It turns out that not every talented editor loves spending 30 hours a month slaving away for pocket change. Who knew?
Not sure about resignation details but I have a hunch.
Content providers (ground-up/web types--
not Sony BMG) are often OK with pocket change as long as they feel that what they are doing, with all of its sacrifices, has a meaningful, positive impact on their audiences.
Even though I personally think 9 of the last 10 EP stories were
great purchase decisions (better ratio than any other fiction mag I've ever loved) I can empathize with JT's desire to resign just based on the feedback in these forums.
If forum feedback were only vociferation of 1% EP's audience it'd still be the main representation of "audience."
Reading through comments you can see how the love might get drained quickly from someone who's just pretty much working for the love.
Thing is, so many other things factor in that
aren't JT. A Hugo winning story can be lessened by a crappy reader. A Hugo winning story can be lessened by a great reader with a crappy sound set-up. A Hugo winning story can be lessened by a great reader with a great sound set-up...but with a really crappy co-host *gulp.*
Personally, I've been highly impressed with the good work Jeremiah has done in such a short period. He's been juggling a lot of "not-the-editor's job" balls behind the scenes.
While I doubt that this thread will keep him in the fold, I hope that it at least serves as a means for those of us who haven't said so enough in the past to now tell him how very much we appreciated his hard,
excellent work.