# Welcome to our new mod, tomndebb **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [December 24, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496 "2004-12-24T17:15:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/1 "2004-12-24T17:15:26Z")
I’m happy to announce that **tomndebb** , veteran poster at the SDMB, has agreed to moderate the General Questions forum starting immediately. Please join me in extending him a warm welcome, although preferably not so warm he quits on the first day. Glad to have you with us, Tom. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/2 "2004-12-24T17:22:46Z")
Welcome! A great addition to the mod cadre. ---
**Author:** ![andros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/3 "2004-12-24T17:23:57Z")
I cannot imagine a better choice. **Tom~** has been a valued, intelligent, erudite, polite, and likeable fellow for as long as I’ve known him. (OMFG, thats over five years now, isn’t it?) I sincerely like and respect the man. Good choice, **Ed**. And all best, **Tom~** –you’ll do a splendid job. Now, anyone have the over/under on his first Pitting? ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/4 "2004-12-24T17:35:09Z")
Good choice **Ed**. Congrats **Tom**! ---
**Author:** ![Aldebaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/5 "2004-12-24T17:36:09Z")
I can only agree with with the former posters. (Would have liked it even more to have him moderate GD). Salaam. A ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/6 "2004-12-24T17:42:03Z")
Well done! Jolly good! ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/7 "2004-12-24T17:45:43Z")
Welcome aboard, Tom! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/8 "2004-12-24T17:51:06Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/9 "2004-12-24T17:59:33Z")
Woot! ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/10 "2004-12-24T18:00:20Z")
Dude! Sweet! I mean, congratulations, I’m sure you’ll do a fantastic job. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/11 "2004-12-24T18:14:47Z")
Congratulations. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/12 "2004-12-24T18:23:45Z")
Can’t think of anyone better for the job. I hope he will continue to bring his brand of informed, intelligent, calm and rational discourse in other fora. ---
**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:** [December 24, 2004, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/13 "2004-12-24T18:29:48Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/14 "2004-12-24T18:43:56Z")
Wait, wait, wait. If Members get goats, and Charter Members get goats and calamari (or **Tentacle Monster** when the squid is busy), what do Mods get? What’s their initiation? Well…until we figure it out, welcome **tomndebb**! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/15 "2004-12-24T18:44:39Z")
Hey, **Little Ed** is crossposting! :eek: [Welcome to our new mod, tomndebb](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=293537) in GQ! He can’t do that, can he? He can?? Because he’s Cecil’s representative on Earth? M’kay. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/16 "2004-12-24T19:10:14Z")
Merry Christmas, indeed. 🙂 Congratulations, tomndebb! Well, it’s been two hours and you haven’t even dropped the hammer once. 😉 I guess we can unceremoniously jump to the Q&A phase? So, do expect to stay a Mod for an extended period, or are you just temporarily subbing in for someone else? (Honestly, between here and Fathom, I don’t know how you’ll have a life in the Meatosphere. Thanks for taking the extra time for us.) Do you and the other Mods and Admins have any specific plans for the GQ forum? ---
**Author:** ![Iceland\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/4bbf92/32.png) [@Iceland\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iceland_Blue)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/17 "2004-12-24T19:18:31Z")
More importantly,does he take bribes? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/18 "2004-12-24T19:23:45Z")
Congrats **Tom**. That’s a nice Christmas present you sprang on us **Ed**! ---
**Author:** ![CaveMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cavemike/32/16379_2.png) [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/19 "2004-12-24T19:54:41Z")
Wow - what great news! It couldn’t have happened to a nicer genius. Thanks for volunteering **tom~**. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/20 "2004-12-24T19:56:26Z")
Y’know, I always assumed **tomndebb** ’s name indicated two people, either a couple or a brother and sister. So, did we get **two** new moderators? David Letterman tells us that "when you **assume,** you make **ass** out of **Uma Thurman."** I feel **assured** that it’s true, though that drags in yet another actress. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496.md?page=2)