Message posted on Stardate 01071.4 at 1916 hours
Posted by Scott Dale Robison (President).
Edict 13
This edict is particularly difficult for me to write, but is necessary. Kinda makes the #13 apropos.
One of my best friends in the world (not just Star-Fleet; this despite having never met him in person) is Butch Carter. He was the GM of my first posting (the Futura), my first XO position (the Concorde), and came with me when I took over as CO of the Titania. (Gee, none of those ships are known by those names anymore.)
Butch was also the very first person to try to get me to run for president some 16 months ago (I declined at the time, choosing instead to support my other best-friends Nick Lackie and Brian Moss).
Due to real life issues, most notably work and a very serious illness in the family (his father is not expected to survive a bout with cancer), Butch resigned as Internet Director today when I was speaking with him on the phone. He has not resigned from other positions yet, as he is hopeful that he will have enough time for those positions. Time will tell.
This is not how I wanted this to happen. It has been obvious to many for some time that IDept has been neglected, but there were very good reasons for this neglect (not excuses, but real life must reign supreme). I would further like to note that at no point has IDept affecting RPing, which is the most important part of STF.
In any case, what is done is done. I hope Butch can return soon. I have accepted his resignation, and do hereby appoint Chris Healey as IDir. Chris, please name at your earliest opportunity those you will have serving as your assistants.
In unrelated news, the USS Polaris in F7 is now permitted to pursue appointments to positions without PDept (and in fact has done so with permission for several days). Future ships will still probably have a period where they may not appoint positions on their own, but it will be shorter than 90 days.
Scott Dale Robison
President