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: 1) by velex on Thursday March 06 2014, @03:31AM
Just wanted to chime in and say thank you, Barrabas, for all the hard work getting the site up and running. It's sad to see you go already, and I hope you remain part of the community.
Also a thank you to the whole team. Fwiw, everything's seemed very smooth so far from out here in the peanut gallery.