Congratulations Julianne on what a fine job you have done to the escapist. This is probably the most visited site on my laptop because of how well you staff run it and I hope for it to remain that way. Russ, let's see what you can do.
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Enjoy your future challenges! And for the record, "over the top" is clearly the winner.
Enjoy your future challenges! And for the record, "over the top" is clearly the winner.
No shame in quitting while on top. No seriously: Where can it go from here? Really.
Best of luck and so on and so forth..
Best of luck and so on and so forth..
Thank you so much for co-creating the greatest videogame website (if not the greatest) website ever. You will be missed, thanks again and good luck in the future.
While I can?t speak for Julianne, I can tell all of you that I share your sadness at her departure. Julianne has been my friend, my confidant and my mentor for the past three years, and I can never hope to replace her spirit and vision. I would be foolish to try.
I am hopeful for the future, but the weight of the task of filling the Founding Editor-in-Chief?s shoes is very real and pressing. I would be lying if I said accepting that challenge wasn?t a bit daunting.
That said, I?m confident in the talented team Julianne has put together and in our shared vision for the future. And our successes over the past few years have led us to being what is widely recognized as the leading website of its kind anywhere in the world. I couldn?t have asked to take the reins (bad pun, by the way, Ju) at a better time, and I?m excited to explore what?s in store for us in the days to come.
While we have rolled out plenty of videos and other types of content in the past few years (including columns), the original foundation of the website, the weekly feature article publish, has remained largely unchanged for the past four years.
Every week we publish the best writing we can find from some of the most insightful and talented writers writing about videogames today and that will not change. Not on my watch, anyway. I got my start in the pages of The Escapist, if you'll recall [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_33/202-Duck-and-Cover]. I can?t imagine what would happen to my eternal writer?s soul if I allowed this prestigious institution to expire or diminish.
In fact, far from diminish, the magazine is rapidly approaching Issue 210, our Fourth Anniversary Issue, and we?ve got some truly exciting surprises in store for that auspicious event. Stay tuned.
I am hopeful for the future, but the weight of the task of filling the Founding Editor-in-Chief?s shoes is very real and pressing. I would be lying if I said accepting that challenge wasn?t a bit daunting.
That said, I?m confident in the talented team Julianne has put together and in our shared vision for the future. And our successes over the past few years have led us to being what is widely recognized as the leading website of its kind anywhere in the world. I couldn?t have asked to take the reins (bad pun, by the way, Ju) at a better time, and I?m excited to explore what?s in store for us in the days to come.
This is a criticism I never tire of refuting, L.B. since it's so easy to refute!L.B. Jeffries said:
While we have rolled out plenty of videos and other types of content in the past few years (including columns), the original foundation of the website, the weekly feature article publish, has remained largely unchanged for the past four years.
Every week we publish the best writing we can find from some of the most insightful and talented writers writing about videogames today and that will not change. Not on my watch, anyway. I got my start in the pages of The Escapist, if you'll recall [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_33/202-Duck-and-Cover]. I can?t imagine what would happen to my eternal writer?s soul if I allowed this prestigious institution to expire or diminish.
In fact, far from diminish, the magazine is rapidly approaching Issue 210, our Fourth Anniversary Issue, and we?ve got some truly exciting surprises in store for that auspicious event. Stay tuned.
No worries on that front. Very little will change in regards to video at The Escapist. Up to and including how often you?ll get to see me being abused on-camera for your enjoyment. :-/Higurashi said:
Thought so. I imagine you might be a bit busier, is all. Pimpin' that title now. ^__^Russ Pitts said:
I also have to make good use of this post and say I admire your on-screen presence and being so generous with yourself. And so handsome and charming, of course. Okay, boot-licking aside, I look forward to spotting nuances that might or might not change with this switch.