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Originally posted by Morrus So, do you still stand by everything you said in that "reasons I'm leaving" item? Or do you get occasional twinges of regret?
Somehow it seems like longer, perhaps because the transition ended up being so seemless...
I think my biggest worry was that you'd stop all participation with the site that we'd *choke* "never see you again!" *sob* But obviously that has not been the case in fact if anything, my perception, (I don't know if it's true) is that you actually post on the message boards with more frequency. I actually feel like I know you better (even if you had no idea who I was and GenCon ) Anyways this is probably more sentimental than I intended. I need to go kill something now to restore my pseudo-machismo...
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At the time you posted that announcement, I only knew the site for a mont or two, and I was feeling like I was loosing my new home on the web...
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Actually Eric, your site was the reason i convinced my regular gaming group to drop AD&D en start with 3e. So when you announced you would give up your news site, I felt somewhat orphaned.
Luckily Morrus has been a great stepfather this last year.
And I, newbie like i am, just thought that EN World was for Eric Noah's World !!!
(Sorry for anyone whose glory in the present site I have debased in my assumptions...)
Wow, it hardly seems like a year ago...that day really sucked. It kinda felt like a punch in the gut. I was very worried that the great place that I had just found a few months prior was going away and it made me very sad. But we all know things turned out pretty damn good.
I do think Eric posts a lot more now that he doesn't run the place, so I do feel like I know him more--of course I have actually met him several times since after that day, but that's besides the point...
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I remember being disappointed and sad at the time, and I wondered to what extent Russ could pick up the ball and run with it. Happily time (plus lots of effort from all manner of people) has proven the worst fears false and the best hopes true.
It's *still* the friendliest place to discuss 3e and get news on the web
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It was time of change and uncertainty. But morrus, picked up the ball, and made us all as welcome as eric once did. I commend you both on a job well done, in creating the community we have here.
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Eric, I don't want to get too mushy (aw, who am I kidding? Of course I do!) but you ran one of the best maintained sites on the web, and you provided without a doubt the strongest link between the new WotC management and the fans that ever existed. TSR would have killed for such support - through you, fans got charged up over 3E, which could have been a potentially disastrous launch for WotC, and WotC owes thousands of sales of 3E PHB's to you and your enthusiasm.
Through your presence and enthusiasm, not one, but TWO communities were born - and both are thriving well even today.
You may not like it, but you solidly cemented yourself in 3E History. Take a bow, Man!
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(Don't worry, Morrus, you'll get the same treatment from me in January.)
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You know, I don't have anything to add, other than...I agree with those guys up there. It was a great site, impossibly well-managed, for a fan site. The only fan sites I can think of that rivaled Eric's in its heyday were Kargatane and Mimir. I was sorry to see it go, but I can certainly appreciate his reasons for quitting it. It was great while it lasted, though. We love you, man...*raises a beer in Eric's direction*
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It's true! I can still vividly remember Eric's comments. At that point I had been following the site for around 15 months, and it was one of the main reasons that I opted to get a cable modem - I was spending so long online reading the EN message boards!
Then suddenly it felt like the world was faling apart beneath me. There was a real community (there still is, of course, thanks to Russell), and I can remember the desperate bid to make sure that we stayed together!
Still all's well that ends well, and Morrus took the torch from Eric and (with a little juggling along the way) has carried this beacon of D&D3e hope into the present (or some such overblown metaphor )
I'm glad Morrus was there to pick up where Eric left off. And dangit, it's as good as it's ever been. And I've been lurking a loong time around here.
They both made sure it was a smooth transition, and for the most part it was. It greatly eased the pain.
I just want to say thanks to both Eric and Morrus. Thanks!
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I was a fan of your site from before the release of 3E, though sadly only by a month or so. I can't tell you the number of times in the beginning of my first campaign that your site gave me, and thus my group, much needed information before all three core books had been released. When you left, it was both expected (because we all get burned out) and surprising (mostly because I didn't realize just how burned out you were getting.) I must admit that I was afraid for a while that my greatest resource was going to shrivel up and disappear. Fortunately, Morrus took up the responsibilities of maintaining the site, and has done an incredible job as well.
I'm very happy to see you active in the community again, especially with eTools. From one form of contribution to another, your efforts continue to build our community and the game we all enjoy. Thank you for everything you've done for us, and for the game.
As a guy who visited Eric's site pretty much 3 or 4 times a day for over a year, I can honestly say I was devastated when I heard the news.
I had never visited any site so much. When 3e was just a distant release date, we had Eric's site. And after the release, we had a place to go that wasn't just another low-quality, under-maintained deadend (like 95% of gaming sites out there still today).
Eric, thanks for those days, and Morrus, thanks for keeping those amazing days as alive as possible.
Another thing.... I think that the community who helped make up Eric's messageboard and scooper community, you guys should be thanked, too!
Originally posted by Henry Eric, I don't want to get too mushy (aw, who am I kidding? Of course I do!) but you ran one of the best maintained sites on the web, and you provided without a doubt the strongest link between the new WotC management and the fans that ever existed. TSR would have killed for such support - through you, fans got charged up over 3E, which could have been a potentially disastrous launch for WotC, and WotC owes thousands of sales of 3E PHB's to you and your enthusiasm.
Through your presence and enthusiasm, not one, but TWO communities were born - and both are thriving well even today.
You may not like it, but you solidly cemented yourself in 3E History. Take a bow, Man!
*CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP*
(Don't worry, Morrus, you'll get the same treatment from me in January.)
I couldn't agree more Henry. I remember that night sitting in chat with Eric, PC, and others and discussing what might happen. I also remember hoping beyond hope that the site would continue, for just the reasons you're talking about.
Though my posting is much less frequent than in those days, I'm still around, and this is still one of the finest community sites on the web.
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