Some staff organisation changes

[Thrik]

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. 

[jackophant]

Maybe we'll finally get those bloody signatures eh? 

[FMPONE]

I'm happy that we're beginning a new chapter, hopefully full of positivity, growth, and making this site even more fun. In the Reddit era, what really makes Mapcore special is the friendships and bonds tying us the site, so it would be stupid to fuck with that. We're not going to. 

We're gathering your suggestions for the future, let us know what you guys want to see.

[Lizard]

(...) In the Reddit era, what really makes Mapcore special is the friendships and bonds tying us the site, so it would be stupid to fuck with that. We're not going to. (...)

 

 

 

Looking forward into this. Having someone like you @FMPONE and @Sprony in the staff can bring only something good. Having high profile person in such a lovely community is a way to go !
 

[2d-chris]

[Vaya]

Congrats to @Sprony and @FMPONE - Hoping for more contests, promotion of good work and keeping the place as friendly as it is useful

@Thrik thanks for the hardwork keeping the site chugging along. It can't be easy on a site with years of live data.
 

 

The sysadmin motto

[Sprony]

Already posted this in the 'What's going on with your life' thread. But still, it feels good to say.....

Here's to the future boys!

[TheOnlyDoubleF]

Good to know everything is all right! I was scared! Congrats

[Mazy]

Rock on dudes!

And thanks for all the hard work Thrik, big luv~~

[Warby]

Right on! excellent choice sir!

 

[laminutederire]

Will there be an election for new staff members?

[blackdog]

Thank you @Thrik for all the hard work these years, hope that you'll manage to be more frequent around here like in past times. And especially thanks for staying on the technical side, it's a big responsibility, especially after the site has grown so much in recent times.

To @Sprony and @FMPONE a massive good luck for the future and big thanks for taking on such responsibility. Curious to see further developments.

Hurg on

Edited November 19, 2015 by blackdog

[Sjonsson]

Already posted this in the 'What's going on with your life' thread. But still, it feels good to say.....

Here's to the future boys!

Thank god I missed your articles. WB Mate!

And thanks for your time in the frontlines Thrik!

[Sprony]

Will there be an election for new staff members?

No, there will not be an election. We are approaching some people though. We might post something for everyone interested to respond to. It's still being discussed. I take it you are interested?

[FrieChamp]

A new chapter for MapCore! I hail our new overlords and salute Thrik for all the contributions he has done thus far. But I hope it really won't be farewell, Thrik. For one, because your opinion and thoughts would be missed and secondly, the new MapCore site administration without your technical expertise and support I imagine to look something like this: 

 

Edited November 20, 2015 by FrieChamp