Dec 10
Zetaboards Anniversary
I must say that I am very pleased with the turnout from the anniversary. I am still trying to total the massive amounts of points users earned. Every single activity we ran received a lot of attention. We drew in new members and new board registrations. And we had fun.
In every way, I count that as a success. While it's not technically over until Saturday and I do hope to have one last surprise for the community, I do want to begin thanking everyone for their aid in making this event a success.
Brandon and Brian: Without their support, enthusiasm and participation, this event could have flopped. Brandon not only postponed his Premium announcement, he also made not one but 2 releases of Zetaboards upgrades. He also made several Admin CP announcements to really give this event the attention needed. He really got into this and did his best to show what makes Zetaboards such a great software. And further, he showed us that there is plenty more where that came from and the future is bright for this service.
Brian provided so much help with ideas, prizes and getting things set up as well as running his own game. I can always count on him to help make this community better.
Nicola, Ryan and Hazel: I'm singling these three out as they helped the most with running the games themselves. Nicola had to put up with my crazy person mode for all of November and she managed to make several great images, get Battle of the Boards revised and ready to go and make the Winter theme. Ryan managed to resurrect Guild Wars within 5 days before the anniversary because I needed another game. Hazel of course ran deal. And she did it while sick and she knocked out dozens of members fast.
Hazel's "lovely assistants": Dennis, Jeremy, Jay, EA, Tony (and anyone else whom I forgot): Many thanks for taking on the hardest job in Deal. The assistant's job can be time consuming and I appreciate all your help so that Hazel could keep the game moving.
The Ex-Staff: For me, the exstaff are like extended family that you only see on holidays. And it was great that so many not only made it back here but also pitched in to help in any way possible. I sincerely hope many of you stick around a bit even after this is over.
The Staff: You had to put up with 3 months of me going crazy to get this to work as well as several revisions and last minute changes. And you all helped out in topics to keep order. But you also participated in the games so that things were fun. In so many ways, I can not fully convey my appreciation for that. But thank you.
The Members!: Well without you guys I would have had a bunch of games and no participants. So thank you to each member who participated in a game or event. And a big thank you to those who went the extra mile and participated actively in many events. Good luck on winning when I total the points. And congrats again to Dan T on winning that iPod.
Zetaboards Theme Zone and Locke: I'd like to thank Locke and the TZ for their help as well. The TZ helped bring in more members to see just how great the Support board is. Locke kindly placed the anniversary banner to directly link people to the celebration and wrote about it to encourage members to participate. Without their help, it would have been hard to get the word out.
The ZBN board: Without their additional help in providing information about the anniversary, we would not have had as many members as we did. I really appreciate both ZBN and the TZ for helping spread the word in addition to Brandon's ACP Announcements.
So the celebration was a success in my eyes thanks to all these people. And there is a very good chance that we'll be doing this again next year. I look forward to it and hope to see many of you again next year for more fun.
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Comment by John-ZNS, Dec 12 2008, 10:53 PM
I wonder the surprise you speak of.
I really enjoyed the ZB anniversary celebration and all the games were fun. Well done to the staff and everyone contributing to its success. -
Comment by Stephen, Dec 14 2008, 02:40 PM
'twas Zathyus Sims. My last event.
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Comment by Kezzie, Jan 9 2009, 11:17 PM
I never seen this. Thanks to you too <3
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