Rick - Moderator Emeritus :)

katana · 20th June 2006, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mark Bowditch

And he's not going anywhere, Katana, just hanging up his moderator hat. We would hunt him down and bolt him to his keyboard if he tried to retire entirely from the forum.

Well I suppose if it did try and retire from the forum.....we could all chip in and buy him one of these.....

Jens Nordlunde · 20th June 2006, 04:01 PM

Hi Rick, thank you for your big work, of which we can only guess. There is a handful of moderators on this forum, doing a big job, for the benefit of the rest of us. Work, which we don’t notice/think of when we surf the forum in our daily search for news, but had the work not been done – the users would most certainly notice it. Thank you all for the work you are doing. Rick, life has learned me, that when you retire from something, you are bound to get as least as busy afterwards, so one should always consider carefully if it can pay to retire

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VANDOO · 20th June 2006, 04:51 PM

FREE FREE FREE AT LAST!!!
NOT QUITE RICK YOU ARE STILL HOOKED ON COLLECTING SO I EXPECT YOU WILL STILL BE A FREQUENT VISITOR AND POSTER ON THE FORUM

IT SHOULD BE NICE TO JUST MAKE THE POSTS YOU WANT AND NOT HAVE THE JOB OF PUTTING ON THE "GRUMPY" PERSONA TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD WORK AND FUNNY COMMENTS AS WELL AS HEADING OFF SOME FIGHTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED HARD FEELINGS AMONG MEMBERS . WHEN BROADENING KNOWLEGE FIGHTS, FEUDS AND INSULTS NEVER ADD TO A DISCUSSION AND USUALLY SHUT DOWN ALL LEARNING SO THE MODERATORS JOB IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE.
PERHAPS YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE UP YOUR MODERATORS MANTLE AGAIN SOME DAY BUT IN THE MEANTIME ENJOY NOT HAVEING THE WEIGHT OF THE MANTLE TO CARRY WHEN READING OR POSTING. THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE

Yannis · 20th June 2006, 06:33 PM

Rick’s exclusive photo! Look why he escaped!

With many thanks, your usual suspect

Andrew · 20th June 2006, 07:23 PM

Rick:

Congrats and many, many thanks my friend.

Best,
Andrew

Yannis, although that does look a lot like Rick, I think this is a more likely scene.

Rick · 20th June 2006, 07:52 PM

Many thanks Guys for the good wishes and compliments .

It's going to be nice not to be the Junkyard Dog anymore .

I sincerely hope that I have in some small way helped this forum grow into the great group of knowledgeable and friendly people that it is .

I'll still be here as a member; how in heaven's name could I ever leave such a great place; it would be like dropping out of school .

There's a fine bunch running the store now and they have my utmost respect and gratitude for the work they do ; three cheers for the staff !!

Andrew , Ian, and Mark all honor to you Gentlemen .

/now where's my lounger and rum and coke ...

Flavio · 20th June 2006, 07:53 PM

Thank you very much Rick

!!!!! Hope to see you soon

RSWORD · 21st June 2006, 01:30 PM

Thank you Rick for all your years of service. You have been welcoming new folks for many a day now. Also, you have a really cool first name.

20th June 2006, 04:01 PM	#2
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Hi Rick, thank you for your big work, of which we can only guess. There is a handful of moderators on this forum, doing a big job, for the benefit of the rest of us. Work, which we don’t notice/think of when we surf the forum in our daily search for news, but had the work not been done – the users would most certainly notice it. Thank you all for the work you are doing. Rick, life has learned me, that when you retire from something, you are bound to get as least as busy afterwards, so one should always consider carefully if it can pay to retire.

20th June 2006, 06:33 PM	#4
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	Photoreportage Rick’s exclusive photo! Look why he escaped! With many thanks, your usual suspect Attached Images

20th June 2006, 07:23 PM	#5
Andrew Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: USA Posts: 1,725	Rick: Congrats and many, many thanks my friend. Best, Andrew Yannis, although that does look a lot like Rick, I think this is a more likely scene. Attached Images

20th June 2006, 07:52 PM	#6
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,347	Thank You All Many thanks Guys for the good wishes and compliments . It's going to be nice not to be the Junkyard Dog anymore . I sincerely hope that I have in some small way helped this forum grow into the great group of knowledgeable and friendly people that it is . I'll still be here as a member; how in heaven's name could I ever leave such a great place; it would be like dropping out of school . There's a fine bunch running the store now and they have my utmost respect and gratitude for the work they do ; three cheers for the staff !! Andrew , Ian, and Mark all honor to you Gentlemen . /now where's my lounger and rum and coke ...

20th June 2006, 04:51 PM	#3
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	FREE FREE FREE AT LAST!!! NOT QUITE RICK YOU ARE STILL HOOKED ON COLLECTING SO I EXPECT YOU WILL STILL BE A FREQUENT VISITOR AND POSTER ON THE FORUM IT SHOULD BE NICE TO JUST MAKE THE POSTS YOU WANT AND NOT HAVE THE JOB OF PUTTING ON THE "GRUMPY" PERSONA TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. I DO APPRECIATE YOUR GOOD WORK AND FUNNY COMMENTS AS WELL AS HEADING OFF SOME FIGHTS THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED HARD FEELINGS AMONG MEMBERS . WHEN BROADENING KNOWLEGE FIGHTS, FEUDS AND INSULTS NEVER ADD TO A DISCUSSION AND USUALLY SHUT DOWN ALL LEARNING SO THE MODERATORS JOB IS A VERY IMPORTANT ONE. PERHAPS YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE UP YOUR MODERATORS MANTLE AGAIN SOME DAY BUT IN THE MEANTIME ENJOY NOT HAVEING THE WEIGHT OF THE MANTLE TO CARRY WHEN READING OR POSTING. THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE

20th June 2006, 07:53 PM	#7
Flavio Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Italia Posts: 1,243	Thank you very much Rick !!!!! Hope to see you soon

21st June 2006, 01:30 PM	#8
RSWORD Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,087	Thank you Rick for all your years of service. You have been welcoming new folks for many a day now. Also, you have a really cool first name.