Today we have an important announcement to make for you, the GOL community. Before you go reading any further, please remain calm and read the whole article through before making any rushed decisions or leaving comments.
Liam, the founder and the chief editor of GamingOnLinux, has taken a break from writing for the website. He has had rough times for a while and it hasn't helped that he works online, where he's also exposed to a lot of hatred or comments he might interpret as being hateful. I'm not saying that you should feel guilty for any criticism you've left on the website, because I'm sure that many of you haven't meant it in a bad way.
Liam believes that his situation is rather serious and we should respect his decision to do something else for a while to clear up the things in his personal life. I ask you not to be angry at him. We all have our share of setbacks in life and Liam has had a plenty of them recently. It's not our job to judge whether or not he's capable of running the website at this moment, nor should we judge if these setbacks are his fault. We can only hope that he can get up on his feet soon.
So, what does this mean for the website?
Well, first of we are not going to simply give up and disappear. I will continue to write for GOL and I hope that other editors will also do that. But the rate of articles might be seriously affected. Liam was responsible for a huge majority of the articles per month and we might not be able to reach his speed. So, I'm asking for the community to step up and help us.
Many of you might already be aware of the possibility to write your own articles. This functionality has been around for at least as long as I've been involved in GOL. So, I'm asking you to help us by contributing articles about anything related to Linux gaming. Reviews, opinion pieces, organized events, giveaways, tutorials and news articles are all welcome. You won't be doing it for nothing either. If you submit enough quality articles, you will be given a “Contributing Editor” badge and eventually you might get promoted to full Editor status. These ranks will allow you to get premium features, like themes, an ad-less experience and any of the future premium features that we might add.
You can find the link to the article editor in the side-bar under the “Popular this week” and “View by category” sections. The link is named “Submit Article”, you can't miss it.
If you want more information about writing articles for GOL, feel free to pop into our IRC channel to ask questions or simply chat with us.
What about the GOL Supporters and Patreon patrons?
Supporters and patrons are the our biggest source of income, as far as I know. We've been mostly relying on your contributions to stay afloat. That means that you are very important for us, so losing you would be catastrophic. We'll try to keep up the quality you paid to support and we will do our best to get you your supporter badges if you have already paid for those.
Things might be a bit hectic for a while as we figure out how things like server costs, donation/ad incomes, user badges and article writing are handled. I'll try my best to keep in touch with Liam so that we can get everything sorted out.
Thank you for your support and keep calm. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Liam, the founder and the chief editor of GamingOnLinux, has taken a break from writing for the website. He has had rough times for a while and it hasn't helped that he works online, where he's also exposed to a lot of hatred or comments he might interpret as being hateful. I'm not saying that you should feel guilty for any criticism you've left on the website, because I'm sure that many of you haven't meant it in a bad way.
Liam believes that his situation is rather serious and we should respect his decision to do something else for a while to clear up the things in his personal life. I ask you not to be angry at him. We all have our share of setbacks in life and Liam has had a plenty of them recently. It's not our job to judge whether or not he's capable of running the website at this moment, nor should we judge if these setbacks are his fault. We can only hope that he can get up on his feet soon.
So, what does this mean for the website?
Well, first of we are not going to simply give up and disappear. I will continue to write for GOL and I hope that other editors will also do that. But the rate of articles might be seriously affected. Liam was responsible for a huge majority of the articles per month and we might not be able to reach his speed. So, I'm asking for the community to step up and help us.
Many of you might already be aware of the possibility to write your own articles. This functionality has been around for at least as long as I've been involved in GOL. So, I'm asking you to help us by contributing articles about anything related to Linux gaming. Reviews, opinion pieces, organized events, giveaways, tutorials and news articles are all welcome. You won't be doing it for nothing either. If you submit enough quality articles, you will be given a “Contributing Editor” badge and eventually you might get promoted to full Editor status. These ranks will allow you to get premium features, like themes, an ad-less experience and any of the future premium features that we might add.
You can find the link to the article editor in the side-bar under the “Popular this week” and “View by category” sections. The link is named “Submit Article”, you can't miss it.
