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As many of you will have noticed, we've had a number of changes to the Community Team over the past month or so.  
Welcoming people in to the LSPDFR Team and seeing them integrate with what is essentially one big family, while becoming more and more of an integral part of what we do here as time goes by is just one of the many awesome things that I've been able to experience here as a result of what we've made with LCPDFR and LSPDFR.  The work that the Community Team is astounding, especially for a team of volunteers who owe nobody anything at all, and generously give up their own time to help us all here.  
In this respect, it'd be great if we could keep hold of all of the fantastic people that have worked with us on the team over the years, but sadly this just isn't the case, and we unfortunately do from time to time have to say our goodbyes.  
A little while ago now, Iconography retired from his position as the Community Manager.  Iconography was, like many who worked alongside him in the team, a 'normal member' for a number of years here.  With countless valuable contributions and having been a part of our community for ages, it only made sense to offer Icon the chance to become more involved as a member of our team.  Starting of as a community moderator, Icon was quick to impress me with his wit, his ethic and his intelligence.  Eventually taking on a more senior role within the moderation team, Icon then proved to also be a great hand for the newer members of our staff team.  In 2013, when the opportunity to be a much bigger part of everything we do arose, watching Icon take on the challenge and commit himself to being a part of the Management Team was honestly one of the best moments I've had here.  From making countless improvements to the way that we manage things, to coming up with great ideas like the Store, Icon's impact on LCPDFR.com just can't be overstated.  He boldly took on the challenge of day-to-day management of a 200,000 member community, and he had an amazing run.  I can honestly say that being able to both know and work with Icon was both a pleasure and an honour.  If there was a Mount Rushmore of LCPDFR, you can bet that Icon would be on it.
On a similar note, Illusionyary has also taken the decision to retire from the Community Team in his position as a Community Moderator.  Illusionyary joined the team in mid-2013, and with just under 3000 moderation actions to his name, was an instrumental part of maintaining and administering our community.
Additionally, Prophet has stepped down from his role as our first ever Content Editor, to focus on his own media channels.  While he'll forever be remembered for the infamous words of "this isn't going to be the preview of 0.3" on our livestream a while back, Prophet was a great help behind the scenes in organising the event, and really contributed to making it a truly special occasion - one that we'll be sure to do again!
I'd like to take the time to very personally thank Iconography, Illusionyary and Prophet for all that they've done for our community, and hope that everyone will join with me in doing so.  Our Community Team really are the best, and it's been great having you guys on-board :)
Finally, the eagle eyed among you might have noticed that we've just now welcomed a new face to the Community Team in Brant.  We'll have more to say about that soon.
Sam.