> I look forward to seeing what you do with the old place :D

> G.

> On Nov 1, 6:51 pm, "Duane O'Brien" <duane.obr...@gmail.com> wrote:

> > That joke is, in fact, why I went with the name in the first place.

> > On Sun, Nov 1, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Graham Poole <ve4...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Groan... I was waiting for that one...

> > > And also considered making the joke myself, so I can't really fault you for it.

> > > Graham

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Stuart Robertson <designm...@gmail.com>
> > > Date: Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:34:00
> > > To: <rpgbloggers@googlegroups.com>
> > > Subject: Re: RPG Bloggers Hand-off Announcement

> > > This sounds like A Terrible Idea.

> > > :)

> > > Stuart

> > > On 1-Nov-09, at 12:08 PM, A Terrible Idea wrote:

> > >> Thank you all.  I'm in the process of putting together a response that
> > >> will give a little more insight into what's down the line.  But you
> > >> can be assured that the RPGN isn't going anywhere.

> > >> On Nov 1, 8:42 am, Chuck <grogt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> Congrats, Duane.
> > >>> Hope to hear more news and tidbits soon.  Sounds like the future still
> > >>> holds some neat stuff.

> > >>> On Nov 1, 9:22 am, Chris Tregenza <ch...@6d6Fireball.com> wrote:

> > >>>> Congratulations Duane.

> > >>>> We are all looking forward to hearing your plans for the network.

> > >>>> Chris

> > >>>> Dave Chalker wrote:
> > >>>>> Thank you all for bearing with us. After going through 6 proposals
> > >>>>> (7
> > >>>>> if you count the Indian spam), we have made our decision over who
> > >>>>> will
> > >>>>> be taking over the RPG Bloggers Network.

> > >>>>> It is... Duane O'Brien ofhttp://aterribleidea.com/

> > >>>>> Duane's proposal was chosen unanimously among the 4 of us after a
> > >>>>> hidden vote and much discussion. His proposal was based on ideas
> > >>>>> that
> > >>>>> we ourselves had wanted to implement to provide a better user
> > >>>>> experience for both bloggers and readers, with the coding expertise
> > >>>>> to
> > >>>>> back it up. It keeps our vision for the RPGBN intact while moving it
> > >>>>> forward in new directions. It makes the transition process a smooth
> > >>>>> and easy one for all the members who don't keep up with all of our
> > >>>>> workings to suddenly find that everything had changed and more was
> > >>>>> expected of them. Additionally, it was a good compromise between
> > >>>>> several of the other proposals, incorporating better technologies to
> > >>>>> make it run more smoothly and involving the community to a much
> > >>>>> greater extent to give members a bigger say. Overall, we were very
> > >>>>> impressed with the proposal: I know I'm being vague here, but I want
> > >>>>> to leave all the details for Duane to reveal himself so I don't
> > >>>>> steal
> > >>>>> his thunder or get anything wrong.

> > >>>>> Over the next few weeks, ideally sooner rather than later, we'll be
> > >>>>> working with Duane to move everything to his servers and hand off
> > >>>>> all
> > >>>>> the assets of RPGBN, and trying to have as smooth a transition as
> > >>>>> possible (though you may notice some hiccups and downtime.) We'll be
> > >>>>> passing along our suggestions based on our experiences running the
> > >>>>> network and considering his proposal, and I assume he'll begin a
> > >>>>> dialog with everyone here for your input going forward.

> > >>>>> For me personally, I have offered my services to Duane as an adviser
> > >>>>> but am stepping back majorly from any of the day to day operations
> > >>>>> or
> > >>>>> leadership. I had a few arrangements in the works that I would like
> > >>>>> to
> > >>>>> see come to fruition to help RPG bloggers, yet I don't want to step
> > >>>>> on
> > >>>>> any toes going forward. Phil, Danny, and Graham also are deciding on
> > >>>>> their own future involvement level.

> > >>>>> As many of you know, RPG Bloggers Network was initially my baby,
> > >>>>> starting as a feed aggregator named GATO in a subdirectory of
> > >>>>> Critical
> > >>>>> Hits, that turned into a way to connect with a few of the other
> > >>>>> blogs
> > >>>>> that were all linking to each other anyway (starting with Chatty DM
> > >>>>> and Critical Ankle Bites, then expanding to our other blog friends
> > >>>>> Stupid Ranger, Dungeonmastering, Geek's Dream Girl, Uncle Bear,
> > >>>>> Living
> > >>>>> Dice, and more). Then we opened it up to the world, advertising on
> > >>>>> our
> > >>>>> own sites and wherever we could, and it just exploded from there.

> > >>>>> So I can't help but be a little sad to be stepping away from it all,
> > >>>>> given how it all grew and given the many, many hours of work I (and
> > >>>>> all of my esteemed board members and great friends) put into it.
> > >>>>> Still, I think it's going to be for the best overall, both for me
> > >>>>> personally and the network, putting it into the hands of Duane to
> > >>>>> take
> > >>>>> it to the next level, and I look forward to seeing where it all goes
> > >>>>> next.

> > >>>>> If anyone needs to reach me directly, you can feel free to email me
> > >>>>> (d...@critical-hits.com), tweet me (@DaveTheGame), or visit me on my
> > >>>>> first RPG blogging love that Danny and I intend to devote more time
> > >>>>> to, Critical-hits.com.

> > >>>>> And one final thing, I cannot thank enough my good friends who have
> > >>>>> done so much on this project: Danny, Phil, and Graham, you guys are
> > >>>>> awesome. I look forward to working with you all on the Next Big
> > >>>>> Thing,
> > >>>>> as well as with the many great people I've met through the network.
> > >>>>> Thank you all!

> > >>>>> Sincerely,
> > >>>>> Dave Chalker
> > >>>>> Co-Founder and Former Executive Director, RPG Bloggers Network

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> > Ideas are good things to have even if they are old.