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, Informative) by edIII on Thursday March 06 2014, @02:50AM
Maybe it was that guy complaining about the 90's print icon? We should find him and drag him into the street ;)
Yes, I think you are correct. I'm sure there are a lot of bugs, and many improvements we can make. However, maybe it's time for all the developers and those involved to take a break?
You've earned it guys, and for one am extremely happy with the site so far. Bugs and all.
Don't burn out. We're happy. Go party.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday March 06 2014, @07:43AM
Perhaps the AI project is to build self aware slashcode...
(Score: 1) by enharmonix on Thursday March 06 2014, @02:48PM
Considering most of the new users came from /., there should be a fair number of programmers here. I've seen other sites that closely resemble /. come and go, and given the emphasis on FOSS on that site, I can only conclude the code is open source. SN could always make the code more prominent and try to get the community involved. This early in the game, I'm sure people would be happy to help.