Say hello to our new group of DU moderators!

[Skinner]

We had a HUGE response to our call for moderators (THANK YOU!), and it was extremely difficult to narrow the field down to 20 people. We had to turn down dozens and dozens of very qualified people. We hope that everyone who applied to serve as a moderator this turn will consider applying again in two months.

We were able to bring in a number of new people who have never moderated before. These folks are going to need a few days to learn the ropes, so cut them a little slack and please try not to make their lives too difficult.

Please take a moment to say hello to our new moderators, and to express your gratitude to our retiring moderators.

HERE ARE YOUR MODERATORS FOR THE NEXT TWO MONTHS:
(New moderators have an asterisk after their names.)

AnnabelLee
BigMcLargehuge*
Dookus*
FlashHarry*
GabysPoppy
jono*
Jonte_1979*
kaitykaity
lazarus
Lithos
MrsGrumpy*
otohara
proud patriot
Punkingal*
realFedUp*
sexybomber*
TahitiNut*
TSIAS*
undergroundrailroad
VolcanoJen

And I would like to express my gratitude to the retiring moderators. They did a tremendous job during what was perhaps the most difficult two months we've ever had on DU.

SAY THANK YOU TO THE RETIRING MODS:

dirk
dwickham
jarab
JulieRB
kcr
matt819
newyawker99
pmbryant
Rick Myers
umcwb
ZenLefty

NEW MODERATORS: Please log into the private Moderator Forum and introduce yourselves. The moderator forum is at the bottom of the forum lobby. You may have to log out an login again to reset your account and access the forum. If you have difficulty finding the Moderator forum, please send a private message to me or to elad.

RETIRING MODERATORS: Please log out and login again to reset your account to regular member status.

Thank you, moderators! We wouldn't be able to run this place without your help!

Skinner
DU Admin

[disgruntella]

1. <wild applause>

Thanks to all of you -- outcoming and ingoing (oops - that's too funny to edit though)!

Have fun!

[Clete]

2. Hi y'all.

:hi:

[Name removed]

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[KittyWampus]

4. Ola! Thanks and A Hearty Welcome

Without you, this place would be a madhouse! :)

[CMT]

5. Welcome new mods and a big thank you to those retiring

Have fun--the next couple of months will make the last couple of months seem like a a tiptoe through the toulips. :)

[Booberdawg]

6. I just noticed a couple of my favorites had mod icons next to their names

Okay MrsGrumpy and Dookus - I'll be good from now on!!:scared:

:hi:

[Dookus]

17. You'd better....

I'm watchin' you....

I can't wait 'til my epaulets arrive.

[Booberdawg]

27. LOL! I can picture it!

I think you'll make a good mod. You're always pretty even tempered and level-headed. :*

I don't know if I can go 2 months without calling you my favorite arrogant prick though ....:evilgrin:

[Dookus]

28. Hey!

*flips through rulebook*

That's a personal attack!! But I'll let it pass THIS time ;)

[Booberdawg]

31. But NO! It's a term of endearment!!

I don't have pet names for just anyone?!?!

Aww, but you know I love ya Dookie.:hug:

[AnnabelLee]

33. You didn't check the box

for the gold-tipped riding crop?:evilgrin:

[Dookus]

34. Whohooo!

I'm a-gonna LIKE this job!

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. Maybe you will...

and maybe not. ;)

[Booberdawg]

30. LOL!

Touché MrsGrumpy. Ya got me! :7 :thumbsup:

[ikojo]

7. Thank you to the exiting moderators as well as to those who have

volunteered for the next two months. It must be like herding cats but it seems to work well.

:toast:

:hi:


:yourock:

[Terwilliger]

8. THANK YOU RETIRING MODS!

You survived! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Pale Blue Dot]

9. Thank you all and good luck! nt

[TSIAS]

10. Hi everybody

Glad to be back on this term.

