Post by The Sky King on Sept 26, 2011 14:52:42 GMT -5
As many of you may know, a recent situation has occurred which has shone some doubt upon the owner situation.
Due to this, the decision has been taken to hasten up what was already a plan in motion. As such I, Phil, am now the new owner of the Asylum.
This decision was already in the planning. The original plan was that Jaden would remain owner up until Prestige, after which I would take over the reins. However, recent developments have meant that this plan was simply moved forward in advance.
What does this mean?
1) The next Sunday Night Vengeance will resume business as usual on October 9th 2011. I'm sorry if my mass PM struck fear into anyone, but I simply did not want people wasting valuable time and effort in case the card was to be changed drastically. While this was perhaps a hastily drawn-up caution since only two matches will be affected, it gives me time to settle into the owners position. The position of an owner is not an easy one, and it requires me to basically put my hands and fingers on everything and tune in my ears and eyes to pay attention to absolutely everything. It means getting to grips with the storylines and the plans set in motion. Essentially, the postponing of the show is required. After all, we want to keep the standards high constantly here, and not start off things for me with a stinker.
2) While I am hoping to keep the character around in some form, Maynard Hetfield, as a competitor, is no more. Also, I want to add that at this time, my e-fedding career is now practically over. Times have changed, and in this economic climate, I cannot afford to keep focus on e-fedding when I finish University. While I will remain in this owners job for a few years (Preferably), I will be saying a long goodbye after I bow out from it. Whether or not my leave will be permanent is yet to be seen, but if it isn't..I will be gone from competing for a good few years while I get my life officially sorted out.
I won't go into this too much since this isn't the purpose of the thread, but I would like to thank every single competitor here for allowing me to write amongst veritable legends of this hobby. It has been a fun several years, from TITAN to UWL to PWR to right here in EUW. It has been an honor and a privilege to write against you, and I now look forward to making this hobby even better for you. Thank you all.
3) There will be absolutely no drastic changes. No changes to the deadline, no changes to the show, no changes to the schedule...Nothing. We will remain bi-weekly. The deadline will remain the second Friday. I believe Jaden created the perfect formula to allow people space to breathe and to allow Staff time to create a better show. As such, I believe messing with it would be absolute idiocy.
The only changes you will see are the cards and the results being posted EARLIER. This is due to me being in the UK, thus being several hours behind the vast majority of you. Because of this, I am hoping that I can get the results up early on Sunday Morning, and the card posted later the same day.
4) Anyone with complaints about the fed, ideas for storylines etc; should now PM me. I am very rarely on MSN, nor am I on AIM. PMing me will enable a quick response to your issues. As a University student, I am never too far from a computer, either the Universities or my own laptop. While I may wander off for a few hours sometimes, I will most likely be here constantly. (Since I am writing manuscripts and looking for jobs in my spare time.) There may be a few times in the year when I take one or two days off to go and visit my family who live away, but I will ALWAYS warn people in advance about this. In any cases of absence, I trust my Staff to my fullest extent, and I believe they can do a phenomenal job here.
If you have a complaint, don't hide it, but don't mouth off in the OOC or Feedback Threads either. Bring it to me. While I don't beat around the bush, I am certainly not out to make enemies nor to make this hobby a chore (For the record, Jaden never was either, contrary to what certain people might believe). I am here to help. If you have a complaint, I won't just read it, laugh and bin it: I will do my damnedest to fix it.
If you have an idea for a feud or storyline you'd love implementing, PM it to me. As long as it's not overtly ridiculous (ie; Your character defeating space aliens in a federation on Mars), I will do my best to work it into the show, as it gives me the benefit of more material to work with. If you have an idea for a feud, though, be sure to PM the other party/ies involved first. I don't want anyone feuding with people they don't want to. Occasionally, I may kick up a feud between superstars (As it has always been), but I encourage people to manifest destiny and take control. YOU are the competitor. Give me something to help YOU grow.
5) In response to recent drama: I won't dwell too much on this, but I will note that I am a lot more strict on these issues. If anyone consistently goes out of their way to bad-mouth members or the Staff, I WILL ban them and salt the IP. (ie; IP ban.)
You will not be banned for bringing up a complaint. You will not be banned for giving negative feedback. You will not be banned for coming to me and voicing a concern about how I am running things here. I am human. I make errors, it's in our nature. In fact, I encourage users to PM me, take me aside and highlight any mistakes. My job here is to make this an enjoyable experience, and not a chore! However, if you do derail topics with lengthy rants that mostly target other users, and if you post constantly in the OOC attacking others, or if you PM users attacking them, then I will not hesitate to bring the hammer down.
If you bring up complaints in a respectful manner, they will be dealt with respectfully. That is the last i'll say on that.
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Over the next few weeks, I am going to take this federation and put my mark on it like Jaden did. As most of you may know, our title scenes are drastically changing. We have a Lionheart Championship scene that's been blown open, and a World Championship scene that is really going to be open for up-and-comers as we roll into Prestige.
The changing of the guard isn't just a big time for the new owner, it's for the members: You all now have a chance to show me that you deserve to be put into the title scene. You have the chance to prove that you are the best. You want the title? Now's the chance to prove it.
The guard is changing, but that does not mean we are undergoing any drastic changes. It is business as usual here. The Staff will continue working hard to run a quality fed, and the gears will continue turning. The question remains the same:
Do you want to be a champion?
