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General => The Common Room => The Lighter Side => Topic started by: TF13 on Thursday 25 September 08 23:19 BST (UK)
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i've just noticed that aghadowey is now a moderator! congratulations :)
that must have happened in the last few hours, did it?
i hope this is posted in the right place but if its not then aghadowey can move
it ;)
tony
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... and dawnsh is now a green one ! (Dont think Ive ever encountered her) ... but congratulations also !!
(Maybe its a good thing not to encounter modersators, now I think of it !!)
;D ;D ;D ;D
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Congratulations :D
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And Karen M !! ..... woohoo ! :D
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Thanks Annie!!
Karen :)
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Aghadowey and KarenM congrats ;D Both special people ;D
And, dawnsh...never have encountered you but maybe one day...congrats ;D
mab
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Congratulations Karen and aghadowey! Everyone on the Canada board has benefited from your hard work and expertise.
And to dawnsh, another hooray and congrats! dawnsh is a star on the London board, doing zillions of lookups at the London Metropolitan Archives for those of us that can't get there.
It is nice to see some more RC gems getting the recognition they deserve!
Happy days ;D
Lynwen
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Congratulations to you all.
Good to see support recognised.
Regards
Martin
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Congratulations and thank you.
Now, do I salute or curtsey? ;D
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Add my congratulations and deserved praise to the list
Aghadowey .. dawnsh and KarenM .. ;) best we all try not to make it too difficult a post :D
:) mare
ps Hi tony .. many more posts I see there :D
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Congratulations aghadowey.
I've always noticed when looking at new postings that you are always helping someone with the queries. Enjoy your new role :)
Congratulations to dawnsh and KarenM :)
lil
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Congratulations and best wishes from me too!
meles
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Karen and aghadowey and dawnsh
Congrats and best wishes
Deb
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Many congratulations to you all from me also, well done, you deserve your new titles for all your hard work
Jane ;D
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How strange that the 'Management' doesnt announce this with a special accolade
Congrats !
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I'll add my congrats to Karen M too ... she's helped me a lot in Canada ... its nice to have had personal contact with some of the mods ...
Keep up the good work ...
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Congrats, u three! ;D
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Congratulations to each of you.
I'm glad to see that all your kindnesses and hard work
are being recognized.
Kathleen
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Congrats to each of you. Well done for all the hard work you have put in
Newbe
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How strange that the 'Management' doesnt announce this with a special accolade
Well as you know, we're a modest lot! We like to let people slip into their new roles gently. :)
It was tricky because the three new Mods are in different time zones - it would have meant posting the welcome message on the boards before they knew themselves that they had been Mod-ified. :o
And part of the fun is seeing how long it takes Rootschatters to spot the change - hours in this case, lol!
Needless to say, they've been welcomed personally by us all.
Kind regards, Arranroots ;)
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Can you encourage the new mods to put up an avatar ??
Its good to put a face to the person, even as in AR's case, its not her ! I always imagine AR with that hat and lovely smile !
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Oops ... I see Dawnsh has one !
Just Aghadowey to go then ...
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Thank you for your congratulations.
For those of you who haven't met me yet, you'll find me as on moderator and London Metropolitan Archives / City of Westminster Archives looker-upper on the Middlesex boards but I also do look-ups for the London boards too.
For those of you who do venture onto the Middlesex boards, I'm hoping that everyone will carry on being on their best behaviour.
Dawn
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Thank you everyone, also congratulations to Dawn and Karen. As Arranroots said the other mods have already welcomed us and assured us of their support as we find our way around this new role.
Lydart- will have a think about including an avatar.
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Gosh Dawn, I'd be trembling in my boots if I had Middx ancestors ... and on my best behaviour too !
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Congratulaions aghadowey. Also Dawn and Lydart. :)
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Not me ... I'm innocent !
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;D Oh Lydart ;D What's in a name. To be honest I only have come across aghadowey. So who ever I missed out Congratulations. :)
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Many congratulations to all three of you. I've already had lots of help from Aghadowey and KarenM and now Dawn has said what she does, all I can say is watch out Dawn, I may need your help in breaking down my brickwall. ::)
Lizzie
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Gosh Dawn, I'd be trembling in my boots if I had Middx ancestors ... and on my best behaviour too !
No need to tremble Lydart, don't want people on Middx trying to slip minor indiscretions into their posts in an effort to catch me unawares.
It's one thing happily posting replies to requests, now I've been given a list of things I've got to watch out for :o
all I can say is watch out Dawn, I may need your help in breaking down my brickwall. ::)
Post away Lizzie, there are many wonderful people on Middx and London with a vast wealth of knowledge and a good nose for 'sniffing out' those in hiding.
Dawn
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Would like to add my congratulations to each of you :)
Well done you deserve it for all your hard work :) :)
Sue
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From an old BBC sit-com..........."You've all done very well!"
Congratulations. :D
Nanny Jan
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Many congratulations to the three of you from me too ;D...... obviously, very well deserved.
Dawn helped me fairly recently and I can't thank her enough, for the time she spent at the LMA, on my behalf. She supplied me with some wonderful images, of family documents, that I would probably never have seen otherwise ;)
Well done!!
justmej
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... I've been given a list of things I've got to watch out for :o ...
