User blog:JERealize/Progress Bar: Issue 014 (2000 edits)

Well, there's a long way to go in this Progress Bar, so stay tuned for...

Progress Bar: The 2000th Edit and Featured User Acceptance Superblog!

(This was supposed to be the title, but it clashed with our new format... oh fine, I'll add it on...) (June 3, 2013)

2000 Edits Complete!
After almost 11 months in the business, I've finished editing this wiki 2000 times, a substantial setion of this from my fan-fic, but a bulk-load due to comments, talk paging, user blogging, and such more. Which leads me to forward automatically to this...

Featured User Acceptance Speech
Now, everyone knows no one can match Gideon's quality, but seeing my level of ambition, I'll surely try:

How long--? Wait, I already said that. Eleven months, thank you. I remember running in September... but running two months after joining the wiki  proved to be a massive faux pas on my part. I received more oppose votes than support, and pulled out of the ballot, wishing to run again in April... only to break the promise I made and run in December.

In December, I ended up in a well-deserved third place (Mister E. became Featured User for the following month), plus I received well-deserved support from Gideon, so I ran the next month. Unfortunately, the sheer competition drove me out of the running, so I returned to my promise of running in April to become May's Featured User. How did I do?

Let's just say that Nduke won, and leave it at that. I don't actually have a problem with him winning, since the excitement of a potential win for me started to die down. Which leads me to May... I was pretty sure that I would win should no new nominees come into the ballot, and I lost a bit of hype for winning in the process. The results? Well... That's it.
 * 1) JERealize: 15 Support Votes
 * 2) Jordan (LighningandDakotaFan6): 10 Support Votes
 * 3) SpaceWeather: 8 Support Votes, 1 Oppose Vote
 * 4) That Epic: 5 Support Votes, 2 Oppose Votes

It's not that I don't appreciate the fact that I'm now a Featured User. I mean, I strived for the honor of being called Featured User for two school semesters. However, when I won it, I felt... unfulfilled. It seemed like I knew it would happen, and...

Was it worth it?

Of course, being me in September, I would say, it would, but that's a different creature, the Newbie, speaking, not me. How I have changed. My fan-fic has episode 8 completed, but I hardly seem to advertise it much right now. My Blog of the Week shows that one of my characters won the #1 moment in FireVivor. Vivi won Featured Character, and I nominated a third-party pic to take the win. This may not seem relevant, but considering a lot I had done for the wiki, it defuses the multiple campaign attempts I had made.

Anyway... I feel that the true obstacle I have coming up is Featured Story. My story is still far from qualifying. According to the story layout, it would have to reach and finish Episode 11 to qualify, but the fact that it took 76 days to figure out how to end Episode 8 heavily undermines my efforts. I even forced out the fact that its sequel must be released in September of this year, just to try to complete the fic by then, but will it work?

I designed a series of Six-Day Plans to compensate for lost times, and hopefully, Episode 9 will be finished by Friday. If I complete Episode 11 (which, according to the new Plans, should be finished by the end of the month), then I will push it in the running, and hopefully, I will not only get the story the well-deserved victory, but also get a good review alongside it. Episode 9... how will it start?

Now, let's get back to your originally-scheduled program, already in progress.

Now, who should I thank? Well, different people made different contributions to my well-being, so I'll lead up to the bigger contributions as I go through this list. We'll start with the haters who never supported me (even they need some love), then those who supported me on ballots other than this one, and those who supported me this time around.

100% Opposers
1dra7

"I don't think you really deserve it atm, no offense. You're kinda immature when it comes down to it."

- 1dra7, December 2012

"Don't take this the wrong way, I like you and all, but you've been a bit argumental lately. I've noticed the JE vs Fire blog arguement thing, and it kinda took my breath away at how mean the fighting was. I might change later after some consideration, but I don't think you're ready yet. Sorry."

- 1dra7, April 2013

Well... It had to be Dra. Dra always had something to say against my running efforts, and never supported me. May I remind everyone reading this, I am doing my best not to gloat. Dra, I know we has numerous issues with my Newbie side, but please, let's set that aside. Though you haven't supported me, I'd like to give you the opportunity to support me by writing a support comment below this blog post. If not, at least say what you still have issues with, and I'll ask of nothing more.

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Sunslicer2

"Sometimes, you don't watch what you say. And sometimes, what you say should be watched."

- Sunslicer2, December 2012

Oh, boy. I try not to remember Sandygate. What I said on chat last December was not only rude, foul, and impolite (I'd like to thank to Lady Redundant Woman for the redundancy call), and was the equivalent to spitting upon victims of Hurricane Sandy akin to a drive-by shooting, but it made the hurricane itself look like a terrorist attack I committed. Please, I take back all I had said to you that day. I was too ill-meaning, but I must confess, I still hold a simple grudge against New York (more to the city than the state itself) and its inhabitants, due to my pro-Californian nature.

