Trimond297 on Jun 5, 2015 wrote:

Last month, on May 9th, it was the 2nd anniversary of the day One-Eyed Jack was brought into KI as P101's Community Manager(the first of which he is, by the way, & Bonnie Anne being the second, which makes them Co-Community Managers), which was about a week after Avalon's launch in W101 on May 2012, & I had completely forgotten about that anniversary day where he was brought into KI as the first P101 Community Manager we've come to know & love today! How could I forget that? It saddens me to miss that moment... for a little bit. Wish I would have celebrated on that day & hadn't forgotten.

Well, anyway, I would like to wish him a very, even very belated, happy anniversary on that day that he was a KI employee, One-Eyed Jack! From the moment you were brought into KI, we were very excited to pass out fantastic ideas on improving the game, just as he was to be a part of KI on that day before he moved there to work with them, on that time before it went into Beta & Live, & I can still remember the excitement that still flowed through me after I read that he would become KI's new, & the first, P101 Community Manager at that time, & it was very good news, indeed. He had to learn the ropes during his training days, from my guess, & sure enough, he was ready to hear the ideas we have been sending to keep making P101 more & more amazing than ever before, even after it went Live. We've been through so much good moments since that time & we still have many more to come!

Congrats to One-Eyed Jack for still being the best, & the first, P101 Community Manager we still love today... & to Bonnie Anne, though your 1st anniversary on being with KI is months away from now, I would like to thank you, too, for being the best, & the 2nd, Co-Community Manager we've known to love, too. I wait to see that day & give my congrats to you. Until that day, happy belated 2nd anniversary on being with KI on May 9th, One-Eyed Jack! Here's to many more years to come, with great co-operation towards Bonnie Anne, too!

Who knows what may be next for them? One thing is certain, we'll have many more good memories to come! Thanks, One-Eyed Jack, & you too, Bonnie Anne... for everything!

One-Eyed Jack on Jun 5, 2015 wrote:

Three years!

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/09/wizard101-fansite-owner-hired-to-be-pirate101s-community-manage/

Thank you, Trimond. I've actually had a promotion since that time and now I'm overseeing the community / social media team (along with Bonnie Anne and #JuliaFromKI), so I'm working for our two MMOs now and anxiously preparing for the release of our upcoming mobile games. We're a lean, mean, KingsIsle community machine! Bonnie and #JuliafromKI are great assets to our community!

It's been a very interesting journey, and these Pirate101 Forums have a great crew of people contributing to them. Thank YOU EVERYONE, for making it a great experience for all who visit here.

YARR PIRATES

Willowydream on Jun 5, 2015 wrote:

Congratulations, One-Eyed Jack! You guys are doing a great job with what I'm sure is a Herculean task!

My question though is, why doesn't JuliafromKI get an alter-ego like you and Bonnie Anne? Are there not enough Female NPC's to choose from? She could Mustang Sally, couldn't she? Or one of the Mouse NPC's from Scrimshaw.

Please encourage plain ol' JuliafromKI to take on an exciting persona!!

Arr!

Bonnie Anne on Jun 8, 2015 wrote:

#Julia is our social media coordinator, so you can say "hi" to her on Twitter @Pirate101.

Chrissy Th'Blesser on Jun 5, 2015 wrote:

Happy 3rd anniversary Tom. I too am embarrassed that it got by me too. I was beyond excited for you when I heard the great news and you have blown away all my expectations and superseded every one by a huge margin.
Your great encouragement to me when I was a baby blesser meant the world to me and you helped to make Chrissy Th'Blesser into what I am today. I know that I will only become a better blesser and gamer thanks to all the help from the lovely trio of Tom, Leala and #JuliaFromKI. You guys ROCK.