If you want more information about writing articles for GOL, feel free to pop into our IRC channel to ask questions or simply chat with us.
What about the GOL Supporters and Patreon patrons?
Supporters and patrons are the our biggest source of income, as far as I know. We've been mostly relying on your contributions to stay afloat. That means that you are very important for us, so losing you would be catastrophic. We'll try to keep up the quality you paid to support and we will do our best to get you your supporter badges if you have already paid for those.
Things might be a bit hectic for a while as we figure out how things like server costs, donation/ad incomes, user badges and article writing are handled. I'll try my best to keep in touch with Liam so that we can get everything sorted out.
Thank you for your support and keep calm. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Really sad news. I'll continue to contribute to the Funding Crowd as best I can and maybe have a stab at an article, where, in the past, I would just have left a tip (using the Submit Tip feature, or dropping Liam an email).
Hope things turn around for Liam.
Hope things turn around for Liam.
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I am not going anywhere guys just taking a little time out to work on a few things. I will be around to make sure the site doesn't die and can help co-ordinate behind the scenes, but for a while at least there won't be much in the way of articles directly from me.
So don't fret too much ;)
Life has a way sometimes of doing the worst, and some family troubles and health stuff is affecting me a little too much.
With all of that "stuff" going on it's been a little hard to handle the negativity I get from all corners of the 'net at the moment.
Peace & Love.
So don't fret too much ;)
Life has a way sometimes of doing the worst, and some family troubles and health stuff is affecting me a little too much.
With all of that "stuff" going on it's been a little hard to handle the negativity I get from all corners of the 'net at the moment.
Peace & Love.
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I wish Liam the very best, he will certainly be missed. Hopefully we will see his return at some point.
I've always been amazed by the sheer amount of work he puts into the site and a break is deserved.
I've always been amazed by the sheer amount of work he puts into the site and a break is deserved.
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Real Life is much more important than gaming.
Liam, best whishes to you.
How I hate like some people are behaving in the net... :-(
Liam, best whishes to you.
How I hate like some people are behaving in the net... :-(
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I wish to expres my gratitude for this website.
I check it a couple of times a day and I found it very interesting.
It also entertains me.
And I use the Sales section as my basis for purschase games.
Normally I have Ad-block Edge activated; but from now I'll disconect it for this page.
To Liam :
I know people were dicks sometimes and that the World's top sport is to criticize in Internet.
Many times that critics were by uneducated people who like to troll.
I've got insulted in Internet in various forums only because someone didn't share my point of view.
At first it disturbed me a lot. But does because I took it serious and personal.
So that's the trick : Don't take that dick's comments seriously.
Best wishes to you pal. I expect to read you again very soon.
I check it a couple of times a day and I found it very interesting.
It also entertains me.
And I use the Sales section as my basis for purschase games.
Normally I have Ad-block Edge activated; but from now I'll disconect it for this page.
To Liam :
I know people were dicks sometimes and that the World's top sport is to criticize in Internet.
Many times that critics were by uneducated people who like to troll.
I've got insulted in Internet in various forums only because someone didn't share my point of view.
At first it disturbed me a lot. But does because I took it serious and personal.
So that's the trick : Don't take that dick's comments seriously.
Best wishes to you pal. I expect to read you again very soon.
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Keep in mind that it's not just the trolls and hatemail that made Liam stop writing. It's the combined effect of that and recent events in his personal life. Under normal circumstances Liam would be capable of just ignoring those posts but not now.
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In a case like this, it's best to just ignore the negatives and continue doing what you enjoy to do.
This site is a valuable service if you are a Linux gamer. There's no better place on the net with up to date Linux gaming news than this one.
This site is a valuable service if you are a Linux gamer. There's no better place on the net with up to date Linux gaming news than this one.
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I wish you the best, Liam. I hope you'll be back soon as the main site editor :)
I would be interested in helping writing articles (I wrote one, brief article about Space Pioneer once), but I don't know if my English skills are up to the task. Moreover, I don't know how the coordination is done internally to reduce work duplication...
