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Message: <blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 319054" data-attributes="member: 1210">Ah, Eric...I miss those heady days of wondering what would be in the new edition, of looking forward to seeing your site every day before and after work.  I remember how impressed I was with your ability to keep things cool.  I remember how afraid I was that this community would die or change so badly that it would be unrecognizable after you left.I remember deciding that I'd do my damnedest to do my part, however small, to preserve the _feeling_ you gave the place.I remember my shock at how seemless the transition was, at how much the community stayed the same.  When Moruss took over I was afraid it would turn to crap, and when it didn't I realized how lucky we are all to have such a fantastic new Eric.  That's how I thought of him for the first few weeks- the New Eric.He's not you; he's Moruss, and things have not turned to crap, they've stayed golden, and I know that it is in large part thanks to all of us.  You did the impossible with your site: tuned the whole community to one wavelength and set up a powerful group dynamic.  Moruss has done the impossible too by keeping the wave flowing and even, yes, improving things as time went on.  My God!  What we owe you for starting all this.If we ever meet, I'll buy you a beer.  Assuming I'm not flat broke; if I am, I'll steal you one.</blockquote>