Orv has been our Seneschal for the last year and a half, has worked his fingers to nubs trying to get the work done. He has done so by playing a very intense shell game with the different resources and coding structures (he had to move our forums and wiki to a different server just to keep them from crashing always.) He's also had to put on a wetsuit and wade deep into the crap-filled sewer of our old code, trying to rewrite it so that it work faster and better with all the new stuff he has been doing. On top of that, he's been working massive hours in RL on a plethora of stuff that has been tearing more and more time from him. That's seriously impressive.
On top of all that, Orv is a genuinely nice guy. Easily approachable, good-humoured (take his HTML course for proof if you've never met the guy), and even-keeled, Orv has been a boon to the DC since before he even stepped up. The guy is just plain cool.
Having talked to a couple others on the Dark Council, there's only one course of action.
Refuse his resignation.
Sadly, since we can't really do that (Taigs, can you check for me?) We've decide instead to award the guy for the heavy work he has done, the huge impact on our club that he has done since signing up to be in the coder staff. And that is to make him an Elder of the Brotherhood.
Thank you Orv, for all that you do, all that you have done. Don't be a stranger, please. ~Muz Ashen, Dark Lord of the Sith
Orv has been Seneschal for 18 months, there abouts. During which time he has worked tirelessly on innumerable tasks which go under the vast majority of the membership's radar, as it's simple invisible to us. But, if one could imagine the sheer scope of the task that has been put before him, the fact that he lasted 18 months is a titanic achievement in itself. During his tenure, apart from his coding and maintaining of the DB site, he has presented a polite, affable, easy-going persona to the populance, never shirked from speaking his mind in a respectful manner, and been a huge, huge boon to the Dark Council as a whole. His mature, measured response to any of the member's issues and bitching has been a breath of fresh air, and he is in every way the ideal SCL. It is a shame to see him step down, but when one considers a reward for him, there really is only one option: Elder. He's done the time, done the work, and has most definitely changed the entire DB for the better. This checks every box, and it is a pleasure to congratulate him and thank him for all his hard work. Well done, Orv.
- Dash, P:MAA, Arconan Extraordinaire
Orv. Bork. He unborks. nod ~Korras, Master at Arms
I've not been back from retirement for a very long time, but already is it clear to me that a tremendous amount of coding work has been done by Orv. A lot of work has gone into keeping the site running as well as migrating legacy ASP code to PHP. Not only does this amount to a considerable body of new code written by Orv, said code is also of excellent quality. In front and behind the scenes, Orv has been an enormous asset to the Brotherhood. I know first hand what a massive, massive drain being a Dark Brotherhood coder can be, and while I was able to split the workload evenly with Cybey, Orv has managed to do it all on his own. The fact that he's lasted as long as he has is a testament to his ability both as a coder, and a professional adult. Orv, it has been an honour working with you and your code, and you're more than worthy of becoming an Elder. ~James Lucius Entar Arconae, Seneschal
Orv has been oen of the best coders that the DJB has had in recent time. Having served two tenures as Seneschal and in between that as P:SCL, he's done a vast amount of work for me in my year coding in various games, as well as fixing bits and pieces of the GMRG, and even creating the ToR society and ToR tab that is on our dossiers. A lot of work went behind the scenes as well for coding in various projects Muz or the rest of us on the Dark Council had. You've done a damn good job Orv, and we'll miss ya. Congrats on your promotion. ~ Fremoc Pepoi, Fist of the Brotherhood
Orv has been a fantastic and amazing person to have around. He's always helpful, responds to any need for help, and is focused on the Brotherhood in a way that few people ever do. His constant, consistent determination to bring about a better Brotherhood for all is proof enough that he deserves this. Good job Orv, and thank you for all that you've done. ~Tra'an Reith, Quaestor of Plagueis
To be continued: short notice. ;)
Lord Muz Ashen Keibatsu, 2012-05-30 10:30:22 UTC