I'd like to start out by saying I have nothing against anyone on f.ds. Some replies on here shows that there is some history of bad blood between some members, which is pretty natural, given the general popularity of the game and the enthusiasm and commitment shown by several people over several years. We're all human, we're all passionate about the game, and we may say things that are highly influenced by human emotion. These things aren't necessarily bad, and we definitely have different ideas and qualities. What I've seen from this thread is that several people want to contribute to the blog in one way or another. That's a great start. It shows that the community is still very vibrant and active.
To be more specific, I think several of AdamH's ideas here are great, and it shows that he can be a great asset to a managing team. His history of great articles and podcasts shows that he can be a terrific boon to the writing team as well. His commitment and passion to the game is obvious, but I also think that his rather bombastic way of saying things, as if the blog would essentially self-destruct without him and his unique ideas, shows that he might not be the best leader for the team. I think the leader should be respected by all of his or her co-workers/contributors, and such views don't show the needed trust for the other people involved, IMHO.
I have a hockey blog (
www.nhlstats.net) that I control 100 %. It's both a curse and a blessing. The curse is that I really haven't had the time to update it the past ten months (and I usually put up weekly content), which really bothers me. The blessing is that the content of the blog is exactly how I want it to be. I wish I was better at computing/editing, because the layout is really amateurish, but at least it's my baby. I tried to put up a fantasy hockey league (more or less identical to one I ran several years ago for local friends) but the interest was really poor (enthusiastic for sure, but only a couple of guys seemed interested). I knew I didn't have the time to run the league myself, so I asked for help, and especially one of the few interested people wanted to help me out by managing the league. He had a lot of great input, of which I implemented some, but in the end I knew that it was important to me that I controlled how the league should be run.
I therefore fully respect AdamH and his views, but I also agree that he should show a bit more humbleness. He's really good at what he does, he knows a lot, and he has done a lot for the Dominion community. I certainly think that he should be on the team (and it should be small in number) but I don't think he's a be-all, end-all for the blog. In my dream world, BA should be the head of the admin team, and Wero and Adam should be on that team, that is if they can really work together in a productive way. They've both stated that they're willing to work together on such a team, so I say: why not try it out? I hereby propose that BA takes the reigns of this project now, and that Wero and Adam joins him, if that's OK for everyone involved. There are also others who have shown interest in being on such a team, and if the size of it doesn't exceed a handful of members, I think this has a lot of promise!
P.S. I really do love the wiki. That's where I spend most of my Dominion-time when I'm not playing, but I also agree that strategy content should probably be put up in another forum. When I hear 'wiki', I think of some sort of encyclopedia (purely fact-based). To me, putting such content in a blog instead, makes a lot of sense. The amazing work that's behind the wiki can't be applauded enough, but it currently shows a lot more than I would expect from a wiki. The impressive amount of content can actually be a bit confusing. I fully agree that generic facts with links to a fully functional blog would be the best format for a wiki. That's not to say that we should delete any info from the wiki, but maybe some of it should be moved to a blog?
