Rootclip

As most everyone in this community knows by now, Rootclip went from a two man operation down to a one man operation this past week. Erik, a co-founder of the site stepped down this week for reasons we will never fully know.

The idea of Rootclip started nearly two years ago. Erik and I have been through a lot together, both personally and professionally and I really wish him the best in whatever he does next. I think we can both say that Rootclip wouldn't be a tangible item and a functioning website with a dedicated community without the both of us working at it like we have.

And the truth is, we've really only scratched the surface.

Within hours of Erik's announcement I had members of the community offering help and curious about the future of Rootclip. I've always felt the number of contributors to the site was lacking, so it was an easy decision to open the site up to a few of our top users that I really feel add something to the site and truly care about the future of Rootclip.

Along with myself and Nick, you're going to start seeing Jake Barber, AJ Pinkerton, and Nathan Morse contributing to the blog and sparking the forum discussions. Another decision being made going forward is that we are going to start deleting destructive comments and forum posts from the site. Constructive criticism is always good, but comments like "this video fucking SUCKS!!!......" aren't going to stay on the site anymore. It doesn't do anyone any good and I think they drive more people away, then anything else. Not cool.

As Erik's departure was a little abrupt, I'm kind of caught with my pants down on having a Rootclip prepared and ready to go for the next story. In the meantime, lets work on the forums and share some knowledge. You just may see a call for submissions for chapter 1 here in the next few days, with full voting and commenting.....in essence giving the community the option to start the story and pick a winner, then taking the story from there.

I fully believe in this community and the talent you guys possess. We've been creating stories as a group for more than a year now and I am always impressed with each and every submission. I really enjoy seeing groups and users getting better and learning something about the process through Rootclip.

I also know that this site and this community has only been shown to a fraction of the potential crowd we can pull in, and it's all of our jobs to spread the word of Rootclip to keep it going. This is a community driven site, and now, more than ever, do I need the communities' help in spreading the word. The funds are limited and shrinking fast.

I can assure everyone here that I am committed to this site and can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We just need that last push and a little more exposure to get this site to the self-sustaining site it needs to be. As always, email me at kevin@rootclip.com if you have ideas or suggestions.

Thanks again everybody