Well, I could go into great detail in endless paragraphs, but in general, when you've been in a clan like the Sabres for many many years, it seizes to be a clan and it becomes more of a family type hierarchy. It's hard to put into words, but in essence, when you become a "leader" of the Sabres, it's like your being put to the head of the 'family'. The clan is really run by the Sabre Elites, and you spend much more time during your time as a Sabre as an Elite then a leader. , In a sentence, the Sabre leader's job is to make sure the Sabres live through the time your given to lead them, where as the main goal of the Elites is to run the actual mechanics of the clan, ie, events, forums, etc etc. This is why the Sabre system allows them to last 12-13 years now (including Cyber Wars), where as you get these clans that last only a year before they die. The interesting thing about leadership roles in the Sabres is that you, and everyone knows, years in advance, who's next in line for leadership. For example, Meteor knew I was going to be leader years before I actually was, just like I knew Iron (Skoby) and Jinn would eventually be the leaders once I stepped down.

So to answer your question, I stepped down from leadership because I felt I gave what I was suppose to give and I did my part to let the Sabres pass on to the next generation.

Hey Dorcha and Rob, nice to see some familiar faces.

And thanks everyone who I haven't yet met for your words of encouragement.
 
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