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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) by Phoenix666 on Thursday March 06 2014, @11:26AM
Many of us consider the risks of failure when we begin projects. Few of us consider the risks of success. It can break you as neatly as failure can. Burn out is one manifestation. But you have begun something important, something we all have been missing for some years, it having been hollowed out and scraped down at the other site. And you're doing the right thing--moving on before you collapse. Thanks for starting it, thanks for handing us the reins. We got it from here. Don't be a stranger, amigo!