[] 11:01 pm: I have been complacent.
[] 11:02 pm: The status quo is no longer working.
[] 11:02 pm: I have made mistakes in leading this site.
[] 11:03 pm: I am sorry to everyone.
[] 11:03 pm: better be sorry
[] 11:03 pm: Therefore, two weeks ago.
[] 11:03 pm: I thought there should be something changed.
[] 11:04 pm: The Mag is not going in the direction I thought it should have gone.
[] 11:04 pm: So many rules, it's not even a fun place to post.
[] 11:04 pm: If you're on staff, you feel the whip.
[] 11:04 pm: What the f*ck was I doing?
[] 11:05 pm: Being complacent and lazy in success.
[] 11:05 pm: So, here's what's going on.
[] 11:05 pm: I have decided that RPGMM needs a revolution. And an evolution.
[] 11:06 pm: R/E
[] 11:06 pm: This codename stands for the following
[] 11:07 pm: 1. Everyone who is in any position on the Mag is hereby terminated.
[] 11:07 pm: In the beginning, I was one guy having fun with RPG Maker. So now it is one guy on staff again.
[] 11:08 pm: Everyone may try for their positions again.
[] 11:08 pm: I want the same passion I had for RPG Maker in the people who are on staff.
[] 11:09 pm: There are no mods anymore for now, but hold on for that.
[] 11:09 pm: The people to hold their positions are the VHOS and the HOF
[] 11:10 pm: However, let it be known that the VHOS is now a S-Mod.
[] 11:10 pm: The position no longer has the power of HOS.
[] 11:11 pm: Except when the HOS cannot do its job.
[] 11:11 pm: Next
[] 11:11 pm: Rules
[] 11:11 pm: http://www.rpgmmag.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=32
[] 11:12 pm: The rules have been completely re-written.
[] 11:12 pm: These rules are the absolute law that you have to worry about.
[] 11:13 pm: No moderator will be able to do anything without any of those rules being broken.
[] 11:13 pm: A message to the HOF contesting a mod decision is expected from a member if they have a legtimate grievance.
[] 11:14 pm: HOF or S-Mods
[] 11:14 pm: Moderators will NOT bully anyone because of their power.
[] 11:15 pm: The 3 S-Mods can vote to cast out a moderator out of their positions if abuse is found.
[] 11:16 pm: Hence, all mod and S-Mod positions will be filled by the HOF.
[] 11:16 pm: The forums have been cut down by a lot.
[] 11:17 pm: No one will have to be afraid of what they post because of unclear rules or unclear descriptions.
[] 11:18 pm: For those who want their jobs back OR want to contribute an article for the mag are in luck.
[] 11:18 pm: There are two ways to do this. Editors or Contributors. Editors are full-time writers, while Contributors are once-in-a-while writers.
[] 11:19 pm: Editors are staffers. Contributors are not.
[] 11:19 pm: Editors get Agetec secret news. Contributors don't.
[] 11:19 pm: And so on.
[] 11:20 pm: Finally
[] 11:20 pm: I hereby pledge to do 1 article/preview/review a month for the rest of the year.
[] 11:21 pm: This is my pledge that I am remembering the purpose of why I started this site.
[] 11:21 pm: I love seeing people's reactions when I tell them what I thought of their game.
[] 11:21 pm: I like that feeling that I made someone else's day.
[] 11:22 pm: At least I gave them feedback. That I never seemed to get for mine.
[] 11:22 pm: I have been ignoring this need for too long.
[] 11:23 pm: If I have to do this by myself, I will. I'm not turning a blind eye to that anymore.
[] 11:23 pm: I have a huge backlog. lol.
[] 11:23 pm: And that ends what I have to say about that.

Maybe I'm just uninformed, but what exactly changed? I looked at the chat log, and I looked at the "new" rules, and I haven't found anything that seems to have changed, sans the removal of people from positions.

A lot of forums have been removed.
Rules have been altered, and cut down on as well.
Job descriptions for those on staff have changed, as well as new positions proposed.
Honorary staffers are now solely honorary. We no longer have access to the Staff forums, and have absolutely no power on the forums.

Basically, Ix has simplified the Mag and is turning it back into what it used to be, rather than what it is now - a mindless postfest.