INDEFINITE HIATUS.

[TAYLOR THE CANADIAN]

First off, I'd like to apologise to the majority of our members who I'm sure didn't see this coming. Some of you might have noticed that I haven't been around as much lately but I really didn't give any warning before now of what was going on.

I've been going through a lot of personal stress for the past several months and it's taken its toll. I find it hard to make time for role-playing and when I do, my muse won't respond like it used to. I didn't want it to come to a hiatus but I've finally come to terms with the fact that I can't run a site when I'm barely around to do so. Stark, my wonderful and amazing co-admin, has been great about keeping things afloat in my absence, but we've come to a mutual decision that it would be best to let the site rest while I sort through things on my own time.

This is not a shut down. I could never say with confidence that I'm going to abandon a site that's been such a huge part of my life for the past five years. Rather, this is my way of putting the site on hold until such times as I know I can be a responsible and capable admin. When I feel like my life is stable and my muse is steady, I will not hesitate to reopen it. All plots can pick back up where they left off for the members that wish them to. All members will be welcomed back with open arms. I want to state clearly that this hiatus is not the fault of the members or the activity of the site. AotE has one of the strongest and most loyal bases I've seen in a long time and I love you all a lot. If there was any other way of going about this, I'd have taken it.

The site will remain open for the next three weeks or so, allowing those that wish to collect their graphics/apps/plots/what have you to do so. I'll also leave the cbox up until such times as the site closes off to the public. However, any rants or rude remarks about my decisions will result in the removal of the c-box. I don't want messages about how this wasn't the right decision. I made my choice after weeks of consideration and I'm sticking to it. I love you guys and I'll miss you. Goodbye - not for good, but for now.