Workload is becoming somewhat heavier, Alan, Dave and I are becoming somewhat busier, and a new nut in the nuthouse would be a breath of fresh air.
Therefore we have granted Hugo his very own edit button and welcomed him into the fold of the elite.
Hugo has always contributed in a way we're comfortable with and we are equally comfortable that he will prove to be a valuable moderator - and he's probably taller than No Dosh, less pedantic than Dave, but sadly unlikely to be better looking than me.
It'll take the morning for registration amendments, e-mail accounts and the like to catch up, but no doubt he'll show up soon with his shiny new buttons (because we get more than just an edit button, you know !).
Welcome Hugo, and I'm sure you'll be as supported and well-understood as the rest of us - which means you're pretty well screwed.
Be gentle with him, please.
Mark.
p.s. I can't see that dividing my annual ploughman's into 4 is going to be easy.
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congrats to Hugo :-)
hugo, you will have to watch out for pologirl now, she will be after your "edit" button !
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Hugo, may I take this opportunity to congratulate you and to ask...
"What the hell have you done!?!?!?"
On a more serious note, it's probably best you don't post here lest you kill the thread ;-)
Congratulations H.
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congrats to Hugo :-) hugo, you will have to watch out for pologirl now, she will be after your "edit" button !
Oh, you've met PG too? That's one person who really wants an edit button. Never stops asking.
And the answer is still no.
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Speaking of which, where is she?
Alan, Mark, Dave or Hugo! - How about making this sticky so everyone is guaranteed to see it and given it's quite important?
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OH! So THATS where they were. It wasnt "gutter in Warwick" night, it was "Secret Ceremony involving rolled up trouser legs and funny handshakes" night.
Well done Hugo, hope to cause you as much trouble as I do to the other triplets.
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Aptly named thread? ;-)
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L\'escargot by name, but not by nature.
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Speaking of which, where is she?
Hiding under her duvet in Wolverhampton I expect.
Alan, Mark, Dave or Hugo! - How about making this sticky so everyone is guaranteed to see it and given it's quite important?
Done. Hugo can un-sticky it with his new magic buttons once word has got round.
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>> Speaking of which, where is she? Hiding under her duvet in Wolverhampton I expect. >> Alan, Mark, Dave or Hugo! - How about making this sticky >> so everyone is guaranteed to see it and given it's quite >> important? Done. Hugo can un-sticky it with his new magic buttons once word has got round.
I think I will unsticky this now as most of you know that I have now moved over to the "dark side" as someone put it!
I'll leave it open though.
Hugo
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Well, go away for a few days and come back to a madhouse!
Best of luck Hugo
StarGazer
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Oh, you've met PG too? That's one person who really wants an edit button. Never stops asking. And the answer is still no. :o)
Oh if only I had toys and a pram to throw them out of!
Well done Hugo for becoming one of the Dads. Do you get a special cornish edit button marked "I don't care what you say, I live here 12 months of the year so am always right"? ;)
Funny how all the mods are men, and they pick other men to join them. If ever there was a place crying out for a woman to come along, scatter some cushions and bake some fairy cakes....
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Yeah - let's oust the lads and get PG and NW in as mods....
Yeah right ;-)
*smirk* - that would be...interesting:
ADAM - "But NW - surely if you have someone with a knife in their head, breaking the speed limit to get them to the hospital is alright?"
NW "No - BANNED!"
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Funny how all the mods are men, and they pick other men to join them. If ever there was a place crying out for a woman to come along, scatter some cushions and bake some fairy cakes....
Hear hear!
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Funny how all the mods are men, and they pick other men to join them. If ever there was a place crying out for a woman to come along, scatter some cushions and bake some fairy cakes....
No, not funny, just blatant misogyny.
Now where's my coat? Ah there it is. And it seems to be covered in bunny blood. How strange.....
