SO much work to keep this wiki going but eventually Deadlock took it (which is fine, he is great), second when an RTB came around and tbh it didn't go anywhere, and third just recently, where Frown ended up with a shiny new bureaucrat badge. So he made me bureaucrat, and then left to escape the heat.

Aaand then he came back. And then everyone hated me for a bit, because I didn't deserve bureaucrat - because I had so little edits, because I went on a 1.5 year inactivity spree, because we didn't need a new one. But then everyone got over it, and despite being so close to pushing me over to the edge of leaving the same way Cutter did they stopped.

And yes, I still can't pride myself on edits. I still can't pride myself on constant activity. But I can pride myself on one thing - I waited 4 years for this role and I got it. And being patient for that long of a wait is something to be damn proud about.