Say hello to our new moderators!

[Skinner]

As usual, we had a good response to our call for moderators, and it was extremely difficult to narrow the field down. We had to turn down a number of very qualified people. We hope that everyone who applied to serve as a moderator this turn will consider applying again next term.

A moderator switch is always a little chaotic, so I want to apologize in advance for any problems that may arise over the next few days. Thank you for your understanding.

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 THIS TERM:

AlienGirl
AZDemDist6
benfranklin1776
brainshrub
CrownPrinceBandar
DemExpat
Democrat 4 Ever
ElsewheresDaughter
EstimatedProphet
flamingyouth
geomon666
jarab
JonathanChance
JulieRB
LisaLynne
Lithos
MajorFlaw
MessiahRp
Midlodemocrat
ncrainbowgrrl
newyawker99
OKNancy
pinto
Rose Siding
socialdemocrat1981
southlandshari
sparosnare
Technowitch
terrya
The empressof all
The Magistrate
TreasonousBastard
unblock
undergroundrailroad
Wickerman

And I would like to express my gratitude to the retiring moderators, who did an amazing job during the previous term.

SAY THANK YOU TO THE RETIRING MODS:

antiwarwarrior
Cannikin
Darth_Kitten
Endangered Specie
kayleybeth
last1standing
maddezmom
MissMillie
mvd
nodehopper
rasputin1952
proud patriot

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 log back in again to reset your account and access the forum. If you have difficulty finding the Moderator forum, please send a private message 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

[Book Lover]

1. As always, many thanks to all mods

past and present. Without you all, DU would be nuts (or nuttier than usual :-) )

[knowbody0]

2. hey y'all

thanks for all your work

[bigwillq]

3. Congrats new mods, thanks to the retiring ones!

:toast:

[indy_azcat]

4. Thanks to the old and

cheers for the new (and repeat offenders)!
:bounce: :toast:

[umtalal]

5. Welcome Moderators a thankless and difficult job is ahead of you.

Good bye old moderators and thank you for all your work.

effoCrownprincebandar??

LOVE IT:evilgrin:

[Aristus]

6. Hellooooooooooo, new Mods!

Thank you, retiring Mods!

You guys are the greatest! :hi:

[a kennedy]

7. *hugs to all*

I know low post counters are not the most welcome here, but I am just so grateful for DU and for everyone who moderates, posts, lurks, and visits. THANK YOU!! :grouphug:

[xultar]

8. Thanks to the old and hello to the new!!!

[liberalnurse]

9. Hello Mods......

:woohoo:

[iconoclastic cat]

10. So, THIS is the face of the MAN!

/joke

:hi: Hi, mods!

[Sanity Claws]

11. Thanks to all

both to those leavings and those starting.
Hugs and kisses

[proud patriot]

12. Thanks to all new Mods

:toast:

[flvegan]

13. Hello, new mods! Thank you (!!!!!) retiring mods.

Tis an amazing task you have taken on/completed.

[yardwork]

14. Thank you to all mods, new and returning and retiring!

[roguevalley]

15. Hi. Thank you in advance.

[kaitykaity]

16. Great job.

The moderators were practically invisible this term.
Exactly like it ought to be.

Great work.

:thumbsup:

[wtmusic]

17. Hey mods, if I slip you each a twenty...

nah, nevermind.

Welcome and thanks :thumbsup:

[nickgutierrez]

18. A thanks and good luck message to the new Mod Crew.

:hi:

:toast:

[proud patriot]

19. see ya on the board antiwarwarrior

Have a great summer

[southlandshari]

49. Ring, ring, ring....

Surprise!

I'll be watching you, buster....

:rofl:

[nickgutierrez]

51. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

I'll be good. :)

[katinmn]

20. Thanks and congratulations!

Glad you were/are up for the challenge.

:)

[Maeve]

21. Some fine names in both incoming and outgoing lists!

Salutations, y'all!

[Duncan Grant]

22. Thanks to both the new and retiring mods!

Best wishes to you all from someone who's been on both sides of the alert button. :hug: :yourock: :hi:

[NoSheep]

23. Thank you all.

:loveya:

[deadparrot]

24. Thanks to all the mods, old and new!

You do a great job. :)

[NoSheep]

25. If one day I wanted to put my name in the pot to do this, where do I go

to learn about it?

[spooky3]

26. Thanks to old and new mods!

[ailsagirl]

27. Wow!! That's a lot of mods!! Welcome new mods

and many thanks to those who are retiring.

Couldn't have made it without ya!!

