# We have a new moderator -- MILLER **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 26, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625 "2009-09-26T05:02:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/1 "2009-09-26T05:02:51Z")
Miller has graciously agreed to come work for us in General Questions. Y’all wish him the best, now. ---
**Author:** ![Hedda\_Rosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hedda_rosa/32/1204_2.png) [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/2 "2009-09-26T05:06:36Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/3 "2009-09-26T05:17:24Z")
What’s the traditional way to welcome a new Mod onto these boards? Where’s the imperial march? The jackboots, the random extra that dives over the rail in horror? The sharks with fricken laser beams? Oh wait. He’s a Miller. Hmmm… Does he play Mafia? And what’s he the Mod of? ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/4 "2009-09-26T05:28:09Z")
> [@Ro0sh](#): > > What’s the traditional way to welcome a new Mod onto these boards? > > Where’s the imperial march? The jackboots, the random extra that dives over the rail in horror? The sharks with fricken laser beams? > > Oh wait. He’s a Miller. > Hmmm… > > Does he play Mafia? > And what’s he the Mod of? Actually, it’s several increasingly severe and zany attempts on their life. It was really the only way we could think of to top the user initiation, we should probably change it sometime… ---
**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:** [September 26, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/5 "2009-09-26T05:32:30Z")
That explains the wombat in the tutu I found under my bed this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/6 "2009-09-26T06:12:30Z")
So who do I make my “donation” checks out to? ---
**Author:** ![Gukumatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/74df32/32.png) [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/7 "2009-09-26T10:18:13Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That explains the wombat in the tutu I found under my bed this morning. Damnit! I specifically said _vicar_! Vicar in a tutu. Oh yeah. . . . What d’you mean, where do I want the barrista? _Bannister_, you imbecilic cretin! _ahem_ _shifty eyes_ Welcome, Miller! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/8 "2009-09-26T13:46:57Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That explains the wombat in the tutu I found under my bed this morning. It wasn’t invisible? Phooey. Welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/9 "2009-09-26T14:03:43Z")
Congratulations! 🙂 Or Condolences ☹ Whichever you prefer. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/10 "2009-09-26T14:07:17Z")
I’d like to know why y’all felt the need to sneak this one in on us at 1:00 in the morning? And on the weekend. What’s up with that? Is it something like a White House data dump? Inquiring minds want to know. Congrats, **Miller** , a mod well-chosen. ---
**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:** [September 26, 2009, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/11 "2009-09-26T14:20:03Z")
I know you’ll do a great job, **Miller**. Always loved your posts and style. Very smart. You’ll do wonderful. You got the fifty I slipped under the table, right? ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/12 "2009-09-26T14:50:30Z")
**Miller**? A MODERATOR?!!! Actually, I think this is great. While he and I disagree quite often, I’ve always—well, almost always ;)—enjoyed both his thinking and tone. Congratulations, **Miller**. This is good news. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/13 "2009-09-26T16:57:40Z")
Back in my day, you got a car coat and a blood initiation. These wimpy kids nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/14 "2009-09-26T17:29:36Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > That explains the wombat in the tutu I found under my bed this morning. Oh, come now! Just point him towards MPSIMS – he obviously got lost (and misplaced his Cloak of Invisibility, hence having to ‘borrow’ the tutu). 🙂 ---
**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:** [September 26, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/15 "2009-09-26T19:14:27Z")
Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. I’m very honored to have been chosen as a moderator. This is a great chance to give something back to a board I love, and more than anything else, I can’t wait to go mad with power. MAD, I tell you! ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/16 "2009-09-26T19:35:26Z")
That’s freakin’ awesome–not to asskiss much, but **Miller’s** probably my single favorite poster on these boards. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/17 "2009-09-26T20:02:31Z")
Good Luck! Thanks for volunteering.🆒 ---
**Author:** ![MEBuckner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mebuckner/32/2896_2.png) [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/18 "2009-09-26T21:45:23Z")
Yeah, they “volunteer” real good after you get a couple of those little tranquilizer darts in 'em. Congrats, **Miller** –better you than me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/19 "2009-09-26T22:09:30Z")
Yay, **Miller**! Best of luck! (Never hurts to kiss up to the mods early on; y’know, _before_ they become admins, ifyouknowwhatimean, wink wink, nudge nudge). ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2009, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625/20 "2009-09-26T22:35:30Z")
> [@norinew](#): > > Yay, **Miller**! Best of luck! > > (Never hurts to kiss up to the mods early on; y’know, _before_ they become admins, ifyouknowwhatimean, wink wink, nudge nudge). Very true! As evidence: I have never once banned **norinew**. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-miller/511625.md?page=2)