My opinion on this is that while I know everyone wants to hear things, constantly asking when the information coming out is being kept under a tight seal will just make it less likely for information to be told. I understand that questions the productivity/activeness/state of the server, but I doubt constantly asking will get any answers.

You can't keep nothingness under a tight seal.

In order for there to be hirees, there needs to be good applicants.

Negative reinforcement is needed to make Lance work.

And obviously 2k1 won't be like when Stefan and Cyberjouers backed it up.

Oh, you are the guy in charge of reviewing applicants, are you?

And I suppose you know of some?

I don't, but I assume people did apply. What their skill level was is pure speculation.

I received three applications. They did not make the cut. Sorry! There are your hiring results.

I should note a few things:

1) Priority one for me is school. I'd been neglecting my schoolwork before, and it came back to haunt me. I received some low grades last semester, and I've been working hard to ensure that such is not the case this semester. I've still been working on making time for Graal and other leisure activities, but things don't always work out the way we want. If you'd rather I focused on Graal and let my grades plummet - well, that's too bad. It is my belief that I have enough spare time to keep Graal2001 from further declining (refer to the post about slow forward progress being better than speedy detrimental changes), and as such I have no plans of giving into VT's push to change the management.
2) I can't hire people if they don't apply. There were so few applications that there wasn't much of a choice. I looked at them a few times, hoping, wishing that they would be sufficient to pass the cut, but hopes and wishes don't unfortunately have much power over reality. If you think your application may have gotten missed, or if you are a fairly skilled developer, I urge you to contact myself or CheeToS about a Graal2001 development position.
3) Unsurprisingly, the amount I need to justify to you, VT, is quite minimal. In fact, it's absolutely zero. As such, I will make use of that prerogative. I will also make use of my prerogative to close this thread, arguing that this thread in and of itself violates your agreement not to bash me, that it was created for that purpose.