:hi:

--Taylor

[catpower2000]

23. Awesome to have you back, Taylor!

You are one of the all-time best mods in my book. Fair, genuinely kind, and honest. Can't beat it!

Thanks to all outgoing and congrats to all incoming!

Cat :hi:

[CarlBallard]

11. Hello new moderators

[Octafish]

12. Thanks to ye Mods! ,

... Your tireless efforts mean DUers can exchange ideas, opinions, beliefs and whatever else it is we communicate here. You also keep the place on friendly, civilized, speaking terms — and that isn't easy. Thank you ALL!

[BigMcLargehuge]

13. I look forward to serving

and am humbled by being selected for this honorable post.

[otohara]

18. Service w/A Smile

BigMcLargehuge..w/some fries -



:evilgrin:

[Terwilliger]

19. Congrats, Big!

What duty did you pull?

[BigMcLargehuge]

38. Lounge lizard

I should ask Skinner if I need a shark skin suit.

[sexybomber]

62. Lounge mods get those?

Sweet! :D

[MoonAndSun]

14. A BIG group hug to our new moderators,

:grouphug:

and another BIG group hug to the retiring mods.:grouphug: You did a great job!!

[Jax]

15. Thank you

All of you. Retiring Mods and New Mods. You put in such great efforts here at DU. You and your great efforts are MUCH appreciated!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

Jax

[UTUSN]

16. Who Has TIME to Welcome??? There's a HUGE Flame

thing going on--------but "welcome". Be kind.

[Crewleader]

20. Congratulations to all the new moderators

nice group of DUers'! :toast:

Thank You so much for a wonderful group of dedicated DUers'
like the retiring moderators who have been overwhelming helpful and deserve great praise, your service as been appreciated! :toast:

To those who applied to become a moderator,Thank You don't give up, re-apply next time and the time after that,til you serve, we need everyones' help! :toast:

Everyone helping will only make DU a better place...:-)

[Dookus]

21. Thanks everyone....

for the warm welcome.

And let me add MY thanks to the old mods. I'll do my best to emulate them.

[burr]

22. hello to the new group of DU moderators...

thanks to all moderators who took my hell and loved every minute of hell given to them!!! :grr:

[spooky3]

24. Thanks to everyone!

[Terran]

25. Hello and good luck to the new Mods!

It was an awesome experience, and I enjoyed every minute of it...except for those minutes I was pulling my hair out and screaming at my monitor. :crazy: :crazy: :crazy:

Seriously, don't worry folks. You'll get lots of support from people who know what they're doing. Just be sure to read stuff carefully before you press that nuke button down, okay??

[ScreamingMeemie]

29. Thank you very much for the welcome.

I will do my best. It's a good feeling to know that now I will be justified in spending too much time here. :hi:

[AnnabelLee]

37. You can put it down

on any future resumes as "volunteer work".:D

[Forkboy]

32. Personally I feel that anyone named MrsGrumpy

should be a permanant mod :)

[ScreamingMeemie]

57. First, see how I do. hehehehehehehehe

:evilgrin:

[Lugnut]

35. Thank you all!

Hi there to the new moderators and job well done and thank you to those who are retiring. :)

[blueseas]

36. Good luck one and all

Best wishes and have fun!

[Hawkeye-X]

39. Good luck mods!

Four months removed from my last mod tour, and I still miss taking a peek at the mod forums! Maybe next roundup, I'll take a hitch and stay for one more tour of duty....

As ZenLefty would love to say: Keep your sticks on ice!

Avs in Stanley Cup 2004, Guaranteed!

Hawkeye-X

[oasis]

40. Thanks to all that make this a great place to be.

:toast:

[JasonBerry]

41. Welcome the New - Farewell the Old

Congrats on your new responsibilities. It's a thankless job you have that most of us don't appreciate enough.

To the old - farewell. Just don't go too far away. And....sorry to NewYawker99 for being a jerk when I was REALLY upset one day. You were always so good at welcoming new people to DU. I saw a good moderator in action.

