Hey All.
I spoke to Gromet today by email and he is doing fine. He has taken a bit of an extend Holiday this year. He has been running the Plaza and Forum for 20 years, by himself, and only within the last few months promoted Lobo de la Sombra and MsBehavin to Administrators and 64Fordman and myself to Moderators to help allow him a little time to spend with his family. I know it is frustrating when updates are not done regularly, but it is also frustrating to Gromet to have to schedule his Holiday's and vacations around the Plaza. Twenty years is a long time without a somewhat substantial break. Besides the fact that last years Holidays were a real mess for him with the crash of the Forum.
Let's all be patient, read through some of the stories you may have missed in your favorite genres, and, take up some conversations of the Forum until Gromet tears himself away from his family and begins to do updates again. Think about it. Wearing a ball and chain three to four days per week for 20 years can really start to bite at ones ankle. We need to support him for what he has done, not bitch about him taking a short break from it. You may not see it as a short break...but think about only having a couple of months of time off in twenty years from your job. A job his only pay from is your gratification and entertainment. Let's show him a little patients and understanding while he enjoys himself a little.
In the meanwhile, think of some polls to post or conversations to start or engage in. As members, anyone can start a poll or conversation and reply to those that others start. I have started several polls that seemed to get some fairly mediocre attention. Granted, they may not be straight down your area of interest, but there is nothing wrong with starting one that is. Or conversation for that matter. The Plaza is where you read the stories...the Forum is where you interact with others about them.
Thanks,
Dana
