Ch-ch-ch-changes...
I don't know why, but whenever we have some staff changes here at BigBlueBall, I get that David Bowie song "Changes" stuck in my head.
We have a number of changes to announce today, including an update to the organization structure, the retiring of a few staffers and an announcement about a special returning staffer.
First, the organization changes. My key goal was keeping the organization simple but effective. The biggest change is that I am resuming the role of
Administrator. In addition, we will have
Global Moderators and (eventually)
Moderators.
Global Moderators have rights to close or move topics as needed in any forum on the site.
Moderators are generally more junior, and will have similar capability, but may be restricted to specific forums.
Next, I want to extend a special thank-you to our retiring staffers. The following staff members have made a great contribution to the site over the past years, but for various reasons, the time has come for them to hang up their hat and move on. I appreciate their contributions, and wish them the very best! I hope you'll join me in wishing them the best, and I suspect we'll still seeing them around the forums from time-to-time as honored BigBlue Crew Alumni.
Retiring staffers include
David,
Spike,
princeG,
EvilSeph,
RabidKitten,
Lucifina, and
Jon8RFC.
Finally, help me welcome a returning staffer: Sarahtowny. She was on the staff for quite a while, then took a break. Never "just a member" Sarah contributes regularly, especially in the Community Center -- our "off topic" forums.
Welcome back to the BigBlueCrew, Sarah!