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Announcement DerpySuX is (also) the new BSS Co-Leader

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Hello! A few months ago we promoted luisin to succeed chemcoop and at the time I mentioned that there were more changes in the works, now we've reached another one of those changes. I've been in this community since Gen 6 and with that I've seen a lot of the early stages of this community building from the ground up, and I'm glad to see how far it's come since then. There's still so much more room for Battle Stadium to grow though, and while it's always been an uphill battle as an official metagame that doesn't receive tournament support like VGC Doubles, I'm glad this community has continued to endure.

Unfortunately, while my appreciation for BSS has not faded, I find myself lacking the time and the interest to continue giving my position the attention it deserves so I will be stepping down. I don't want to see this community suffer for it though, so I've wanted to make sure I'm leaving this position behind to people who have the passion for BSS and energy to carry on the torch without just dumping everything onto new leadership all at once.

With that said, we'll be moving forward with promoting DerpySuX as luisin's new partner in crime! This may be a surprise to some, unsurprising to others, but both luisin and I have been waiting for this to finally be made official. Derpy has been a big help in BSS for a long time now and has helped in pretty much all areas at this point, so there can be no question of the experience and passion they have for this community. They've come a long way since entering this community, but I look forward to seeing how Derpy and luisin lead this community as we shift into new releases and inevitably a new generation of Pokemon!

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Words can't really describe how happy I am about this. I have developed such an undying passion for this community and to be chosen to be one of the faces of it is such a surreal feeling. My beginnings on Smogon were anything but smooth and having the opportunity to not only make amends, but become someone people look up to is humbling in a way I can't really articulate.

BSS has become home to me, and I am eternally thankful for everything I get to do here.

shoutouts to many ppl below
Huseey - you got me into this cursed game and made all of this happen in a way, I never would have imagined that our little pokemon battle five years ago would lead to this
Psynergy - bro I honestly don't know how you put up with me for all these years. I was constantly bugging you whenever something needed to get done and not a single time did you even seem remotely annoyed by it, but you are also incredibly honest with me. You didn't shy away from telling me when I needed to work on things, and that helped a lot in putting me on the right path.
chemcoop - never afraid to say it how it is, and a lot of the time I needed that. Your brutal honesty is a big reason I was able to make a change for the better on this site.
greilmercenary9 9 - I love you bro. You always believed in me from day one. Whether it was my competitive or community endeavors, you always have my back and I can't tell you how much that means.
StarkGod - my partner in crime. I don't know what to say here because we've been the best of friends for as long as I can recall.

luisin - Without you, I would not be writing this post. Your friendship back when I first came around was something that gave me the resolve to begin trying to rebuild my reputation on Smogon and in BSS. You have always been there for whatever I needed, and I was beyond thrilled to see you ascend to BSS Leader. I have a good feeling about the future of BSS, and I know we are going to do amazing things together.

There are too many people I want to say things about but this post would go on forever if I did.

Take me to a place where I can follow your sound
Take me through the maze, my world's been spinning 'round and 'round
 
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