::runs screaming from backroom::
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>> Funny how all the mods are men, and they pick other >> men to join them. If ever there was a place crying >> out for a woman to come along, scatter some cushions and >> bake some fairy cakes.... No, not funny, just blatant misogyny.
We'll let you think that :)
Meanwhile, if men want to do the dirty work, why not let them?
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Wasn't it DA in HHGTTG who made an observation along the lines of those who most want to be in charge are those least suited to being in charge?
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less pedantic than Dave,
I doubt it.
p.s. I can't see that dividing my annual ploughman's into 4 is going to be easy.
You haven't even divided it up amongst Alan and myself yet, so what chance has Hugo got?
Welcome to the fold Hugo. Soon, you'll be as unpopular as me and the other two ;o)
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Does this mean Hugo will be able to kill EVERY thread by making them read only???
Congrats Hugo - hope you enjoy your new (full-time?)job and that it is well rewarded!!!! Cornish pasties rather than ploughman's?
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Does this mean Hugo will be able to kill EVERY thread by making them read only??? Congrats Hugo - hope you enjoy your new (full-time?)job and that it is well rewarded!!!! Cornish pasties rather than ploughman's?
Thanks for that input Phil, I may just wade in for the kill on YOUR threads only!
And thanks all for the welcome and the good wishes, I guess this is just the lull before the storm!
Serously though. I asked Mark if the forum could make use of my help because:
A - I think it's a great forum and with very few exceptions contributors have this site in the best of their interests. I use the word "contributor" in its most positive form because that is what you all are. No one individual just takes from this site. You all add valuable information, amusement and an internet refuge away from the disadvantages of some other forums that are out there.
B - This forum has been of great personal benefit to me over the years and I wanted to be part of the excellent service that the other moderators continue to provide. It's my way of putting back a little of what I have gained.
I promise to do the best I can for all of you and help to maintain the high standards this site has set over the years.
Wish me luck!
Hugo
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Another good man crosses over to the 'dark side' !
Good luck Hugo, I'm sure we will all be gunning, er, sorry rooting, for you.
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Isn't it nice haveing a moderator who is all polite and ethusiastic. He evens asks people nicely to write properly and explains his reasons.
On the other hand, I think we all started that way and he'll be a facist promotor of censorship like the rest of us soon enough.
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Isn't it nice haveing a moderator who is all polite and ethusiastic. He evens asks people nicely to write properly and explains his reasons. On the other hand, I think we all started that way and he'll be a facist promotor of censorship like the rest of us soon enough.
Please be assured I am working on it:)
Hugo
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On the other hand, I think we all started that way....
No. You've always been the Simon Cowell of the BR.
Up until now we've had the good (alan), the bad (you), and the darn right ugly (me).
Gonna have to think up something for Hugo.
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Well, scarier things have rarely happened.
Just logged on this evening and found all my new buttons have disappeared!
Either:
this is part of some sort of initiation ceremony,
or,
Pologirl has crept in and made off with them!
No doubt normal service will be resumed shortly.
Hugo - Was a BR moderator for a few hours, and hopes to be again some day!
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Normal service resumed - moderating strength back up to 4!
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H,
You're just too damn nice - that's why they've been taken away! Start being aggressive and post like this:
1) Who's stolen my damn buttons - I'll ban you... when I get them back
2) Posts are going to be deleted unless I get my buttons back
3) Anyone get's on the wrong side of me, they'll get it.
If you do this, your buttons will appear again....honest!
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No, you just need to log in.
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Ahhhhhhhhhh.
::slaps forehead as well::
That is why when I logged on to post the first response then all the buttons appeared!
Soyy about that ND, I've just spent all my energy getting around the duff steer that one of the other mods gave me... mentioning no names......
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Sorry about that ND, I've just spent all my energy getting around the duff steer that one of the other mods gave me... mentioning no names......
No, that would have been me. Mea culpa and a handful of hairshirts in my wardrobe for this week methinks.