Due to this, the decision has been taken to hasten up what was already a plan in motion. As such I, Phil, am now the new owner of the Asylum.
This decision was already in the planning. The original plan was that Jaden would remain owner up until Prestige, after which I would take over the reins. However, recent developments have meant that this plan was simply moved forward in advance.
What does this mean?
1) The next Sunday Night Vengeance will resume business as usual on October 9th 2011. I'm sorry if my mass PM struck fear into anyone, but I simply did not want people wasting valuable time and effort in case the card was to be changed drastically. While this was perhaps a hastily drawn-up caution since only two matches will be affected, it gives me time to settle into the owners position. The position of an owner is not an easy one, and it requires me to basically put my hands and fingers on everything and tune in my ears and eyes to pay attention to absolutely everything. It means getting to grips with the storylines and the plans set in motion. Essentially, the postponing of the show is required. After all, we want to keep the standards high constantly here, and not start off things for me with a stinker.
2) While I am hoping to keep the character around in some form, Maynard Hetfield, as a competitor, is no more. Also, I want to add that at this time, my e-fedding career is now practically over. Times have changed, and in this economic climate, I cannot afford to keep focus on e-fedding when I finish University. While I will remain in this owners job for a few years (Preferably), I will be saying a long goodbye after I bow out from it. Whether or not my leave will be permanent is yet to be seen, but if it isn't..I will be gone from competing for a good few years while I get my life officially sorted out.
I won't go into this too much since this isn't the purpose of the thread, but I would like to thank every single competitor here for allowing me to write amongst veritable legends of this hobby. It has been a fun several years, from TITAN to UWL to PWR to right here in EUW. It has been an honor and a privilege to write against you, and I now look forward to making this hobby even better for you. Thank you all.
3) There will be absolutely no drastic changes. No changes to the deadline, no changes to the show, no changes to the schedule...Nothing. We will remain bi-weekly. The deadline will remain the second Friday. I believe Jaden created the perfect formula to allow people space to breathe and to allow Staff time to create a better show. As such, I believe messing with it would be absolute idiocy.
The only changes you will see are the cards and the results being posted EARLIER. This is due to me being in the UK, thus being several hours behind the vast majority of you. Because of this, I am hoping that I can get the results up early on Sunday Morning, and the card posted later the same day.
4) Anyone with complaints about the fed, ideas for storylines etc; should now PM me. I am very rarely on MSN, nor am I on AIM. PMing me will enable a quick response to your issues. As a University student, I am never too far from a computer, either the Universities or my own laptop. While I may wander off for a few hours sometimes, I will most likely be here constantly. (Since I am writing manuscripts and looking for jobs in my spare time.) There may be a few times in the year when I take one or two days off to go and visit my family who live away, but I will ALWAYS warn people in advance about this. In any cases of absence, I trust my Staff to my fullest extent, and I believe they can do a phenomenal job here.
If you have a complaint, don't hide it, but don't mouth off in the OOC or Feedback Threads either. Bring it to me. While I don't beat around the bush, I am certainly not out to make enemies nor to make this hobby a chore (For the record, Jaden never was either, contrary to what certain people might believe). I am here to help. If you have a complaint, I won't just read it, laugh and bin it: I will do my damnedest to fix it.
If you have an idea for a feud or storyline you'd love implementing, PM it to me. As long as it's not overtly ridiculous (ie; Your character defeating space aliens in a federation on Mars), I will do my best to work it into the show, as it gives me the benefit of more material to work with. If you have an idea for a feud, though, be sure to PM the other party/ies involved first. I don't want anyone feuding with people they don't want to. Occasionally, I may kick up a feud between superstars (As it has always been), but I encourage people to manifest destiny and take control. YOU are the competitor. Give me something to help YOU grow.
5) In response to recent drama: I won't dwell too much on this, but I will note that I am a lot more strict on these issues. If anyone consistently goes out of their way to bad-mouth members or the Staff, I WILL ban them and salt the IP. (ie; IP ban.)
You will not be banned for bringing up a complaint. You will not be banned for giving negative feedback. You will not be banned for coming to me and voicing a concern about how I am running things here. I am human. I make errors, it's in our nature. In fact, I encourage users to PM me, take me aside and highlight any mistakes. My job here is to make this an enjoyable experience, and not a chore! However, if you do derail topics with lengthy rants that mostly target other users, and if you post constantly in the OOC attacking others, or if you PM users attacking them, then I will not hesitate to bring the hammer down.
If you bring up complaints in a respectful manner, they will be dealt with respectfully. That is the last i'll say on that.
---
Over the next few weeks, I am going to take this federation and put my mark on it like Jaden did. As most of you may know, our title scenes are drastically changing. We have a Lionheart Championship scene that's been blown open, and a World Championship scene that is really going to be open for up-and-comers as we roll into Prestige.
The changing of the guard isn't just a big time for the new owner, it's for the members: You all now have a chance to show me that you deserve to be put into the title scene. You have the chance to prove that you are the best. You want the title? Now's the chance to prove it.
The guard is changing, but that does not mean we are undergoing any drastic changes. It is business as usual here. The Staff will continue working hard to run a quality fed, and the gears will continue turning. The question remains the same:
Do you want to be a champion?