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Gratz to you all. I have to say that I'm a bit surprised by the number of new mods. After a very thinly veiled hint a month or so back I figured a new batch was on the way, but I was expecting three, maybe five.
This board really needs 8-10 active moderators in order to be monitored properly. With various explicit and implicit dropouts, we were down to about 4 or 5. This gets us back to a decent level with some room to spare.
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Bushmills do a Single Malt.

And Hey Chrissie, With You and Sticks that's 3 of us in quite a small area
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Old 04-December-2008, 10:19 PM
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Old 04-December-2008, 10:21 PM
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Congrats and succes to all of you new Mods!!

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Chrissy has a baseball bat. We're in big trouble.
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Congratulations all. [looks nervously over each shoulder] I, for one, welcome our new moderation overlords.

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Congrats all you new mods! I don't know what Aging J's problem is but I'll second the "I welcome our new BAUT overlords"
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chrissy.
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Congratulations Chrissy!

And the other Mods too.
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Thanks BetaDust and Nadme.

This is a great toy..... erm! I mean new functions.
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So, now the new Mod's are installed, How many mod's do we have? not counting our two Admins?
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so, now the new mod's are installed, how many mod's do we have? Not counting our two admins?
14, officially. But Josh and kashi have been away for a while, so 12 for all practical purposes.
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My one night I go to bed early for a change and I miss the PM!
Why? You can't PM as much as you like anymore ?
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Congratulations to the New Mods .

Hope y'all will stay Humble and not take advantage of the New Power.
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I'm only involved in a few serious discussions lately -
next thing I know, nearly half of the participants have become moderators ...
that's scary ...

congratulations ...
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Why do I have the feeling that I feel bad about this .

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I see there´s only one mod in the Far East time zones [Kashi in Australia], and none in the India Time. If I were an admin I´d be interested in filling the gaps. Just out of curiosity, what would be the basic criterion for the choice of mods [assuming it´s not secret]. Native Anglophony [well, there´s Hendrik] or something?
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I went to bed early last night because I had to go to the hospital this morning for another medical procedure, I missed Frasers PM he sent me, so my reply was late, that is all.
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I see there´s only one mod in the Far East time zones [Kashi in Australia], and none in the India Time. If I were an admin I´d be interested in filling the gaps. Just out of curiosity, what would be the basic criterion for the choice of mods [assuming it´s not secret]. Native Anglophony [well, there´s Hendrik] or something?
I assume stability of mind and posting style--and if not native Anglophony, at least skill in the language would be helpful. I would think anyone with a regular habit of questionable posts would be right out.
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Part of being a Moderator is Moderation.

The Mods actually lose expressive freedom by accepting that position- They need to set an example and try to NEVER screw up.
That's reasonably accurate, though if one's ethics are sound, being a mod shouldn't crimp their style (or contributions).

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Why do I have the feeling that I feel bad about this .
I have the utmost confident our mods, new and old alike, will moderate fairly, and effectively!

So, not to worry, Whirlpool - not to worry. Matters are well in hand...




Before anyone gets too excited, please reference the word between super and admin, above - Thanks.
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Glad it can now be public, Chrissy.

You go, girl.

As opposed to the Yugo Girl, who rusted very quickly.
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As opposed to the Yugo Girl, who rusted very quickly.
That was a girl?
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I assume stability of mind and posting style--and if not native Anglophony, at least skill in the language would be helpful. I would think anyone with a regular habit of questionable posts would be right out.
that would be me, then ... uh, the second part, that is ...
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Glad it can now be public, Chrissy.

You go, girl.

As opposed to the Yugo Girl, who rusted very quickly.
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The British are modding! The British are modding!


Congrats, all. It's well-deserved.
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It'll soon turn into a game of Risk. You'll see...
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