Dawn
I am being very serious when I say that it would be VERY helpful if the list of things which new Moderators are told they have to watch out for were publicly posted here on RootsChat.
JAP
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May I add my congratulations to you both.
And JAP......I couldn't agree with you more. Brilliant idea.
Barbara
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My congratulations to all of you - well deserved! (Does anyone deserve this role?? ??? )
I'll add my vote to those of JAP and Tephra - it WOULD be very helpful to find what moderators have to watch out for, it feels a bit like a secret society sometimes! I am a moderator of an admittedly smaller Internet group, and I have told them all what I watch out for - no secrets in our group, and it works well! So let's hear it, Rootschat mods!
MarieC
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In general, most editing is normal "housekeeping" and these edits are usually commented on:
- deleting private e-mails,
- editing public e-mails,
- deleting details of living people,
- deleting copyright infringements,
- shrinking links,
- editing titles
- cropping/resizing images
- etc.
Add to that
- moving posts to a more appropriate board
And that's about 95% of what we do :)
Bob
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Thanks for that very prompt reply, Bob! :)
I'm really in awe of your ability to be across the whole of Rootschat and see what is happening - quite apart from the things you have set up here, and your IT knowledge including setting up websites, etc.
Yer a living Rootschat treasure, mate! ;D
My moderating role includes ensuring respectfulness towards each other in posts that people make, and I'm sure there is a little bit of that here - just a little...
MarieC
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Congratulations from me too.
Nice to have more to help those already known to us.
Sandy
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Well done...to you all
you have all put in so much hard work already.....Thank you
Steve
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Thanks for that Bob. But the thought of you having to read all the posts on your section of boards is quite mind boggling. Do you ever sleep, or have a life ??
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Dear Bob,
In general, most editing is normal "housekeeping" and these edits are usually commented on:
- deleting private e-mails,
- editing public e-mails,
- deleting details of living people,
- deleting copyright infringements,
- shrinking links,
- editing titles
- cropping/resizing images
- etc.
Add to that
- moving posts to a more appropriate board
And that's about 95% of what we do :)
Bob
Ah yes, Bob!
But (as in most such situations) 95% is routine and, though undoubtedly important, is usually not contentious.
But what about the remaining 5%:
- it's the remaining 5% that matters
- it's that 5% which has caused in the past, and continues to cause, so much angst and frustration
- it's that 5% which discussions/debates here and elsewhere have been, and continue to be, about.
If only the 5% could be addressed in a sensible and open discussion on RC with RootsChatters and Mods entering into a reasoned discussion. And with Mods not retreating into what now seems to many of us a bunker, them against us, mentality. Sorry, but that is how it seems to many of us.
Well, aghadowey and co, I hope that you bring some fresh eyes to moderation on RC, and that you enjoy the job. RC is certainly a great site and doesn't deserve aggro. Best of luck!
JAP
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- it's that 5% which has caused in the past, and continues to cause, so much angst and frustration
Actually it doesn't.
That's what makes Rootschat such a great place and Rootschatters so unique - that the number of complaints we get are vanishingly small and usually very easily resolved by means of a quick exchange of PMs.
And that's why we have the very best Moderating team, which is a privilege to work with.
:D
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Congrats to you all and thanks to EVERYONE for all the help received. This truly is a wonderful site.
Ellen
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- it's that 5% which has caused in the past, and continues to cause, so much angst and frustration
Actually it doesn't.
That's what makes Rootschat such a great place and Rootschatters so unique - that the number of complaints we get are vanishingly small and usually very easily resolved by means of a quick exchange of PMs.
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But, elsewhere ...
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Pam, I'm sorry, but I think you are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Unfortunately, it is not so much a molehill as an iceberg - and Roootschatters only see the top ten percent! ...
See:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,330508
There is a serious problem which doesn't go away ...
Anyway, best of luck to aghadowey and co!
JAP
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The work we do is huge - the problems we have difficulty with are vanishingly small - despite some people's best efforts.
:-X
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Do you ever get time to have a life outside of RC, Arranroots ?
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Actually, I'm at work!!
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It'e either dedication or stupidity - you decide, lol!
;D
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- it's that 5% which has caused in the past, and continues to cause, so much angst and frustration
Actually it doesn't.
That's what makes Rootschat such a great place and Rootschatters so unique - that the number of complaints we get are vanishingly small and usually very easily resolved by means of a quick exchange of PMs.
And that's why we have the very best Moderating team, which is a privilege to work with.
:D
Without wanting to be sucky-uppy, it's good to know we're that well behaved, as I'd always felt that moderation here on rootschat works extremely well. On some other (not genealogy) boards I've been involved in moderation has been far too heavy handed and inappropriate or too light handed and I've ended up leaving as it seemed the lunatics had taken over the asylum. But rootschat, by contrast, seems to work extremely well.
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... at least the lunatics on RootsChat behave themselves ...
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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... at least the lunatics on RootsChat behave themselves ...
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
And you can tell - how?
J.
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Without wanting to be sucky-uppy
the onomatopoeic word would be Lickophant :P