I definitely plan to still run the CotM and help out with other areas of the site, so I will not be disappearing! This just coincided with me having to leave for travel, so I think people mistook it for me taking off...although I do plan to dedicate my new free time to important things in my life!
As for if I will ever return to the fold, I make no promises, and that would be up to the moderator team. There's really nothing to saying that someone who did a good job and wants to do a good job can't take a break and come back. The problem with the forum staff is that it's very hard to take a break and get away, because when you are green or pink or silver, you stand out as a go-to person, and sometimes you just have so very much to do that you don't get a chance to do anything fun or necessary. Everyone needs a break, especially when they take things
too seriously or dedicate
too much time, something I did - and felt guilty when I wasn't doing, which didn't feel right, because that's not what UESP is about. That, and it's going to be nice to let other people's visions and ideas come in, too!
Basically, I love you all as my dear friends and sure as heck ain't leaving, but I definitely needed to prioritize a few things and get a breather so I can have some fresh ideas. So I'm not disappearing and I'm not dead (yet). I also promise never to disappear and just spam the GD like Dark Lord Cam does on his returns.
PS - And thank you to everyone, especially the other moderators, for being understanding and
finally letting me escape.
<3