It's been fun, but I'm stepping down

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

As several know, I became a moderator while Rock was deployed and on long-term assignments away from home primarily to help Dixi shoulder the heavy load of monitoring this site. I continued after Rock's retirement to help Dixi shoulder the enormous load while Rock was out thru-hiking. Now that Rock is back, I'm stepping down as a moderator.

[Two Speed]

Ah, man, I just ordered the steps and handrails so's you could be safe when climbing on my back!

All kidding around aside, thanks for your time and efforts.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

That's OK Two-Speed - I will still climb your back as needed :D

[JERMM]

No, tell me it ain't so. Who's gonna wrap us with the Dino tail when we need it?

[Two Speed]

That's OK Two-Speed - I will still climb your back as needed :DYeah, but if you ain't a moderator what makes you think I'll have the rails and steps installed when they arrive. Them anchor bolts are a PITA.

Anyone get the bad pun implicit in that one?

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

I'm not leaving WB - just stepping down from the moderator position. I will still be available to wrap the Dino tail around folks as needed.

[hopefulhiker]

You did a good job, FD.....

[emerald]

I'd like to express my appreciation, since it was likely a mostly thankless job you did which someone needed to do.

[Blissful]

Ditto what SOG said.

(And I'm enjoying meeting your grandkids) :)

[envirodiver]

Ditto what SOG said.

(And I'm enjoying meeting your grandkids) :)

Thanks FD, you had a tough job and did it well.

I look forward to meeting you next year (or sooner) when the soccerdiver hits Maryville.

[Thru Hiker Wife]

FD, a thankless job well done!!!! :)

[warraghiyagey]

NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/violent069.gif
I feel like I'm going insane!!!!!!

[auburnbreeze]

Thanks FD. We may not have always shown it but your work was respected and appreciated!!

[dessertrat]

Fair thee well, my fair Spanish lady
Fair thee well, my lady of Spain
Etc. Etc.
Isn't it a relief, Dino?

[RadioFreq]

Ditto what SOG said.

(And I'm enjoying meeting your grandkids) :)

Thanks for your work...BTW has anyone told you that this particular grandkid looks a lot like Drew Barrymore when she did "ET"? :-?

[ASUGrad]

Will you still be accepting blame?

[spittinpigeon]

Fair thee well, my fair Spanish lady
Fair thee well, my lady of Spain
Etc. Etc.
Isn't it a relief, Dino?


You go inside the cage?
Cage goes in the water,
you go in the water,
shark's in the water,
our shark.
Farewell and adieu to you, fair Spanish ladies.
Farewell and adieu, you ladies of Spain.
For we've received orders for to sail back to Boston.
And so nevermore shall we see you again.

[Roots]

Thanks for all the hard work, FD!! I know moderating us crazy hiking fools can be a handful. :D

[T-Dubs]

I'll add a 'thank you' as well. Moderating can be burden and I (we) appreciate your time and effort.

TWS

[doggiebag]

http://stickembigfish.com/images/animated_shark.gif
Well the waters have just gotten more dangerous.
Take a dip Dino :D!

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

I'm not turning in the Dino dentures.... Don't make me bite you on the fin. :D

[envirodiver]

NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/violent069.gif
I feel like I'm going insane!!!!!!

Uhh Bro maybe you should be using past tense instead of present. I'm just sayin.

[emerald]

What's all this rubbish 'bout Spanish ladies in lobstah traps got to do with anythin'?:rolleyes:

[warraghiyagey]

Uhh Bro maybe you should be using past tense instead of present. I'm just sayin.

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/laughing013.gifhttp://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/laughing013.gif

And yes FD, Grandavatar of the day does look like little Drew Barryomore a bit.:)

[Hooch]

They couldn't have picked a better Dino for the job. Thanks for all you've done for us and all that you'll continue to contribute to our little corner of hiker cyberspace.

[D'Artagnan]

Just so long as you don't give up on SORUCK! ;)

Thanks for the hassle. I don't know where you found the time (or patience.)

[mrc237]

Drew Barrymoore INDEED! Thanks Renee!

[bloodmountainman]

Thanks for your work. Haven't been a member long, but have enjoyed your moderation. Lovely bunch of little Dino's you've got there.

[Creek Dancer]

Thanks for all your hard work FD! Hope to see you again some day at another Ruck or maybe Trail Days.

[RITBlake]

As someone said before, a truly thankless job. But we'll miss you round these parts and good luck in the next step. See you around!

[TOW]

As several know, I became a moderator while Rock was deployed and on long-term assignments away from home primarily to help Dixi shoulder the heavy load of monitoring this site. I continued after Rock's retirement to help Dixi shoulder the enormous load while Rock was out thru-hiking. Now that Rock is back, I'm stepping down as a moderator.
Alright, I can start some crap now!

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Thank you for all the kind thoughts and TOW, I can still bite you on the toes :D.

[A-Train]

Yes, thanks for cleaning up the mess around here so often. An integral part of the site for sure.

