You have all read about Tazlure's Crisis. To briefly recapitulate we have dealt with a problem of a declining staff, as well as apparent structural problems for over 2,5 years, causing a general feeling of inertia and players not being moderated when they want to be. Repeatedly we have called for help, for extra staff to come forward, for people to help out as supporters but though your input and energy has been overwhelming most of you could not keep it up for long. Measures we have taken did not live up to its expectations.
What is worse for our most senior community members, including the GD's and game owners, Tazlure was slowly loosing its glory, its sparkle. Seeing patch after patch, for the oldest community members Tazlure became an obligation rather than relaxation. We have tried our hardest. However in the end we believe it is only fair and honest to step forward now and say: we cannot continue Tazlure in a way that we think we owe it to everybody to run it. We will not connect our creative legacy to an ever declining game. There fore, with a heavy heart, the Game Designers of Tazlure, in full agreement with the owners, have decided to close Tazlure.
There will be no relaunch of the setting in an another time frame or as a free form. No relaunch at other sites either. Permission will not be given for such use. We apologize to people who would have dreamed other options, but Tazlure is a very personal world to me, filled with old friends, old jokes, memories. I don't want to see it outside our creative control. This refers to anything that can be defined as a Tazlurian particular in that context too.
Banter will continue to be available to the community to keep in touch, as will some other OOC forums. The game forums will be closed on Wednesday. The Aether will remain available for another week for those of you who would like to do their goodbye threads, their happily ever after threads and.. their Aether threads. All of the game forums, the archives and the wiki will be available read only.
If any of you want to run a game using the Tazlure Game System (but not its setting!) or any part there of, we ask only two things
- That you ask permission
- That you give Tazlure credit
This includes any use of our OOC material in the wiki. Most of us will remain available for advice should you seek it. We encourage people to discuss what new games they are pondering. We would love to learn where you are going. We would like to encourage Tazlure to become a community of new games.
Please note that under current TOS first rights clause, you are allowed to use anything that was your own, specifically your PC's, in any setting of your own choosing. You can't withdraw it from Tazlure's legacy though.
Countless people have contributed to Tazlure and put in time, energy and a lot of energy, for which we are eternally grateful, especially to the supporters, the moderators, the secret side line advisors. Your help has always been appreciated more than you can ever know. We could not have had so many glorious years without you. We hope that you look back upon our time together with a smile.