Dam13n Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 To the OR faithful... Today is a sad day for all of us, Brother Argos, the Legio Bolter and Chainsword's Master of the Forge is stepping down from his position as the site's technical admin and financial supporter. That he has unflinchingly supported this site for so long is something to be heartily commended. This does mean that the B&C will need to be supported by the rest of us from now on. I'm sure the new donation box cannot have escaped everyone's attention on the homepage. If the B&C is to continue to thrive, such donations will be required from now on. Brother Argos' statement is to be found here: http://www.bolterandchainsword.com/topic/291852-stepping-down/ For the last 12 years I have been technical admin and paymaster for the B&C, however the last two years have seen a decline in my eyesight due to severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy. I have around 50% of my original eyesight remaining after two years and cataracts developing due to the damage done by my extensive eye operations. The summation of this is that I cannot easily see to paint figures or models as I once did and it has been painful to feel my modelling skills slip away as things got worse. This in turn has led to a decline in my involvement with the hobby in general. As I am sure you can understand this has also had a personal and financial impact upon my welfare. Given this in the near future I will be stepping back as paymaster of the B&C, followed over the course of the next year by handing over the technical administration role. This will mean the B&C needs to self fund, our current expenditure runs around $200-$250 a month, which I have been personally covering. We have successfully used donation drives to fund new hardware a number of times and I propose this could be used to cover the running costs of the B&C for the next year. Also something that needs to be made clear, is that T-Shirts, Dice and Bags do not raise enough money in the course of a year to cover a single months payments. You will notice a donation button in the top left hand corner of the home page, if you wish the B&C to continue as it is then you will need to step up and donate to ensure that! In the past, we have always risen to the challenges we have faced, replaced expensive hardware when needed due to your generosity, now the Bolter & Chainsword needs to stand on its own two feet and only you can make this happen. I am sorry that I will be unable to continue to support the B&C as I have always done, this has been a hard decision for me .. but I think the right one. - Brother Argos TLDR; Donate to keep the B&C Running NOW D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dam13n Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Further to the above, thank you to all who have donated thus far. We have achieved 70% of the target sum that will see the B&C cost-covered for the next year! To those who haven't yet donated, love the B&C and have the available funds to contribute, please do so. You don't have to give much if cannot afford to do so, every penny/cent helps. Thanks for your time, D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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