Does this mean that Pascal will finally get a Facebook account?
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I have high esteem and the utmost respect for Pascal as a person, player and judge, and if someone had to succeed LSJ as rules director, he is the right choice.
However, I cannot stop myself from asking for some public explanation of what in my eyes is a very surprising move on the part of VEKN.
What caused LSJ to step down and/or the VEKN board to replace him? LSJ's choice of the "Rulemonger" nickname on BGG did not certainly indicate he desired to stop giving rulings... nor his rulings were less adequate or less rigorous than before.
Also, does this mean LSJ will stop answering questions altogether? Because if not, that would create more than a conflict, as his authority has become very solid (and rightly so) through the years.
I would also like to use this occasion to publicly thanks Scott for his incomparable work as designer and rulemonger: I started playing in 2002, so for me there was never a "pre-LSJ time", and he has been my "guiding light" into the meanders of VTES rules and cards all along.
Emiliano "Sans Terre" - Wandering Player - Prince of Brussels
Congratulations Pascal, and after years of reading those 'interesting' questions, I'd agree that the best possible choice has been made.
Also a huge thank you to LSJ who has put so much of his time and energy into keeping V:TES alive, and his part in making it the slick thing (especially compared to a lot of LCG/CCG) it is today. I'd like to echo Emiliano's query about LSJ's ongoing involvement for the future.
Here we go again....
Dave Knowles (Advanced)
Sabbat Bishop of Manchester
> emime wrote:
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> However, I cannot stop myself from asking for some public explanation of what in my eyes is a very surprising move on the part of VEKN.
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> What caused LSJ to step down and/or the VEKN board to replace him?
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Scott said he was easing out, and that his presence on the VTES forums would be restricted to boardgamegeek.com.
> emime wrote:
> LSJ's choice of the "Rulemonger" nickname on BGG did not certainly indicate he desired to stop giving rulings... nor his rulings were less adequate or less rigorous than before.
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> Also, does this mean LSJ will stop answering questions altogether?
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I do not think he stops answering questions there.
> emime wrote:
> Because if not, that would create more than a conflict, as his authority has become very solid (and rightly so) through the years.
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In case of a conflict, Pascal's rulings will prevail.
V:EKN Website Coordinator
Well, I haven't really done anything yet - except accept the proposition that was made.
As Salem said, it's (again) time to thank LSJ for all he's done, and congratulate him for keeping the game alive for so long.
> emime wrote:
> What caused LSJ to step down and/or the VEKN board to replace him?
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I'm pretty sure LSJ pretty much retired on his own.
> LSJ's choice of the "Rulemonger" nickname on BGG did not certainly indicate he desired to stop giving rulings... nor his rulings were less adequate or less rigorous than before.
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He picked that title on BGG way before any of this happened, and he was operating as a rules info point on BGG from the point that WW announced that VTES was dead and, well, now.
> Also, does this mean LSJ will stop answering questions altogether?
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It seems likely that he will phase himself out of the process--he is only active on BGG these days, and there is very limited VTES discussion over there at this point.
Wow. That's a surprise.
Congratulations Pascal. Good luck to you and all the best. There are easier jobs than being the rules director.
A big thank you for your time and effort, Scott.
Baron of Frankfurt