It is with respect and gratitude that we bid farewell to our friend and leader, Airmid. Airmid has shown devotion to Stratics through the best and worst of times, and was instrumental in navigating several of the past changes in ownership of the website. She also stepped up as a website leader in the recent history, and provided valuable strategy, oversight, and structure to the community. Through all of it, Airmid remained an involved community member, known and appreciated by all. Airmid is not leaving the community, but is retiring from staff. It is time for beaches and beverages! We wish her fair winds, and following seas!
The following message is provided by Airmid:
The following message is provided by Airmid:
Hi all,
Stratics has been my reason to keep going through hard times and laugh through good times with everyone. I have seen many transitions and helped out with every new leadership. When Taylor purchased Stratics, it was a chance to bring the main things back to the basics as a fansite where the community could truly support the games they love while the technology and design of the forums and site reflected the evolution Stratics needs to survive.
This evolution continues under Ryan's leadership. This is not a suit or faceless corporation. This is a guy who loves gaming and loves to facilitate ways for gamers to relate and respond to each other with the titles they enjoy. His vision is a a good one because he also understands that at the core of it all, we are MMO players because we want to interact with others, in game and out. It feels good to take my leave on such a positive note. As part of leadership in the past, there are things that have hardened my heart in order to accomplish difficult things and the lines of leadership and maintaining friendships get blurry. I want to get back to me and what I enjoy. I am not leaving in support of or in deviance of anyone or anything at Stratics. This is the time for those who have stepped forward to really shine with their skills and abilities in support of Ryan and Stratics. It is a good balance of seasoning with a new recipe combining their guidance of Stratics' longstanding ethos, the other volunteer staff that has always been here to do what they enjoy in the best ways, and his understanding of the incredible platform Stratics provides for gamers and developers. I had planned all along to help navigate this transition then take some time for myself but felt it good to stick around awhile longer and help find good support. I encourage anyone who is interested in bringing Stratics to the forefront of the gaming community once again, to contact Ryan personally.
You will always find me playing something, getting trolled by Cirno in some new game and focusing on laughter again. I need it like my feet need the sand in the ocean's tides. As Stratics continues with it's 17th Anniversay, I wish everyone here a time to reflect on good memories and the incredible opportunity to create new ones. I love you guys.
Airmid
If you'd like to stay in touch, you can find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarinasTweets streaming on Twitch:http://www.twitch.tv/airmid or at airmid G+ http://bit.ly/ZTZNlG
Stratics has been my reason to keep going through hard times and laugh through good times with everyone. I have seen many transitions and helped out with every new leadership. When Taylor purchased Stratics, it was a chance to bring the main things back to the basics as a fansite where the community could truly support the games they love while the technology and design of the forums and site reflected the evolution Stratics needs to survive.
This evolution continues under Ryan's leadership. This is not a suit or faceless corporation. This is a guy who loves gaming and loves to facilitate ways for gamers to relate and respond to each other with the titles they enjoy. His vision is a a good one because he also understands that at the core of it all, we are MMO players because we want to interact with others, in game and out. It feels good to take my leave on such a positive note. As part of leadership in the past, there are things that have hardened my heart in order to accomplish difficult things and the lines of leadership and maintaining friendships get blurry. I want to get back to me and what I enjoy. I am not leaving in support of or in deviance of anyone or anything at Stratics. This is the time for those who have stepped forward to really shine with their skills and abilities in support of Ryan and Stratics. It is a good balance of seasoning with a new recipe combining their guidance of Stratics' longstanding ethos, the other volunteer staff that has always been here to do what they enjoy in the best ways, and his understanding of the incredible platform Stratics provides for gamers and developers. I had planned all along to help navigate this transition then take some time for myself but felt it good to stick around awhile longer and help find good support. I encourage anyone who is interested in bringing Stratics to the forefront of the gaming community once again, to contact Ryan personally.
You will always find me playing something, getting trolled by Cirno in some new game and focusing on laughter again. I need it like my feet need the sand in the ocean's tides. As Stratics continues with it's 17th Anniversay, I wish everyone here a time to reflect on good memories and the incredible opportunity to create new ones. I love you guys.
Airmid
If you'd like to stay in touch, you can find me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarinasTweets streaming on Twitch:http://www.twitch.tv/airmid or at airmid G+ http://bit.ly/ZTZNlG