It's Rockman Corner's 10th Anniversary!

My, how time flies. On this day ten years ago, Rockman Corner launched. I was 18-years old at the time – a senior in high school with no idea what I wanted to do with my life. Today I'm an elementary school teacher. It's my fifth year working with the little ones (never a dull day) and somehow, between it all, I've managed to sustain my little slice of the internet. I'm very much in awe.

I opened this place up as a hobby. I was the "news guy" for a little while over at Rockman Synergy. That site folded in 2008 and, knowing nothing about creating a site from scratch, I signed up for Blogger and set up shop here. My audience was small at first. I fondly remember the crushing feeling I felt when I realized my 1,000-something visitor milestone was not based on unique readers. That wasn't very fun. On the flip side, my first actual millionth hit was nearly gave me an amanuensis. These days I don't care much for metrics. It's only a number. But looking back, this was pretty darn unimaginable.

I've long maintained that Rockman Corner has been a one-man operation. However, that simply isn't true. You, dear reader, have contributed so much. The news submissions I've received – tips, fan projects, artwork and cool/obscure Mega Man artifacts of the past – helped make this place what it is. It is because of you that I've had someone to share this hobby with. And it's because of you that I've found myself working on official Mega Man projects with some really cool, talented people. That's something I could only dream of ten years ago. You, dear reader, have my sincere thanks.

From Mega Man 11 to the next crazy piece of licensed merchandise, I am very excited to continue my work on Rockman Corner this year. However, I've made peace with the fact that the times are changing. My free time is not what it was ten, even two years ago. I mean really; most of my daytime posts are done on lunch break or when the kiddos are at P.E class. It's still fun and I enjoy it, but I realize my routine and responsibilities are changing. And I'm okay with that.

So in light of this, I will be looking to form a small staff in the near future. Your contributions would go beyond sentiment; you'd help me run this place. It's an unpaid gig (of course), so you'd be doing it strictly as a Mega Man fan. You might even get the chance to work on some official projects, like I did.

I don't foresee this happening too soon but a staff beef-up is indeed coming (probably closer to Mega Man 11's launch). I'll update you all when the time comes. Until then, I'm here to stay. So thank you all, once more, for everything! You've made this dude really happy.


A special shout-out is in order for some very fine people:

Amy Veeres
AnnaMaria Coppi
Ash Paulsen
BC Direct
Bradley Austrin
Brandon Austrin
CapKobun
Chris Carter
ClevelandRock
Daniel Arseneault
David Oxford
Matt Moylan
MidniteW
Nadia Oxford
Number 20
OKeijiDragon
PixelButts
Reploid 21XX
Rock Miyabi
Salvatore Pane
Sensei Hanzo
Skybane
Stephanie Palermo
TanookiKuribo
Tim Turi
Vhyper1985

Rockman Corner 10th anniversary tribute art credits goes to....

Andrew Leta - http://www.andrewleta.com

Wintesm - https://wintesm.deviantart.com/

Rolando Ortiz - http://rolandoortiz.tumblr.com/