Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

I'm afraid Sherbs is right - being an ST is not the barrel of fun and adulation it looks. For every person who says they enjoyed your running, there's three muttering in the wings with sharp knives. And, ultimately, it turns into a situation where you feel like you're being praised for running a treadmill uphill through sewers. It ceases to mean anything, however well meant. Unfortunately, that's not something that people who haven't STed always believe (but, but, the power! the creativity! the adulation of the masseeeees!!), so if you want to call me an ungrateful misanthrope, go ahead ;)

If you do want to ST ... it can be learned. Talent helps but it's not the end all and be all and will only get you so far - you get skilled STs, talented is really a bonus. The problem is that experience obviousy can't be learned and inexperienced ST on LbN would also go by the name "cannon fodder" :(

Admins are the hub. They keep they plates spinning however precariously and the sign they're doing their job right is, unfortunately, that no one really knows they're doing it. It is literally a thankless task.

I do wish I could think of something helpful to say but I, you know, quit. No one could quite fathom why because, wait, surely the Admin doesn't actually do anything, right? So on one incredibly selfish side, I'm sort of pleased because it wasn't just me, on the other I'm sorry that I can't think of any way to help. Well, I can offer to take over admining for a month or two to give you a break, if you want but I'm not sure that actually solves the problem. Maybe the site needs an annual admin appreciation day or something?

Anyway *snugs* Yay Chelsea and AC Milan!