Also, to add to the fear that you may hate me forever, it seemed like I actually predicted an event like this. You see, I hold concepts for currently-nonexistent television programs, and I had plans for one of them to have a pilot episode four-parter (one part per month, from September to December of 2012) that centered around a group of people trying to stop someone from creating a hurricane, sending it from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic, and cramming it into New York City as the worst hurricane on record. Of course, had JERnet existed, the pilot would be scrapped after Part 2, and the series itself would be in limbo until January 2013. (And I didn't even stop predicting that. I had gut feelings about the Boston bombings and Jenni Rivera's death.)

Anyway, I can't stop frowning upon New Yorkers, but at the very least I can tolerate you. In fact, I had liked you before the incident, and I still do. Please, give me a comment, and either support or oppose me, but please explain why. Can you stop a grudge from keeping us from being friends?

Supporters from Yesteryear
Nduke

"Very undeserving and immature still. Definitely not ready."

- Nduke, December 2012

"KK! :D"

- Nduke, April 2013

Well, minds really change over the past few months. I remember when you were a chatmod. I remember when I was a Newbie. We supported each other last April, when you won. We still tolerate each other, right? So, question, would you support me for Featured User had it still been May? Leave a comment and let me know.

COKEMAN11

"It's not that I don't like you, it's that you're kind of new, and often storm off from chat saying we ignore you. Well, that's the only thing I can think of now, but I'd reinstate what [Jake, Jordan, and Fire] said."

- COKEMAN11, September 2012

"When it boils down to it, you deserve it."

- COKEMAN11, April 2013

A much longer gap of change, isn't it? Do you still support me?

LightningandDakotaFan6

"I'm Sorry JER but you are quite new and although you have been making lots of progress on your story, There is other users who have been here much longer than what you have, They'll have more experience. It'll Be better if you put yourself up maybe in a few more months. Just so you have more experience. But if you put yourself up like September time next year, I'll definately support you. But At the moment you shouldn't really be getting it. Sorry."

- LightningandDakotaFan6, September 2012

"I guess you deserve it as much as the next guy"

- LightningandDakotaFan6, December 2012

"I promised my vote! :D"

- LightningandDakotaFan6, April 2013

Yeah, time can do that. Do you still support me?

Manatee12

"You're so dedicated to your work it's almost unfair not to vote."

- Manatee12, April 2013

Glad you think so. Do you still support me?

Reddude

"You're very deserving!"

- Reddude, April 2013

Well, would you vote for me had you still the chance?

SutaOtononami

"You deserve this, JER! :D"

- SutaOtononami, September 2012

"Of course, since we have been friends for quite a while"

- SutaOtononami, December 2012

We are friends. I hope we can meet again. Would you still support me, though, after all this time?

Current Supporters
Jake R

"I'm sorry JER. You're a good friend, but you're kinda new. Sorry."

- Jake R, September 2012

"With soem arguments recently, I oppose. Sorry"

- Jake R, December 2012

"BECAUSE HE TOLD ME TO!"

- Jake R, April 2013

"You truly do deserve it, because you have been working hard."

- Jake R, May 2013

Now, we continue with those who had made their voices heard back in May. Jake, we know each other, right? Well, I forget what you did, and that happens a lot with me, so bear with me. But still, this has shown the change time and a smaller pool of available users can do. Thank you.

Avery FireFlame

"I don't know, JER... I think there's others here who may deserve this a little more? Sorry!"

- Avery FireFlame, September 2012

"I promised you my vote, and I think you deserve it this time :O"

- Avery FireFlame, December 2012

"Still supporting."

- Avery FireFlame, January 2013

"I seriously debated over this... but you do deserve it, no matter how bitter I am."

- Avery FireFlame, April 2013

"Even though I wasn't going to support JE this time around, I don't think it's fair to judge him based on our arguements. If anything, JE has been holding back from argueing, and staying mature. I don't want my immaturity to put down JE. He really did nothing 'directly' wrong."

- Avery FireFlame in a statement to 1dra7, April 2013

(May 2013 voter)

Arguably the only one on record to voice their opinion of me in all five nominations, some supporting me, some opposing. With his opposing votes, I had it coming. With the supporting votes, I know at least I'm doing something right. We had times of struggle, and I have to admit, I was more often the cause of controversy whenever we argued, but when it came down to it, Fire knows how to speak the truth. Thank you, Fire.

Jaxswim

"Hey, why not? I'll admit, you were a little annoying when you first joined, but what noob isn't? (except for Fire because he's Fire) Anyway, you've gotten miles better, and your writing isn't half bad. You've got my vote."

- Jaxswim, December 2012

"I don't usually vote on FU, but you really... deserve it. When it comes down to it, this wiki is about writing, and you're definitely enthusiastic about that."

- Jaxswim, May 2013

In that case, Jax, referring to your May vote's explanation, that means a lot to me. Thank you for your support.

That Epic

(May 2013 voter)

You're rather new, but seeing this is the first time you voted, I thank you.

