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While I know it does hurt the staff to have to delay item releases there is only so much you guys can do. Work and lives come first, and this is especially true in the current economy.

My view on the staff is that there seems to be a lack of communication despite some of the announcements. Even just a routine (like monthly, bi-monthly, weekly, whatever) sort of thing. Perhaps do it monthly like a "State of the Site" sort of thing. Could include things such as: some of the projects in the works (even just having barely enough detail to whet the appetite), status of the site overall, etc.

I can also guess that there is a lack of oversight or management due to the fact that Fen works so much, Suze has been sick, and Mizzy has been likewise preoccupied. Yeah...I don't have much to say other than maybe some power needs to be delegated and/or more people are trained and "brought into the fold" so to speak.

Personally, I enjoy the stories for the events and the backstory as a whole. An idea to take that a little further would be to perhaps tie in little short stories or pieces of the larger plot in between events so as to keep users intrigued.