There comes a time for change

[uebermann]

My time is short today so I'll try and keep this brief.

I have very limited free time these days and I have been able to spend enough of it on here to run things here they way they should be so I am going to open up this thread for discussion on who you guys would like to see as the main admin (or even co-admins). Essentially a "bossman" to direct the forum and run things here and keep it going, and hopefully even expanding/improving.

I will be around for as long as needed (within reason) to help with any transition but most important is to find a person (or persons) that will be fair and has time to dedicate towards the site.

Its also likely we'll need someone to help handle the backend as well, such as updating the mods installed on the forum, updating the site with the new releases, fixing bugs in the various themes, etc. I'd like to have a (serious) discussion here on who thinks who would be good for what.

So far, I believe Menson and Exploited have volunteered to take the reins as potential admins and Galt has volunteered as a coder. Nominations, ideas, etc, are all welcome but we need to keep it constructive so lets have the discussion be positive please. This isn't anything that needs to be done right this second, so don't think that the site is about to go down, as this is NOT the case. However, I do not want it to end up in the abyss like OGPCF so am working towards keeping things running as smoothly as possible.

Troll posts, insults, and other asshattery will be removed from the thread so don't even do it.

Ideally Admins/Coders:

1. Have a good amount of free time and want to spend it on the site, improving it
2. Don't have a track record of causing problems and/or issues with the other posters
3. Are trustworthy enough that you'd be ok with them potentially seeing data about you that a normal poster could not (PMs, IP addresses, etc)
4. Have the skills needed. PHPBB knowledge (admins) and php/sql skills (coders)

If anyone wants to volunteer themselves, that is fine - please let us know why you think you'd be a good fit. Listing of skills and such would be handy.

[exploited]

Turn it into a democracy. Let the site run itself, and enslave Galt as our technical guy. He can handle the phpBB and SQL stuff.

Your Rule #2 disqualifies the shit out of me. Menson would be a better choice anyways, if you insist upon a dictatorship.

[The Comrade]

i nominate myself. this would look good on a technical resume and i've been trying to take control of this site for a decade so it would boost my self-esteem if i finally realized that goal. exploited will be my agrippa, doing all the actual work. i will merely be a figurehead working on site promotion. a big idea kind of guy.

[Stratego]

What's the pay?

[Philly]

Since becoming a mod Menson has been pretty much absent. He seems to just like hanging out in the chat and making a lone post every once in a blue moon. For that reason I don't think he would make a good admin. Exploited would probably do a very good job actually. His posts can be obnoxious but he never catches feelings so I don't think he would be obnoxious as far as administering the rules.

[jimmyz]

[exploited]

Nah bro, I'm not the type to abuse power. And I'd much prefer if it were shared by all the members.

[NAB]

[exploited]

[Saz]

Just put NAB in charge and let Galt do the nerd stuff.