Hi Folks,
As part of my returning to being a little bit more active on TF, I'm pleased to announce that we're making some changes to the way the Freedom game-mode will be owned going forward, and by extention how the networks responsibilities is going to run.
I'm pleased to announce that with immediate affect @"StevenNL2000"#2 will be taking on the position of Freedom Game-Mode Owner.
This in short will mean that Steven will take over all of the ownership responsibilities for the Freedom Gamemode, including (Though this is not an exhaustive list) it's updates, policies, executives, community and all other aspects relating to the Freedom game mode within the TF Network.
I will continue in my position as overall owner of the network as a whole, and will continue looking after the forums, website, hubs, bungee and anything else that is across multiple game modes. This change will also free my time up to start working on new game modes that I'm interested in launching into the network and ultimately gives me some time back that I currently really need, while ensuring the community as a whole is left in safe hands.
We've not worked through every possible question and answer that might come up, and exactly where the lines in the sand will be drawn are being worked through, but as a general rule of thumb if it has something to do with the Freedom game mode on the network, that's now Steven's responsibility, if it's something shared or new it's probably with me.
I've also put this into a bit of a diagram as the roles and responsibilities haven't been super clear and I'm hoping this will help answer some questions that you might have:
Please all join me in congratulating Steven on his new role within our community
FAQ:
How does this impact the ownership policy:
The intention is the ownership policy will be slightly re-scoped to only include the Freedom game mode (As it was originally designed for that), this way it gives some teeth back to the policy and empowers the community in the event they feel they need it.
How do executives work?
In short, no different to how it does today, just with Steven having the authority to create / remove / update the Executive positions as defined in the executive policy.
Will Steven continue as Executive Ban Manager?
I understand that for the time being at least Steven will continue on in that role, if he chooses to delegate that in the future I'm sure an announcement will be made.
Who's hosting the servers?
I will continue to be hosting all of the servers and services related to the TF Network as a whole