2014 is approaching. It's time to start setting up the schedule for next year, assuming most of you are in favor of another year of shmups.
I am passing the torch to ExedExes. University has quite effectively taken over my life and really I've been pretty much not active here since the first year I started it. I no longer have the time or effort to devote the time to this thread that it deserves. ExedExes has proven to be the most active contributor to the thread on the forum, so there is really no better choice. Of course, it will remain a democratic and group effort above all else, so little will change other than someone else will be managing votes and OP updating.
I will be sure to finish up this year tiding up the OP though. October and December will have high scores posted, and I'm going to keep an eye out on the Racket STGT thread in hopes that some kind of "final scores" post is made so I can link it from here (if someone would keep me in the loop on this that would be cool).
Thanks to all of you guys for cooperating with me on this (and a special thanks to those of you that made it as hard as you could for me

). It has been fun and I'm glad to have contributed an interesting thread.