I never said I didn't rank sit, I said I wouldn't do it for the sake of rank sitting which has been a perpetual problem in staff for years
Except you literally did it for the sake of rank sitting? The fact that you acknowledge it's been a perpetual problem in the past, and then you go and do it, to me just emulates A) total disregard and disrespect for the staff team and the community as a whole; B) utter contempt for the community, and realistically, appears that you believe you're above it all and take us for fools; and C) an insanely ignorant attitude - you know this issue is present, yet you act as a proponent for it - do you not see the evident hypocrisy?
Let's be real, we all know what behind the scenes work implies.
Having resigned for the months I was completely mia on Sythe wouldn't have produced any different outcomes;
In actuality, it would. Likely someone else would have been promoted. Not to mention, it's not solely about it resulting in a tangible outcome, it's about respecting the position, and the perceived notion and resulting effect it has on both the staff team and the community.
None of the Globals or Sectionals will confront you about it (understandably so, as they all want to progress up the ladder - and angering an Admin is likely something to impede them), but your total disregard for your position results in lower-ranked staff members harbouring discontent, alongside well-justified frustration progressively festering. They work hard, while you go MIA and barely give two-shits about it, and retain your position. We've all seen it throughout the years on this website, discord amongst the staff team is never healthy.
It's a whole bunch of excuses but this was my own reasoning and that's all I have for you.
I appreciate your candor, and have no issues with you personally - just my own subjective feedback.
Anyway, good to see you're back. Best of luck going forward.