Rick - Moderator Emeritus :)

[Marc]

Rick has undoubtedly contributed as very few had in giving this forum its character.
Being a Mod is not easy, I know very well myself, and doing such a good work as it has been (and keeps being) done here is much, much harder. And, in the fulfilment of his duty Rick has ended up setting up a true "School" of moderation. And quite an efficient one, I must say, as time keeps proving...

So, thank you, Rick. Thank you for your selfless service to our community in general and to this forum in particular.

I hope we'll keep enjoying your presence around...

[Mark]

Originally Posted by Marc

Rick has undoubtedly contributed as very few had in giving this forum its character.
Being a Mod is not easy, I know very well myself, and doing such a good work as it has been (and keeps being) done here is much, much harder. And, in the fulfilment of his duty Rick has ended up setting up a true "School" of moderation. And quite an efficient one, I must say, as time keeps proving...

So, thank you, Rick. Thank you for your selfless service to our community in general and to this forum in particular.

I hope we'll keep enjoying your presence around...

Yes, Rick is an excellent teacher. His wisdom, judgment, and especially his keen nose for trouble () have been the model for me and made my transformation from humble member to humble mod very easy.

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.

[katana]

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]

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.

[VANDOO]

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]

Rick’s exclusive photo! Look why he escaped!

With many thanks, your usual suspect

[Andrew]

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.