Canon, Free again.

[Decae]

A common definition of community is a sharing, participation, and fellowship. I am happy to announce that we, as a community, have weathered one of the worst tech crashes to have ever seen our day. We shared the problems, the disasters, and did so in such a way as to only grow stronger.

During that time some decisions were made to keep our world afloat, hard ones that cost us a large amount of our group. In the beginning we were ridiculed, harrassed, and generally snubbed -- however those sacrifices paid off. We can look around us today and see friends that have stood by our sides for not just weeks, or months, but years. In the real world, let alone the cyber one with such a transient nature, that same accomplishment is stilll difficult to achieve. I would like to say that we have all overcome an obstacle that has now been cleared from our paths, and in doing so, surpassed the expectations of many.

Canon, is once again free. TidalMark Inc. disbanded and we are again awash in the truth of our own destiny. Market forces do not drive us, and the lack of money will no longer cause stress or be a crutch for those that either have, or do not have it. Please, feel free to relate this news to anyone you know who at one time played, wanted to play, or could not play because of the charge. As small as it was, the deterrent was quite strong and I understand the varied reasons that people left, or in the end, could not stay.

In the future we do plan on bringing forward more products and will most likely charge for them. As long as we are financially able (which should be an indefinate amount of time) Canon will be free. So do not assume that when a new product is brought out and the words pay to play are mentioned, that Canon is involved. It will not be.

Now, many of you have paid to play. Some of you may want a refund, if so, please follow these instructions. Email billing@evernight.com with your username, and address. We will send you a refund if you currently have over 2 months paid on your account. Keep in mind that this process is going to be long and annoying as we work through our customer base and continue to pay our bills. It might take months, many months, to fully dole out and refund the financial responsibilities that we have taken on.

If you do not wish to have a refund, then you simply do not need to email us. We will be placing a 'Donate' button on the front page for those of you who wish to continue to help fund the Evernight Games endeavor. Keep in mind that from now on, any bills or commitments will be taken on by myself, Brian (SoulDemon) and any other third parties we might bring in.

Thanks for sticking through the hard times folks. Let's hope it gets better from here.