According to this electronic trip down memory lane (http://web.archive.org/web/20010430125738/www.deadmen.co.uk/stories.php?story=01/04/16/4841838), it is nine years to the day since I joined dMw. Time does indeed fly and, yes, it flies even quicker when you're having fun :)
A couple of months ago I reached the age of 55 and the simple fact is I'm beginning to feel my age (even though I might not act it :) ). This has made me look at my position as co-leader of our community and ask the question - am I still the right person to be doing this?
To be perfectly frank I no longer feel that I am and that it's time to make way for someone else. I want to do this now while I still have the sense to know my time is up rather than later when someone has to politely tell me (I'm ignoring the fact that I've have been told to stand down in the past - because that wasn't polite :flirty:).
TeaLeaf has considered my replacement and I was delighted that he approached Penfold who in turn agreed to take on the role. I'm confident they will make a great team and that they will continue to provide the community with the leadership necessary to take it forward into the future. I will officially hand over to Penfold during the leadership meeting at the LAN but you don't have to wait till then to tell him what a fool he is :lmfao:
I'm extremely proud of what we've all achieved together and although there's been the odd hiccup along the way we've stuck by our principles and we're still providing the gaming experience we set out to provide all those years ago :thumb:
In the future I hope to be strong enough to spend a lot less time in-front of this bloody computer but, as you are all aware, gaming is such fun particularly when enjoyed in the company of friends.
So ... keep the faith and always remember - it's a game and it ought to be fun.
See you on the servers. GL&HF :byebye:
As I have said to you already, dMw would not be what it is today without people like you, so thank you for the time you have invested in our community. Thank you seems insufficient somehow! I'll look forward to shooting you on our servers and enjoying a pint or three at the LAN.
Immensely sorry to see you stand aside but delighted you're staying with us.
You and Doorz were the reason I joined the community and I thank you for all the hard work and dedication you have shown to dMr.
I wish Pen and yourself all the best for the future, I'm sure he will make an excellent leader.
I look forward to seeing you at the LAN, the scotch is on me. (Glenlivet 12yo):D
Thanks for all the hard work OB and glad you will still be kicking around!
Pen congrats mate and good luck.
:crying:
Although I've known this was coming for a couple of months now and have been bracing myself to step up, these are some mighty big shoes to fill and as the time approaches I'm becoming increasingly nervous about getting it right and maintaining the impeccable standards that Oldie has demonstrated year in year out during his tenure at dMw.
His resolve and dedication are a testament to the regard in which he holds dMw and, in return, how we feel about him. Iââ,¬â,,¢m delighted that heââ,¬â,,¢s staying on the servers for a (more than) well deserved break from the unseen (and mostly un-thanked) work done by him and all the admins both in front of and behind the scenes. The trips to London to tend an ailing server, the endless configurations and tweaks of our servers both on an ongoing basis and at the LAN, the tireless and selfless work heââ,¬â,,¢s done promoting and caring for dMw - taking over from DM and Stryker when it was in its infancy and, along with TL, evolving it into what it is today.
TL is right, a thank you is barely sufficient to cover the aeons of time heââ,¬â,,¢s dedicated to our little haven but I, for one, am very grateful.
GL, HF and happy retirement :3cheers:
OB,
Thanks for all your hard work and dedication to our community.
Today we have a large community base and we are one of the few communities that players can be assured that they have mature and tactical gameplay every time they play on one of our servers.
In short i wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you at lan's in future and on the servers.
We'll all miss you :sad:
Sad to see a Titan step down, but if its time its time.
Thanks OB for all the work you've put into dMw community.
Congratz Pen, you've got a hard spot to fill but the rest of the community is there for you and backing you so it shouldnt be that difficult.
Quote from: valdeko;308265Sad to see a Titan step down, but if its time its time.
Thanks OB for all the work you've put into dMw community.
Congratz Pen, you've got a hard spot to fill but the rest of the community is there for you and backing you so it shouldnt be that difficult.
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Thanks for everything Oldie, see you out there.
GL Pen!
Thanks for all the hard work, make sure you enjoy the games now you've got all the commitments out of the way.
Also Congrats Penfold. Don't let it take over your life....too much.
Sad to hear this Ob!:crying:
For me it is you who made dMw what it is today and in imo you are dMw
Good luck Oldie
If Pen is the next best thing then he will have to do :narnar: ,-)
Congratz Gid
Steve.
Many thanks Oldie .. Following your example has shown me and im sure many off the other members just how online games should be played.
