The neverending cycle of reincarnation

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:01 am

Well, I'll just keep this short. Due to Real Life[TM] sucking up all the time I used to spend indexing High Score threads, I've decided it's time to retire from being a moderator.

I would also like to welcome undamned and nZero, who have joined the mod team today.

(This does unfortunately leave the future of the Top 25 a bit uncertain at the moment. I've agreed to continue the number crunching, but it has yet to be decided who will maintain the threads and decide upon the "can I vote for X?" questions that invariably arise.)

iatneH · Post by **iatneH** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:25 am

Nooooooooo...! Not undamned...!!!! And just for that I should brace for insta-ban.... Just kidding! Congrats guys.

Thanks for all your contributions Mr. Zach! Best wishes.

Bloodreign · Post by **Bloodreign** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:38 am

Maybe I shouldn't have posted scores in the Gradius 1 and 2 high score threads then, otherwise this wouldn't have happened.

Nah I kid, sometimes life takes priority, do what you must.

Thunder Force · Post by **Thunder Force** » Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:07 am

Big thanks to Zach for huge service to the community up to this inevitable day... his valuable volunteer contributions will surely be missed. And congrats to both undamned and nZero on their new roles in maintaining the future of these forums

DJ Incompetent · Post by **DJ Incompetent** » Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:12 pm

Thanks for throwin' down Zach.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 1:06 am

retiring from mods but hopefully still hangin' around with us folks, eh Zach?

Sonic R · Post by **Sonic R** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:00 am

I've come by to say Thank you Zack Keene for the work and time you have put into the Shmups forum. Also a thank you for the guide from you and Wayne… I have found everlasting enjoyment in Zanac X Zanac

I wish you well in your endeavors!

Real Life™ has taken hold of myself as well as I am being away from the forum…

Also congratulations to the new moderators. Best of luck with your duties!

Until next…

*back to Real Life™*

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 3:42 am

Yeah, the Zanac X Zanac guide is simply the best one I've read for any game. Sorry to hear that you're moving on. I hope someone will take over the Zanac HS thread.

Thanks much for the work on the top 25 thingy as well. I enjoy it much every year.

Ganelon · Post by **Ganelon** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 4:13 am

Had to get a CV reference in there, eh?

Anyway, Zach, your SOTN guide is still the best.

Turrican · Post by **Turrican** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 10:08 am

Ganelon wrote:Had to get a CV reference in there, eh? Anyway, Zach, your SOTN guide is still the best.

I thought it was a recap-related pun.

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:07 pm

Turrican wrote:retiring from mods but hopefully still hangin' around with us folks, eh Zach?

That is the plan, yes.

professor ganson wrote:I hope someone will take over the Zanac HS thread.

A new maintainer shouldn't be necessary, though I admit I have been neglecting my score threads lately. I fully intend to clean them up this weekend (and actually start using the thread subscription feature.)

Turrican wrote:
Ganelon wrote:Had to get a CV reference in there, eh? Anyway, Zach, your SOTN guide is still the best.
I thought it was a recap-related pun.

Eh, it was mostly inspired by the Valkyrie Profile soundtrack I finally picked up a few weeks ago, but whatever works.

lgb · Post by **lgb** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:55 pm

Oh, I almost forgot. I know this sounds extremely asshole-ish and selfish, but who do I report to for indexing now?

Zach Keene · Post by **Zach Keene** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 12:18 am

incognoscente seems to have taken over the High Score index, but the Strategy index still says to PM me (which won't do any good, since I can't edit it any longer.) So I guess for now you just bug your favorite mod until that gets sorted out.

incognoscente · Post by **incognoscente** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:09 am

LGB wrote:who do I report to for indexing now?

You can contact me for the High Score and Strategy indices and BulletMagnet for the Reviews index.

professor ganson · Post by **professor ganson** » Thu Mar 06, 2008 1:40 pm

Zach Keene wrote:(This does unfortunately leave the future of the Top 25 a bit uncertain at the moment. I've agreed to continue the number crunching, but it has yet to be decided who will maintain the threads and decide upon the "can I vote for X?" questions that invariably arise.)

I'd be willing to do whatever I can (which may be limited as I'm not a mod). I'm on sabbatical leave and have a bit more spare time than usual.

Enhasa · Post by **Enhasa** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 6:33 am

I missed out on this earlier since I rarely ever check OT. I just want to say thanks for all the hard work and your great guides, and the top 25 you compile was the first thread I saw on this site.

Also I am the only other person here who is enough of a VP freak to immediately know what song you referenced after seeing the topic title. It's a great choice and I'm listening to it again right now and it really fits. Good luck in life.

DEL · Post by **DEL** » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:09 pm

Thanks for your very long service Zach!

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:22 am

Cheers Zach! Best of success in future endeavors.

Although I wonder, what happens to the boards Zach specifically maintains in the HS section, and the general HS area maintenance. Who then takes over responsibilities?

junkeR · Post by **junkeR** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 12:26 am

Best of luck with your future endeavors!

Post by **Ghegs** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:14 am

Limbrooke wrote:Although I wonder, what happens to the boards Zach specifically maintains in the HS section, and the general HS area maintenance. Who then takes over responsibilities?

Zach's mod duties have been transferred to other people. See incognoscente's post above for more info.

As for Zach's high-score threads...it's not like he's quitting the forum, he can still maintain those just fine. Giving them to someone else to look after is up to him.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:49 am

official top 25. This was the year for DoDonPachi to get dethroned.

GaijinPunch · Post by **GaijinPunch** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 8:38 am

Rob wrote: official top 25. This was the year for DoDonPachi to get dethroned.

By DOJ.

dpful · Post by **dpful** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 2:37 pm

I thought this was going to be a thread about daioh #5

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