Say Hello to our New Moderators!

[Skinner]

We had a good response to our call for moderators, and it was extremely difficult to narrow the field down to 30 people. 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 in two months.

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 THE NEXT TWO MONTHS:
(New mods have an asterisk by their name.)

absolutezero*
amandae*
Barad Simith
benfranklin1776
BigMcLargehuge
Blue_Roses*
Crisco*
Cuban_Liberal*
damkira*
DemExpat
Endangered Specie*
flamingyouth
kayleybeth*
Lithos
maddezmom*
MessiahRp*
Midlodemocrat*
ncrainbowgrrl*
newyawker99
OKNancy
otohara*
patdem*
perkypat23*
proud patriot
rasputin1952
socialdemocrat1981
Tab*
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:

curse10
indigo32
JulieRB
lazarus
Maeve
mvd
oxymoron
Parrcrow
pinto
ronzo
SoCalDem
soleft
SOteric
VolcanoJen
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 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 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

[Reverend_Smitty]

1. Welcome New Mods!!

and thanks to all the old ones, you got us through some tough times!!!

[frictionlessO]

2. wow I got to see my first mod shift change!! I feel like a kid at an

airshow!

Thanks past Mods you were Gods!! New Mods I will praying to you daily.
(this is not a sex thread)

Peace and thank you all for volunteering.

[anitar1]

3. Old Mods and New Mods

thank you both. I am a long time lurker and appreciate your work.

[arwalden]

4. Okay... "Hello To Our New Moderators"

:hi:

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Hi to the new mods and thanks to the old ones

and Skinner it's WAAAY past your bed time...

[haele]

6. Hi new mods...

And thanks - I get my hubby back!

Haele

[ronzo]

7. Hi and knock 'em dead...

Woohoo! It's time for a beer.

:beer:

[Feathered Fish]

8. Hello new mods!

Happy moderating. :hi:
Thanks to the old mods, GREAT JOB! :toast:

[Longgrain]

9. Welcome new Mods!

And congrats to you all!:bounce:

[Gothic Sponge]

10. Hi new Mods. Thanks retiring Mods!

:hi:

[Floogeldy]

11. Jello. Think you.

[HEyHEY]

12. *spits* none of yous betta cross me

[bobthedrummer]

13. Stay frosty!

Thanks!

[Tweed]

14. Okay, now which one of you can be bought off?

:)

[absolutezero]

30. You couldn't afford me

but out of curiosity how much are you offering? :evilgrin:

[flamingyouth]

15. Welcome to the new moderators!!!

And to:
curse10
indigo32
JulieRB
lazarus
Maeve
mvd
oxymoron
Parrcrow
pinto
ronzo
SoCalDem
soleft
SOteric
VolcanoJen
ZenLefty
:loveya::yourock:
I'll miss you guys. We had a great crew. :grouphug:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

53. Seconded

Welcome to the new mods and thank you to the outgoing mods for all the great times we had over the last three months :grouphug: I hope to moderate again with you soon in the not so distant future

And I'm already enjoying working with the new mods. They are doing a wonderful job -keep up the good work

[lpbk2713]

16. Congrats to all; past, present and future.

This place is the best message board on the net. Thanks for making it that way.

[azoth]

17. Thanks for working hard

so we don't have to. :)

[Baja Margie]

18. Hi Mods!

Bye Mods!

Thank You !:hi:

[fleabert]

19. Bienvenidos e Adios mi amigos!

[terrya]

20. Hi

Congrats to new mods

Thanks to retiring mods

End of message

[Crankie Avalon]

21. Hello, all...

...thanks for all the work you've done and/or are about to do to keep this place well run.

I'll try to behave myself for you. ;)

[buddhamama]

22. Hello new Mods!

Welcome. Thank you to Mods past and present. You Guys Rock! :toast:

[Left Is Write]

23. Welcome, new Mods!

And thank you outgoing Mods for your work also.

[corksean]

24. Good Luck guys

[Phillycat]

25. As long as BMcLH is still the Lounge mod, all is right with my world.

[BigMcLargehuge]

32. :)

thanks (aww shucks...)

[johnnie]

26. Hello

Hello to all new and repeat mods. I left a shiny new apple on all of your desks :)
Thank you to all the retiring mods, you did a great job in a chaotic time.

[sniffa]

27. curse10 went back to schooL

:cry:

thanks everybuddy.... and hoLa to the new/returning mods.

[babylonsister]

28. Welcome, newbies, and thanks to all! nt

[Dzimbowicz]

29. Hello

[auntAgonist]

31. thanks outgoing and thanks incoming!!

It's a great service you do for DU :)

[fluffernutter]

33. welcome new mods, and thank you old to the outgoing ones.

[rbnyc]

34. Congrats to all, and Thanks, as well!

I'm so proud of you guys!

:loveya:

[VolcanoJen]

35. Welcome, New Moderators, and thanks to the Retirees!!!

Have a great term, Mods, and thanks for your service to the DU Community!!

:D :D :D

[Catchawave]

36. Congratulations New Moderators !

And a warm thanks to the retiring mods who had to deal with this "angry mob" after Nov 2. Whew. :loveya:

[Parrcrow]

37. Congratulations new mods

Good luck in the new term!!

[twenty2strings]

38. Thank you,thank you,thank you!!!!!!

I'm a lousy typist and also don't like making critical judgments,but I sure appreciate those who can. Jeez,I wish I could see you all in the flesh. Hey will there ever be a video insta-link forum thingie. That would be boss!:yourock:

[Cuban_Liberal]

39. And a HUGE 'Thank you!' to the retiring Mods!

I only hope that I can do half as well as you guys have done.

:yourock::loveya:

[Robb]

40. Welcome new Moderatorizers!!

:P
And many thanks to the departing! :thumbsup:

Just to be safe, remember a pre-emptive lock on all of HEyHEY's posts is a good plan. :silly:

[VaYallaDawg]

41. Thanks to all for your willingness to serve!! n/t

[bigwillq]

42. Congrats to the new mods! Thanks to the retiring mods!

:bounce:

[indigo32]

43. Hi New Mods!

and to the mods current and past whom I've worked with
:loveya:

[Misunderestimator]

44. Helllooooo New Moderators!

:toast:

And thanks to the retirees!

[Maestro]

45. Hola

[yardwork]

46. Welcome new mods and thank you to the retiring mods

and welcome back to the returning mods!

I think I got everybody. Oh, and gratuitous brown-nose suck-up to the admins - you guys rock!

[rasputin1952]

47. Well here we go! Once again. a Grand Group of Mods...

To those that have retired, you all know how warmly I feel about you...:grouphug:

To those that are new, and the Vet Mods...:loveya:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

48. Hi New Mods! Thanks Retirees!

:beer:for everything!:beer:

[shinju1985]

49. Welcome

[jdots]

50. You know DU Mods are really the Rockers around hear

if i get out of hand tell me to shut up and i will because i respect you all .

[ScreamingMeemie]

51. Hello! Have fun!

:hi:

[barb162]

52. thank you to new and retiring moderators n/t