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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, Funny) by zafiro17 on Thursday March 06 2014, @12:43PM
Hi, Zafiro17 here. Barrabas and Ncommander asked me to say a word about the new vision, so here it is:
1. There is now an IQ test administered when you sign up for an account. Below a threshold, all your posts will have the expression, "but what do I know? I'm a moron." appended to them.
2. Henceforth, if you try to post too many things too quickly, instead of the stupid "slow down, cowboy" message, you will receive a mild, electric shock to your gonads (new technology, courtesy of jnads.js).
3. We've decided to standardize on a color scheme somewhere in the "baby puke-old spinach" range. It helps us to pro-actively brand our site using win-win customer retention strategies by defining sectoral niches that cross-pend established paradigms and web frameworks.
4. Starting March 15th, there will be a daily "hour of hate" in which a major tech company will be profiled and in the comments you will shower that company with abuse and expletives. We'll be starting with Oracle, because why the hell not?
5. Monetization: all user accounts will have credit card info attached. How much we charge you per post depends on its final score. Hint: "Flamebait = $25" and "Troll = $100."
6. No more anonymous cowards. Technology provided by the NSA (a bunch of wicked awesome perl scripts, actually - you'd be surprised what they're working with) allows us to identify you by the frequency of words you use. We'll be automatically signing your posts with links to your Facebook account, and if we don't get it 100% correct each time, hey, nice to meet you! ...
This post is all a joke, obviously, but the "vision to be announced" thing does sound a little anonymous. Best wishes for a better lifestyle, Barrabas - I'm grateful for you getting this place on its feet. And NCommander, good luck to you! Remember, we're behind you all the way, unless you choose the wrong color scheme, in which case we will hunt you down and probably kill you, or at least drown you in a vat of mayonnaise.
Dad always thought laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis - Jack Handey
(Score: 2) by wjwlsn on Thursday March 06 2014, @02:44PM
Let' suggest these to tdk!
I am a traveler of both time and space. Duh.