Hi all,
As you are aware there have been some mod changes over the past week and different people involved in the running of the site and forum.
The reason for this is that due to work commitments and other personal matters i cannot afford the time VPC deserves anymore. As of last week the forum has been acquired by its new owner/Administrator.
Santa (Richard) will be taking command of the site and forum from now on with Emlyn backing him up with technical issues and the upkeep of the vBulletin software. A formidable team to say the least with their respective knowledge.
I have run the site for 10 years but have been struggling to move further with it due to time and work, i felt that this was a poor reflection of what myself and the other people behind the scenes had built up over the years and it was time for change.
I will still be a part of the site and for now at least part of the mods team whilst things settle in and become second nature to the new crew.
I didn't want the site to turn into an advertising outlet solely to generate revenue, and despite the few paid advertisers had accomplished that. For me it was always about the community, its members and the brand. These beliefs are shared totally by the new owners of the site that have more time to take VPC forward.
It was a tough call for me having built the site up from scratch over 10 years, especially after the data center crash where we lost so much of the site due to their total incompetence!
So really all that is left for me to say is thank you to everyone that has made the forum what it is today, members and staff. I have loved running the site and being a part of such a fabulous community.
To all of the mods from over the years, a thousand thanks, i couldn't have done it without you, your input and help was invaluable.
Congratulations to Rich and Emlyn, i hope the values that we discussed are upheld and perhaps improved upon moving forward.
Best wishes to all of you for 2012, i will see you all around
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