About a month ago, Som started a discussion with staff, and let us know that after roughly two years, she was planning on stepping down as server owner. We were given a couple of choices; the first, to give her three names meeting certain criteria that we could all agree on as a prospective owner. If we could not agree on at least one name, the second choice would be to shut down the server.
We, minus Som, talked it over pretty much constantly for the better part of two weeks. Multiple names were put forward, and discussed in-depth. Eventually, we had three names which we gave to Som. About two weeks ago, Som asked me to take over as owner of Hollow World and, well, here we are.
At this stage, Som is taking a break from the server. I'm not sure how long this break will be for, or if it will be permanent.
Som, you said it yourself to staff - everything you have done has been with the best interest of the server at heart. Regardless of anything else; through the ups and downs, you have worked your absolute arse off for this server and no one can deny that. I cannot thank you enough for your dedication to the server and the community.
It may come as a surprise to those that are familiar with me, but I am not actually a radish and am, in fact, human. I will make mistakes. I will fuck up. I will try not to, but it will happen. Please be patient and understanding with me when it happens. If I mess up, I'm open to constructive criticism. I'm not saying it won't hurt, because I'm not a robot, but I will listen.
Sometimes, I will make calls and decisions that a player, or players, won't agree with. I won't always be able to keep everyone happy, because we don't always have the same opinion on things. My door will always be open and I will always be willing to talk about things. I might not necessarily change my mind, but I will always acknowledge what is said and take it on board. I will always be open to reasonable conversation. On that note, if you have something you want to discuss, feel free to flick me a PM anytime. If things are working, or aren't working, my door is always open.
I've mentioned it already, but please be patient. This is a fairly big transition for me; I've got a lot to learn, and an awful lot to review and poke around in. Things will take a little bit of time, and the to-do list is mighty long. We have a fantastic staff team to help me get into the swing of things though, so I'm optimistic. Ultimately, I just want Hollow World to be a great server with a great community, and I will work my arse off to make that happen.
We, minus Som, talked it over pretty much constantly for the better part of two weeks. Multiple names were put forward, and discussed in-depth. Eventually, we had three names which we gave to Som. About two weeks ago, Som asked me to take over as owner of Hollow World and, well, here we are.
At this stage, Som is taking a break from the server. I'm not sure how long this break will be for, or if it will be permanent.
Som, you said it yourself to staff - everything you have done has been with the best interest of the server at heart. Regardless of anything else; through the ups and downs, you have worked your absolute arse off for this server and no one can deny that. I cannot thank you enough for your dedication to the server and the community.
It may come as a surprise to those that are familiar with me, but I am not actually a radish and am, in fact, human. I will make mistakes. I will fuck up. I will try not to, but it will happen. Please be patient and understanding with me when it happens. If I mess up, I'm open to constructive criticism. I'm not saying it won't hurt, because I'm not a robot, but I will listen.
Sometimes, I will make calls and decisions that a player, or players, won't agree with. I won't always be able to keep everyone happy, because we don't always have the same opinion on things. My door will always be open and I will always be willing to talk about things. I might not necessarily change my mind, but I will always acknowledge what is said and take it on board. I will always be open to reasonable conversation. On that note, if you have something you want to discuss, feel free to flick me a PM anytime. If things are working, or aren't working, my door is always open.
I've mentioned it already, but please be patient. This is a fairly big transition for me; I've got a lot to learn, and an awful lot to review and poke around in. Things will take a little bit of time, and the to-do list is mighty long. We have a fantastic staff team to help me get into the swing of things though, so I'm optimistic. Ultimately, I just want Hollow World to be a great server with a great community, and I will work my arse off to make that happen.
