Democratic Underground has 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
benfranklin1776
Call Me Wesley
Daylin Byak
DinoBoy
Fenris
flamingyouth
Heidi
Hippo_Tron
jmm
lavenderdiva
Lex
LisaLynne
Lithos
lostnfound
maddezmom
mvd
ncrainbowgrrl
newyawker99
OKNancy
Parrcrow
petersond
pinto
Pithlet
proud patriot
rasputin1952
Rick Myers
sparosnare
SteppingRazor
terrya
The empressof all
The Magistrate
undergroundrailroad
unhappycamper
varkam
wakemeupwhenitsover
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:

BigMcLargehuge
JulieRB
LeftCoast
RoadRunner
RubyDuby in GA

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 and 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

[Redstone]

1. Lots of re-upping mods this time, I see.

Those serving again deserve to be doubly thanked.

Redstone

[proud patriot]

2. Welcome New Mods

and Thank You for all the hard work to
the retiring Mods :patriot:

[senseandsensibility]

3. Thanks to all the mods

both retiring and new.:)

[blitzen]

4. That explains it! A little heavy-handed tonight...

Please let them know that at least SOME discussion of Israel is okay for GD--and shouldn't instantly be condemned to the notorious Israel/Palestine Forum. For more of my complaint on this issue, see post # 23 below, a thread that I started in GD but was (wrongly, I think) moved to I/P.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=124&topic_id=133512&mesg_id=133539

[Skinner]

6. From what I can tell, your thread was moved properly.

New mods or not.

And by the way, I strongly disagree with your characterization of the I/P forum as "notorius." Discussions about the Arab/Israeli conflict are much uglier when they are posted in GD or LBN. In the I/P forum, most of the regulars know the rules and try to follow them, which makes the discussions better than they would otherwise be. In fact, the I/P forum is the only place on DU -- and perhaps the only place on the entire Internet -- where it is possible to have a relatively civil discussion of the topic.

[VOX]

5. A heartfelt thanks to the previous retiring mods, and a warm welcome to...

the incoming mods, whether new or "re-upped."

Thanks so much for all that you do -- your extra efforts to make DU a nice community are very much appreciated!

:toast: