Welp, here goes.

I dimly remember saying something along the lines of moving things forward when people came to a consensus.  Plus, there's the bit in the OP that asks for direct communication about any problems in terms of RP activity.  My thoughts this entire time have been: nobody's told me they want to skip ahead to anything, and I don't want to step on anyone's toes, so I'm not going to make unwanted waves.  I'm fairly certain I talked to Write about this philosophy in a PM, and I'm positive he didn't indicate that people were getting antsy for progress.  We even talked about things we could potentially do in the RP's future, such as the Vytal festival.  More importantly, I suggested starting a new thread with Write at the helm, a person liked and respected among the playerbase who could do what people wanted.  He hasn't gotten back to me.  

None of that really matters, though, and I'm not holding anything against anyone.

The crux of the issue is a larger personal problem.  I haven't felt as if my interference was wanted in a very long time.  After making so many mistakes trying to get things to progress in the ways I thought would be best, and making so many people angry, I decided to take it really easy in terms of guidance.  However, even the stuff I did do, like the race, barely got engagement out of anyone, so that seemed like a fluke as well.  With nobody giving me complaints, I figured that letting everyone develop their characters and their relationships however they pleased was what people wanted.  

The bottom line is that I've been checked out of this RP for more than half a year now.  So, you're correct, Abi.  Whether it was all my fault or not, the incidents that transpired some time back made it clear that I wasn't and shouldn't be in control, and in terms of giving up it was all downhill after that.  My interest in RWBY itself died during that time; volume 4 pretty much turned me off to the series.  At this point, I don't remember if the consensus is that I'm an asshole or just an idiot, but I can tell you honestly that I'm an anxious person who takes criticism to heart.  Time, of course, heals all wounds, but my barriers were up until I just couldn't be asked to hold them up anymore.

Because of that, letting the RP coast, and letting the people who were really into it able to do what they wanted without restriction while those not so into it were free to drift away, seemed like the best option.  If that wasn't the case, I would have liked to have known, but perhaps that wouldn't have changed anything anyway.

If you want to start a new thread, who am I to stop you?  I hope it goes far better than this ever did.