# Mod comings and goings - welcome and farewell **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 27, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020 "2015-01-27T17:17:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/41 "2015-01-27T18:34:37Z")
Thank you so much TubaDiva, C K Dexter Haven, Gukumatz and twickster - I have really appreciated your support of the SDMB. **twicks** - your leadership of the most recent issues of _ **teemings** _ a few years ago was much appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/42 "2015-01-27T18:50:27Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > I have had some differences with Tuba and Dex over the years but it’s safe to say that few if anyone have been more dedicated to the boards than the two of them. Gukumatz did a fine job as well. Thanks to all of you. > > The new guys are very solid choices. Well done. I agree 100% with these sentiments. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/43 "2015-01-27T19:12:40Z")
We’re getting [Zoë Comings](http://www.zoecomings.com/about/) and [Ralph Goings](http://ralphlgoings.com/?page_id=189) as mods! Fantastic. We need more artists around here. Seriously, I understand what happens when you get completely burned out by doing something you once loved for what too long. Thanks for those collectively multiple decades of service. As for Asimovian and IvoryTowerDenizen, start planning your retirements now! ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/44 "2015-01-27T19:23:22Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > As for Asimovian and IvoryTowerDenizen, start planning your retirements now! What’s to plan for? My understanding is that we’ll all be taken out back and shot once we’re no longer useful. I mean, I can’t be the _only_ one they said that to, right? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/45 "2015-01-27T19:29:47Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > What’s to plan for? My understanding is that we’ll all be taken out back and shot once we’re no longer useful. I mean, I can’t be the _only_ one they said that to, right? Who told you that? No, we send you to a farm where you can run and play all day. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/46 "2015-01-27T19:30:01Z")
I was told I was going to get to live on a farm. So, actually, being taken out and shot is a step up. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/47 "2015-01-27T19:33:03Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Who told you that? No, we send you to a farm where you can run and play all day. Right. With **Lynn Bodoni**. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/48 "2015-01-27T19:36:11Z")
Soylent Moderator is people! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/49 "2015-01-27T19:47:49Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > _hack, cough_ Thanks for the welcome. > > Sorry to see the others go… > > _hack_ Do you need to clear your throat? :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/50 "2015-01-27T19:51:49Z")
I think we all owe a huge debt of gratitude to **Tuba** and **Dex** for their work during the early years of the board. Their fairness and wisdom in setting up this place were really what distinguished it from so many other boards that have since fallen by the wayside. ---
**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 27, 2015, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/51 "2015-01-27T19:55:18Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I think we all owe a huge debt of gratitude to **Tuba** and **Dex** for their work during the early years of the board. Their fairness and wisdom in setting up this place were really what distinguished it from so many other boards that have since fallen by the wayside. Hear, hear! _Lifts mug, quaffs contents, pisses pants a bit_ ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/52 "2015-01-27T19:56:54Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > I think we all owe a huge debt of gratitude to **Tuba** and **Dex** for their work during the early years of the board. Their fairness and wisdom in setting up this place were really what distinguished it from so many other boards that have since fallen by the wayside. Yes. I hope they leave with a good taste in their mouths instead of mostly remembering some of the big arguments. Regardless of what side we were all on of certain board issues, they did a hard job for a long time. Hey! Where is **UncleBeer**? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/53 "2015-01-27T19:59:34Z")
> [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Hey! Where is **UncleBeer**? In the can. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/54 "2015-01-27T20:02:15Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > In the can. Dear new mods: if you want to start off on the right foot, consider earning the goodwill of the board as a whole by figuring out a way to give posters who make terrible puns a nice electric shock. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/55 "2015-01-27T20:06:38Z")
[Joker] This board needs an enema! [/Joker] ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/56 "2015-01-27T20:07:45Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Two minutes in and I screwed up. I hit edit instead of quote on your post. :smack: Oh, trust me, it’s a mistake you’ll make every so often. I’ve been a mod four years now and I still do it sometimes. ---
**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 27, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/57 "2015-01-27T20:09:40Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Dear new mods: if you want to start off on the right foot, consider earning the goodwill of the board as a whole by figuring out a way to give posters who make terrible puns a nice electric shock. You offering yourself up as test subject so we can get the technology worked out? 😃 > [@AncientHumanoid](#): > > Do you need to clear your throat? :dubious: > > 😃 That comment caused a coughing fit, which is a compliment! ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/58 "2015-01-27T20:17:16Z")
Considering all the positive changes to the board I’ve been seeing lately, I’m a lot more encouraged to post here regularly again. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveroptic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiveroptic/32/8257_2.png) [@Fiveroptic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveroptic)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/59 "2015-01-27T20:28:44Z")
I think the world of **Tuba**. **Dex** , too. Many, many thanks to both of you for everything. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020/60 "2015-01-27T20:48:09Z")
Thanks for all your service, retiring mods. Lord knows it’s a thankless job until the day you step down, so I’m happy to say thank you. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-comings-and-goings-welcome-and-farewell/711020.md?page=4)