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Congratulations Hugo. Don't forget as a moderator you are expected to have off days, be inconsistent, drink alcohol and take unjustified abuse from other BR folk. I hope you feel you're worth your extravagant salary ...
Hawkeye
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sadly unlikely to be better looking than me
Mark, I'm sure you are right, but just to be certain, how about a set of mugshots for us to compare ... and then a backroom poll to settle the issue?
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"how about a set of mugshots for us to compare"
No wont work. SP2 security centre blocks anything harmfull sent to your computer.
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"how about a set of mugshots for us to compare"
Since the panto season is almost here might as well vote for the best potential dame/ugly sisters as well.
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"how about a set of mugshots for us to compare"
No!! It could destroy our illusions of those god-like figures floating around in the ether, controlling our wilder excesses as we imagine our moderators. I would hate to think they might be ordinary mortals!!
I'm already somewhat disillusioned since I always thought there were 3 wise men - but now there are 4.
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"how about a set of mugshots for us to compare" No!! It could destroy our illusions of those god-like figures floating around in the ether,
Please do not spoil his day with a link to any pictures of IIRC a certain person being propped up by an Italian
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"an Italian" - would that be the Pope?? On second thoughts, he's a Pole. Propped up by a Pole?
Back to the red stuff.
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"an Italian" - would that be the Pope?? On second thoughts, he's a Pole. Propped up by a Pole? Back to the red stuff.
Getting closer. It was a four letter word. However this Italian was made of steel, silver and spelt Al*a.
I think HE went back to the apple juice and his cup.
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>>I'm already somewhat disillusioned since I always thought there were 3 wise men - but now there are 4.
No, you were right the first time - I admit that there are 4 moderators but frankly I think even counting as many as 3 wise men is pushing it.
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>> sadly unlikely to be better looking than me Mark, I'm sure you are right, but just to be certain, how about a set of mugshots for us to compare ... and then a backroom poll to settle the issue?
I've an old photo of him.
Mind you, it doesn't say a lot for the rest of us!!
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I've been told off already after just one day.. :¬{
I will try to do better next time.. slap*slap*slap
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As Hugo is the only Mod to live anywhere worth visiting, I suggest the next BR meet up is in Cornwall.... You do have 75 spare rooms don't you Hugo?
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Hmmm, it seems Mark's *picture* has frightened everyone away.
OK, his real picture is in the unofficial HJ msn group.
groups.msn.com/honestjohn/people.msnw?action=ShowP...1
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Hmmm, it seems Mark's *picture* has frightened everyone away.
I hope you have liability insurance to cover all the claims from the folks traumatised by the picture ....
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Hugo
Well what can I say?
There was you on the ?phone last week saying, well I?ve offered to do it and no-one?s come back to me! Should have kept quiet, as fate has bitten you back, just when you had the house to yourself last week during half term.
Mrs H travelled by train to London for the week and as far as I know it didn?t run into any buffers at the end of the line. Then again she wasn?t driving was she? (See ?Oh dear!? thread if there?s a whooshing noise of that going over your head).
Serious note: Good luck Hugo with the moderators post and to the rest of you it not Hugo?s fault his birthday is April 1st - yes really!
Charles
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Serious note: Good luck Hugo with the moderators post and to the rest of you it not Hugo?s fault his birthday is April 1st - yes really!
Thanks Charles!
Up until now that was one of the few skeletons in my cupboard.
Now it's come out to play with the many outside. Now all the other Mods can have a laugh, as well as all the regulars!
Oh well, you try and struggle on and you just end up deeper....
Friends eh?
I'll give you a call soon Charles - look after yourself:)
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Thats why he needed such a big, shiny, new van - to put all the deleted posts, somewhere!!
VB
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Consider all the scorn and derision meted out to Alan since he became a moderator.
Then guess whose turn it is now.
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Consider all the scorn and derision meted out to Alan since he became a moderator. Then guess whose turn it is now.
Do your Worst!!
But please be gentle :-o
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