:hi:

[AuntiBush]

28. Hello to all new Mods & Thanks to all!

:hi:

[Mnemosyne]

29. You are all much appreciated mods! Thanks for all you do and will do!

[Lugnut]

30. Thank you all

:applause: :toast:

[tavalon]

31. Thank you and thank you!

You guys help to make this place the wonderful place it is.

[intheflow]

32. Hiya new Mods, thanks former Mods!

Nice to see so many good people serving this time around! :toast:

[ChiciB1]

33. Thanks To All Who Have Been There For Us.... And

a heartfelt welcome to all the new ones. Good to see so much interest and I sure appreciate all the efforts by everyone to keep us ALIVE!

Thanks so much to everyone!!

[kliljedahl]

34. Hello new Mods

& thank you very much. May your tenure be peaceful & uneventful, YEAH RIGHT!


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[David Zephyr]

35. Wow! Look at all of you! Much gratitude to you for your work.

:toast:

[annabanana]

36. How DU you DU it?. . .thanks, great job!

[ronnykmarshall]

37. terrya?

You know he's ....... a homersex'l!

*Whispering* Good job Terry. Make sure and stick to 'The Plan'. O' Glorious Judy/Barbra/Bette the AGENDA is going along as planned!!





Buuuuwhhhaaaaaaaa!!!!

[Me.]

38. Thank Heavens

we have a fab new bunch to chase all those nasty ole freeps away. The departing group did a fabulous job. Thanks all.

[Liberal_Dog]

39. Thanks To All Mod, Past & Present

:yourock:

[NashVegas]

40. Hi New Mods

And to the retiring mods: enjoy the rest, you earned it.

[lonestarnot]

41. Thanks new mods! And thanks old mods!

[Richard Steele]

42. "I, for one, WELCOME our new unseen overlords!"

Big thanks to the RETIRING mods...:yourock:

And also to the NEW mods....:applause:

But I reserve my biggest, bestest "THX" to the MODS who remain in office!

( LEGAL DISCLAIMER: My dispassionate, even-handed PERSONAL OPINION of the incumbent MODS was in no way 'influenced' by the fact that 'ncrainbowgrrl' is a smokin' HOTTIE!)

Seriously: y'all put in HOURS a day to make this place as great as it is, and y'all just keep coming back for more!
I wish I knew how to make this thing bigger::yourock:

Because y'all REALLY do!

If JESUS himself ever met you all...he would offer you PIE. And it would be YUMMY!

[dave502d]

43. Thank's to all. n/t

[readermostly]

44. Hi ,new mods. Thank you for all your hard work!! Much appreciated!!

[Lindsey]

45. Thanks to you all! n/t

[Ysolde]

46. Thanks to you all!

Thanks to those stepping up! :yourock:

And, thanks for all you've done to those "retiring"! :woohoo:

[pinto]

47. Hi, GD!

Just wanted to recognize you all, too.

DU is here because you are. We appreciate that.

Thanks for your participation.

pinto

[obxhead]

48. thanks to all.

[Erika]

50. Ah, mods, you do little to protect us from late night freeper types

and then you tell us to knock off the complaints because mods have a life and can't be here 24/7? OK. I never thought I'd be kicked off a democratic site for being too liberal, but so be it.

[bejammin075]

52. how the heck do I start a thread?

I've been at DU for a while. I finally got to recommend threads. Now I want to post one. There are no directions. I can't find any way to do it. Can someone help me? I've tried to figure it out, and I don't see how to do it. How the F*** do I post a new thread?

[Erika]

53. Why dont you try reading the instructions?

[SoDesuKa]

54. How To Start a Thread

Go to the section where you will start the thread - General Discussion, Lounge, etc. Click on the button that says "Post" and a blank form will appear. Type in the subject, then type in the text. Hit "Preview" before posting to edit any typos. Then hit "Post message"

[bejammin075]

55. Thanks.

In response to the other poster above, I DID look. I read the instructions several times and didn't see it. Maybe I'm retarted. Or just blind from tiredness and too much time at the computer.

[whistle]

56. Welcome and thanks for all that you do.....

[Paradise]

57. Welcome & Thanks! :) n/t

[muchacho]

58. howdy

and welcome

[rasputin1952]

59. DU is in good handsa once again...

as we grow...the # of Mods has grown as well...:D

A Great Crew at the helm...and I know that trolls, disruptors and RWnuts need to beware....:woohoo:

[The Magistrate]

60. It Was A Rare Pleasure To Work With You, Brother Rasputin

My best wishes to you and yours for the future, Sir!