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I can no longer sustain the level of activity needed to run SoylentNews, and so I have resigned as leader.
In the end, I was literally begging people to step back and let the site "just run" for a few days while I caught up... alas, to no effect. Issues must be resolved "right here and right now" continuously throughout my day with no end in sight.
NCommander has taken over as project lead - he has access to everything from the registrar down. I understand he has a different vision for the project, which will soon be revealed.
I'm sorry to leave like this, but there's really nothing for it. I'm going back to my AI studies, which happen at a more leisurely pace.
John Barrabas
(And yes, this was an amicable transfer of power. There's no hard feelings on my side.)
[Ed. Note: this is a word for word article based on Barrabas's journal entry.]
(Score: 2, Insightful) by anubi on Wednesday March 05 2014, @11:39PM
I would like to express my gratitude for the work you have done to give us an alternative watering hole to jump to as the one we had for years got shanghai'd by corporate interests.
For now, I still read and post "over there", but I know those days are numbered. One day I will try to logon over there and I will be blocked. I see it coming clear as day. Corporate people play for the buck, not for the joy of being. You ( and all the other founders of this site ) are obviously doing this as a passion for what you love, just as the rest of us provide content for the very same reason. No-one here is running around trying to nickel and dime everyone else and trying to hold everyone hostage to some law we had some bought-and-paid-for Congressman sign for us.
I think I speak for all of us when I say "thank you" for the effort you have put in to making this site a reality, and like the others posters say, I also hope you hang around. Its nice having decent folk to talk to which share our visions of open communication and sharing. You know it as well as anyone... we techie types are in a very small minority, as most people shun techie talk like the plague, while us techies find the mass-media hyped by marketing businesses boring as hell, completely irrelevant, and a terrible waste of time.
"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." [KJV: I Thessalonians 5:21]
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 06 2014, @09:50AM
For now, I still read and post "over there"
JUDAS!!
(Score: 2) by song-of-the-pogo on Thursday March 06 2014, @02:40PM
Hah, I just posted something "over there" for the first time in ages, today, and I did feel a twinge of guilt. The fact is, though, since SN has such a great community I've felt more inclined to contribute than simply observe, and that feeling has apparently spilled over into other areas. So, thanks to Barrabas and the other founders for creating something that's actually gotten me a bit out of my shell.
Barrabas, I feel neither disappointed nor betrayed. I wish you luck in your future endeavors (the lone AI course I took was challenging enough) and I thank you for all you did to ensure the kick-off of what is, so far, a pretty nice place to be. NCommander, based on what I've "seen" of you so far both here and on IRC, I am comfortable having you take over the lead. If there's anything us lesser beasts of the community can do to aid in the continuing development of the site, let us know.
"We have met the enemy and he is us."