A big round of applause for Arnold Winkleried, the brave soul that has stepped up to moderate Comments on Cecil’s Columns.
They’re wild here, Arnold. Walk carefully. 
your humble TubaDiva
Administrator
"I wanna be the first to welcome the new sheriff . . . "
Thank you, thank you! You’re a great crowd. (notices the deafening silence) Well, I’m sure you meant to applaud.
I’m a moderator on probation here, so please be nice to me. I’m sure that with all the great posters I see jumping in to provide links and answer the tough questions (and call me an ass when I deserve it), this job will be a sinecure. Remember that this is one of the “let’s make nice” fora, and we’re all friends here.
(settles back in his hammock, closes his eyes in preparation for a long nap, and raises his mai tai in a toast to the denizens of “Comments on Cecil’s Columns.”)
(in his first attempt at god-like powers, Arnold Winkelried edits his own post.)
Since this thread has nothing to do with any of Cecil’s columns, will you have to move it to MPSIMS now, Arnold? 
OK, I’ll start by posting a thread in this forum about “Why does my cat keep hocking up furballs?” And maybe another on how much I hate that creepy little Pepsi girl.
Congradulations, Arnold. I know you’ll do a great job.
[smartass] Sorry to bother you, but I can’t figure out which column this discussion is meant to refer to. [/smartass]
Congratulations, Arnold! 
It’s about damn time! I’m glad Arnold finally accepted his true calling.
So I guess no one ever need to post a link again. Arnold will do them all. But who will post the links for the lazy dopers in Mailbag Answers?
Glad to have you as overseer, Arnold. Have another MaiTai on me.
Yay, Arnold! You were always a poster and a gentleman. I’m glad you are the mod. Hey, isn’t this the easiest of the fora? It doesn’t seem to get as many posts as the others. Maybe this is where they see if new mods can take the heat; do well, and they “promote” you to the BBQ Pit . . .?
Bon chance!
(trying my editing skills on a post by another poster)
pugluvr, that should be spelled “Bonne chance!”
(this post has been edited by Arnold Winkelried)
tracer, Kat, I would love to transfer this thread to MPSIMS, but since it was started by an Administrator, and I’m only a moderator, I don’t want to appear too cocky on my first day on the job. And since it’s about me anyway, I’m inclined to be forgiving. 
Eve, it will be a pleasure to move your threads along to the proper forum, along with a stern yet learned discourse about the differences between the different message board areas. (Am I the only one that likes that little Pepsi girl? I think she’s funny!)
Billdo, I hope people don’t take your post “title” literally. I commend your memory though.
Thirsty4, thank you for the kind thoughts. (By the way, what did you do to Thirsty1, 2 and 3?)
Saltire, no way are you getting off the hook that easily. You’re still in charge of patrolling this forum and posting links. I’m counting on you!
pugluvr, believe it or not, I thought about you this week-end. I was going through some old photos from last December when I was in the doo-dah parade, and I came across a picture of the “pug” parade, starring “Opal, queen of the pugs.” I don’t know if this is the easiest forum to moderate, but everyone here seems nice and polite, and I hope it stays that way.
Congrats Arnold! I’ll miss Jill, but I can’t imagine a more worthy successor.
Toast!
Congrats, Arnold. You might as well get paid for all the time you spend here anyway.
Does this lend credence to a new rumor sweeping the board that Arnold is Cecil??
All God’s children are not beautiful. Most of God’s children are, in fact, barely presentable. Fran Lebowitz
Wow! Straightdope demonstrates uncommon good sense! Congrats, Arnold!
Hey, it’s about time they made you a moderator… But didn’t you turn down the position once before?
Anyway, it’s not like you’ll be doing anything that you didn’t do before.
God damn it, Tuba’s always taking the best members and making moderators out of 'em.
They get too busy moving threads and calming dissent and yelling at us not to run on the wet tiles to write their usual charming, good-natured, thought-provoking posts…look at manhattan and Gaudere: once bright-eyed and happy-go-lucky and bubbling over with the milk of human kindness, now twisted and bitter and muttering darkly to themselves while riding public transportation at three AM.
Break a leg, Arnold Doubleyou…yet remember always to cling to the simple joys…Pick a daisy, rediscover vanilla, soak your feet, read an Ellery Queen novel, post in MPSIMS.
Wow, I haven’t been paying attention.
CONGRATS, Arnold!
Now I’ll have to find that other one word column to start a thread you can moderate…
elelle, I’ll try to live up to your expectations. Of course, I imagine that after a few days you’ll be able to say “I could think of at least twenty other more worthy successors.”
samclem, yes, the additional paycheck will come in mighty handy when my invisible friend Harvey wants to borrow money. Rumor that I’m Cecil? Haven’t heard that one. But maybe (I’m about to blow your mind here) Cecil is Arnold! (spooky music)
Jois, you say “straightdope shows uncommon good sense”? Surely you meant common. Just say the word, and I’ll fix your post.
Chronos, actually no, I had never applied before. But this time I gritted my teeth and took the plunge.
Ukulele Ike says “look at manhattan and Gaudere: once bright-eyed and happy-go-lucky and bubbling over with the milk of human kindness, now twisted and bitter and muttering darkly to themselves while riding public transportation at three AM.” And if you saw two individuals in the street, one fitting your first description and the other fitting your second, which one would you bet is a poster to the SDMB?
I’ll try to keep up my reading of Ellery Queen novels, as long as I can find the ones with the “reader’s challenge” to figure out the mystery. I found a couple of paperbacks recently and they didn’t have the reader’s challenge, which is the part I liked best about those books. But I suppose a bunch of people have written under the Ellery Queen name.
Katt, keep on looking for that one word column! First one to find it gets an MPSIMS post extolling their search skills.
Arnold, I am so pleased you took this job! My work here… is done.
Jill
(as soon as I post a link before you do)
Way to go, Arnold! Now I’m gonna have to start looking at this forum.
Just for you, Arnold:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_003b.html
Oh, and thanks a lot, Green Bean.
Jill