A thank-you to the Mods & Admins

I haven't been around much lately (and miss you guys), but based on recent experience you've been on my mind a lot. I've been spending time at an Interior Design board (remodeling and all) and it's a large and active board, primarily self-moderated because nothing ever really got out of hand. In recent weeks a mod suddenly appeared and has decided to "clean up" what wasn't messed up, and is deleting posts and threads left and right without justification or explanation, issuing warning emails to rule abiding members that they'll be kicked off the board, all kinds of crazy antics ala' Barney Fife after a day of binging at Starbucks.

Anyway, it made me think of how all that is so not VDr. And I just wanted to let you guys know that you've always been tops in my book. You're fair, approachable, and don't run around like nuts with hatchets shredding posts to bits and making threats. Thank you!

~Kat

Thank you Kat, we try & run things on an even keel around here, sounds like that mod is a bit gung ho. Too bad as he will probably put those forums in a bad situation. BJ

Thanks KatMac.
It's pretty interesting how each board has its own personality.

See guys? I TOLD you all those charm school courses and personality workshops would pay off! So you had to shell out for the tuition yourselves, so what? Isn't it nicer to be nicer? :D

Ha! I just had a mental image of all the mods congregated in a room, walking around in circles with outstretched arms while balancing War & Peace on their heads. :D

This is probably the best of computing boards, due in my opinion to the professional and even handed way in which you moderators handle the variety of problems posed by the members. We are all grateful for your fine work.

Thanks for the kind words, yea Joe the charm school & workshops worked great, I was a bit of a grump before I went to em.SW

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Ha! I just had a mental image of all the mods congregated in a room, walking around in circles with outstretched arms while balancing War & Peace on their heads. :D

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Close, but the book was Melville's "Moby Dick".

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Originally Posted by Sidewinder

Thanks for the kind words, yea Joe the charm school & workshops worked great, I was a bit of a grump before I went to em.SW

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Me too. I used to sneak into my neighbor's apt. when I was POed, open her clothes hamper, and then play "kick the cat into the hamper". Now I'm a calmer, gentler me. I just throw the cat into the hamper now

I'm not a long-time mod, or long-time member, but i'll say thanks for the kind words anyway, and thanks to JP for the workshop, i got a personality for free! after a lot of e-mails that wanted £9.99 in 26 easy payments....


Liam

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Me too. I used to sneak into my neighbor's apt. when I was POed, open her clothes hamper, and then play "kick the cat into the hamper". Now I'm a calmer, gentler me. I just throw the cat into the hamper now

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Well im glad it worked for you too Joe. Mellow is the key,Mellow is the key, Mellow is the key.MMMMMMMMMMMMMM. SW

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Ha! I just had a mental image of all the mods congregated in a room, walking around in circles with outstretched arms while balancing War & Peace on their heads. :D

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Close, but the book was Melville's "Moby Dick".

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Interesting....I use to practice walking with four Encyclopedia Brittanica's on my head. Now I walk a lot straighter since the vertebrae in my neck and back got compacted together.

War and Peace?? JP told me that everybody got Oxford's Complete and Unabridged English Dictionary, just like me. What's up with that? :confused:

We can always count on you guys for a smile and a good laugh :D

I second the good job around here.
Other boards are filled with pointless flame wars that are just plain disruptive, nothing more. (though I do admit that they can be entertaining at times, but it just gets old too quick)

keep it up
Byan

Thanks everyone. I know I speak for the entire crew when I say we do try very hard and it's really nice to be appreciated. Grazie. -Joe

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Make that a huge third.

About the only forum I use and try to contribute when I can, are the best managed, and moderated I have found online are: right here.
I feel at home here. :p
I like the way newcomers are welcomed and not bashed to smithereens.

Surf the eBay forums if you want to see well mangled posts, multiple warnings over nothing, and members in full blown post wars.
If they had any real competition I'd never visit there.

One of my profiles I used (yep, make that past tense) to post on the forums there was completely tossed last week for directing another member to an auction site that has firearms.
And I'm not talking assault type weapons.
The guy was looking for an over-under shotgun to shoot skeet and trap.
All completely legal is the USA.
4 years down the tubes in 1) post to auctionarms.

Very Grateful for this site!

Steve_83

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Make that a huge third.

I feel at home here. :p

Very Grateful for this site!

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My sentiments as well. Make that a Forth! :)

**blushes**