Henry
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I just had a random thought, and decided to start a thread about it. Since this is an unusual origin for a thread, 
I figured I'd put it in Meta.
As both a moderator, and a member of these forums, I want to say Thank You, to...
... every poster we have here, who discusses things in a passionate but courteous way. I love passion in a side of an argument, and I love the way the people of these forums can respect each others' passion for a given subject, and in the aftermath leave behind one hell of a thought-provoking gaming thread.
...every poster who posts links to duplicate threads, so that when I close a thread I can just copy/paste from their post and close, without hunting down the original first. You make my effort 99% less.
...every poster who reports flames without adding to them. You make our jobs easier than you know.
...every poster who welcomes a new person to these forums, and tries to answer their questions honestly and with patience. You are probably reason #1 that this board has a reputation for friendliness.
...every member who contributes money or time to these forums, just to keep the place running another day. The love and attention given by these members is an uncommon thing on the web.
...the openness to share acquaintences and friendships all across these forums. I know Eric had no clue what he was launching at the time, and Russ had no clue what was in store for him when he took over heading the boards, but have a feeling neither one regrets the decision. Some truly nice people are here, day after day.
I see these things going on all the time and get reminded that I don't acknowledge that they exist enough, which is cool in and of itself; with rare exception, they just go on naturally like some kind of perpetual motion machine. So thanks to all who do these things. You're why I'm here.
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I figured I'd put it in Meta.As both a moderator, and a member of these forums, I want to say Thank You, to...
... every poster we have here, who discusses things in a passionate but courteous way. I love passion in a side of an argument, and I love the way the people of these forums can respect each others' passion for a given subject, and in the aftermath leave behind one hell of a thought-provoking gaming thread.
...every poster who posts links to duplicate threads, so that when I close a thread I can just copy/paste from their post and close, without hunting down the original first. You make my effort 99% less.
...every poster who reports flames without adding to them. You make our jobs easier than you know.
...every poster who welcomes a new person to these forums, and tries to answer their questions honestly and with patience. You are probably reason #1 that this board has a reputation for friendliness.
...every member who contributes money or time to these forums, just to keep the place running another day. The love and attention given by these members is an uncommon thing on the web.
...the openness to share acquaintences and friendships all across these forums. I know Eric had no clue what he was launching at the time, and Russ had no clue what was in store for him when he took over heading the boards, but have a feeling neither one regrets the decision. Some truly nice people are here, day after day.
I see these things going on all the time and get reminded that I don't acknowledge that they exist enough, which is cool in and of itself; with rare exception, they just go on naturally like some kind of perpetual motion machine.
So thanks to all who do these things. You're why I'm here.[/maudlin mode off]
