Say hello to our new group of DU moderators!

[Skinner]

We had a HUGE response to our call for moderators (THANK YOU!), 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.

We were able to bring in 10 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.)

AnnabelLee*
dirk*
DoveTurnedHawk
dwickham
GabysPoppy*
jarab*
JulieRB*
kaitykaity*
kcr
lazarus*
Lithos
matt819*
newyawker99
otohara*
pmbryant
proud patriot
Rick Myers*
umcwb*
undergroundrailroad
VolcanoJen

And I would like to express my gratitude to the retiring moderators. They did a tremendous job during what was perhaps the most difficult two months we've ever had on DU.

SAY THANK YOU TO THE RETIRING MODS:

AlienGirl
cally
cluedin
curse10
DemEx_pat
GainesT1958
God_bush_n_cheney
haele
HawkeyeX
Heddi
ixion
jmm
LynneSin
MGKrebs
socialdemocrat1981
TSIAS
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 login again to reset your account and access the forum.

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

[sonias]

1. Hello new mods, Goodbye old mods

Bravo to all of your for your service and for stepping up and doing the hard work of moderating.


:wow:

Sonia

[blondeatlast]

2. A big WOOHOO to all of YOU!

Whether you are coming or going.

I swear, I'll be on my best behavior . . .

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

3. A toast to the old and the new

:toast: Thankyou for your service to us all!

[WilliamPitt]

4. But wait a minute!!! Lazarus is a FREEPER!!!!!!!!!!

:)

Thanks mods.

Welcome mods.

:toast:

[lazarus]

10. bwahahahahahaha!

My evil scheme is nearing completion. :evilgrin:

Soon, I'll be able to, um, what exactly was my evil scheme again?

[higherpie]

13. oh! no more talk about the Lakers!!

those posts must be alerted! the scumbag Lakers, the low class fans of the low class city of Los Angeles!! All those scumbags, blot 'em all out! Lakers fans must be zapped!

Only the *pur fans, of the dustbowl scum town of San Nuttonio count!

Woo heee!!! Yippe dawgs! Giddeyup!

[ScreamingMeemie]

5. Hello...

:hi:

and thanks to those retiring...get some well deserved rest...

[Cha]

6. Thank you all, Moderators!

:toast:
And Welcome to the New Mods!

:kick:

[annagull]

7. Cheers to the incoming and outgoing mods!

:toast:

[oneighty]

8. Good for all of you.

Gotta be a tough job.

I promise to behave.

180

[madmax]

9. Hello!! Good Bye and Best Wishes to All

:kick: :bounce: :toast: :party: :drink:

[bobthedrummer]

11. Thanx to all!

:toast:

[ZenLefty]

12. Hello new mods!

I hope that us retirees didn't leave too much of a mess for you. ;-)

:toast:

[Hawkeye-X]

27. I barely left a mess.

Because DU Lounge is the easiest friggin' board to moderate.

:evilgrin:

Of course, I was semi-retired halfway through my moderator term because of commitments.

Hawkeye-X

[Aristus]

14. Hello, Suckerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs! Just kidding.

You guys are gonna ROCK as Moderators! Good luck! :toast:

[hussar]

15. Oh no guess it's trouble time again for me

I am really a nice person, honest ! :hi:

[MGKrebs]

16. Hello new Mods!

Heh. Heh. Heh. Heh.

Just kidding! I'll be good!

:hi:

[curse10]

17. Hello mods!

Kick some freeper ass! :-)

[VOX]

18. Thanks, outgoing mods -- hello, new mods!!!

We are in your debt for making our house a home!

Best wishes to all -- :toast:

[DemExpat]

19. Welcome new Mods!

Have a great moderating term.....it's fun and fulfulling!

DemEx

[UrbScotty]

20. Hey Mods and Admin!

I definitely would like to join the chorus congratulating and wishing best of luck to our new moderators!

To our retiring moderators, welcome back to private life! ;-)

[LynneSin]

21. SLACKERS - every one of them

(really just kidding)

Good luck to the future P&C moderators especially!!!

[KG]

22. HI!

looking forward to your PMs notiyfing me my post has been removed! :hi:

[meegbear]

23. You say goodbye, I say hello ...

hello hello!

[GainesT1958]

24. I want to thank you...

SKINNER---and everybody involved for a GREAT time in being a Moderator the last two months! Looking back, the time really flew by, despite some heavy traffic days. But it suuure was fun, and I look foward to joining all of you again someday as a mod. Thanks to our Admins., and ALL my fellow Mods the last two months, for the chance to be an "inside" part of the fastest-growing political website, and the BEST political site on the web!

:kick:

B-)

[KCDem]

25. Thanks and Welcome!

I really appreciate all the work that the mods and admins put into this site!

[MaineDem]

26. Cheers to the new, the old, and the departed

Well, that didn't come out exactly right! ;-)

Congrats to you all! :toast:

[DEM FAN]

28. HELLO MODS. No One Do It Like You Do.

You Rule. :toast:

[AlienGirl]

29. Hey new mods!

Hope you enjoy moderating as much as I did! :hi: And to fellow Retiring Mods, I'm going to miss moderating with you guys--it was a great couple of terms for me!

Tucker