[Alligator]

Thanks for all the hard work. We're a difficult bunch.

[mudhead]

So what you gonna do now to get people wound up?

Bet you're smiling.

[Appalachian Tater]

I will still be available to wrap the Dino tail around folks as needed.


I'm not turning in the Dino dentures.... Don't make me bite you on the fin. :D

The latter has always been much more fun than the former.

I am taking bets that you will miss your power and that you may fill in at times in the future!

[Summit]

Thank you very much for your labor of love keeping all the WB chicks in line and well behaved . . . well . . . as much as can be expected! :eek: :)

[thestin]

Thanks for all your hard work, FD!

[ki0eh]

Your work has been much appreciated by most, especially when most necessary. Hope you get to spend some more time with all the grandkids!

[No Belay]

FD..... You can't leave now! I just got the last load of Dino droppings washed out of my hair and was comin back for another load. All deleteing aside, We'll miss you in the drivers seat. This is a hard bus to drive. Take that tail and pat yourself on the back a few times. I'm proud to have been deleted by you and I hope you're as proud of the great job you did.

Savor Happy!

[Ron Haven]

Dino,We are all proud of you:sunThanks

[Wise Old Owl]

I'd like to express my appreciation, since it was likely a mostly thankless job you did which someone needed to do.... AND AS A freind ...

THANK YOU!

[warraghiyagey]

AND AS A freind ...

THANK YOU!

Nice:sun:sun

[Froggy]

Dino, you done good. Our thanks!

And may the bad postings of times past not haunt you in the future.

Just swat them with the tail if they do.

[Ghosthiker]

FD, having moderated a board, before, I can say I appreciate all of the hard work that you have done. Take a break, kick back, put the dino feet up and rest awhile

[vonfrick]

who's going to stomp me now FJ??

thanks for all you have done to keep us kids in line and bring us closer together. ;)

[Lone Wolf]

As several know, I became a moderator while Rock was deployed and on long-term assignments away from home primarily to help Dixi shoulder the heavy load of monitoring this site. I continued after Rock's retirement to help Dixi shoulder the enormous load while Rock was out thru-hiking. Now that Rock is back, I'm stepping down as a moderator.

i'll take your place

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

i'll take your placeTalk to Rock & Troll.

[Flush2wice]

i'll take your place
That there is funny.

[Lone Wolf]

Talk to Rock & Troll.

i'd get fired the first day for hypocrisy

[Hooch]

http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/whacky111.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org) Now you can ride off into the sunset with a Dancing Banana on your back! All hail the Dancing Banana! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/whacky111.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org)

[doggiebag]

i'd get fired the first day for hypocrisy
Nahhh - I can see you doing a great job. I've never met you personally but beneath the beard I think you'd probably be pretty good at being an unbiased, detached moderator. IMHO. I vote yes on a LoneWolf appointment. If anything else I'm just really morbidly curious to see what happens. :D

[greentick]

Thanks FD!

[JAK]

FD,
Your looking rather youthful lately, and considerably less green.
You new lifestyle seems to be suiting you.

I am doing great also. Finally getting my thesis written. Doing about a page an hour.
Been writing some poetry lately to get through my writers block. Been chasing some old girlfriends to come up with the poetry. Hope springs eternal. No worries. They are fearsome quick. Say hey to Papa Dino.

http://hunterotica.blogspot.com/2007/11/drift-me.html

[dessertrat]

The latter has always been much more fun than the former.

I am taking bets that you will miss your power and that you may fill in at times in the future!

Now that you're all tail and no teeth, you'll get no respect.

[HIKER7s]

Thanks for the moderating efforts Dino, good job there. Your apparently not really going anywhere so congrats on your return to "regular" status from "management" status!

[Gray Blazer]

When is the book coming out? I usually wait and go see the movie. Better than Cliff notes.

Seriously, thanks. I love this website.

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Now that you're all tail and no teeth, you'll get no respect.Like I did when I had teeth - :D

[jhick]

Time to kick back and relax now....

http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj132/l8tr_dude/dino.jpg

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

::: Dino seen looking around yard for a Jerseyhick with a camera :D :::

[rpenczek]

This board has the best culture of any that I have participated on. On other boards threads get hijacked and some posters feel the need to tell you how much they know, but never really give you any insight to your question and they can be a bit mean spirited while posting.

Folks here seldom hijack and are generally always encouraging (even with a little tug-o-war between the hammock folks, ground dwellers, heavy weights and ultra-lighters).

It is very apparent that our moderators do an outstanding job.

[sneezer]

sneezer wraps big thankful sneeze around dino tail. (i say that in a good way). you done real good. don't go too far away from wb - we need you even if you're not moderating.

[StarLyte]

Thank you FD for a job well done and a job that not just anyone can do. :sun

[dixicritter]

I just want to add my thanks into the mix... Dino you know how much I appreciate all you've done... Thank you! :sun

[Skidsteer]

I just want to add my thanks into the mix... Dino you know how much I appreciate all you've done... Thank you! :sun

Same here. Thank you FD.

