I had talked with Jac about awarding someone a Sapphire Blade for coding up something to eliminate Tournament results errors, and oddly enough, Jac ended up doing it out of the kindness of his heart. I think it's only fair that, in return for his kind service, I show my appreciation.
Jac cares about the membership, and sometimes, he's given more grief than he deserves. When I had talked to him about the errors with results, he was there to discuss possible solutions, and about an hour or so later, he talked to me over IRC, and told me he had a surprise. Aftera few minutes, he showed me the current status of what he was doing, and it was an updated submission form, that he said would also have an added surprise. After about another hour, he showed me the link to download the spreadsheets that would now be counting Tournament results for me.
He spent a total of about six hours, up in the middle of the night, trying to finish this for me, because he knew how much it would help. Jac was completely selfless in this respect. I asked him at near enough 2:00 am his time, if he wasn't tired, and why he was still up; he replied by telling me that he couldn't leave the spreadsheet work unfinished in good conscience. People don't always see the fruits of Jac's labors, but I have the honor of seeing a lot of them. Jac is indeed slefless, and works to improve the Brotherhood, and add to the benefit of everyone who enjoys being a part.
Again, in recognition of his selfless service, I believe Jac is worthy of this, and more. You have my gratitude, Jac, and the thanks of everyone who will benefit from this.
-DJM Sith Bloodfyre-Tarentae
, 2004-11-30 23:00:00 UTC