# 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:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/41 "2004-12-27T00:43:46Z")
If we had done this Survivor Island-style he would have won anyways. 🙂 Welcome to our new mod, and remember, this is like when somebody makes a hole in one: You have to buy drinks for everybody. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/42 "2004-12-27T14:38:54Z")
Northeast Ohio welcomes it’s newest Moderator! So when’s \*\*Ed Zotti \*\* moving to Munroe Falls? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2004, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/43 "2004-12-27T15:06:15Z")
An excellent choice. Congratulations, Tom. ---
**Author:** ![hammerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hammerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammerbach)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/44 "2004-12-29T07:05:55Z")
Every time I think I’m smart, he beats me to it. And writes it better. Dammit. Congrats, **tomndebb**. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/45 "2004-12-29T22:08:53Z")
Congratulations, you magnificent bastard. ---
**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 31, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/46 "2004-12-31T00:24:58Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > [While it may provide some sense of schadenfreude](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5659675&postcount=54) to consider bureaucrats sitting around arguing in comfort while their fellow citizens are destroyed, it should be noted that Thailand was struck within 35 minutes of the quake and most of India was hit in less than two hours. The scientists could have leaped to their feet and unanimously declared their intent to take all appropriate measures to issue a warning and it would have had no serious effect on the disaster. The infrastructure is not in place to either warn or to move sufficient people to have had any significant impact in reducing the loss of life. Let me just say I’m already a big fan of your work. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/47 "2005-01-03T19:50:38Z")
Congrats Tom! Did you receive a complimentary SDMB coffee mug? I s’pose asking about the Mods secret handshake is out of the question as well, huh? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2005, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496/48 "2005-01-03T20:11:18Z")
Very cool. Welcome and congrats. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-new-mod-tomndebb/281496.md?page=2)