Greetings dearest community!
It is with very mixed feelings that I am writing this post.
Coming the end of January I will be moving on to new projects at Paradox Interactive. Post production on War of the Roses to be more exact. This means I will be leaving Salem effective February 1st.
It has been an incredible experience to work with Salem and these last eight months have been wonderful in so many ways that it is simply too overwhelming to even try writing it all down in one thread. I have seen this community grow from a tiny group of testers to what it is today - a strange but somehow unique and fantastic group of people who have come together to play an even more unique game - and it has been a fantastic adventure. I'm trying to find the right words to represent all the great things I want to say about you all but in the end it essentially boils down to one simple thing. I love you all in a very weird non-sexual kind of way.
Nonetheless thou shall not fret! I will be leaving you in very capable hands.
Please join me in welcoming Dean "Enigmaz" Lillywhite to the team as your new head Admin and Paradox contact.
Dean previously worked at Blizzard Entertainment and has now been employed by Paradox Interactive to take care of ya'll. I won't deny him the joy of properly introducing himself though, so this will do for now. :)
Everything that previously would have been managed by me will from now on be on Dean's table.
Along with this there are some changes in the moderator assignments. From now on the following mods are responsible for the following forums.
Announcements - Everyone
City upon a Hill - staxjax & colesie
Help! - Gacrux
House of Burgesses - Potjeh
The Trade-Wind - Pjotr84
Planters & Pilgrims - AAlex
Bugs & Tech - MagicManICT
Ideas & Innovations - Attelso
Artifice & Arcana - TeckXKnight
Most of you will probably not notice this change in assignments as the mods still work globally, but if you have a subforum specific query you should contact the appointed moderator and you now know who they are!
Let this thread serve as a place for welcoming Dean and asking eventual questions about this change.
Yours truly,
With much sadness,
And some regret,
Although not too much,
But still some,
Mostly sadness though,
John "TotalyMoo" Rickne
P.S. And always remember. No fun allowed. Ever.
P.P.S. I never managed to figure out a good signature :(