NOTE: In the interest of preventing any possible drama, as requested by Fandom Staff, I have edited the following post from its original version and disabled commenting on this page. I implore everyone to be respectful of the administrators here and not to do anything to initiate discord.
Greetings once again, Garfield Wiki! You may be surprised to see me writing another blog post here. To be honest, I’m a bit surprised about that myself. But today is a sad day, and indeed one I hoped would never arise. After recent events, I have made the decision to leave the Garfield Wiki. But, I do have one last thing to say.
As a long-time visitor to this Wiki and an even longer-time Garfield fan, from the start I have only wanted the best for this community. While it is unfortunately true that many of my posts on this Wiki have resulted in controversy, at no point was I attempting to start drama or cause toxicity. In contrast, my efforts have all been in the interest of reducing the toxicity on this Wiki and improving the hostile and unwelcoming environment that (in my opinion) already exists here. I also understand that my interactions with the administrators may have come across as confrontational on occasion. This is solely because I hold them to a high standard, as they bear the ultimate responsibility for the community's welfare. When I feel that their actions contribute to the aforementioned hostile environment, I take grave offense.
Unfortunately, that environment is getting worse, not better, and this shows no signs of turning around any time soon. Therefore, I will not be returning to the Garfield Wiki for any purpose until there is a significant change in attitude among the administrators here. Considering everything, I feel that this is the only reasonable course of action to take. So I say so long to the Garfield Wiki, at least for the immediate future. While I was ultimately unable to create a welcoming environment here, I do not feel as though my efforts were a failure. In contrast, I stood up for what was right, fought against what I perceived to be abuses of power, and, in my opinion, made a positive difference. I know many users here have seen the logic and reason in my arguments, including two former administrators, and that alone is enough for me to consider this undertaking a success. Should conditions improve here, I will be most happy to return and become part of a friendlier and more welcoming community. But until then, the time has come for me to bid farewell to the Garfield Wiki.