Big picture seems like GED wanted something grandiose out of MCC that the community didn't really want, nor could deliver even of they did want it. Implementing MCC as desired, probably would have been an enormous development. Hundreds of man-months sustained effort. Part time and transient volunteers - never have cut it. Especially when most didn't believe in that grand a vision. Mostly they just wanted to play the game.
There's nothing wrong with the vision, nor with what the players wanted. There's just a mismatch. GED primarily wanted website clicks and posts, the community primarily wanted to play. Mistakes and miscommunication on all sides yes. But this is normal for any human activity frankly. It only gets worse when there's a mismatch of expectations. I didn't know that there was a difference before, but reading this thread, it becomes clear.
Bottom line, what the community implemented was not what GED wanted. So he can pull the plug, its his choice. Likewise we move on and go our own way now too.
The timing is just sad though. At the moment GED pulled the plug, the community had found a way to move forward positively by returning to TWC. Nobody was doing anything inherently wrong, nor having nefarious motives. There was no discord or drama, and the player base was growing. People were happy to be active, felt good about TWC, and frankly had no animosity towards GED that I could see. Play was also fair across the board - even from those granted amnesty from past misdeeds.
But whatever, thanks GED for the support you did extend the past few years. Too bad we couldn't be what you wanted.
Firebird