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Off Topic Forums => Off Topic Forum => Topic started by: Andy Velez on March 07, 2015, 05:27:24 pm
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Dear All,
Just want to let you know that after giving years of great yeoman service as moderator and account approval wiz, Jeff has decided to go back to regular member status. He will still give an occasional hand in AM I INFECTED.
Joe K will now be co-moderating with me.
Big cheers for both Jeff and Joe for their unstinting quality service here.
Cheers,
Andy
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I want to thank Jeff for his dedicated efforts in moderating the forums. He's done his time and deserves a great deal of respect for his service in helping all of us.
Joe
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Um, don't forget about me! I know I'm not around a whole lot and will work on that. I have the flu right now so am sleeping a lot.
I was shocked when Jeff texted me and was trying to think of a good way to shame him. No, he knows I love him. He will definitely be missed.
Betty
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Three cheers to Jeff and many thanks for all his efforts! He seems to have been tireless, so good for him to take a well-deserved break. Thanks, also, to all the continuing moderators. This forum would not exist without you and the generous contribution of your time. You are all fantastic!
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Couldn't forget you and your good hearted and capable work, Betty. xo
Andy
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i don't think we can ever say thanks enough to all the moderators (past, present or future - once a Mod always a Mod). Many people have been educated about their sexual health, more conflicts than we can count have had some sort of resolution (even if it was by having a thread locked), and numerous spammers and snake-oil salesmen have been deterred - all these efforts have given us a great place to meet, greet, and discuss all things HIV for well over a decade and a half (or is it closer to two decades?!?)
Thank You to ALL the Moderators :-*
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i don't think we can ever say thanks enough to all the moderators (past, present or future - once a Mod always a Mod). Many people have been educated about their sexual health, more conflicts than we can count have had some sort of resolution (even if it was by having a thread locked), and numerous spammers and snake-oil salesmen have been deterred - all these efforts have given us a great place to meet, greet, and discuss all things HIV for well over a decade and a half (or is it closer to two decades?!?)
Thank You to ALL the Moderators :-*
I just reported you to the moderators for not keeping this all about me . ;)
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I just reported you to the moderators for not keeping this all about me . ;)
Don't make me give you a warning about using moderator reports to complain about your knickers being in a bunch because you are not being sufficiently fawned over. ;)
Joe
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Swan songs are a very important part of forum life you know .
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Swan songs are a very important part of forum life you know .
Yes, they have been very relevant to some people's departures. So, where's yours??
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Yes, they have been very relevant to some people's departures. So, where's yours??
I always thought that "swan songs" were only for the vain glorious... Oh wait!
Joe
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I always thought that "swan songs" were only for the vain glorious... Oh wait!
Joe
I thought they were for people with borderline personality disorder lol.
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Jeff --
Thank you!! It can be a tough role, but you did it with your own brand of style, grace and that Alabama "je ne sais quoi"!! :-*
(and a great big thanks to all our moderators -- I'm using a small font so Jeff's old eyes can't see me making this about others)
Hugs,
Mike
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Jeff,
What are you going to do with your retirement? Golf? Moving to a condo in Del Boca Vista? Seinfeld fans will get that.
I know it takes up a lot of time for the moderators. I certainly appreciate the time they all give, when there's dinner to be made, work to be done, grocery store trips to be made, calls to dispute some bogus charge on a bill, etc. Speaking of that, it does seem like y'all should at least get your internet bill paid by the forums. I realize there probably aren't funds for that. Perhaps the money made from "Am I" should go to help pay the Internet bills. There's probably not enough revenue from that either.
Thanks for your service.
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Jeff,
How much I am thankful to you.
You are the first person to answer my first posting in NOV.
I was down and out and you gave me a lot of encouragement.
I wish I had gotten to know you in a different way.
Arigato .
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Jeff,
After reading the others posts , it came to me what a demanding
Job this was for you , especially with having to help take
Care of your mom . You did a great job and deserveve a
big pat on the back .
Sometimes when things got a little too to serious, or tense
you always managed to work in a zinger to crack every one up , and
offer great advice at the same time. Now you can do that
at your leisure with out having to weed out the wing nuts ,and spammers ,trying
To open new accounts at the same time.
I'm keeping this about you so you don't report me !
Oh and when I first read this I thought you and Ted eloped ! LOL
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You are ALL grounded.
Have a swell Sunday.
Andy
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For me, it is almost MONDAY since I am in Japan .
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OK, Daniel. So you're grounded on Monday too.
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Oh no Batman! ;)
And here I posted (in total jest) that the Principal wanted to see Jeff. ;)
Jeff I really enjoyed your "creative" take on moderating.
Sometimes things should not be done in moderation, just go for!
Thank you!
Best,
OT
:) :D
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Jeff,
Sometimes I wondered how you did what you did and still managed to keep your cool, having patience and compassion for those of us trying to come to grips with a new diagnoses.. Your help and understanding was so very appreciated.. You guided me through some of the darkest times of my life.. Thank you
Love, hugs and wishing you the very best..
Frank
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Jeff; A sincere thank you for all of your work and support on these boards, you have touched my life and many, many others. Thank you.
Andy, Betty, Joe, and Ann; A sincere thank you to you as well. I am continually struck by how well these boards work, with such sensitive and emotional topics (and people at times).
Thank you, Mark
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Jeff,
First, I will simply say thank you!
I will miss your moderating here but you know that you can continue to try to moderate me offline as you have. It never works but I think you enjoy trying.
After working endless hours of doing much more than meets the eye here you deserve more time to yourself. Trying to figure out what you would like for a retirement gift. Hmmm...
Best wishes to Andy, Joe, and Betty in continuing on with a few more bricks in your backpacks.
Hugs,
Mark
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A big "thank you" to Jeff for all your hard work in moderating these forums !! Also a big thank you, to Andy, Joe and Betty, for all your hard work !!
Ray 8)
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Thanks for your efforts here Jeff.
Your moderating style made this website a better place.
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Thanks to all whom work tirelessly here. You all do a great job and I truly appreciate all the sacrifice and dedication. Jeff, you've always done a great job of managing the difficulties of this job. Thank you.
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Jeff although you did amazing work as a mod, It'll be good to have you back here in the folds with us peons.
-Will
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Thanks for your outstanding effort as moderator Jeff, you have been a real plus for this great website which has meant so much to so many. Hugs, and see you in Memphis this summer.
Jody :)
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Why does all the drama happen when I'm away, oh wait! there was no drama, well apart from Jeff threatening to report Leatherman, but Leatherman mentioned *past* Mods, and that included me so I'm good with that, Jeff was just being a meanie because that post wasn't ALL about him. ;D
You did a great job Jeff, but sometimes we just need to take a break from it all.
I will hopefully hear from the horses mouth very soon.
Aroha and hugs
Jan :-*
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Jeff,
Thanks for all your hard work,words of wisdom and with some great humour thrown in for good measure too!!!
Enjoy your rest.
britchickx
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I always found pleasure in telling Jeff privately, what a great job he did moderating the forum. But really Jeff, you did an awesome job of keeping the focus on this being a place of support. It didn't matter if you were some guy who grazed a toilet seat with your penis; afraid, and alone with your fears because you have a runny nose.
You might even be a guy who wakes up in the middle of the night-- with a figure standing above you while your pet cat offers no help. Jeff will treat you both the same.
It takes special people to perform like this. They only come from the South, and small little islands surrounded by sharks, or royalty.