Dear players and fans of the IDL,<br /><br />I would like to take a moment to personally announce my resignation as the commissioner of the International Doom League. After building the framework for the IDL in late 2006, I never could have imagined what the league has become by 2011. What began as a simple 24 player league has now housed in the vicinity of 150 players over 15+ countries. Now five years later, with my own ambitions in life lying elsewhere, it is time to step out of the light and let the future leaders of the league continue to pave their own path.<br /><br />I have appointed HumanBones as my successor as I feel he has an appropriate amount of league experience, the ability to make tough decisions, and hopefully by now, the earned respect from the rest of our player base. I implore you to get behind your new commissioner and help him make the push into this next decade a success for the International Doom League.<br /><br />To players that are new or considered &quot;undervalued&quot; as far as drafts go, please continue to work hard and get better! Every great player in this league&#039;s history had to start at the bottom and work their way up. To those veterans who have yet to step up and do their part, the following especially goes for you: Do not be afraid to step up and take the reigns of this league&#039;s future; there can be no IDL without driven leadership.<br /><br />I could begin thanking everybody that has played and made the league a success over the years, but that could go on rather long. I would like to simply list a number of notable people off the top of my head who have helped or been a vital part of league operations in one way or another since the beginning. I apologize if I have left anybody important out!<br />[hr]<br />[center]Bloodshedder<br />Chaindude<br />Dew<br />DomRem<br />Excelblue<br />Fastidious<br />Gilgamesh<br />Goatface<br />Humanbones<br />Jehar<br />JKist3<br />Kilgore<br />KillingBlair<br />Ladna<br />Manc<br />Mantis-X<br />Mikehail<br />MionicDonut<br />Nostar<br />Revstar<br />Shadow Ghost<br />Stealth<br />Xenaero[/center]<br />[hr]<br /><br />To all of those ever involved with this league, whether it be from day one or just last season, I thank you for the fun and, in some cases, support that you have provided me during this past half decade. I have enjoyed my tenure here and appreciate the opportunity to have worked and communicated with many of you. I can only hope for this same level of input and energy from a group of people for any potential future projects I take on.<br /><br />Thanks again. It&#039;s been a pleasure both working and playing with you.<br /><br />Best Regards,<br />[i]~Ralphis[/i]