# Another moderator retirement. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 8, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087 "2014-11-08T19:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/41 "2014-11-10T13:02:25Z")
Can we now finally take down the wallpaper in the living room? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/42 "2014-11-10T14:20:13Z")
Wow - so much change. Thank you so much for your efforts over the years, **CKDH**!! I have really appreciated your approach. People grouse and gripe, but good moderation is a key component of this messageboard, and we have benefitted from your efforts a ton! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/43 "2014-11-10T15:01:00Z")
Man, that’s a big pair of jackboots to fill. Dex, good luck and enjoy the grandbabbies!! ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/44 "2014-11-10T15:18:56Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > C.K. Dexter Haven, what kind of a name is that? Just try calling him Macaulay. I actually caught the movie (well over a decade ago!) after looking up his username to see where it came from. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/45 "2014-11-10T15:39:03Z")
Aw, that’s bad news. **Dex** , you’re one of the best, and you will be missed - unless you come back now and then, as we all hope you will! Take care and be well. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/46 "2014-11-10T16:00:04Z")
Best wishes to you and your family, **Dex**! Your wit and class will be greatly missed. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/47 "2014-11-10T16:15:18Z")
Grandkids are great. Enjoy 'em, Dex, you’ve earned it. Shalom aleichem. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/48 "2014-11-10T17:42:46Z")
[“Oh, C. K. Dexter HAAAAAAVEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!”](http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_14156412938328&key=ce270d38103a630c3181db372a25a052&libId=3c9cc0cc-15ce-45fb-96d7-b92d13908e99&loc=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.straightdope.com%2Fsdmb%2Fshowthread.php%3Ft%3D710338%26highlight%3Ddexter&v=1&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Do1PEW45pOog&ref=http%3A%2F%2Fboards.straightdope.com%2Fsdmb%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearchid%3D11555827&title=Before%20there%20were%20phones%2C%20was%20there%20any%20equivalent%20to%20drunk-dialing%3F%20-%20Straight%20Dope%20Message%20Board&txt=%22Oh%2C%20C.%20K.%20%3Cspan%20class%3D%22highlight%22%3EDexter%3C%2Fspan%3E%20HAAAAAAVEEEEEEEEEEEEEN!%22) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/49 "2014-11-10T18:11:26Z")
Dex, your wisdom and work will be sorely missed. You will post, I hope? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/50 "2014-11-10T18:19:51Z")
This is more than just “another moderator retirement”! **Dex** has been—well, what **TubaDiva** said in the OP. He will be missed in his official capacity, and I hope he sticks around in an unofficial capacity for many years to come. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/51 "2014-11-10T20:28:09Z")
I once volunteered to write something or other as a report, and Dex answered me! He turned it down, but that’s SD’s loss. I like him a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/52 "2014-11-11T13:03:04Z")
Wow! You’ll be missed, **Dex!** Enjoy, the new found time with your family and stay in touch! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/53 "2014-11-11T13:06:27Z")
Best wishes **Dex**! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/54 "2014-11-11T14:57:24Z")
This: > [@samclem](#): > > When **Dex** was on the Board, he always classed up the joint. When posters misbehaved or acted like total jerks, he was usually the one who voted for giving them one more chance. When mods were cranky to a new, clueless poster, he always stepped in and tried to make nice. His puns were the worst(best)! And this: > [@picunurse](#): > > **Dex** has, for some reason, always reminded me of Gill Grissom from CSI. He is polite and rather formal. > Dex has been even handed, even when someone was being…well… _NOT_ polite or formal. **Dex** was one of the first people I remember from my first contact with this place. He brought class and wit and an all-round general welcoming feel. He’s one of the reasons I signed up and have hung around for so long. I hope that this is just the jackboots coming off and that **Dex** continues to post. Best wishes, **Dex**! ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/55 "2014-11-11T23:31:33Z")
Holy moly! This is big! Farewell, goodbye and amen! Enjoy the grandbabies! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/56 "2014-11-11T23:45:32Z")
Judging by ATMB sometimes, I may be an exception; I joined mostly because of the moderators and how well they did/do their jobs. A far cry from many places I hit where 15 posters were only three different people and folks would argue with their own sockpuppets just because they could. And where most debates ended in “Jane you ignorant slut”. Dex is one of the first three who caught my eye and impressed me and he’ll be a tough pair of jackboots to fill. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/57 "2014-11-12T00:39:22Z")
Thanks for your years of hard work on our behalf, **Dex**. ---
**Author:** ![Pleonast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pleonast/32/1183_2.png) [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/58 "2014-11-13T22:58:46Z")
Another? Who else has retired? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/59 "2014-11-14T00:20:11Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Another? Who else has retired? It’s just a figure of speech. Many others have retired over the last 15 years. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087/60 "2014-11-14T00:55:04Z")
Congratulations on your new sunnier climes **Dex** :). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-moderator-retirement/704087.md?page=4)