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Jace Hall
03-15-2025 at 09:54 PM
Dear Twin Galaxies Community,
Throughout these years, I believe we've made incredible strides, evolving from past limitations and continually building something more inclusive, expansive, and meaningful. At its core, Twin Galaxies—established in 1981—represents something deeply significant: a recognition that gamers, and their remarkable achievements, deserve appreciation beyond the limitations of isolated gaming communities and niche interests.
Recently, with the Logitech Aim & Run Bounty Challenge, we've witnessed firsthand what I believe is the immense opportunity that arises when new communities are welcomed into our ecosystem. Logitech, as an influential external partner, seems thrilled with this collaboration—and it appears to be one of the most successful competitions in Twin Galaxies history.
The Counter-Strike 2 community, despite initial unfamiliarity with our adjudication process, has enthusiastically engaged with this challenge, demonstrating a genuine appetite for our structured, transparent approach to recognizing achievements. It's inspiring to see many of these new Counter-Strike players actively participating in the adjudication process themselves, clearly demonstrating what seems to be a genuine commitment to fairness and transparency.
Moreover, it's worth highlighting that these new Counter-Strike players aren't just adjudicating their own submissions—they're actively assisting in adjudicating submissions across our entire platform. While their votes might carry less weight than our longtime veteran members, every bit of participation helps, and their involvement clearly shows genuine commitment to our community.
One of our key future goals is to reach a point where Twin Galaxies can economically empower its members—such as by purchasing submission points directly from the community and enabling sponsors like Logitech to cover adjudication costs. This model would reduce barriers for participation, incentivize community engagement, and provide direct economic benefits to our dedicated members. If this Logitech Challenge completes with full success, it drastically moves us forward on this front.
However, this exciting new influx of participants hasn't come without legitimate concerns. Understandably, some longstanding members have expressed hesitation around adjudicating games they're less familiar with, fearing potential risks to their Credibility or encountering disputes. There have indeed been cases where some newer participants haven't respected our processes, but I genuinely believe these represent a minority rather than the overall community. While vigilance is crucial, we actively work to identify and address these issues. Disputes raised are ultimately decided by Twin Galaxies Admin, who historically have shown a strong track record in making fair and accurate decisions, consistently protecting adjudicators' Credibility.
It's important to explicitly acknowledge the significant contributions and dedication of our veteran members. Your expertise, commitment, and passion have been essential in shaping Twin Galaxies into the much more respected authority it is today than in the past. Encountering initial challenges when integrating new communities is entirely normal and expected—every meaningful growth opportunity comes with a learning curve. If anyone feels uncertain or hesitant, please remember Twin Galaxies Admin remains consistently vigilant, supportive, and ready to guide you through adjudication uncertainties or disputes, protecting your Credibility as fairly as possible.
In my opinion, adjudication isn't about achieving absolute perfection; rather, it’s about making informed judgments based on the knowledge reasonably available at the time. While skepticism and vigilance are important, our collective responsibility is to balance caution with openness.
Historically, Twin Galaxies has faced stagnation from exclusivity and resistance to change. It's my belief we must avoid repeating those mistakes. We're at a pivotal moment: by actively engaging with the pending submissions from the Logitech challenge, we can publicly capture and demonstrate authority, fairness, and unity—setting a powerful precedent for future opportunities.
Ultimately, the choice is yours. If you value Twin Galaxies and want to see it survive and thrive, I want to encourage you to further roll up your sleeves, overcome hesitation, and engage inclusively. Of course nobody is being forced, and I certainly cannot single-handedly drag Twin Galaxies to success and a positive future. If we are able to collectively embrace this and other future challenges, I genuinely believe we can become the central global authority for recognizing gaming achievements, celebrated and respected across all gaming communities. If not, that's okay too—either way, I deeply appreciate your engagement, and I’m committed to supporting the path our community collectively chooses to follow.
This is just my 2 cents, but I felt it was important to share. I feel honored to be able to be among you in general and I thank you all for your continued dedication, patience, and support.
Humbly,
Jace
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