Now that I'm no longer a moderator, I'd just like to say...

[SteppingRazor]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

:argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh: :argh:

OK, I feel better. Carry on.

[skylarmae]

1. welcome back....n/t

[niyad]

2. there, there now. here's some aspirin and a nice cuppa--go have

yourself a lie-down and all will be well.

[quispquake]

3. Yup...

Thankless job...thanks for all the folks who continue to do this for us!!!

[Avalux]

4. Hee hee.

I'm right there with you!

Now what do we do???????? :yoiks:

[SteppingRazor]

8. The first thing I'm gonna do is throw out a vicious, heartless PA...

at the first person who PAs me :evilgrin:

[Avalux]

14. LOL! I'm tempted -

but I promised I'd be good. I am in a rebellious mood today though..... :D

[Devlzown]

5. Alert! Alert!

:evilgrin:

[leveymg]

6. What was it that caused you to stop? The war over immigration? McKinney?

Being required to do the secret Plan X initiation? Try some aloe for that.;-)

[madokie]

7. I tried my best to keep you all busy so the time would pass fast

but seriously, Thanks

[unhappycamper]

9. Agreed.

Everything seems so damn squeezed.

I'm starting to write a tell-all book about the experience. The first paragraph:


It was a most interesting and fun time.


Damn! Just had a writer's block attack. . . . lol

[muriel_volestrangler]

10. Hey, that's a great way to sell the job to the rest of us

You mean I too could volunteer for 3 months of holding my tongue and getting to look at the icky detail of in-fights on DU, without being able to tell some people they're over-sensitive or paranoid?

[converted_democrat]

11. I appreciate the job you did.. I could never do it, I just don't have the

patience.. You provided a great service, I'm sure it was tiring, but it was appreciated..

[AndyA]

12. Thanks for your service, I can see where it would be a demanding job.

And my apologies for all the alerts my posts have generated...

Although I'm not sure how many of them did (if any). I try to behave.

At least now you know all the background stuff to keep DU up and running and freeper free.

[Catchawave]

13. I have so much admiration for the mods

I used to mod for a political board with only 300 registered users, maybe 15-20 active, and that was HARD. I can't imagine what you guys go through on the world's busiest discussion board :scared:

Does Skinner still send his retiring mods on Carribean Cruises after their term? :evilgrin:

[SteppingRazor]

15. Yes, he does...

I'm actually typing this from a laptop, using the WiFi abord Carnival Cruise's ship, Celebration. Tomorrow, we hit Jamaica. ;)

[Hissyspit]

PMS

Post Moderator Stress-release.

[OKNancy]

16. LOL

:rofl:

[baby_mouse]

17. ROFL!

:rofl:

[dogday]

18. That's right, let it all out

I bet you had to hold your tongue many a day reading this board... I commend you!!!!!!:toast: :hi: :thumbsup:

[Crunchy Frog]

19. Is it really that bad?

I really admire you guys for putting up with the rest of us.