Resignation

[Zero Pilot]

I’m very sorry to hear your announcement Switch but I completely understand your reasons.

Burnout is one thing and hard to avoid, but it’s sad to know that you’ve been driven to this.

I know forum moderating is a thankless job. A sincere thanks for everything Switch. ~ZP

[Amon-Sul]

What can i say…

with sincere respect to DM and others as Game Administrators, i think that with loosing you Switch, we loose our best Game Master. You we bein doing your job, almost flawless. The tourn. were anounced months in front, the information always there, explanations for what we ve needed. You get in some fights considering tourn.rules and you choose to be conservatively with the rules. Some agree with you, some dont. But the thing is, you ve been a great Game Master and you ve always fought to play/master honest. That is what i appreciate.

as, for you playing capabilites, you were ( for a very long time ) simply the best player on this forum. Had best strategies, and tactics. The times have changed, DM ˝evolved˝, JWW came up, Gamer, now some new folks, Eskimo Jack, Rising Dragon…

you re let say, Michael Schumacher of this site, just you re not like him, he played foul
but as him, after long periods of domination, the end of his career he was defeated by a youngster!

but your career isnt over, i am sure you ll get back, and ˝take sculps˝ again, if not as the best, at least as one of top few,( now you re definitely belong to Top 10-12 on this site)

only the best can return and be again!

as for the dices, the ˝dont get along with Jen˝, and all the stuff that fall upon your back lately, well what can i say

in my life, in last 2-3 months, almost everything fell on my, sometimes you simply have to withdraw, just to, after some time when you strenghten, come back as a ˝new man˝

the end, is not an end, just a new beginning

all the best, hope to meet you in the battle field, from all the players i ve played and the games( ok those long-turm with JWW, Mac, and EM were something special)

but with you almost every game was something i enjoy playing, to surprise the opponent, or how i like to say it to ˝outsmart˝ him. That were our games, and i believe many others you played against many opponents

see you soon!

until then, take care :wink:

[dezrtfish]

@Zero:

I know forum moderating is a thankless job.

Amen Brother

Most of us (mods) have expressed our thoughts in the secret places that only mods visit,

as for me, it will be a pain in the ace finding another mod that is as active as switch is or was…

Hey, Switch if you want some stress relief, I am in the planing stages of my last face to face before I go over there, my face to face games are a blast.

[Guest]

You come to me DF…

Weather is perfect this time of year…  Guest room is already cleaned and ready…  And I am just a couple of minutes away from a major airport (RDU).  I’ll even kick in free beer and wine…
:-D

Amon, ZP, DJ and others…

Thank you.  Seriously, Thank you.

That you think so highly of my actions as a mod, admin, and strat poster makes me think that the 120+ days of my life spent logged into this site in the past 3 years has not been a total waste.

I really hope that a new Tournament Admin (or group of Admins) is found to keep the Tournaments going.  I would be seriously disappointed if my departure marked an end to the Tournaments.  I think they went a long way to promoting this site and getting us to the volume of gaming that we have here today.

And to Yanny, DJensen, and the other Mods who selected me to take a Mod role when I was still wet behind the ears on these forums…  Thank you.  I hope that your trust was well founded, and that in the past 2-3 years you have not regretted your decision to make me a mod.  I am sorry that I am walking away from my responsibilities, but I have just become too erratic as a result of burnout and I no longer can say with any confidence that I can do the job without bias.  The last several months have been a serious challenge for me, and I hope that my personal frustrations have not caused too many problems, nor any permanent issues that need to be addressed.

Again to all of the gamers…
Damn I have enjoyed the games!  The wins, the losses, and the totally screwed up games like one with my Japan IC in Denver in a game that the Axis lost…

I hope to come back from time to time to play a game or three…  Though once I am out of the DAAK Tournament I will have a new e-mail addy attached to my ID.

DM, DF, DJ, GG, Yanny…  Best of luck with the site, and PLEASE find another addict to take my place :-)

[axis_roll]

Thanks for tackling a thankless job, not only to you Switch, but to all the mods.

Like your health, you take it for granted until it is gone.  Your efforts and dedication will be missed.

[DarthMaximus]

I just want to thank Switch for his time modding and running the tourneys etc.  It is no small feat to get those things up and running and actually come to a conclusion.

Great job and thanks.  I certainly hope you continue to post here from time to time.

Darth

[cyan]

@DarthMaximus:

I just want to thank Switch for his time modding and running the tourneys etc.  It is no small feat to get those things up and running and actually come to a conclusion.

Great job and thanks.  I certainly hope you continue to post here from time to time.

Darth

I second everything Darth said and most of these posts. I hope you are still active on the boards though. Thank you for do such an outstanding job as moderator. I think it’s disgusting that you have more negative than positive karma. you have my thanks.

[Krieghund]

'Switch, I know I’m mostly a lurker around these parts, but I’d like to thank you for your service and dedication to this site.  I seriously doubt that most folks can even begin to imagine the amount of effort it takes to do what you’ve been doing here (no offense meant to anyone).  It’s people like you that keep the on-line community growing and thriving.  But the job takes its toll, and nobody can do it forever.

Good luck in the future, and may the dice gods smile on you!

[allies_fly]

I haven’t been a member for long, but I can see Switch in every forum doing all the work needed to make this a great site.

Take care and enjoy your rest.

[djensen]

Switch, I know it’s a bit late but thanks for all of your hard work.

[Funcioneta]

Thanks for the good job  :-)

[tcnance]

what can i say. thanks for doing a very thankless job. i hope you continue to play here. weve had 2 great battles and i hope for more in the future.

[mojo]

thanks for your hard work switch.  i hope you stay and play cause i don’t wanna be the only guy using the real board.