Posted on 02/03/2005 11:21:36 AM PST by Admin Moderator
Edited on 05/17/2005 10:09:50 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
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He still does. Jim is here more than any one of us is. He is aware of all the actions we take and lets us know if he disagrees.
Our presence makes it easier for him to take time off when he needs it, and in reality, no single person could keep up with moderating this forum 24/7 anymore.
I bet he doesn't approve of your abusive mistreatment of the Sidebar Moderators.
We DEMAND Freedom, Justice, Liberty and Equality for the Sidebar Mods. And we demand it NOW!!!
Now you've done it. We're gonna have to see if we can revive one long enough to respond ;-}
Yeah, the forum has grown drastically since the day I signed up.
And will continue to do so I assume.
Big job to do with moderating.
You do good work.
Had thought of posting a "Moderator Maintenance thread" somewhere for you to blow off steam in.
Probably another of my patented bad ideas from the bad idea fountain.
*chuckle*
Or it'd end up the longest thread with "Post deleted" at every post.
We get extra bonus's for hassling the sidebar moderators.
We blow off steam on our moderator page.
Does that mean my protesting rant was actually EFFECTIVE???
Holy cow... this is uncharted territory for me...
uh... what am I supposed to do now? I'm not used to this....
Yeah, but you're not one of the cool FReepers :)
Quick, post a outsourcing thread. That should revive you :)
I know.
Like I said, bad idea from my fountain of bad ideas.
;-)
BTTT
Let us know if you need it moved to the backroom. :)
Well, you could start by looking for some good in the economic news ;-}
Well THAT's the reason I'm advocating liberation of the Sidebar Mods.
bump for later....
This is probably my fault you are postinga reminder - I tend to get a little blue sometimes. Sorry.
I found a good one: Remington workers worried about out-sourcing of jobs
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