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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: 5, Insightful) by Iskender on Thursday March 06 2014, @02:22AM
Why does he have to throw away his life just because you call him a leader? If it doesn't work out with his life, he has no obligations to you. You're getting the service you paid for.
Also, his task wasn't to "help support" the site. It was to support it, and that makes a big difference. I don't think we really know what he was getting into - starting a site from scratch with a lot of users in your free time requires luck at the best of times.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bucc5062 on Thursday March 06 2014, @09:45AM
I only point out that he was a leader, in his own statements her indicated that he was "leading" this project. He had a vision, he set out goals that were defined and established by him. Those are typical traits of a leader.
I respect what John set out to accomplish. I truly thank him for it, but my point was expressing a sense of betrayal and frankly I am sick and tired of one day reading rosy reports from on high, hearing blue birds sing from the mouth of leaders (be the CEOs, business owners, politicians, and Project Managers of start up, forked discussions sites) then the next day the same person says "I'm changing" or "we're shooting the birds" or some other shoe that drops without warning. It's like having your wife say "I love you honey" one day, then the next say "but I'm leaving you". Hits you in the gut.
Other's, while thankful for his efforts also feel like something is missing and yes, perhaps we do have a need (if not right) to know why. John's a big boy and obviously makes his own decisions, but when you make them in the context of effecting others, it requires more then so long and thanks for all the fish.
As to NCommander, my comment at the end was mainly to him and the others to say, I'll help support this site by continuing on with it through posting, reading, and contributing. I enjoy coming to S/N even though I feel like its a way back machine to when I started with /. back in 1999. I believe in what John did, I am just disappointed in how he abdicated his responsibilities.
The more things change, the more they look the same