I'd like to compliment the mods

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

That use their own handle when locking a thread. I never realized how much more I appreciate it when they do that :thumbsup:

[MercutioATC]

1. Agreed!

[GOPisEvil]

2. I have come to appreciate that as well.

:)

[southlandshari]

3. Thanks.

:hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. I noticed that you did it several times the other night and really

appreciated it. You've got my complete respect for the courageous act of not being incognito and standing for whatever conviction prompted you to lock.

[southlandshari]

5. Awwww...

What a nice thing to say!

:hug:

[Maddy McCall]

14. I second this!

[blondeatlast]

9. Good for you, southlandshari! Terrya did the same for me recently.

I did request the lock, but I still thought it was a nice touch, nonetheless.

[jonnyblitz]

15. ...

:hi:

[southlandshari]

16. Does this mean I'm forgiven...

For that lock a few days ago?

:toast:

[jonnyblitz]

17. haha...you are funny...

who said i was ever mad. your PM to me was like an e-quaalude.

[jonnyblitz]

21. seriously though...

I have been around here long enough to know the proper temperment to maintain so when i get a little loud and persistent I can sense when i am probably crossing the line. Sometimes I am so heated up about something I am willing to deal with the consequences. So i can't really be mad when I am aware I am crossing the line a bit despite how angry and annoying to you I might be while it is going on..:shrug:

[southlandshari]

35. You were not angry or annoying to me

I understood exactly the POV you and others expressed.

By the way, your e-quaalude comment just now was, quite possibly, the funniest thing anyone has every said to me on DU!

:rofl:

[blondeatlast]

6. Indeed! It takes guts, but it makes me have all the more respect. nt

[BlondieK143]

7. Definitely agreed!

:thumbsup:

[NoSheep]

8. I agree completely. I too have had good experiences with mods

even when my post gets locked! Somebody around here has to keep a stable attitude when others are heated up or too excited to realize they may be breaking a rule, etc. Special thanks to southlandshari.
:yourock:

[southlandshari]

10. I remember that one!

Thanks for understanding!

:pals:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

11. I think you've created a great deal of good will with your style

[progmom]

12. i totally agree

:hi:

[Maddy McCall]

13. I appreciate it, too. Southland Shari and the Mag...

you both rock...as do other mods who do this.

I appreciate that sometimes these two will give gentle guidance in a thread before they lock.

Mods need a big hug after the past couple of days. How can I send a case of fine wine to the hot tub?

:yourock: !!!!!

[Midlodemocrat]

25. Personally, I prefer wine in the box.

but hey, that's just me.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

27. Wine in the box stays better longer

ain't no shame in that

[Maddy McCall]

32. Well, I wish I could internet you guys some.

:D :hi:

[southlandshari]

38. Skip the wine, do you have a spare bedroom?

Hurricane Dennis is heading this way, and it isn't looking good at all. Care for some company?!

Thanks for the kind words, darlin'!

:hi:

[Crazy Guggenheim]

18. Same here. This must be the toughest board to moderate.

BTW, I love how the Admins/Mods enforce discipline here. We may not always agree on a deletion or edit but you "guys" do a terrific job.

[EstimatedProphet]

19. Thank you

I try to keep myself accountable in DU's eyes for my actions.

[Kathy in Cambridge]

20. I agree. It takes guts to stand behind one's convictions.

the mods on DU do a great job.

[OKNancy]

33. Hi Kathy, we don't follow our convictions

we follow the rules and guidelines set by the administrators.

I put in my two cents about how I feel about a subject, but sometimes others don't agree...and sometimes they do. The system works really well I think.

[Wetzelbill]

22. I love the smell of ass kissing in the morning.......

dude, that sounded awful.

[Misunderestimator]

24. LOL

:rofl: Dude... um... what sounded awful? A compliment to people doing a great job and taking responsibility for their actions... awful? :rofl: That's funny.

[Wetzelbill]

29. no my comment awful

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

26. I doubt any of the mods would accuse me of kissing their ass

unless you were commenting on a fetish of yours which I erroneously misinterpreted

[Wetzelbill]

30. I will plead the fifth

:)

[The empressof all]

23. Thanks all for the support

Just a reminder though....Locking Mods never make a decision alone. Decisions are made by concensus....That's why it sometimes takes time to get responses to alerts.

Alerts by the way are really helpful to us. I for one want your eyes and your input into what goes on here in our community.

You all are great........even if I have to lock your threads sometimes.

[terrya]

28. Thank you!

This newbie mod appreciates it. :-)

[Pale Blue Dot]

31. I'd like to defend the use of the "moderator" tag.

Moderators always reach some sort of consensus before locking a thread. However, in the past, some members have detected some sort of bias in a particular moderator because they are "officially" the one who locked the thread. I think that the "Moderator" tag is important at times, especially in areas of extreme controversy, to protect an individual moderator from unfair accusations when they are, in fact, acting as a spokesperson for the whole group.

[southlandshari]

37. You make a good point

I think there are cases - the exception, not the rule - in which locking as moderator has some very valid justifications. That needed to be pointed out here, thanks for doing it!

:thumbsup:

[bigwillq]

34. I like that too.

Such brave souls. I know sometimes they may take some slack from some members but when they use their handle, at least they give us the chance to ask questions as to why they locked a thread, etc.

[bigtree]

36. I like the ad-lib explanations

like words of Confucius

[southlandshari]

39. Locking

Gotcha!

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[Misunderestimator]

40. LOL... And you nearly killed the thread...

:)

[southlandshari]

41. I know, I know

Story of my life. No one paid much attention to me before I was a mod; now they do....they scatter in every direction to get away from a thread where I've tried my feeble attempt at message board humor!

:blush:

[Misunderestimator]

42. I laughed!

:) We can keep this thread alive, I know we can.

[southlandshari]

43. Stranger things have happened, yes?

But if I kick it again, it is going to be seen as shameless ego-boosting, given the nice things some folks said about me upthread (or is it downthread?).

:blush:

[Misunderestimator]

44. upthread I believe...

:D :bounce:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

45. But if it falls into the archives we can start another one

:D

[Moderator]

46. I believe this is a discussion worth having

So I shall give it a kick in the spirit of hearing more opinions on the original topic of the thread.

[progmom]

47. ha

:rofl:

[Misunderestimator]

49. LOL

:thumbsup:

[xmas74]

48. All of our mods do a wonderful job on this board.

There are times when I have to agree to disagree but I still respect ya'll for taking a stand.
Keep up the good work!