User blog comment:NeonSpotlight/Moderator changes/@comment-1445357-20131221044126/@comment-3308937-20131221054207

I just want you to know that these rights requests will not be popularity contests and will not be taken lightly. You have the most experience with many of these moderators and why they should or should not keep their rights and I want you to know that regardless of whether or not you feel that you'd be impartial or not your opinion would be greatly valued.

I also want you to know that I will respect your decision, whether it be to contribute or not, and I do not want you to feel pressured into doing anything. I also want you to know that I am, as I told you before, greatly sorry you had to deal with what you did single-handedly. If there is any one thing that I regret the most in this past year it's the stress that I put onto you, especially since I pushed mod and admin rights onto you without even your approval. You tried telling me what was happening and I was too afraid of being the bad guy, too afraid of potential confrontation to do what I had I to do, to do my duty as bureaucrat.

I will never forget the burden I put on your shoulders and I will make sure something like that never happens on the wiki again.