Say hello to our new group of DU moderators!

[Skinner]

We had a great response to our call for moderators, 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.

As usual, we've got 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.)

BigMcLargehuge
DemEx_pat*
dwickham*
flamingyouth*
jono
kimchi*
Lithos
lunabush*
MissMillie*
MrsGrumpy
newyawker99*
pmbryant*
proud patriot
Punkingal
ronzoNOLA*
TahitiNut
TSIAS
undergroundrailroad
VolcanoJen
ZenLefty*

And I would like to express my gratitude to the retiring moderators. They did a tremendous job during the last two months.

SAY THANK YOU TO THE RETIRING MODS:

AnnabelLee
FlashHarry
Jonte_1979
kaitykaity
lazarus
otohara
realFedUp
sexybomber

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

[Zomby Woof]

1. Congrats all!

:thumbsup:

[La_Serpiente]

2. YEAHHHHHH!!!!!

:toast:

[FlashHarry]

3. Be nice to 'em, folks--it's a tough job!

:yourock:

[SOteric]

4. Congratulations!

Or my sympathies.

Whichever is more appropriate. ;-)


:hi:

[CSI Willows]

5. CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!

And happy retirement to the old moderators. This place wouldn't be the same without all of you guys!

[Rabrrrrrr]

6. Thanks to all the mods!!!!

Congrats!

And remember, if freerepublic has mods, and I don't know if they do, proabbly insist on getting paid, and I'm sure have to take a hate test to make sure they won't actually try to "understand" or "empathize" with someone.

Being a DU mod is one of the highest levels of human consciousness!

[Punkingal]

7. Rabrrrrr....

what a nice thing to say! Thank you!

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. You're welcome!

Though really, you are the one who deserves the thanks!

[MissMarple]

8. Arrrrgh..... Hall duty. You are brave souls.

:bounce:

I'll try not to be a problem.

[THUNDER HANDS]

9. Congratulations!

:) :hi:

[The Magistrate]

10. Congratulations To You All

"Justice must not only be done, Justice must be seen to be done."

[lpbk2713]

11. Congrats to all.

Don't pull all your hair out at one time.............. j/k

[VolcanoJen]

12. My special thanks to our group of dedicated, yet retiring, Mods.

AnnabelLee
FlashHarry
Jonte_1979
kaitykaity
lazarus
otohara
realFedUp
sexybomber

They were the best!!!!!! Dedicated beyond belief, and they will be sorely missed. :-(

:grouphug:

[Nailzberg]

13. To the outgoing mods, job well done.

Thanks for the sacrifice.

:toast:

[Duncan Grant]

14. Congrats and a BIG thank you!

DU wouldn't be the same without you! Best wishes! :hi:

[DemExpat]

15. Thanks to all of the Mods from last term for an excellent job!

:toast:

DemEx

[Jonte_1979]

16. Hello new mods!

:hi:

[ScreamingMeemie]

23. Thanks Jonte_for a job well done last term!!

:hi:

[matcom]

17. WAY TO GO KIDS!!!

:bounce:

only questions i have for the new mods:

how do you feel about Yaks, Sex and Yaks having Sex?

:D

seriously, congrats peoples!

:bounce:

[BritishHuman]

18. A big thankyou to both retirees and new employees

You do a great job.

[goobergunch]

19. Congratulations to the new mods and thanks to the retiring mods!

:toast: :bounce: :toast:

[emad]

20. Bienveue de Londres

ou le nom 'Bush' nous fait vomir chaque jour

xxx

[Aristus]

22. Congrats to the new moderators!

Here's wishing you a great time! :toast:

And thank you very much to the retirees! (Don't expect AARP to do much for you, these days. They've been freeped.)Have a restful retirement. :party::toast::bounce::bounce::bounce::toast::party:

[bif]

24. Excellent job outgoing Mods!

And welcome new ones!

[_NorCal_D_]

25. Thank you mods!

And congratulations! :toast: B-)

[LynneSin]

26. SLACKERS!!! Every one of them

:D

Good Luck and Congrats!!!

[MissMillie]

27. lol Lynne

We love you too!

[Screaming Lord Byron]

28. Congratulations all. Good luck as the primaries begin.

[MissMillie]

29. Don't the primaries start in Feb?

Two months will be up by then, right?

[Skinner]

30. Nope, January.

District of Columbia primary: January 13, 2004
Iowa Caucuses: January 19, 2004
New Hampshire primary: January 27, 2004

[thebeaglehaslanded]

31. Hi, new mods! We be good...

Thanks retiring mods for keeping us good!!

[grannylib]

32. Thanks and welcome!

[MaryBear]

33. Thank you, all,

for your dedication, hard work, and fairness!

:beer:

[Jack Rabbit]

34. Congratulations and welcome

Good luck to all!