Hello friends, I’ve missed you all very much!

I think that it’s about time we start giving the site some real definition, allowing people to visit without being overwhelmed by confusing content that doesn’t immediately explain itself. There are a number of ways that we can do this, including some new (and some old!) features that we’d like to (re)introduce to the site, but I think an important step in creating a site that makes sense is being open in the creative process.

My personal vision for Octonaut is a site based completely on that very creative process I mention. I want people to be able to interact with the site in a meaningful way (whether its through polls, jamboree, commenting or submitting) and feel like they play an active role in what’s going on. A part of that is going to be returning to semi-regular site updates through the mainpage, so there’s always some indicator of progress on the various projects going on behind the scenes at any given time.

Along with all of that, I’d like to see the forums return to a state of activity and the community itself begin to blossom. I know you guys have a lot to say about stuff, so Jeb and I are going to be doing our best to encourage active communication on the forum and see what we can do about expanding our user base in the coming weeks. And maybe I’ll even write an article or something, who knows!

Really though, truly. You guys? Pretty decent, I have to say. So let’s see if we can’t make this site worth visiting.