+Omally Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 This is actually the first topic I've started, and of course it is closely related to current issues. I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all admins, especially those that feel they can do no more and are resigning. Being an admin of any sort is indeed a thankless task, so lets change that here and simply say thankyou. All of you members of the silent majority, please stand up and show your appreciation. And the more vociferous ones too. There is no need to offer an opinion on this thread: there are plenty of other threads for that. Just a simple message of appreciation will suffice here. Quote Link to comment
+Team Paradise Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 A fairly silent one standing up and saying...'Thank You!' Steve If you can see the 'light at the end of the tunnel', it's usually a train coming ! Quote Link to comment
+The Wombles Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Few of you will be aware of the effort, energy and resources which our admin put into many issues which were important. What you see on the forum is the tip of the iceburg. Many, many thanks to Moss, T&J and Richard and Beth. Dave Quote Link to comment
+THE BRAMBLERS Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Very sincere thanks for all the time and hard work put in by the admin's. Debbie and David Quote Link to comment
+Rocky Balboa Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Thankyou each and every one of you. Your work was very much apreciated. Hopefully this thread will encourage you to change your minds but if not then enjoy finding even more lunch boxes in your spare time. Its just a hunt for a lunch box, why be so serious!?! Dan Wilson - www.Buckscaching.co.uk - Stash Notes, forums & Much more... Quote Link to comment
bignoseduglyguy Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 My thanks also... bignoseduglyguy www.bignoseduglyguy.com - obligatory caching page now added! Quote Link to comment
+Flackadder Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 'Admin'. Some people will love you and some not. Its the way of life. It seems no matter how much effort, how much time, how much 'whatever' the liklyhood of thanks is remote. But when people have negative ideas well you are gonna hear about that real quick. Sorry to hear of people leaving, sorry in fact the way things are going. golddust1000 bobh P.S. No doubt though it will sort itself out. Bob.... http://www.bobh.co.uk Quote Link to comment
adrianjohn Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 As one who could not do the job of the admins or the moderators of these forums I too would like to say Thankyou for all your efforts. Have boots and GPSr, will cache for fun! Quote Link to comment
+Daisy&me Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 A big thankyou from us too. As far as I can see all this trouble was caused by posts from 2 cachers who have hidden a grand total of one cache between. Quote Link to comment
+Icenians Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Daisy&me:A big _thankyou_ from us too. As far as I can see all this trouble was caused by posts from 2 cachers who have hidden a grand total of _one cache_ between. Actually I have 4. I have temporarly disabled them pending what happens next. Statistics show that those with the most birthdays live longest. Quote Link to comment
+Kouros Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 My sincerest thanks to all Admins, past and present. ------ An it harm none, do what ye will Quote Link to comment
+Lizzzzeeeee Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 A massive Thank You to all the admins for their work on approving caches and (certainly on the part of those I've visited) placing excellent ones. I am really glad to have geocaching as my hobby, and am even more pleased that it is just that, a hobby. Almost everything else in my life I'm involved in the running, rather than the participation of (eg school PTA, Cubs, village fete) and I'm determined to keep geocaching as just a hobby even though my gut instinct is to offer help. I am therefore eternally grateful to the admins for all the work they do. Unless you've done a voluntary job like this you don't appreciate the work involved to keep everything running smoothly. Thanks again - all of you Lizzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Don't you think that sooner or later someone will notice that its a mobile phone not a GPS your using??? Quote Link to comment
+Omally Posted May 12, 2003 Author Share Posted May 12, 2003 reminder quote:Originally posted by Omally: There is no need to offer an opinion on this thread: there are plenty of other threads for that. Just a simple message of appreciation will suffice here. Quote Link to comment
+Hi-Tek Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Not having read these forums since Saturday it seems we have missed rather a lot to put it mildly! (We also now understand why a cache we placed Sunday has yet to be approved - our previous caches had been approved within hours of submission). Our thanks go to the 'retiring' mods, your efforts WERE appreciated and you will be/are already missed. We'd like to add our voice to the call for you all to reconsider. motley. adj. varied in appearance or character. crew. n. group of people. Quote Link to comment
