Hi everyone,
Just in case anyone noticed a little discussion about this on Twitter and/or status feeds, I thought I'd clarify that we've recently been undergoing some changes to the site's structure. Things have slowed down a little, and I'll hold my hands up and say that this is largely because of myself having considerably less time than I have in previous years to keep things moving forward due to various personal things and other projects. While I've no intention of leaving after being part of this wonderful community for 15 years, wearing so many hats has become too much and I've become a little burnt out.
MapCore staff have contributed a lot of time bringing you things like our contests and articles. However, in a bid to make it even easier for them to do so I've decided to move two staff who've been particularly productive during the last couple of years — FMPONE and Sprony— into a more prominent role so that I'm no longer a bottleneck when it comes to decision making and coming up with nice new things. As you'll see from the updated staff directory, this means that my site management role has now been split out and given to them, while for the foreseeable future I will remain on hand for coding, technical administration, and advice. Essentially, day-to-day decisions are now theirs to make.
Both Shawn and Sprony know that we have a great formula here, and that anything going forward is all about enhancing and improving on what's been a great few years for the site. They've done superb work to make that happen and I have no doubt whatsoever that between them and backed up by our experienced and seasoned staff the site will continue to flourish. On that note, a number of new staff from the community have already been approached and will be brought on board to bring their vision of better and more frequent content to life. This is also a good time to point out that if you'd wish to write something, Shawn and Sprony will probably be delighted to hear from you!
Hopefully everyone will be supportive of these changes so that the community can continue to grow and thrive. And hopefully I'll have more time to simply post on the forums now that I have less things to worry about. 
