Open Letter to the Community

02/07/07

Well Folks,

Obviously, a lot has been going on on the site. For good or bad, we're stuck with this code for the rest of the year. I'm not making anymore shifts or changes.

Currently, I am willing to move stuff from DMV DB or the previous version of Shakespeare's Monkeys over to this new site.

There is one major problem with the new code: It lacks any messaging.

A less important problem is odd security set up which often times leaves me wondering how to protect things, but still allow commenting.

As a sidenote, I just want to offer this thought -- that Wiki, that's for everyone to just toss stuff in. Seriously. I don't want it to be serious. I want it to be... Monkey-licious. So, folks, be your bad-ass selves, and be ridiculous. Explain things in a way that no one is going to find on wikipedia. If it gets out of hand, i'll reel it in. Otherwise, I'll let it go pretty far.

The key to this message is this: I apologize to you all for the multiple moves, the slow software, the confusing setups, the lack of help, the instability in general and the seemingly lost data.

Together, I want to really make this special. I am asking you now, for your help in that. Let me know what doesn't work and what does. Add your comments, add your energy, and add your voices together and we can do that.

I have avoided asking this until I was cofident that I can live up to my end of that bargain. I am confident now.

We're back on track.

Let's do it.

Fondly,
stephan

P.S. I added over a hundred monkey avatars for you all, but if you see something missing, just drop me an email with the image to add to the list, and we'll just keep expanding it.