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  • "Transition 2006": Executive Changes

    As of November 1st, 2006, Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS) ceased being a venture jointly owned and administered by two individuals as it had been since its founding on July 26th, 1998. It is now a majority owned and chiefly administered venture by one individual with partial ownership and departmental administration shared equally among three others who have each been with ACS as staff for a number of years.

    ACS co-founder Daniel "DanQ" Quick is now controlling owner and administrator with existing staff members Wouter "Locutus" Snijders, Ming and rah as part-owners and administrators. Markos Giannopoulos, who founded and for more than eight years co-owned and administered ACS along with Quick, is remaining on staff as Technical Director.

    "The reasons for this transition are two-fold", Quick explains. "Significant changes in individual availabilities that have been building for some time and, in turn, to put Apolyton in the best position possible to continue and grow effectively. While it may sound simple enough, emotions cannot help but to run high amongst all on staff here and at times those emotions cannot help but conflict with one another. I have been a webmaster in the Civilization community for more than a decade, an owner for more than nine of those years and an equal partner in ownership and administration for over eight. It will take some getting familiar with".

    "I look forward to doing what ever I can to make Apolyton an even better and stronger community", says Ming.

    ACS is an independently owned and operated fansite in an effort to serve the Civilization genre of computer gaming community. This transition has been ongoing in stages out of public view since mid-September.

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    Dan; Apolyton CS
    PolyCast Co-Host, Owner and Producer: entertaining | informing civ
    >> PolyCast (Civ strategy), ModCast (Civ modding), TurnCast (Civ multiplay); One More Turn Dramedy

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    Congratulations Locutus, Ming, and rah!

    Thanks for all the great years Markos!

    DanQ...Can anybody on the web anywhere top you? Thanks to you as well for the past eight years and for, hopefully, the long term future!

    It is great to see that even though Apolyton is changing, it is remaining in the best of hands!

    Rock on 'Poly!!
    "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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    • #3
      Once again, thanks to all the years Markos, and my wishes of luck for the new management!

      May Apolyton have many more bright years ahead.
      Solver, WePlayCiv Co-Administrator
      Contact: solver-at-weplayciv-dot-com
      I can kill you whenever I please... but not today. - The Cigarette Smoking Man

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      • #4
        So Lucutus, Ming, and Rah have accepted partial ownership offers? I always knew those guys were part of the dark side.
        Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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        • #5
          Thanks to Markos!
          Thanks to Dan as well of course, and congrats to Locotus, Ming and Rah!

          Is the fact that I can't see my 'pm' link from the forum pages anymore a result of this
          Formerly known as "CyberShy"
          Carpe Diem tamen Memento Mori

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          • #6
            This is a message of the People's Democratic Revolutionary Apolytonian Front:

            People of Apolyton! How can you sit idly by while the Kabal, led by the anti-democratic fascist Daniel Quick, overthrow our great nation and instead replace it with a military dictatorship?!
            How can you sit idly by as our Great King, His Majesty The Great Emperor Markos XXIV, appointed by God, ruler of the Two Kingdoms of Apolyton, Duke of OffTopica, Lord Regent of Mingapulco, and High Representative to Ye Olde Eventis, is silenced, deposed, and imprisoned away from his rightful place on the throne?

            We cannot tolerate this intolerable injustice. This infringement upon our Markos-given rights must be opposed in all its forms! People of Apolyton, rise up and oppose the Gang of Four, for the sake of our state and for the sake of Teh Markos!

            Cry no more, Markos! We are coming to free you!

            /me runs

            (just kidding Congratulations)
            Eventis is the only refuge of the spammer. Join us now.
            Long live teh paranoia smiley!

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            • #7
              As a result of this transition you'll start seeing many changes on the site in the weeks and months to come, both big and small (in fact they've already been some changes in the past few weeks as careful observers will have noted).

              What Dan is currently doing with the forum code I don't quite know, but I'm sure it's a work in progress...
              Administrator of WePlayCiv -- Civ5 Info Centre | Forum | Gallery

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              • #8
                Wow this is, for me, completely out of the blue.

                But

                Thanks to Markos!
                Thanks to Dan Q.
                for everything over the years.

                I need to get up to speed on this.
                On the ISDG 2012 team at the heart of CiviLIZation

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar

                  (just kidding Congratulations)
                  The real Tassadar wouldn't have said this.
                  ~ If Tehben spits eggs at you, jump on them and throw them back. ~ Eventis ~ Eventis Dungeons & Dragons 6th Age Campaign: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4: (Unspeakable) Horror on the Hill ~

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                  • #10
                    The Real Tassadar didn't control the Kabal, did he?

                    Er, nevermind.
                    Eventis is the only refuge of the spammer. Join us now.
                    Long live teh paranoia smiley!

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                    • #11
                      I though this was about the tidier interface.

                      Congrats to all (including Markos, who now has some free time)
                      I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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                      • #12
                        Although the Plus notifier that you have a new PM is missing. Is it possible that we could get it back?
                        I'm building a wagon! On some other part of the internets, obviously (but not that other site).

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                        • #13
                          Wow, talk about a big shake-up! Thanks for running 'Poly all these years, Markos.

                          Note to Dan: Make sure you keep Ming on a leash.

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                          • #14
                            Wow! Big news! Well done to everyone involved, and thanks Markos for all the years.

                            Dale

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                            • #15
                              Markos........out of the ownership? What is happening to the world?

                              Oh, well... Good luck to Dan and thanks to Markos for all you have done for the site over the years!
                              Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.-Isaiah 41:10
                              I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made - Psalms 139.14a
                              Also active on WePlayCiv.

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