[General Topics] saranhai:
I would like to thank my favorite developer, and my ...Awesome... Teammate.

We were a new team, just starting up (the team consisted of only three members including myself back then). We had recently hit some storms and things were not going well. All of the Team's hopes were shattered. I myself was seriously considering just leaving the Team that I had created.

And then came a new developer, with the interesting xda username of ...Awesome... I laughed when i first saw his username, and thought to myself "how could anyone have such a high self esteem and think of himself as superior above others?" Despite that thought, we still accepted him into our Team, and let me tell you, that is the BEST CHOICE Team Inferno has made so far. Almost from the minute we accepted him in, ...Awesome... had started working on his first ROM for the Team. His first release was a big hit in our small Mytouch 4G community, many users loved it. But ...Awesome... didn't stop there, no. He kept pushing out updates and new ROMs and works for the community, surprise after surprise. He breathed new life into our two year old device, making it comparable to the devices of today. He then decided to expand, the device of which I remember best is the Galaxy Nexus (JellyBelly ROM). Within a week, this one developer, had turned the Team's future right side up again. During all this time, ...Awesome... has also greatly contributed to the Team's more internal side. He was the one finding new developers left and right, making us the 11 Member Team that we are today. ...Awesome... never stopped giving ideas, how to make our website look better, how to connect more with people via our social networks (facebook, twitter, etc). It was his idea and he was the creator of our Team App (which you can find for free on the Play Store), and he was the one constantly updating it and keeping our users and fans informed.

Personally, ...Awesome... has helped me greatly in a number of my projects, including my AOKP Project for the HTC Glacier. Most, if not all of my ROMs, have parts of Awesomeness in them. He has not only been a great helper, but he has also been a mentor. Most of what I know today, was taught by him. He guided me through my first ever CM7 ROM built from source, and he has extreme patience for my noobness. In times when I feel like giving up, he has been there, with non stop encouragement, pushing me until the end.

This developer surely lives up to his ...Awesome... username, and he's nothing short of Awesomeness. But despite being the ...Awesome... developer that he is, he is also very humble. You often see him talking with other members on the forum like a regular user, and not calling out names or singling anyone out. He is very kind to new users, patiently explaining the same thing over and over again. We had elected him as Leader of our Team, but after a few months he resigned because he didn't think he deserved it. How humble of a heart is that? For a Team leader to tell his teammates that he doesn't think of himself as a "good enough" leader for the team? But we still look up to him anyway. He is the perfect example of what a developer should be: talented, yet humble hearted. Knowledgable, yet full of patience and encouragement for others who aren't as talented as himself. Everytime I post a new ROM thread, I am reminded of ...Awesome...

I want to take this chance to give ...Awesome... a serious thanks, because without him, Team Inferno would've most likely been long gone. So, on behalf of the whole of Team Inferno, we thank you ...Awesome... for your wonderful contributions to, not only the Team, but to the whole of the XDA Developers Community. We know not what the future may hold, but we know that together, we can achieve great accomplishments.

By the way, if any of the Mods are reading this, ...Awesome... is currently a Recognized Contributor, but I think he deserves more than that *hint hint nudge nudge* ;)

-Saranhai