RainbowJack

"You have made the chat 5% more interesting. Good job. Also, you're a good writer."

- RainbowJack, December 2012

"I always loved JER. BTW, JEss: Read my story."

- RainbowJack, January 2013

(May 2013 voter)

I don't really know you that well, but I wouldn't mind it, despite it being one of the worst on-chat decisions people say they could think of besides being in the same session with QOS. (Wait, they said that how many months ago? Does it still hold true?) Anyway, thank you for your continued support.

Toadgamer80

"Yeah, I have to support, you're so dedicated to all the stuff you do, and you deserve it."

- Toadgamer80, April 2013

(May 2013 voter)

Thanks for thinking so. Besides that, I don't know exactly the words to say, since you were pretty quirky... and I mean it in the good way.

Liamliamliam

"Your an active and friendly user, This is your month :P"

- Liamliamliam, May 2013

Well, I hope I've pleased you. Thank you.

Breakingmikey

"Before, I seen you as someone that was quite annoying in chat. Now, I see you as a great friend on the wiki. Good luck this month! :)"

- Breakingmikey, April 2013

"Hi there... um this support is a secret. ;"

- Breakingmikey, May 2013

Well, don't know what to say about the secret. Sorry, and thank you.

BrunoSomebody

"I agree with Jax. :)"

- BrunoSomebody, December 2012

"Sure."

- BrunoSomebody, January 2013

"You are a nice dude, and you work hard. Totally deserving!"

- BrunoSomebody, April 2013

"You deserve this!"

- BrunoSomebody, May 2013

Yep. Thanks, Bruno.

JustLittleOlMe

"You're on all the time, and I like your artwork. :) You deserve this."

- JustLittleOlMe, April 2013

"You're so active here, I'm surprised you haven't won before now. xD And you've been here nearly a year!  This'd be a great wikiversary present for you!  :D"

- JustLittleOlMe, May 2013

Uh... Artwork? Please explain. Besides that, thanks for the wikiversary consideration and the vote.

Owenandheatherfan

(April 2013 voter)

"You haven't won?!"

- Owenandheatherfan, May 2013

I just... don't know how to describe you. Of course, that goes with many others. Now, though, you can say that I won. Thank you.

Mister.. E.

"Yeah, why not."

- Mister.. E., December 2012

"This is your month. You have been updating your story a lot and have been pretty involved with the wiki, you deserve it."

- May 2013

Yep. Why not indeed. Thanks, Mystery.

Thebiggesttdifan

"You work really hard on your stuff with little reaction."

- Thebiggesttdifan, April 2013

(May 2013 voter)

Dyna... I don't know what to say. We mellowed out over the months. Thanks.

SpaceWeather

"JE I love the inventiveness of TDAmerica so sure!"

- SpaceWeather, January 2013

"Dude you really deserve this :)"

- SpaceWeather, April 2013

"If I don't win at least some one else who deserves it will :D"

- SpaceWeather, MAy 2013

Now, this... is a special case. He came on this wiki and caught me on my Newbie side, and you know what? He went along with it... and read my fic, and actively notified me of it. He can tell me how my writing's doing. And, he's running for Featured User. I'll support him. It might take a while, but he will win. Thanks to Space.

And finally... one that I saved up just for the sake of it...

Gideoncrawle

"It's somewhat unusual to become [Featured User] so soon after joining, but you've made a mark here. You're ready."

- Gideoncrawle, December 2012

"I supported you when you had a lot of "haters", so I obviously have to hop on the bandwagon in your (presumably) winning month."

- Gideoncrawle, May 2013

So, why do I cherish him? He can tell me the blunt truth, and guide me whenever I need guidance. I put him at the end of this list for emphasis, because even though we may have different tastes, he would still be someone interesting to talk with should I meet him in real life (and this is also putting into consideration that we're Mensa material, though I haven't enlisted myself yet). If I try to bring out long chapters, I ensure they're detailed-- wait, I forgot. Here's what he posted on the wiki for me winning Featured User:

"JER has been a member of this wiki for almost a year, and has racked up 2,000 edits (give or take) in that time. He is writing a detailed competition story, Total Drama America, and is a fixture on Chat. Congratulations, JER!"

- Featured User Summary, June 2013

Gideon's words just bring that awe to me, though I haven't caught up with LTDI (hopefully, soon). Though I still have a limit to how much I can read before distracting myself with some random trivia, he's still watching. Maybe he'll read my fan-fic someday, but as of now, I keep writing for when he comes to it. Thank you, Gideon, the wise man of the wiki.

Anyway, there's still only one month left until my first wikiversary, so what do you say we set things up right? My nest Progress Bar will come up by the end of the week, so keep your eye out for it, because things might get interesting in the days to come...

--JER.

(My 2000th edit is complete. Have a happy June 3rd, which for most of us is just another manic Monday, for others Confederate Memorial Day, and for some Mabo Day. We salute you all.)