+paul.blitz Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Tim & June know how much I have appreciated their work... we were drinking tea with them yesterday afternoon! To the rest of the retiring UK admin team: Thanks for a job done well! Paul Quote Link to comment
+kennamatic Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Although I have thanked both retiring mods in their respective threads I am not averse to including my thanks again here. I have no problem with anyone seeing that I approve of the work that our moderators and admins do and have done. Finding your caches - Losing my marbles. Quote Link to comment
MCL Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 Definitely my thanks go to all of them. many times over. No trees were harmed during the production of this posting, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.... Quote Link to comment
+The Merman Posted May 12, 2003 Share Posted May 12, 2003 The Moderators (Raises glass and chinks) I have had the pleasure of seeing Tim's well measured and even handed approach to problems encountered by me on one particular cache. Let us all hope that subsequant Mods are as dedicated and good humoured as T&J, Richard & Beth and Moss da boss. I woke this morning and my boat was not rocking...for one horrid moment I thought I lived in a house! Quote Link to comment
+Slytherin Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Hopefully in the cold light of day and as the dust settles then hasty decisions made might be reconsidered. Whether or not that happens I would like to join everyone in the vote of thanks to the moderators and cache approvers for the good work that they have done in the past. Alex --------------------------------------------------- Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout..... Quote Link to comment
+Chris n Maria Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 At the risk of getting repetative to what we have posted on each of the individual topics- we would both like to post our thanks. C n M Bear rescues a speciality! London & UK Geocaching Resources: http://www.sheps.clara.net Quote Link to comment
+Friendly Flyer Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Yes, a big thankyou to the admins. I've done forum admin on other systems in the past - it's normally a pretty thankless job. To the 3 (groups of) admins I offer a "well done". Quote Link to comment
+BugznElm'r Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 We've only been caching a while but nevertheless have come to know the moderators as easy going and easy to deal with folk. We wish them the very best with the future, whatever they decide to do. Thanks for all you have done! Quote Link to comment
+The Bennett Family Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Ditto. We take our children everywhere, but they always find their way back home... Quote Link to comment
AuntieMary Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Just wanted to add my sincere thanks to our moderators too - Thanks I've not been in the game long and rarely post on the forums. I have very much appreciated the help and advice I've received from here, and am full of admiration for all those who've put in so much of their own time, work and effort. It is a sad day for our hobby that it's come to this. Aren't we all here to hunt lunchboxes? That seems to have been somewhat forgotten of late... I'll get me coat Quote Link to comment
+minstrelcat Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 My thanks to all the admins also. Its really sad to see people who were willing and able to do work for the geocaching community feeling forced to leave. Regards, Lisa Quote Link to comment
Team Tate Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Must add another big THANK YOU from Team Tate. The times that we have met some of the moderators, we have found them extremely friendly, helpful & generally nice people to know. I am saddened by the news, but can totally understand their decisions. This is our hobby, can't we all just enjoy it together? Sarah x Team Tate Remember - if it's moving, it's not dead... Quote Link to comment
+Lassitude Posted May 13, 2003 Share Posted May 13, 2003 Thanks to all you x-Admins! I do not blame you for your actions one bit. There is only so much BS a hard-working admin can take. I wondered when people were going to start archiving their caches in protest. I seem to remeber that being used as a weapon in previous disputes. Forums are not good places to sort out problems like this. Thanks Chris LASSITUDE- (noun) Tiredness and apathy: a state of weariness accompanied by listlessness or apathy[15th century. Via French from Latin lassitudo , from lassus 'weary'.] Quote Link to comment
+Icenians Posted May 14, 2003 Share Posted May 14, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Lassitude:Thanks to all you x-Admins! I do not blame you for your actions one bit. There is only so much BS a hard-working admin can take. I wondered when people were going to start archiving their caches in protest. I seem to remeber that being used as a weapon in previous disputes. Temporarily disabled That's not archived and read back into the threads and see how many times threatning to resign has been used as a weapon. I don't think 4 caches, one of which was logged today, will make a great deal of difference to the grand scheme of things. If you put your hand in a bucket of water and pull it out, the hole that remains is a measure of how indispensible you really are. Quote Link to comment
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