varkam, you are my hero.

[Pale Blue Dot]

Honesty is in short supply these days; you manage to combine that trait with a talent for critical thinking and the ability to gently criticize without making the object of your criticism feel stupid.

Hats off to you. You're a brave man, and I'm a little in awe.

[LeftishBrit]

1. Mine too.

Truly great posts.

[chicagomd]

2. Agree. n/t

[Orrex]

3. Yeah, yeah. Let's see what he does with the Brazillion joke. Nothing!

I kid the mod for whom I have nothing but respect.

:yourock:

[realisticphish]

4. someone wants to be a mod...

;)

[TZ]

5. Indeed

As I said elsewhere a truly brave honest and logical man. Hard to find all these traits in a person

[varkam]

6. You obviously have terrible taste in heros.

:D

Honestly, I have felt the same way about everyone else here. I've always thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your posts, and have felt the level of critical thinking, wit, and reasoning ability that I have seen demonstrated by everyone that posts in these forums has given me something to strive for.

In other words, I appreciate the love shown to me from everyone here, but I am most definitely not worthy

[salvorhardin]

7. Modesty doesn't become you

I seem to recall someone saying exactly the same thing to me a year or so ago. *cough* *cough* ;-)

Just face it dude. You're great.

[TZ]

8. You were one of my first friends on DU...

and I've admired your wit, diplomacy, and debating skills from the get go..Now, I admire your strength of personality...You sir are one of the people I most respect here! I would love to meet you in real life one day...
:hug:

[varkam]

10. Personality? Meh. I'm just a shill for Big Yak, dontcha know?

Right back atchya, turtlensue - on all counts.

[Pale Blue Dot]

9. What do you mean? It's you and the Bay City Rollers.

You're in excellent company. :D

[varkam]

11. Wow. You're old.

:P

[TZ]

12. Kicking for more varkam love...

As I see he is retiring as a moderator..Now he can go back to be as mean and nasty as he likes....;-)

[Orrex]

13. Oooh! I want to kick varkam, too!

[realisticphish]

14. but now

we have one fewer soldier of Yakdom in power :(

[varkam]

15. Grrr <---- That's me being mean and nasty

:evilgrin: