Dear Ryan,

Having never spoken a word to you directly before, I feel I should start with on a positive note ...

Thank you. Thank you for creating this site. I've had great fun here and have met some wonderful friends that I will cherish long after my interest in this game has waned. You've created a game that is an awesome creative outlet, an intellectual challenge, a fantastic socialization forum, and is, quite honestly, as addictive as crack. Way to go!

Now on to the point - over the last several months, your lack of enthusiasm for maintaining this site has been quite clear. It seems that you have either lost interest, become otherwise engaged, or have just executed a failed experiment in changing the site. I won't expound on the matter - plenty of others have ...
http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44797419; http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44797363; http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44797127; http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44795618; http://www.xsketch.com/ideas/ideas/44792769; http://www.xsketch.com/ideas/ideas/44795898; http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44795642; http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44794816; http://www.xsketch.com/discussion/topics/44793853. Just a sampling - not including jewbot commentary or problems with specific players, frozen tables or site glitch issues.

I know this isn't the first you've heard of player discontent on xsketch. In fact, I'm sure if you've checked in even once or twice this year, it's been clear to you that players are frustrated and that many regulars have left. I'm not sure why you've decided to let this website slide. If you're too busy or no longer interested in keeping xsketch up, we totally understand. Life happens. But please turn xsketch over to someone who can handle the challenge. Please don't let your work in establishing this site go to waste. Frankly, this is just sad. Please let someone who cares about xsketch take the reins until you are ready to reclaim them.

Sincerely,
PC