Welcome Commissioner Jammy!

Hello all!

I am ecstatic to announce that Jammy has been promoted to the rank of server Commissioner, after a long and successful run as a deligent and vocal deputy.

Jammy was always a unique individual even before she came to our server... even when she was little more than a mere player head with a steampunk skin, she brimmed with a cool spunk that begged one to learn more. Sure enough, she arrived a quirky, talkative and energetic individual, a nice counterpoint to the shy and quiet demeanor of her small cohort of friends. And although she immediately had no technical or resource qualifications to be thought of as staff material, make no mistake... there was a hint of potential, much like a glimmer of hope to a seemingly-impossible cause.

Thus started an interesting evolutionary tale of a young player, unsure of herself and her place on this server, working to defy the odds to suddenly bring the very change she wanted to see in the world, and in herself. She would communicate with me several times, expressing a passing interest in the possibility of making Deputy, but being honest enough about her own limitations to decline the offer on several initial opportunities. But true to her spirited nature she could not settle with that defeat for long, and so she lifted heaven and earth to change that... to brand herself into someone I could trust with the safety and security of our server, to be open to all conflict scenarios no matter how difficult or unsettling they seemed, and to review all documentation and try to be as great an expert as her own technical and memory limitations could allow. She even overcame her earnest inability to build anything beyond an oak plank box house, and proved to herself that yes she was able to build more... much more, from towns, to roads, to bridges and so forth.

It was this relentless and successful [yet polite and honest] can-do spirit that ultimately gained her the Deputy title she worked hard to earn, and since then she has been tirelessly doing her best to protect our server, entertain its players, get discussions going on the forum or on Steam, and generally pitching in wherever she can. If she feels unable to accomplish something, she will still try... and more importantly, if she feels she needs help, she will ask for help -- anything to get the job done, and done right. This is something that other fellow staff members often-times forget to do as well... ask questions, get help, learn to work as a team to compensate [or compilment] each other's strengths and weaknesses. Precisely because of her humble beginnings, I feel Jammy excels at turning insecurity and indecision into a rallying cry for strength and rapid action in the face of adversity, all the while remaining courteous and cheery [albeit fully capable of spunk and sass should it be called for]. And while she isn't always able to protect our server and our forums at all times, when she does she makes herself heard, loud and clear.

After nearly a year of memorable service, I feel Jammy has proven herself to be an individual who can be entrusted with the greater Commissioner powers, as well as our respect and admiration.

Jammy was voted in through a parliamentary-style staff election featuring a superb 88% voter turnout, with 14 votes in favor and two abstains.


I want to thank everyone who participated for giving Jammy a well-earned vote of confidence!