ArtPlz! Regime Change
You all may have noticed lately that ArtPlz! has taken a slight turn in terms of how we're doing things. It's unfortunate, but because of some irreconcilable differences, n (Arcturus) will no longer be leading ArtPlz!'s efforts. He will, despite this, be welcome to stick around to help us as a consultant if he so desires. In addition, we will maintain his title for history's sake as the founder of ArtPlz!.
Meet the New Leadership
As far as the current leadership is concerned, arshes,
_nobuyuki, and
nrr will be in control of the whole affair. While there are some disadvantages that come along with a distribution of power and authority like this, they are largely caused by lack of communication and documentation. The inherent advantage is that progress on the site is compartmentalized by more than just one person, and as such, tasks can be specialized.
In our case, we have some very talented and devoted individuals:
Arshes Nei comes to us with a long-running background in copyright and trademark law and Web site maintenance. She and her crack team of writers and proofreaders will ensure that every facet of ArtPlz! will be documented. In addition, her past experience with copyrights and trademarks will give ArtPlz!'s users the added edge and knowledge they need in order to be successful artists. She also likes to crack her whip in an effort to herd everyone into behaving. Arshes Nei's the sane one.
Nobuyuki is the head of aesthetics and visual design, and he's largely the one to blame for opting to use Shobon as our mascot. When it comes to designing the visual components of ArtPlz!, he'll have a large influence. You can blame him then for that too. Nobuyuki's the artistic one.
nrr is our resident code monkey and mad computer scientist; most of his time is spent in a development environment in hopes of building ArtPlz! the way it was meant to be built. He will also be responsible for making sure that the machines running everything are kept well-powered and happy once ArtPlz! grows up. He has a penchant for starting sudden violent outbursts involving the shortcomings of modern computers and software. nrr's the complainy one.
The challenge for us will be working efficiently and effectively together. However, given who we have leading the project, we're certain that working for a common goal such as ArtPlz! will be a worthy challenge.
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