A Message From Artimus

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How do you like the image above? I hate it... and I made it. But that's what eGO looks like without the help of some very talented artists. Lately we've been asking way too much of these talented folks, and quite frankly, burning them out. So, here's my way of giving them a break. My apologies to the art community at large for my lack of talent.

So, why the "no-money" image? It's not to say that eGO isn't able to pay the bills, although we are month to month at best. It's to say that we have heard your complains and will stop hitting you up for donations at every meeting and with every news posting. There is a balance we need to find between getting our finances taken care of and having fun, which is the main goal of eGO. We hope you will forgive us for not managing this better and will enjoy getting back to gaming and talking about gaming.

Another complaint I've heard is that some of you have not received items that you've already paid shipping on. This is unacceptable and will be fixed. Again, we ask for you to forgive us. eGO is not a professional shipping outlet and we are learning as we go. JohnT, by putting in long hours and miles getting to meetings with manufacturers, has acquired a staggering amount of cool gear for the community to enjoy, but getting it to you has been a challenge. We'll work to meet our obligations and will also take any suggestions that you have to help us with shipping matters.

On an unrelated note, the Council has accepted the resignation of DrunkenSailor. Russ has been a long time leader and has done a lot to shape the policies that have helped us to succeed to this day. Russ will be spending more time with his family and getting that roof mended. All of eGO wishes him well and thanks him for his dedication.

Arti

 

[!Woodstock!]

Great artwork.

 

[Meowcenaries]

Miss you russ, thanks artimus for the update

 

[Pizza Steve]

gg drunken

 

[Groo]

We will miss you Drunken!

 

[R3B3L]

Take care drunken.
That picture reminds me of my wallet...

 

[Whataburger]

Thanks for all your hardwork, and dedication to this community Drunken!

God Bless.

 

[shrimp]

Thank you you for the update Artimus.
I wish all the best DrunkenSailer. Thank you
for all your hard work & dedication.

 

[Strike xX]

Sorry to Russ (Drunken) go. He was a cool guy. Glad to have played with you. We will miss you.

 

[ChaosCat]

thanks DS for all you've done for eGO. We'll miss you

 

[Die Geheimwaffe]

I think some people need to accept that donations must be asked for on a regular basis. They're not about begging or making members feel guilty, they're about reminding us to donate if we can. You see the reminder and think, "I have a few dollars to spare it would be nice to donate to keep my favorite server(s) running."

 

[MrBean]

You will be missed Drunken!!!

 

[Vader]

Good tips and news Artimus. Sorry to hear about Russ leaving.

 

[Zeus]

:/ im gonna miss that mr drunk sailor .

 

[Cigarjohn]

I'm really going to miss Russ! He was so very nice to me and very supportive in my endeavors within the clan am most everyone has been in this clan. His leadership and efforts will be greatly missed.

Peace!

 

[EyelessHunter]

We Will miss the one and only Drunken Sailor

 

[Korgot]

You guys are doing what you need to do. No need to apologize, I personally think that even if alot of members in the clan are not mature, and they don't have a credit card, which is the only reason why I don't donate, there are still ways to help. I think everyone keeps forgetting about Yahoo Ads, come on guys, it's easy... Three littles clicks and eGO gets money. Maybe it's not alot from one person, but I think if we all do it, even if we don't get the donator award, we'll be able to say that we did our part and we'll enjoy much more our servers and big community. Also, good luck to Drunken, nice work in here man.

 

[bubba92103]

We still love you and I'll donate right now!

 

[seaNNN]

Best of Luck Drunken!

 

[Sabion]

DrunkenSailor is leaving...Good luck to him and hope he gets his roof mended...

 

[Armod]

We'll all miss you DrunkenSailor. You were a teamplayer and a great member. If the clan get's another person, they'll have some pretty big shoes to fill.