Some of you might have already noticed, but we've added three new members to the moderation team: Jim, HenrikOlsen and Serenitude. They've been really helpful to the community: welcoming new members, answering questions, and debunking bad science. To reward this, we're piling on the additional moderator responsibilities. ;-)

Thanks and welcome to the mod team guys.

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Oooo goody...I'm the first to say...

CONGRATULATIONS GUYS!!!!

Well hey, right on!

(Quick! Hide the booze! Everyone look busy!)

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- Moose's one-line review.

"your going to regret that one. You are now a colonoscope...
- Chrissy, corrupting PraedSt's wish.

And I offer our profound sympathy!

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Congradulations on your "knight-hood" of sorts. Now don that metal suit and sharpen your swords; I can't wait to spot an offender so I can start bugging you guys! J/k, but again congrats

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I'm like one of those idiot savants...well, except for the savant part.

Heh, a word of advice: Don't accidentally edit someone's post when you're trying to quote them, I can guarantee that they won't understand, and the buttons are right next to each other.

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Very good choices, Fraser.

(I don't envy moderators, so I'm not sure whether congratulations or condolences are in order. . . One of my daughters moderates a game discussion board with about 30,000 teenage girl members, and she is very busy and often frustrated, but I think this site has an inherently more mature membership.)

The funny thing is that I read you post, then got promoted, then hit Edit instead of Quote on someone's post, then got the message from Fraser about the promotion.
Luckily I noticed what I'd done before saving

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And the "driving on the freeway on a scooter" analogy still holds true because the pilots are sitting in 7 to 30 ton aircraft o' doom and you are running around them in your very own Meatbody, Mark I. Beep, beep.
Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.

I've done that a few times. Most often late at night or first thing in the morning when responding to an alert.

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Forming opinions as we speak

Hey guys,Congratulations!

At least , Mods like Antoniseb will be relieved of some responsibilities to respond on the alerts.

Give them the full Load!

Cheers!

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Jean
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." - Albert Einsteiin

Congratulations. It is hard work, and it IS appreciated. Serve well.
" Mr. Chambers! Don't get on that ship! That book......it's a cook book!"
Without you, chaos reigns.
Best regards, Dan

Oh By the way.

Does Serenitude cut his hair already?

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Jean
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"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing." - Albert Einsteiin

WTG, folks, and good luck!

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Great additions, especially Henrik, whom I hold in high regard for his tough love for science. Not to disparage the other nominees - who are also worthy. Henrik understands the bridge between particle physcs and cosmology, IMO.

I, for one, would like to thank our "up in the middle of the night by Pacific Time standards," "read CT" overlords.

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Gillian

"Now everyone was giving her that kind of look UFOlogists get when they suddenly say, 'Hey, if you shade your eyes you can see it is just a flock of geese after all.'"

"You can't erase icing."

"I can't believe it doesn't work! I found it on the internet, man!"

Agreed. Grats guys.

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A Geek will think he can use that to pick up a girl in a bar.
A Dork knows he can't pick up the girl with it, but will hang around for hours anyway, just in case she asks.
She might. You never know.

Just try not to abuse your power to win arguments that you are losing as exemplified in the following thread.
Moderating the Conspiracy Theories section - SAMU's opinions

Congrats, a good choice! Well, not Serenitude, but the other two are!

j/k . Actually I did spot 2 of the 3 as moderators before finding this thread, and I thought I simply never realized they were mods .

Have fun in the lounge with the other s!

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To the regular visitor of internet bulletin boards it is clear that it's an excellent idea your parents get to choose your real name.

May I remind you of rule 17:

OOPS, now I'm doing the work of the 3 newbies.

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To the regular visitor of internet bulletin boards it is clear that it's an excellent idea your parents get to choose your real name.

I can promise that my powers will not be abused by such an act.

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And the "driving on the freeway on a scooter" analogy still holds true because the pilots are sitting in 7 to 30 ton aircraft o' doom and you are running around them in your very own Meatbody, Mark I. Beep, beep.
Trying to make sense of computers, The Error Log.