* What web host is used to occupy the Chrono Compendium website, and do you see any changes in the near future concerning the website's format?
No; it's all Ramsus's decision. Moving content often takes longer than creating it, so I hope that the server will right itself or the speeds will overtake any lag caused by MediaWiki right now.
* How many staff members are currently working on Crimson Echoe's, and should we see a premiere date in the upcoming year of 2007?
There are 30 members.
14 are inactive.
4 are rom hacking innovators.
3 are expert consultants.
2 are mappers.
2 are plot watchers, and are mostly retired at this point.
2 are dedicated beta testers.
2 are jacks-of-all-trades.
1 is an event coder.
Even so, we don't accomplish that much...
* Is it confirmed that a Fan Project Journal will be release to better help prevent the load times when visiting the Compendium, and do you think this is the solution to the problem ?
I have little to no technical skill, so it's up to Ramsus.
* You say you don't care about administrative abuse, if one was to get banned without explanation or warning, would you actually care?
Can you quote me on that? My policy from the get-go has been to not be an abusive admin. There is a special circle of burning hell for jerks in charge of organizations who unfairly kick or ban others. The only permanent ban standing right now on the Compendium was issued after two months of proven abuse. If anything, the Compendium is very lenient when it comes to finally issuing a block.
* And if Square Enix came to a conclusion not to release (a)nother Chrono game, would you later retire your current position and discontinue the development of the Compendium?
That'd be only the beginning for the Chrono Compendium. I believe strongly in the existence of sites like this; they are essential cradles of fan interaction and growth. Without the Chrono Compendium, the 500 remixes of Chrono music would still be spread across the web, and many of them would be permanently lost. A perfect backup of all the Japanese doujins would not exist. Certain fan projects would not have a spotlight, and there would be no unified rom hacking board or encyclopedia page aside from listings of utilities and hacks on romhacking.net and possibly Geiger's Crypt. Forums would still be debating whether Guile is Magus, and enlightened discussion on the merits of Chrono Cross would have never been presented in our features. Lastly, and most importantly, an organized forum of Chrono fans who maintain the community only out of a love for the games would not exist. The Chrono Compendium is the beating pulse of the Chrono fan community. We may not be huge, but our purpose as a perfect archive of data and information and as a meeting place to share and indulge in the series has produced something beautiful. If Chrono Break debuts, we will relentlessly cover it and rework all our analysis. It will be a new age for Chrono fans.
