Where do we go from here?

[VGPolyglot]

So, I see that Talon has left the site, and I assume with that the productivity and speed of changes/fixes that we were receiving. So, with us now essentially being back to where we were a few months ago, how do we move forward? Yes, things are better than they were then, but unfortunately now we don't have the sense of optimism and looking forward to the future of the site and its changes/fixes that we had before. I know that Trucks is still around, but unfortunately things are just not going to be done as quickly as they were before. So, what can we, as a community, do? There are some things we can help out with, for example maintaining threads and fostering a community, and possibly helping out if we are asked of it, but maybe what we need to do is gather together to let Talon know that we really do appreciate his fixes and that we want him to stay. I know that his responses can be rather hostile, and in fact I do think that he does need a better sense of PR However, I think we could maybe write some sort of thank-you letter or something that we used to do at school with our names and a little note to write until we have enough people that have written it, and then someone still in contact with Talon can send it to him. It may not work, but I think it's still worth trying at least, however I do think that if he were to come back that it would probably be better for there to be a mediator or someone who can filter what he says in a way that doesn't put everyone on edge.