Possible Admin Retirement (Important)

Hello EPTC members... and possibly good bye as well.
Theres no easy of way of saying this so i'll just get right to it; I'm leaving, probably forever... It stings so badly to say this, but from day 1 of the sites development I knew I'd have to do it eventually.
The reasons for which I'm leaving are personal, and honestly I'm not positive what they are myself. I'll miss all of you beyond belief... I've made some incredible friends here... and we grew eptc from the ground up even when times were tough; it was a learning experience, and journey. With that said I'd like to formaly say farewell to some of the people I've met along the way, in no particular order:

Stardust: Man we go so far back i cant even remember... without your help star i could of never gotten this site going. Always kind, always courteous, you'd always be the first to help someone when they needed it. Dont ever change my friend, the world needs more people like you.

CTrainer: It was always fun matching wits with you CT, I'll always remember your interesting mixture of both humor, and yet at times, seriousness. You too always showed a genuine concern for the site, and for that I thank you.

Ben: You already got my dam goodbye speech

Josh: The man of 1000 names, and yet regardless of what name you used you always maintained the same character; a friend. My only regret is never being able to find a rock song you havent heard... you win, buddy.

Mark: Whether it be taking part in covert missions or helping EPTC form its official shop, you always showed dedication to this site and what it stands for. You truely changed my thinking; not everyone from topix is the same, theres some dam good people out there, such as yourself. I'm going to miss you too man, but its time I "turn the page".

Pieguy: Your sarcastic interjections always added humor to even the most boring or difficult situations, and for that you were almost legendary. Along with that I can still remember the first brawl we ever had... "i was the normal color marth, you were the blue one"... haha... bye pie.

Shadowangel: Truely one of the more outgoing admins, you consistently came up with solid ideas, such as the site you tube channel, which helped the site expand and grow. I knew once you won the admin election way back when that you'd turn out to be a responsible and cutting edge leader, and I thank you for all your work.

Anne: I guess this isnt really goodbye for us <3

Special Mentions:
-Icefox
-Random
-Darkraiclone
-King Wallace
-Markiss
-Max21
-AmyleeXD
-TPM
-Chicky/Flash
-The Breeder

I'm very sorry if your name didnt show up on this list... I mainly dedicated the long goodbyes to the active / old members who ive known for a long time and talked to on a regular basis...

Good Bye Everyone! I will miss you all... but maybe ill be back some day... But still, ShadowAngel has been apointed Head Admin. And if anybody wants to contact me you can email me:

ryan.zimmerman9@gmail.com

This is Z-man, signing out

...Fuk

Wow man im pretty shocked on this one...

But good luck to you going up and beyond. Its always been fun debating with you over things ranging from philosophical ideals to what generation of pokemon was the best (gen 2 of course ). I still remember that gym at the old eptc where i battled it like 20 times and after losing over and over u would even help me out to make me a better battler, and i owe getting better mostly to you. You're one of the toughest competitors, and the nicest guys around, and im sure ull do well out there in the world . Its sucks to say goodbye but ya gotta do what you gotta do. Wish you the best, well all miss ya back here.

ouch. just....wow. I was really hoping to get EPTC going with NFE so you-know-where and EPTC could have a nice competitive community, but idk now that Z-man is gone

well good luck moving on, it would be stupid to stop you from something like this. it was great having you here as an admin and hopefully you can still visit us once in a while. By, Z-Z

Wow, it's really sad that you're leaving, but I guess it's to be expected after your short break. You'll be missed, and I'll make sure to work as hard as possible for the site from now on!!!

Man haha....reminiscing time
It comes as a shock, but I guess it had to happen at some point
I remember when i started on topix, you were one of the first people I started talking to and it was something about black sludge . Man, some of my old posts are just plain annoying whenever I reread them.
And then you joined eptc, all that happened, and you remade the site and did well with it.
It's been an great few years knowing you, and you've been a ton of help. Good luck with things, and hopefully everything works out if anythings wrong

As for the main admin, I'm not sure if I'm a good choice....the recent inactivity....

I can't believve you're going man...I nearly shed tears no lie. You know what though, this means I can spam your email address. I'll miss you man and I'm sorry this wasn't very long.

thanks everyone... and yea ikr random its almost as if i made my goodbye speech as sad as possible haha...

and hmm ok star, shadow would you like to be head admin instead?

Damnit Z, don't go.

Z-man wrote:thanks everyone... and yea ikr random its almost as if i made my goodbye speech as sad as possible haha...

and hmm ok star, shadow would you like to be head admin instead?

Wow... Really? That's a huge thing to take on. But I guess I could, or Star and I could both run the site, like CEO's of the site. But if you don't want to Star, I guess I could try.

well its not as big as an undertaking as you might expect... haha... really you just need to be active so that your around if anyone has a question, and make decide what to do in various situations that effect the site.

man... its sad passing down the admin baton

and im sorry ice... i just have to... ill try to visit though... :/

Z-man wrote:well its not as big as an undertaking as you might expect... haha... really you just need to be active so that your around if anyone has a question, and make decide what to do in various situations that effect the site.

man... its sad passing down the admin baton

Well then yes, I'm willing to take the job.

hmm i dont wanna read but i get the idea chances are i will not be back online for a long time in that case Z you have been my fav asshole pce

ps came by for a visit

aww you pick favorites haha

Shadowangel wrote:

Z-man wrote:well its not as big as an undertaking as you might expect... haha... really you just need to be active so that your around if anyone has a question, and make decide what to do in various situations that effect the site.

man... its sad passing down the admin baton

Well then yes, I'm willing to take the job.

Great! ok shadow you are now officially the head admin, congrats!

Ben wrote:hmm i dont wanna read but i get the idea chances are i will not be back online for a long time in that case Z you have been my fav asshole pce

ps came by for a visit

You should read it ben theres a ton of touching goodbye speeches... they might make you cry lol no joke

Stardust wrote:aww you pick favorites haha

no i make strategic decesions haha...

Btw ill stick around until the 10th of september, my birthday, after that ill hit the road so to speak

Damn, bye bro. Best of luck to you, may our paths cross again.

thanks man, i think they will... i should be back some day

Z-man wrote:

Shadowangel wrote:

Z-man wrote:well its not as big as an undertaking as you might expect... haha... really you just need to be active so that your around if anyone has a question, and make decide what to do in various situations that effect the site.

man... its sad passing down the admin baton

Well then yes, I'm willing to take the job.

Great! ok shadow you are now officially the head admin, congrats!

Ben wrote:hmm i dont wanna read but i get the idea chances are i will not be back online for a long time in that case Z you have been my fav asshole pce

ps came by for a visit

You should read it ben theres a ton of touching goodbye speeches... they might make you cry lol no joke

Stardust wrote:aww you pick favorites haha

no i make strategic decesions haha...

what i said was directed at ben haha

i would but im super busy lol and im not even kidding

ok, this site is gonna be so weird with out you z-man! im gonna miss you soo much!

The activity has dropped. Though I don't monitor 24/7 I may be wrong.

The activity has been dropping for awhile. I'm working on bringing in more members, and getting old ones active.

Yeah, I was working on bringing more members here by battling yt battlers and asking them to advertise this site. But school is a major asshole and I haven't found anytime to battle, or even be active here. -_-

I also think that's a reason activity has been going down, cause summer break is over. :'(