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: 3) by chebucto on Thursday March 06 2014, @03:11AM
Thanks for your work in setting this up. You were successful in launching the site and running the site, and I'm sorry that you are leaving. In the end though there are only so many hours in the day, and I sympathize with the choice you had to make. All the best.
(Score: 1) by carguy on Thursday March 06 2014, @03:21AM
Echo all of the thanks above. I've enjoyed every minute of SoylentNews from the announcement on that other news site. Hopefully, after a break you come back to bask in the fruits of your labor--perhaps as "fearless leader emeritus"? Meanwhile, the site is running fine, no urgent need to muck with any of the code.