[Jaybird62]

Thanks for all your hard work FD, and for your witiness(don't think thats a "real" word, but oh well!?!)

[Skyline]

We all appreciate your tenure as a moderator, but it left you less time to do all that creative Photoshopping. :(

Now that you've got more free time (yeah, right!), we expect to see more of it! :cool:

[River Runner]

Thanks FD for all the hard work, and I know it was REALLY hard at times. Enjoy a well deserved chance to kick back and relax and have fun!

[Tin Man]

Dang! I think it has all been said here. THANKS!

If you don't want to moderate no mo', feel free to remind us when we are immoderate from time to time.

LW for moderator. :)

[ki0eh]

...........

[SGT Rock]

Just saying publicly what I have been saying privately:

Thanks.

[sheepdog]

Thanks, and a high paw!!
http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:WHHoPZFPtR8J:www.lockeyebc.com/images/spice_pup_pics/7wks/dollyrainbowwave1.jpg (http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.lockeyebc.com/images/spice_pup_pics/7wks/dollyrainbowwave1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.lockeyebc.com/&h=313&w=320&sz=22&tbnid=WHHoPZFPtR8J:&tbnh=115&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dborder%2Bcollie&hl=en&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=1&ct=image&cd=2)

Sheepdog

[Footslogger]

Enjoy your new found freedom. Just remember ..."Everything in Moderation" !!

'Slogger

[Tin Man]

.:: So, is he Dino happy to have you back? ::.

[peanuts]

yes, thank you fd! now you can breath freely!

[Alligator]

Yeah right. :rolleyes: Sorry I mentioned it. Let's try to keep Dino's thread from going political. In fact, I will delete my comment about veep. Please feel free to delete yours.:clap .

[Tin Man]

:clap .

self moderation is the ultimate compliment to a retiring moderator par excellence.

[whitefoot_hp]

moderators remind me of communist russia anyway. here in america we believe in self government.

[Heater]

moderators remind me of communist russia anyway. here in america we believe in self government.

Yeah, like a buncha freaking hall monitors, huh?

::: Joke ::: :D

I accidentally posted this in another thread, so... here goes again.

Dino,

You have treated me with kindness a few times and I appreciate that.
I have been an asshat toward you more than once and I am sorry for it.
Please forgive me for that.

What you did here was good.

Most of all, enjoy being just one of the bunch of crazy posters that make up this wonderful site.

Austexs.

[Heater]

Yeah, like a buncha freaking hall monitors, huh?

::: Joke ::: :D

I accidentally posted this in another thread, so... here goes again.

Dino,

You have treated me with kindness a few times and I appreciate that.
I have been an asshat toward you more than once and I am sorry for it.
Please forgive me for that.

What you did here was good.

Most of all, enjoy being just one of the bunch of crazy posters that make up this wonderful site.

Austexs.

You too Dixiecritter and Sgt. Rock.

[Marta]

To the many other voices I'll add, "Thank you, ma'am."

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

:::: Dino seen curling a loving tail around Austexs ::::

Nobody likes to be moderated. To be honest, very few like to moderate - and none of those who should be doing it like to have to do it.

[Heater]

:::: Dino seen curling a loving tail around Austexs ::::

Nobody likes to be moderated. To be honest, very few like to moderate - and none of those who should be doing it like to have to do it.

http://doctore.blog.is/users/b4/doctore/img/understand-huh-hunh.jpg


:D

[Heater]

:::: Dino seen curling a loving tail around Austexs ::::

Nobody likes to be moderated. To be honest, very few like to moderate - and none of those who should be doing it like to have to do it.

Above post just me being a smartass again.

Let's hear it for the mods that don't... like... but should be doing, what... Oh, I don't know! :confused::confused:

Crazy freaking moderators. :-?

[bloodmountainman]

:::: Dino seen curling a loving tail around Austexs ::::

Nobody likes to be moderated. To be honest, very few like to moderate - and none of those who should be doing it like to have to do it.
Be careful with that tail!!! You could put an eye out with that thing!

[OregonHiker]

As several know, I became a moderator while Rock was deployed and on long-term assignments away from home primarily to help Dixi shoulder the heavy load of monitoring this site. I continued after Rock's retirement to help Dixi shoulder the enormous load while Rock was out thru-hiking. Now that Rock is back, I'm stepping down as a moderator.

Thanks for the memories :)

[Frolicking Dinosaurs]

Thanks again for al the kind words.

:::: Dino curls a loving tail around this thread ::::

[SGT Rock]

You too Dixiecritter and Sgt. Rock.
I just do what I gotta do. Somehow I got roped into this about 5 1/2 years ago.

moderators remind me of communist russia anyway. here in america we believe in self government.
I tend to agree.

[dixicritter]

You too Dixiecritter and Sgt. Rock.

Don't mention it Austexs. :)