Art that captures my feelings of guilt perfectly by Sendrax

I owe you all an apology.

First off, I want to apologize to the people on the Zootopia discord server. In my initial post about reaching 1.5 million pageviews, I insinuated the City of Zootopia server was “better” than it. This was entirely my fault, not the fault of any other members of the ZNN staff. I was in a rush to announce something along with the milestone, and in my haste I did not think about the impact of my words. I acted without consulting the rest of my team, who are there specifically to help keep me from making drastic, impulsive decisions like this. Because of this, there has been some backlash against other members of the ZNN team, and I am genuinely sorry that I brought this on them. It was never my intention to antagonize anyone- I simply had been enjoying a new zootopia server and wanted to give them a moment in the spotlight.

We have now fixed the “Join the Community” section of the sidebar to reflect both of these servers. They’re great places that I have genuinely enjoyed and had wonderful experiences in, as have many of you. Let’s not let my stupid mistake drive a wedge in the community. We’re all here to enjoy a brilliant movie with a message of inclusiveness and seeing past generalizations.

Secondly, a lot of people have been asking about the status of the Ultimate Thank-You Card Project. I sincerely apologize for the lack of communication and for how long it has taken. It is still moving forward, and we have not forgotten about your cards. We will let you know when the project is completed.

On that note, I would like to end the speculation that Disney rejected us and that ZNN is trying to cover that up. That is absolutely not the case. The blame for it taking so long lies squarely on my shoulders, not anyone else’s. Especially not the incredible directors, cast, and crew of Zootopia.

Thank you for your patience, both with the thank-you card project and with my personal flaws and mistakes. I may have an incredible team backing me up, but at the end of the day, I still screw up. I believe I have learned from these errors, and will try my best to ensure they do not happen again.

As the song goes, “nobody learns without getting it wrong.”

Please forgive me for my mistakes.

-Andy Lagopus