Ahh seems only 2 minutes ago a young squirrell was telling me about this really nice bunch of blokes he played Counterstrike with and so i duly headed over to deadmen.co.uk and got to start playing with a certain Oldbloke and his 4 year old son Frenzy (okay that bit is untrue !)
Lan followed beer followed lan followed beer and like a planted seed a community grew and flourished.
Been a pleasure to have you at the helm Oldie for so long guiding and pushing for gaming fair play and excellence and still to this day our principles carry on thanks to you and Tea and soon to be Pen all will still be in safe hands i have no doubt on that.
As Tealeaf said, thanks just doesn't seem enough but THANKS (Caps makes it true) is better :D
Wish you all the best mate (but mess with me and i'll still pop a cap in your ass at the lan !)
Fatty
You'll be missed Oldie. You've given a massive amount to this community over the years and we've been incredibly lucky to have you - cheers mate!
I hope you stick around for many more years to come. I'm sure I'm not alone in considering you to be part of the 'soul' of this community, and even if you're not our official leader you can still have an enormously positive influence.
Oh, and you still have to come to LAN's. you can't get out of them that easily :P
That said, I can't think of anyone better to fill your shoes. Congratulations Penfold and good luck :)
Quote from: TeaLeaf;308256Thank you seems insufficient somehow!
Indeed! Somebody buy that man a beer :cheers:
The value of all the work OB has put into dMw is hard to quantified. The only thing for certain, is that if we could put a number on it it would be pretty high! And there is no doubt that Pen has what it takes to step up and into OB's shoes.
So...
Thank you OldBloke :worship:
Good luck Penfold :clap:
Long live dMw :dmw:
Oldie leaving the admins!! The end of an era.
It was your fault that I strayed into dMw when you posted on the work message boards. I had a look, enjoyed what I saw and stayed. For that I think a lot of people may never forgive you! :norty: But I for one am glad you did and now I very rarely play anywhere else.
Pen, those are some mighty big boots to fill but I am sure that you'll manage to do just that. The smell may take a bit longer to get used to. :devil:
But don't be a stranger now Oldie.
Put ya feet up old fella ya done a good job :D
Rifle through his pockets before he goes, I'll bet there's a Werthers in there.
Many thanks for your efforts to here Oldie, Pen if anyone can, I'm sure you can make a go of running us sorry lot!!
Well done Oldie, Thanks for everything you've done for me & dMw, thanks for putting up with any old daft thing I happened to pm you with. I look forward to continued gaming with you - to see your name on the server always seems to draw me in, dunno whether its the prospect of a good game or easy kills, but it works.
Good luck to Pen, don't touch anything that looks important.
Thanks Oldie for everything you've done for this community, ever reliable, always there to help, advise and fix stuff :thumb: It was yourself and Doorman that invited me into dMr and consequently dMw and I feel like I'm losing a shoulder to lean on, but hopefully it'll give you more time to game.
Good luck Penfold :D
Thanks Oldie, all the way back to Lan 1 you have been synonymous with dmw and it wont be the same without you. Thanks for all the effort mate.
Congrats Pen, I wish you every success.
Quote from: valdeko;308265Sad to see a Titan step down, but if its time its time.
Thanks OB for all the work you've put into dMw community.
Congratz Pen, you've got a hard spot to fill but the rest of the community is there for you and backing you so it shouldnt be that difficult.
Well said Acid:) I couldn't have put it better.
cheers for all youve done mate, kill you on the servers when im back next week:boxing:
What they (all) said!!!
Can't really add anything that hasn't already been said, you have done a great job and it is sad to see you step down :crying:, but glad your sticking around! :thumb:
Well done and good luck Pen :clap:
I'll save my words for the lan..
I have only been around for a short time of those 9 years, but since my arrival on the scene you have always felt like a linchpin to the community in the help you provide with technical problems and other administering issues and general involvement. When ever there was something wrong with the DMR server or some other issue and you heard Oldies voice on comms, you knew everything was going to be alright. :)
For me, you have always done a stellar job, and still do. But if you feel the need to step back a gear, do what feels right.
Thanks for all your effort, help and company Oldie.
Take it easy and see you online mate :cheers:
Good luck and congrats to Penfold :3cheers:
Well the deed is now done so many, many thanks for the kind words expressed here in this thread and to me personally at the LAN. Thanks also for the crystal glass and plinth you kindly presented to me during the LAN. It's very much appreciated and, as Smilo's picture will show, has already been put to good use :D
Quote from: OldBloke;309283Well the dead is now done so many, ........
What exactly did you drink out of that glass, old dead one? ;)