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 :::Thank you Lady, and Bbb, a hug from the other side of the continental divide. I won't lie, a big part of the thrill is gone. I have always acted, in my possibly well-known foolish way, in the best interest of the project and the many editors who contribute positively, and while I think that adminship IS kind of a big deal and as such admins deserve a bit of respect (if only because they made it through RfA, which in many cases means having put in your years as an editor), there are some who seem to think of the tool as a replacement you-know-what. I got slammed by a few people for my phrasing in your birthday greeting, but we have higher-ranking folks than me spouting language in IRC that I don't even use when drunk. I saw admins call me names that went far beyond any asshole uttering ""asshole"", and valued content contributors abuse my name and my job in profanity-laced emails (being in a drunken stupor is not an excuse). I see admins who are way too fond of the mass rollback tool and have the freedom to use it, since admins shouldn't be questionedand I've seen editors who don't give a flying fuck about anything and forget that we're not in school anymore. Worst of all are the wikilawyers, the procedure-driven fucks who will use any word anyone has ever said and think that our policies and guidelines were written to fuck other people over with. And those are typically people who don't write shit. They're not, of course; they're there to help us get along.One thing, and then my old person's rant is over: when I ran for admin I dreaded the question ""what about IAR"", since I had no idea what I would say, having never invoked it or really seen it used. Now I know. Pardon my profanities; it is with something of a heavy heart that I put my shining badge back on, knowing full well that it is not, despite my jeremiad, a cross to beareven calling it a self-inflicted wound is too much, given that this is just a website, and that there are millions of people doing much more important things. Ah, cocktail time, then dinner time. Cheers y'all.   "