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Discussion in 'Announcements' started by Simon Hampel, 18 May 2017.

  1. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    I have appointed four new moderators - @FunkyGibbon, @lintworm, @DavidBrown and @Arizona Docent who have all accepted my request to help out with running the forums.

    Please make them welcome in their new roles and be a bit forgiving as they find their feet! I'm sure they will do a great job.

    We still have @TeaLovingDave @zooboy28 and @Chlidonias helping us out too - thanks guys!

    Moderators are a volunteer position, they commit their time for the benefit of the community and in return, I think they should deserve our gratitude and respect (I am certainly grateful for the help they give me!).
     
  2. kiang

    kiang Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Good luck to the new mods, dedicated members all and ideal appointments.
     
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  3. zoomaniac

    zoomaniac Well-Known Member 15+ year member

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    Good decision. Cool guys with a lot of zoo-knowledge.
    Thank you for your efforts.
     
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  4. snowleopard

    snowleopard Well-Known Member 15+ year member Premium Member

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    Congratulations to the new moderators...all great choices! I'm in regular contact with the two based in the USA and they are fine individuals. There has been a changing of the guard as at least 2-3 of the old moderators no longer visit this site with much frequency.
     
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  5. vogelcommando

    vogelcommando Well-Known Member 10+ year member

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    Also from me : congratulations to the new moderators and I'm sure they all will do a good job !
     
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  6. Zooplantman

    Zooplantman Well-Known Member

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    Thank you Moderators -- new and senior -- for all your time and efforts.
    Zoochat: many years old and no murders yet!
     
  7. LaughingDove

    LaughingDove Well-Known Member

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    Are you sure, or have they just been very well covered up by the mods? :p

    From what I understand, the moderators have a tab at the top that looks something like this:
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    Where they keep all the intelligence and the bodies of banned members and murder victims.
    Or maybe rather than MI6, it's more like Area 51 where they do their secret autopsies on trolls.


    I do appreciate all the work that the moderators do though in sorting out the forum so it's all nice and shiny and organised for everyone else.
     
  8. TeaLovingDave

    TeaLovingDave Moderator Staff Member 10+ year member

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    You know too much.......

    @FunkyGibbon @Arizona Docent @lintworm @DavidBrown - you have your first official duty; silence the Laughing Dove lest his soft cooing noises alert others of our true purpose!

    :p
     
  9. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    First rule of moderator club ...
     
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  10. pachyderm pro

    pachyderm pro Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    Welcome new moderaters, congrats on the upgrade. Also, what ever happened to jbnsbn?
     
  11. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Administrator Staff Member 20+ year member

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    Probably just got busy or lost interest - hasn't been online since January shortly after he resigned as moderator.
     
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  12. Coelacanth18

    Coelacanth18 Well-Known Member Premium Member 5+ year member

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    All great choices for the job; I found myself nodding in agreement when I saw the appointments. Good luck to all of you, and a thank you to the senior moderators as well for their ongoing efforts!
     
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    natel12 Well-Known Member 5+ year member

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    overread Well-Known Member

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    All hail our new overlords!

    Good choices and good luck to all the mods in getting used to your new super-powers.
     
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    zoogiraffe Well-Known Member

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    Don't worry he is alive and well . He may not have posted or been on but he is still posting elsewhere, and talking zoo's with people in the know.
     
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