I would be interested in helping writing articles (I wrote one, brief article about Space Pioneer once), but I don't know if my English skills are up to the task. Moreover, I don't know how the coordination is done internally to reduce work duplication...
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I am not going anywhere guys just taking a little time out to work on a few things. I will be around to make sure the site doesn't die and can help co-ordinate behind the scenes, but for a while at least there won't be much in the way of articles directly from me.
So don't fret too much ;)
Life has a way sometimes of doing the worst, and some family troubles and health stuff is affecting me a little too much.
With all of that "stuff" going on it's been a little hard to handle the negativity I get from all corners of the 'net at the moment.
Peace & Love.
I was really worried until I read that.
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Qantourisc 16 Aug 2014
/me also looks annoyed at troll and hatemail senders...
It's usually the combination of little things that get you down :/
Best of luck getting your life back in order Liam !
It's usually the combination of little things that get you down :/
Best of luck getting your life back in order Liam !
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hope to read your articles again in some time (not long i wish).
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I wish you the best, Liam. I hope you'll be back soon as the main site editor :)For now the only means of coordination is the review queue, which will prevent duplicate articles on publishing level. We might have to rethink our methods if we get enough people interested in writing articles but currently the go-to place for coordination and discussion on articles is the IRC channel.
I would be interested in helping writing articles (I wrote one, brief article about Space Pioneer once), but I don't know if my English skills are up to the task. Moreover, I don't know how the coordination is done internally to reduce work duplication...
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ElectricPrism 16 Aug 2014
@Liam - You do what you think is best for yourself, but you should know I always looked forward especially to GOL articles in my RSS feed every day along side with OMGUbuntu.
Whatever changes you make, try to maintain balance, I find that I have to balance my computer work with exercise to maintain a healthy mindset and feel good, and if/when you do come back you'll be more than welcome by all of us internet peoples & GOL supporters I'm sure ;).
Whatever changes you make, try to maintain balance, I find that I have to balance my computer work with exercise to maintain a healthy mindset and feel good, and if/when you do come back you'll be more than welcome by all of us internet peoples & GOL supporters I'm sure ;).
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Metallinatus 16 Aug 2014
I have already been thinking for a while about writing some posts.... so maybe I may finally start doing it now!
Take your time, Liam, take your time.... I know how bad life can be sometimes ;)
Take your time, Liam, take your time.... I know how bad life can be sometimes ;)
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Liam take the time you need to sort things out. I think most of the people will understand, if you step down. Good luck and best wishes for that.☺
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I wouldn't worry about Liam too much he was pretty good at dishing it back =) shows a fighting spirit... or that he wasn't above them or something not sure. Hope you're feeling better soon.
@Bladeforce I would rather the Linux haters all were smitten... smote... smited.. Ummm something like that =D
@Bladeforce I would rather the Linux haters all were smitten... smote... smited.. Ummm something like that =D
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My best wishes for Liam to get better and solve all of his issues.
His work on this website has been great indeed!
See you soon.
His work on this website has been great indeed!
See you soon.
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Good to know you're hanging around Liam!
The massive volume of articles just on Linux gaming here from you is really impressive!
Hopefully you'll be back soon =)
Might also try my hand at a couple of articles then ...
Peace
The massive volume of articles just on Linux gaming here from you is really impressive!
Hopefully you'll be back soon =)
Might also try my hand at a couple of articles then ...
Peace
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We should also give Samsai credit for taking the reigns as it were to get this process started. I have already stated to the other Editors that I will try my best to check over the submitted articles more often and might try to write some more to, but I am not in a position to offer any hard guarantees of further output.
And of course, I will wish my best wishes to Liam here again as well.
And of course, I will wish my best wishes to Liam here again as well.
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I wish you all the best Liam. This page is a real asset to Linux gamers and even though I just recently created an account here to support it and you through Patreon I've enjoyed reading the articles on and off for a couple of years. I'm not a native English speaker but I'll try to contribute an article every now and then if it can be of any help.
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