# Hari Seldon is retiring **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 13, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744 "2022-01-13T19:21:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/21 "2022-01-13T21:15:04Z")
Thank @Hari_Seldon. I know it wasn’t easy. Thank you for taking your turn. @FloatyGimpy You are a lovely poster. {{{hugs}}} ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/22 "2022-01-13T21:20:57Z")
A hail fellow well met (you just don’t see that phrase often enough). Looking forward to seeing you around … in civilian garb, Hari. Thanks for your service ! ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/23 "2022-01-13T21:25:08Z")
Thank you for your service! I’ll still pay attention if you want to pretend-moderate sometime. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/24 "2022-01-13T21:25:57Z")
Thanks for the work Hari! Have an SDMB gold watch. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/25 "2022-01-13T23:08:14Z")
Thank you Hari. It takes courage to moderate this motley crew. Enjoy your retirement. ---
**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:** [January 13, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/26 "2022-01-13T23:46:14Z")
Thanks very much, **Hari**. I really appreciated your work. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/27 "2022-01-14T00:55:16Z")
I thought I was losing my mind for a moment because I had no memory of posting to this thread so I didn’t know why I was getting notifications. Here are some weird floaty things for your entertainment: [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51819757375_428e5ee2d8_z.jpg "Let") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/51819757375/in/dateposted-public/) [![Imgur](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51819044441_2fc1fed9ae_z.jpg "bebeh") ](https://www.flickr.com/photos/56821557@N06/51819044441/in/dateposted-public/) And thank you, Hari. I think I’d last 3 minutes as a moderator before I ran away, crying. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/28 "2022-01-14T01:12:59Z")
Thanks, Hari! ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/29 "2022-01-14T01:25:19Z")
Thank you! ---
**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:** [January 14, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/30 "2022-01-14T01:27:44Z")
Don’t be a stranger, @Hari ! I miss former mods like @Bone who stoped posting. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/31 "2022-01-14T01:33:56Z")
Thank you Hari. But the concern which arises is whether you are retiring because of ill health (Hari is one of our oldest participants). ---
**Author:** ![GreysonCarlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a87d85/32.png) [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/32 "2022-01-14T01:37:00Z")
I hope you’ll stick around as a poster, Hari. I find your posts insightful and opinionated–both things I appreciate–and I would miss your point-of-view. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/33 "2022-01-14T03:54:49Z")
Thank you Hari. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/34 "2022-01-14T04:10:12Z")
Gosh I hope not. As you enter into your SDMB Mod retirement years, enjoy this photo of a gold watch as a token of appreciation from the Steaming Millions. [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0074/5432/6835/products/T80_PAC_GOLD_SLIDER2-v1601417298167_1200x630.jpg?v=1636412705) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0074/5432/6835/products/T80_PAC_GOLD_SLIDER2-v1601417298167_1200x630.jpg?v=1636412705) Salud! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/35 "2022-01-14T16:34:29Z")
Thank you Hari. Be well. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/36 "2022-01-14T18:11:43Z")
Many thanks, Hari! ---
**Author:** ![Kropotkin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kropotkin/32/18045_2.png) [@Kropotkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kropotkin)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/37 "2022-01-14T18:14:05Z")
Just to add to all the others: many thanks for your work. And I appreciate your particular experience re Canada and the US in so many of your posts. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/38 "2022-01-14T19:15:18Z")
Thank you Hari! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/39 "2022-01-14T19:32:00Z")
Thank you all for all your kind words. It’s been an interesting trip. ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2022, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744/40 "2022-01-14T19:47:16Z")
Yeah, another vote of thanks, Hari! j [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldon-is-retiring/957744.md?page=3)