Goodbye SG

[Jager]

Well it has been a good run, and a fun ride, but today is the day that I step down from my duties at SG.

I cannot be as brash as Astrum (My post would be a frothing rage filled chasm of bile, chewing its way through the earth, caustically burning and eroding everything in its wake while breaking the seven seals and seven bowls of revelation before writhing itself to the surface in a blackened throne of human remains. Before opening my mouth and singing the song of your damnation and destroying what feeble excuse for a mind that may exist in the readers skull. I would watch you all burn with the remains of literary prose that would blacken the sky with its potency.) but I will do my best to express myself in as short of a novel form as possible.

 

 

I started as an SA in 2007 and worked my way to VP before our new owners joined, I am happy to see the expanded and heavily automated backend and systems that SG now uses, that I was able to help create and maintain. they are a far cry from the tedious day to day hand adding bans, admins, and donators of the past, and those of you who helped me I am very appreciative for your help. I originally stayed on after haggard stepped down due to lack of technical expertise, and While Astrum and I managed things fairly well, With new owners, And Astrum stepping down, I believe it is time for me to do so as well.

 

 

I just recently got out of the hospital after almost 2 weeks due to a nasty bug, and combining the recovery with being SG's last line of defense has taken its toll on me. My time for SG related work has dropped off some, and other then the odd Ddos or hacker, the systems here at SG are extremely robust and fairly easy to fix and upkeep, so I have in essence worked myself out of a job. That coupled with Astrum stepping down, and new ownership, I strongly feel it is time for me to let them move forward with the newer staff and their goals and such for SG. Garfield left the former staff with many "promises" of what to expect, and many of them were not kept (demotions and promotions and access being top of the pile) the new owners were not informed of the various points or do not care per se, and have decided it is easier to reshuffle staff as a first step to making SG into their vision of a gaming community. Unfortunately the viewpoints and ideas I had hoped SG might move into are not feasible at this time, and while it isn’t fair to expect the new ownership to backup garfield's promises, I do expect the new owners to live up to the threads and posts they originally made, I am not surprised, just saddened by the way many things have been handled.

 

 

I have always moved mostly behind the scenes, working throughout the night, and sometimes days straight to give SG the absolute best that money cannot buy. volunteer work as it is was not my plan for a future, and while I enjoy giving back, there is only so much I am willing to take before it becomes obvious that my value here is under appreciated and I am being used without any sort of thanks or even continuing to keep my rank and status so I can continue to work effectively and efficiently, Haggard is and was the main reason I have dumped so much time and energy into this community, and with him gone the dream that is SG has faltered. The personal connections and camaraderie I have built up over the years has certainly not gone, but My love for the now desecrated temple that is SG has withered and fallen like the broken husk parts of it are.

 

 

I rarely find myself firing up a steam game right now especially CS:S, and I pretty much just sit "on call" to answer and fix stuff that the rest of the staff cannot. This means SG is more of a non paying job at this point that is simply using my talents when all else fails. I simply do not have the energy to continue 24 hour on calls for SG when my passion for SG has now turned into a job. After training Jen, Paul, The Good Tyrant, and others to maintain day to day operations, I am not needed as much, so hopefully things will continue to run smoothly in my absence.

 

 

I will still be available if some sort of catastrophe occurs beyond the scope of the current staff, But otherwise will be inactive as a BD/former VP until further notice.

 

 

Those of you with my number feel free to txt if my services are needed.

 

 

Jager, Vice President, Chief Technical Officer, and President of Vice

 

 

I leave you with an old saying I remember from childhood,

“The gunslingers prayer”

May your travels bring you peace, at one end of my gun or the other, and blessed be the bullets that end you, may they fly as true as the heart wishes.

[DoubleSb]

And another one bites the dust.

 

Later Jager, hop on time to time

[Supa]

Jager, you'll be missed.

[Troy]

Thanks for all the work and time you put into the community, hope you had a great ride at SG, never got to know you sadly

 

Bye Jager

[matt 187]

Another Oldfag gone =[

[Elleon]

Have a good one Jager.

[Eldest]

Take care Jager.

[bethy]

Nooo, Jager seasonn.

[Veggie]

Jager,

 

You like other bd's & AO's have given a lot back to this community, so much it cannot be measured. while I do not know a whole lot that goes on in the background for maintaining everything but I'm sure it's immeasurable. We will miss your presence around here a lot and whomever fills your shoes they have a lot to live up to.

 

With Atrum and now you stepping down to inactive it makes me wonder about things.

 

I'll miss you, take good care and hope your feeling a lot better soon.

 

Much respect

 

Veggie

[Trashed]

Hey Jager I do not know you at all but I want to wish you good luck in your future projects