Transition 2009: Executive Changeover

[Nikolai]

Whoa. I figured something was prone to happening, but this? Ming and rah gone? I mean, those two ARE Apolyton... Dan quitting? Solver too? This was much change at once... Will all former staff move on from the site in general too, or will you continue posting here?

Well, well... Good luck to CytberShy and That New One.

[Jeroen Schweitzer]

Hello Apolyton,

The first thing I want to do, is to thank the former Admin team: DanQ, Ming, rah, Solver and Locutus, thank you for this great site and all the care and energy you have put into it! I hope you will all stick around and keep on sharing your insights and comments with the Apolyton community!

Thanks guys, for the interest in the transition. In the coming weeks we will be working on our plans to move forward with Apolyton, which we will present to you all for your feedback.

Wezil, thank you for your initial critisism and, although we will not only be listening to yours, I hope you keep it coming so we can at least feel critisised in a balanced manner. In fact, I want to invite everyone to chip in, since a good community site is a site that serves that community.

As for nazi politics, Asher, we want the site to be a friendly place for everyone visiting, and as far as I am concerned, undiscriminately friendly is kinda what the nazis were not...

Ming, thank you for the vote of confidence! As for coming changes, Robert and I are planning to keep what is there, as a basis for our plans. We don't want to cut into any living flesh so to speak, but we are planning measures to increase game coverage and traffic, more on that soon.

PS. CyberShy is one of the god people, but even though he claims otherwise I am not, so that should balance out quite nicely :-)

[Paddy]

Dan,

thank you for all of your work and detail

take care out there

[Solver]

My thanks to Dan, Ming, Rah and Locutus. It's been a pleasure to work with you in my time both as a staff member and as an administrator. To Rob and Jeroen, best of luck in taking Apolyton through the next chapter in its history.

To everyone in the community, let me second the suggestion to give the new owners a chance. We all know that some people are quite quick to criticize anything that's being done, but give the new administration the fair chance that they deserve.

[Grandpa Troll]

Dan,

thank you for all of your work and detail

take care out there

This is a good sign, The gods of civilization have sent Paddy to bless this transition, what could be asked for more, thanks Paddy for the kind words

GT

[Drake Tungsten]

Ming and rah gone?

I remain undecided on the rest of this.

[Metaliturtle]

Knowing Dan, this was a difficult decision, months in the making. I know a lot of time was spent making sure that Apolyton could continue after Dan left. Really, Cybershy and Jeroen 'Albert' Schweitzer took on a lot of personal expense to keep Apolyton up and running rather than see it collapse.

It will be exciting to see this site's transformation in the years to come.

Meanwhile, I remain moderator of nothing here on Apolyton

[Murg]

Jeroen and Robert you have some big shoes to fill.

DanQ, Solver and Locutus (and the other team members though I haven't had a chance to interact with you), thank you for everything you have done for Apolyton and for the Civ community in general. Im happy to see you are staying involved in the podcasts and I look forward to continue hearing from you on all things Civ for a long time to come.

[Asher]

Hello Apolyton,

The first thing I want to do, is to thank the former Admin team: DanQ, Ming, rah, Solver and Locutus, thank you for this great site and all the care and energy you have put into it! I hope you will all stick around and keep on sharing your insights and comments with the Apolyton community!

Thanks guys, for the interest in the transition. In the coming weeks we will be working on our plans to move forward with Apolyton, which we will present to you all for your feedback.

Wezil, thank you for your initial critisism and, although we will not only be listening to yours, I hope you keep it coming so we can at least feel critisised in a balanced manner. In fact, I want to invite everyone to chip in, since a good community site is a site that serves that community.

As for nazi politics, Asher, we want the site to be a friendly place for everyone visiting, and as far as I am concerned, undiscriminately friendly is kinda what the nazis were not...

Ming, thank you for the vote of confidence! As for coming changes, Robert and I are planning to keep what is there, as a basis for our plans. We don't want to cut into any living flesh so to speak, but we are planning measures to increase game coverage and traffic, more on that soon.

PS. CyberShy is one of the god people, but even though he claims otherwise I am not, so that should balance out quite nicely :-)

It's been so long that I've forgotten how to do the DL dance...

[OzzyKP]

Dan, Ming, et al, thank you so much for all your work over the years and personal investment of time and money to build and develop this site we all enjoy so much. This is a great community that I have enjoyed being a part of for almost 10 years now, thanks for all you've done.

Robert & Jeroen, thanks so much for stepping in to take over the site! It is a big responsibility and I really hope the outgoing owners and everyone in the community does all they can to make the transition as painless as possible and offer their support.

We need to come together and make this site work. We have a clean slate now, so everyone please make the new owners feel welcome and help them get established.

I'm excited for the future!!

[Supr49er]

Change can be scary, but I'm very willing to wish Robert and Jeroen the best, and I will be optimistic.

Best of luck to Dan Q, Ming, Rah, Solver and Wouter.

[DanQ]

Wezil:

I will third the suggestion that the new administration be given a fair chance to get underway.

Thanks everyone. Apolyton will always be one of the places I call home.

Will all former staff move on from the site in general too, or will you continue posting here?

I will continue to frequent, and post, here.

Dan,

thank you for all of your work and detail

take care out there

Thanks, Paddy -- good to hear from you!

Knowing Dan, this was a difficult decision, months in the making. I know a lot of time was spent making sure that Apolyton could continue after Dan left. Really, Cybershy and Jeroen 'Albert' Schweitzer took on a lot of personal expense to keep Apolyton up and running rather than see it collapse.

It will be exciting to see this site's transformation in the years to come.

True through and through, and well said.

My thanks to Dan, Ming, Rah and Locutus. It's been a pleasure to work with you in my time both as a staff member and as an administrator.

Right back at you.

Thanks also to Murg, Alex, Supr49er -- and Robert and Jeroen themselves -- for the kind words.

[Nikolai]

It's a little unclear for me whether or not Ming & co will continue as mods or disappear completely from the team?

[DanQ]

To confirm a point someone asked me via PM earlier today: ModCast and RevCast are included under the PolyCast banner, in addition to the flagship show called PolyCast itself (re: "... ongoing series of podcasts on Civ.") As such, all three of these shows will continue to be produced post-transition and be fully owned by myself.

It's a little unclear for me whether or not Ming & co will continue as mods or disappear completely from the team?

They will no longer be moderators either.

[Nikolai]

They will no longer be moderators either.