# 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:** 2
**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, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/21 "2004-12-24T20:34:19Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > 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**! You should be ashamed of yourself ! These matters are not to be pondered upon by us lowly Guests, Members and Charter Members. These decisions are reserved to Mods, Admins and (gasp !) maybe even only **Cecil Adams** (blessed be his name) ! ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/22 "2004-12-24T22:28:23Z")
Welcome to the madhouse, Tom! Veb ---
**Author:** ![JimOfAllTrades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@JimOfAllTrades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimOfAllTrades)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/23 "2004-12-24T22:41:38Z")
Wait! This is a **TERRIBLE** choice! We may lose some of Tom’s excellent posts because of his increase in workload. 🙂 Oh well, the good of the many and all that. Seriously, while we have a large group of the best posters in the world around here, Tom stands out even in this tough crowd. I know he’ll be a great moderator. And just when will us rank and file members get to watch the initiation ceremony anyway? I’d bring whips. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ccd318/32.png) [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/24 "2004-12-24T23:00:05Z")
Good to have you on board. Welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/25 "2004-12-24T23:31:37Z")
Stop stealing our best posters! Oh, and I hope to hear from ~debb about this. ---
**Author:** ![sangfroid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e0b2c6/32.png) [@sangfroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sangfroid)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/26 "2004-12-25T02:05:43Z")
Congrats, Tom! Best of luck in GQ! ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/27 "2004-12-25T02:31:23Z")
Let’s get the important stuff out of the way first. I do enjoy chocolate and I do really like single malt Scotch. However, Lynn and TubaDiva seem to have those concessions covered, so all bribes should be offered in cash. Thank you all for the welcome. And since the issue seems to come up periodically, even making it into this thread, I’ll repeat the explanation of the username: When I first started posting on AOl/SDMB, I was pretty much limited to my AOL username (that we used for our original joint account). The name is Tom ‘n’ Deb B. Deb is not a message board type person and has never posted. In the ensuing years (that was September, 1997), as I joined other MBs and Newsgroups, I simply hung onto my original handle so that there would not be any continuity questions regarding who I was. Never is a long time, but I will be really surprised if Deb ever signs up to post, here. (There used to be a “tomndebbie” on MSN–we are not that couple.) And I’ve already cross-posted this from the GQ thread. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/28 "2004-12-25T02:57:21Z")
Tom, I have one question. What made you sell your soul? ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/29 "2004-12-25T04:59:30Z")
🆒 ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/30 "2004-12-25T06:13:44Z")
Well, I was going to use my 2000th post to create a pit thread on Rumsfeld, but I think using it for a note of congratulations to a great Doper is the best: Congrats **tomndebb**!!! ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/31 "2004-12-25T07:11:25Z")
Congratulations, Tom! So, is this Ed & Company’s Christmas gift to Tom, or to us? 😉 ---
**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:** [December 25, 2004, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/32 "2004-12-25T07:43:30Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Let’s get the important stuff out of the way first. I do enjoy chocolate and I do really like single malt Scotch. However, Lynn and TubaDiva seem to have those concessions covered, so all bribes should be offered in cash. I can share. your humble TubaDiva No sacrifice is too great for our staffers. ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2004, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/33 "2004-12-25T12:26:23Z")
This is good news. I’ve often felt that various new moderators were good picks. **tomndebb** is a good pickup. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/34 "2004-12-26T00:45:55Z")
I’m pleased to hear that **tomndebb** is a mod. I’m sure he’ll do well, but, as mentioned above, I hope it doesn’t interfere with his regular posting. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/35 "2004-12-26T03:25:35Z")
tomndebb is an excellent addition to the Mod line up. Just let be known that I want to bypass the Mod stuff and be named an Admin. Hey, I like chocolate. Nuff said. ---
**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 26, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/36 "2004-12-26T03:47:17Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > Thank you all for the welcome. I have to ask…was it the talent or swimsuit competition that cinched your victory? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/37 "2004-12-26T04:01:06Z")
Congrats! [sub]The way I heard it, **superdude** , there were flaming batons involved – you do the math.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/38 "2004-12-26T04:10:05Z")
Congratulations Tom, I couldn’t imagine a more fitting choice. You’ve always been a measured and moderating voice as well as an informed one. I welcome you as one of our overlords and wish you a long and successful run. ---
**Author:** ![moriah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b2d939/32.png) [@moriah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moriah)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/39 "2004-12-26T05:41:03Z")
[toad]Tom, know that I have always supported your policies.[/toad] ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/40 "2004-12-27T00:21:26Z")
> [@hawthorne](#): > > I’ve often felt that various new moderators were good picks. You can pick your moderators, and you can pick your nose, but you can’t pick a moderator’s nose. Not mine, anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496.md?page=3)