User blog:DarkStalker719/1 Year Anniversary (January, February, March, and April Update Part 2)

Well... One year. Just saying that sounds strange. But yeah, today is my one year anniversary here. Still sounds strange, but I think I'll get used to it. Anyway, here's my anniversary blog. One year ago I joined this wiki, and here I am, still kicking around.


 * Note: If you see this, please read the final section. Thanks.

One Year
Imma say it again. One year. In that year, this wiki has been a constant in my life, and it has introduced me to so many great MOCists, writers, and people. Through the year, working on this site has made me more competent as a writer, article creator, and MOCist.

Joining this community introduced me to to the wider BIONICLE community and gave me a place to share my ideas, and for that I am grateful.

Story Updates
I said in my previous post that I was scrapping my previous universe and storyline, and that is still true. I found that in my current projects that I didn't enjoy writing most of the characters, and I found myself yearning for a different setting that was less grand and large-scale. However, I am likely going to keep several characters from the Seeds of Madness AU and incorporates them into whatever world I create.

Although, having said all of this, I may finish Convergence at some point. However, this is pretty unlikely. I should also finish What Lies in the Dark soon, as I've written most of it already, so I plan to continue work on it.

Some More Personal Stuff

 * Note: I originally included this in my previous update, but removed it from there as I felt it would fit better here.

There are a few things that I would like to go over that are more personal that I feel I should be clear about. When I first joined this wiki, I wrote all of my trivia points in the third person. In those sections, I wrote stuff such as "DarkStalker719 is proud of Deferan's personality, as he went to great lengths to make it unique." Not an exact quote, but it will do. Anyway, some of you may have noticed that in March, I went through and changed all of those to a gender neutral wording.

During that time, I was going through a period of self-examination and a sort of identity crisis. For that reason, I wanted to remove any mention of my gender from the wiki. After that time ended, I have decided that I identify as genderfluid, with a preference to being female. I don't want this to change anyone's opinion of me, nor do I want everyone to feel as though they have to refer to me in a different manner. The only way this will affect the wiki is that I would prefer to be referred to as female. Prefer, not demand. I'm fine if anyone slips up, or prefers to continue referring to me as male.

Conclusion
Thank you all for making this an amazing year, and cheers to a second!

- Dark Stalker  719  17:39, May 18, 2019 (UTC)