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#293814 15-Feb-2022 15:23

Not many people will know but this is now our 19th year. We wouldn't be where we are today without the help of our moderators. So a big shout to these folks, who helped me a lot over the years:

Moderators: @gehenna, @jarledb, @michaelmurfy, @nate, @rscole86, @scottjpalmer, @Stu

Ex-moderators: @bradstewart, @chiefie, @cokemaster, @jevvv, @Nety, @sbiddle, @tonyhughes, @xpd

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#2868752 15-Feb-2022 15:27

Geenzone has been my daily visit for most of those 19 years and a big thanks to all those that work behind the scenes and help to keep GZ running well :-)

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#2868759 15-Feb-2022 15:30

Thanks @freitasm for the dedication taken to run a great (and fast) platform and thanks everyone for creating such a great community!

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#2868762 15-Feb-2022 15:37

Very happy to be allowed to be a part of such a great community. The help from the members of Geekzone has helped me out countless times!

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#2868764 15-Feb-2022 15:41

Well done all. I'm a moderator on another forum so I know it can be a frustrating and thankless job. Thank you for all your work.

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#2868921 15-Feb-2022 16:09

Yes thanks to all who make this a great place to visit and find help from. Extra thanks to the moderators, for all of the additional work you do to keep this a safe and functioning site.

@freitasm Apart from yourself, any other moderators been there the whole 19 years?

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#2868923 15-Feb-2022 16:11

@sbiddle is the oldest around here (Aug 2003), then @chiefie (Oct 2003) and @stu (May 2004)

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#2868955 15-Feb-2022 16:49

Great to get to know @sbiddle, @michaelmurfy, and of course @freitasm in person since joining here sure I will meet some of the others in the future too

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#2869857 16-Feb-2022 19:02

🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪🍪

For all the moderators for a job well done.

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#2869864 16-Feb-2022 19:19

Checking my own profile join date - I know I lurked for awhile before signing up wow Its been awhile - GZ has been a great resource. Appreciate all the effort moderators put in.

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#2869865 16-Feb-2022 19:21

Thanks all for the thanks, and thanks to @freitasm for taking this geek on as a moderator all those years ago ;)

Was a lot of fun :)

XPD / Gavin

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#2870051 17-Feb-2022 08:17

Thanks for the recognition everyone. It can be a bit of a thankless job especially given moderation tends to mean dealing with the problems on the site. I've moderated on two big forums in the past 20 years, both different in content but similar in the sense that most users in the community are awesome and practical people that just want to help or be helped. This helps to keep you focused on why you do an extra job for free :) But of all the things I've done in my career, being a Geekzone Moderator always sits pretty high up on my Linked In profile given the repuation of the forum and its people only get stronger as the years pass.

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#2870089 17-Feb-2022 09:25

Thank you to all moderators for keeping the peace and keeping everyone more or less on track, if not on topic.

Have you got any stories from the trenches you'd like to share?

Most of the posters in this thread are just like chimpanzees on MDMA, full of feelings of bonhomie, joy, and optimism. Fred99 8/4/21

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#2870100 17-Feb-2022 09:33

Thanks folks for a great locally focused site. I have moderated in the past and it's hard work and rewarding.

Here is a crazy notion, lets give peace a chance.

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#2870605 17-Feb-2022 21:15

Yea, thanks to everyone for expertly maintaining my daily goto site. Usually several visits a day! Surprised to see I have been here 15 years!

Cheers, all.

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