"Courage and perseverance are important if one is to run anything resembling a news organization...the folks at theOtaku.com have demonstrated themselves to have ample quantities of both."
~ TCJ (The Comics Journal)
"A couple years of experience in the Otaku circle have taught me at least one good lesson--to trust Adam."
~ myO member
"Adam is actually a decently accomplished troll."
~ Allamorph
"The scale of Adam's cunning genius is truly frightening."
~ TimeChaser
Since this is just a test post, I'll ask a random question: If you owned a pocket-sized magical frog, what color would you like it to be?
Adam: I have an announcement up my sleeve, Beth
Adam: That even you don't know about
Adam: It's my biggest secret yet, and I can't announce it because it's still "almost there"
Adam: Its unveiling could be one of the most spectacular moments in our history
Adam: Current members will throw us a parade and long-lost members will come rushing back to give us a group hug
Adam: Puppies will rain from heaven and pictures of fat cats will occupy websites everywhere
Adam: I call this announcement "Project Black"
Beth: O RLY?
What is PROJECT BLACK?
Sorry all for the wording of my post earlier today (now deleted) where I expressed disappointment at our chat event's low attendance. I didn't mean to make any of you feel guilty. I know that those members who couldn't attend were either:
(1) Busy
(2) Not interested
(3) Not properly informed
All are valid and excusable reasons. I'm just hard on myself in general and took the bad news worse than normally.
As "Bossman" it's my job to spend our time/resources on initiatives that have the biggest long-term impact. Most these initiatives fail and it always hurts when they do. Sometimes though, once in a rare while, there's a success and it makes everything worth it.
Some people ask whether we'll have celebrity chats again. I think so but I'm going to take a break until I figure out a way to give the guests an attendance level they deserve (at least 60 people at once).
Anyway...
An exciting week:
I'm thrilled by the collaboration feature/numbers and this coming week will be one of the best we've ever had.
Stay tuned! :)
PS: Thanks to those members who sent me supportive words in private. You ROCK!
The very first eCards and wallpapers are starting to come in that use member fan art and they are truly magical. It's a lot of fun looking at the before and afters for them.
