News Staff changes at Bit-tech and Bit-gamer

I'm glad I was here for the glory days, best of luck to the staff!

 

Since you're all free lancers any chance of getting Gareth back?

Hope you, Joe et al jobs remain secure with your new statuses.

 

I caught some wind of this at the meet-up after LITS, but was sworn to silence. I've been waiting rather anxiously to find out what the details were. Still a little concerned. Content volume seems to have been down quite a lot recently, without the permanent staff can we expect to see more or less?

I think the BT/CPC split is a good idea though. Republishing made either the magazine or the site obsolete. I would only buy the magazine when it had something which was of unique interest but a lot of the time I knew I could just get the exact same stuff on BT a few days later. I'd deffo be buying the mag more with independent content. Also solves the backwards timing of the whole thing. Websites have the advantage of no lead time to publishing. Article done: post it. Waiting to put up the content in an attempt to create artificial scarcity to sell magazines was not going to be sustainable in the long run. Indeed apparently it wasn't.

I'm going to remain positive for now. The writers haven't exactly fallen off the face of the planet. I wish everyone luck in their future endeavors.

PS: At least I'll always have the memories of the rock, paper, scissors championships (bit blurry though)

 

Could be....

 

Mr. Halfacree is coming back, I've heard.

 

I can't speak for bit-tech, but Gareth will certainly be regularly contributing to Custom PC from Issue 103.

 

Many thanks again to James. I do appreciate that there are big boots to fill here.

If it's okay, rather than answer some of the individual points raised here regarding what happens next, I'll set up a separate post on the forum and do my utmost to get to them there. I'll be as honest and straight with you as I can, even if it might take me a day or two to respond (blame my wife's birthday weekend).

My thanks again to James, and I wish him the very best.

Simon

 

The same as above is true of Custom PC, but Ben Hardwidge is stepping in to manage that.

 

Good luck to all those moving on to new pastures (and to those remaining, of course).

 

All the best for the change guys. I hope it's for the better for you all.

 

http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=223713

New bit-tech Editor, Simon Brew answers your questions in the above thread.

 

As Krikkit has mentioned, some of us have had a little time to digest the news and consider what it means.

I'd also like to say thanks to the staff who have made the site the success it is, despite some of the corporate pressures, and wish all the best to the new team (some of which we already know), and to those moving on to pastures new.

 

Good luck to those who have left and to those of you who have just arrived.

 

Long live the forums! If the writing is to be on a freelance basis does this mean you will have no lab to do testing in? I can see the expertise dying very quickly without a centralised system for testing etc....

 

What can i say..... Goood luck, change is always good, I'm still gona be a loyal follower and looking forward to some interesting changes ahead.

 

Hmmm, trust Denis to do this.
Since Denis came on board I have had less of a reason to frequent the site as much as I once did.
This surely is the nail in the coffin.

To the staff whom have slaved over this site for so many years and produced excellent articles, I wish you all the very best of luck and hope you all find an employeer deserving of your skills!

Denis have yet again not failed to disapoint, I feel somewhat sorry for the staff whom are having their puppy taking away form them after so many years of hard work.

Guys I truely feel for you.

Best of luck to you all!

 

Is there a bit more in the way of a reason for the changes?