Good luck to you all!

- Jason Berry

[opihimoimoi]

42. To the retirees Mucho Mahalos for doing a bang up job

And Welcome to the new Mods.

Your job is very much appreciated from this pond.

Come, we go eat, drink, sing, laugh, smile, enjoy.

[TakebackAmerica]

43. Yee Haw!

:hi: :hi:
:hi: :hi:
:hi: :hi:
:hi: :hi:

[imax2268]

44. hey...don't ban me...!

:hi:

[Isome]

45. Thanks...

to all the retiring mods :toast:

...Hello to all the new mods! :party:

[DemExpat]

46. Congratulations to all newcomers! And THANKS to retirees......

You guys are all the BEST!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

:toast: :toast:

DemEx

[VOX]

47. BIG thanks to those who've done such good work, and to those who will...

WE really appreciate your heartfelt time and energy spent in making DU a good "home" -- you are the best!

:toast:

[buddhamama]

48. Hello, Mods

three cheers for Everyone

:toast: :toast: :toast:

Thank You!

[Iverson]

49. Thanks to both old and new!

Your work is genuinely appreciated.

[philosophie_en_rose]

50. Thanks to the outgoing mods!

Especially newyawker99 - the friendliest personality on DU.

:hi:

[goobergunch]

51. Congratulations to the new mods!

And thanks to the retiring mods!

:toast: :toast: :toast:

[gottaB]

52. hey

:yourock:

[Jonte_1979]

53. It's good to be back

Now where did I put my jackboots... Ah, there they are!

[cally]

54. Thanks to all of you

for volunteering and keeping this place a little more sane. A special thanks to the retiring mods! :bounce:

[cmd]

55. Hi and thank you

Thank you both old and new mods. My hat is off to you.:hi:

[pmbryant]

56. At least one thing I'm going to miss...

When someone edits their post's subject line to say "DUPE. Sorry", I can't delete it anymore. :evilfrown:

Congrats to the new mods, and thanks to everyone who served with me last term and earlier.

:hi:

--Peter

[hayu_lol]

58. For both sets of mods...in and out...

Thanks for your time(lots of it)and efforts. Just think new mods...you used to have friends...lol.

mod from another site.

[indigo32]

59. Thx All

for all you do

[davidinalameda]

60. congrats to all the new moderators!

you'll have a blast!

[DarbyUSMC]

61. Let the moderating begin. Thanks to all past moderators.

[bloom]

63. Hello Mods!!

and thanks :)

[tlcandie]

64. Welcome to the new blood and farewell to the old!

Thanks for all that you've done and/or will do!! :hi:

[SnohoDem]

65. Howdy and thanks! n/t

[Renew Deal]

66. Welcome!!!

Congrats on your new positions. :grouphug:

[midnitemoleman]

67. Welcome

I wonder how many of you donated to the board, nothing personal I just figured that was a must to be a mod. But then again I could be wrong. For me, the Bush trickel has not come down this far to have the extra cash.

[Name removed]

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[Jacobin]

69. Not sure if certain people are taking advantage of the changing of the

guard, but this place has been OVERRUN with the forbidden epithet in the last day or two.

I mean, puhleeze, let's stop congratulating each other for a few minutes and ask the moderators to......go moderate.

[alphafemale]

70. Hey Y'all! You get to laugh at my spelling mistakes!

:hi:

[BuckIGirl]

71. Hello and Good Bye to All

Welcome to those of you joining the ranks.....

and, Good bye to all of those that made these pages a great place for discussion.

[Mikimouse]

72. Congrats to all the new mods!

and to all the old mods, my eternal gratitude for saving my hide more than once when I was getting flamed by disruptors. You folks are Ggggreeeeaaaaaaaatttt!:hi: :toast:

[frank frankly]

73. hello there

thanks!