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General Category => Updates => Topic started by: Joeno on July 30, 2010, 21:37
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Yes, in our constant desire to offload the boring parts of running the site like talking to people and moderating and keeping things running, we've 'graciously' invited to people to join our staff team with only a minimal use of torture devices. Which was a good thing, since our hot poker was held in the fire a bit too long last time and melted. But that's just our own private worries that I'm sure sound familiar to most of you.
To the point, the first person you'll see around the forums, now with a green name, is Enigma. He'll be moderating the teambuilding forum from now on, and I'm sure you'll all be polite and listen to him.
(With this, we have also taken another step towards our rebranding of the site and can say that work on pgaymn.net is steadily continuing.)
(No groans, you'd all secretly love it)
Second, there's a new administrator! Well, an old one who's returned. We shall not go into the history, but the guy known as GoldenMisdreavus, MetroidOnIce, Ledyba, Rex and countless other names that I can't remember as I've already had to deal with all the changes in the past seven years or so, has returned to the group and is now an administrator here on the site again. Isn't that wonderful?
Well, two new people, less work for me and my co-owner. Everyone wins... well, except for those nasty rules-breaking creeps that'll now get virtually assaulted by these new staff members. But we can't complain about that.
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Even though I already know now I'd still want to say how happy this makes me feel. You're both awesome guys; Rex, I've already had the pleasure of working alongside you and you're just so amazing whilst with Tim I've had the pleasure of writing ideas and that sort of jazz. Both brilliant; fantastic choice by the admins here =D
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Wow...Rex is an admin again?
Now I have the experience to see more surprises on this site.
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Happy staff updatingship to you all! :)
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Congrats you huggable cow you *high-hoof*
Also congrats Tim :)
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Ta very much ^^
I think I'm more excited about Rex being admintised than my own promotion! haha =P
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I bet you're too busy staring at your new balls Tim.
Because you love staring at balls, you!!1
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Aw, Tim. It's fantastic to have you in the mod team, which I think you'll fit in naturally. Congrats and the best of luck to you. ^__^
As for me. Well I'd just like to sta-
(http://i25.tinypic.com/2z72wjm.png)
Yo, Rex, I'm real happy for and Imma gonna let you finish but Rex had the best admin promotion of all time.
(http://i25.tinypic.com/a5eykj.jpg)
Of all time!
..Something more serious when I'm not so starstruck.
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rexy darling i love you
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I love you too man but I must never admit in public.
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^ That just went out of the window then =P
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Rex is an admin!
I gotta find that edited screencap before it gets purged! :O
EDIT: NOOO it was purged damn you SMF.
anyway, we must celebrate with some cow ubering and some slogan changing.
NOW
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Awesome, congrats guys! You both deserve it entirely! ^_^
Aw, Tim. It's fantastic to have you in the mod team, which I think you'll fit in naturally. Congrats and the best of luck to you. ^__^
As for me. Well I'd just like to sta-
(http://i25.tinypic.com/2z72wjm.png)
Yo, Rex, I'm real happy for and Imma gonna let you finish but Rex had the best admin promotion of all time.
(http://i25.tinypic.com/a5eykj.jpg)
Of all time!
..Something more serious when I'm not so starstruck.
I laughed. Hard. xD
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I am sitting here with a massive grin on my face.
=]
Excellent decisions in both cases. Well done guys! <3 -massive congratulatory hug for her cow and her carrot-
I know from experience that you'll both do sterling jobs ;)
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I echo Kay's comments - having Rex not on the admin team didn't feel quite right for some reason D: 'grats to Tim as well - he's given me plenty of TB advice in the past, and there's nobody more fitting to take the role of moderator for that particular forum!
Really, really well done!
(and lol, pgaymn.net - it took a while to realise the connotations :P)
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'Grats Enigmama and Rex too! :D
Really happy to see both of you as Admins (again for Rex) xP
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YEAAAH QUINTIM
YEAAAH REX BB
gj to you both i wish you mach lav
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Congrats guys!!!
*Looks at new pokeballs of Rex and Tim*
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A step in the right direction.
Rex, to me, never really stopped being a staff member, so it's great to see that he is staff by name, as well as spirit.
Tim is an excellent choice anyone could have predicted, is say this because he's deserved this for a long, long time. (Perhaps a little too long).
Anyway, congrturattionses to both.
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Tim is an excellent choice anyone could have predicted, is say this because he's deserved this for a long, long time. (Perhaps a little too long).
Kudos to you for that very true statement.
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That's amazing to hear Rex will be taking up his old position. Good times. =] Congrats Tim too!
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i've wanted rex back on admin for a while, it's never fazed me that tim wasn't a moderator at some point because he always had halfop on irc. oh well. step in the right direction etc
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Um, wow, I'm actually, yeaaaah, I think I'm going to do it. I think. I'm going to say somethin'.. serious? Yeah.
As a lot of you know I was an admin from a few years ago, for more or less two years. During that time I had a wonderful time, not just personally, but professional too - where it was fantastic to see this site continue to grow and attract new and great people while being more than good enough for ye olde members to stay.
Of course I wasn't always perfect, but then again I suppose not many of us can say that. Heh. When I left mid 2008 it was on less than brilliant terms, for I blame no-one and put it behind me. However for the next two years I did constantly doubt my place in the site and the community and the recent events sort of had a background where there was hostlity between my people including myself.
When I look back, some of what I did was unnecessary and immature. I am a deeply sorry for that, though I still can't help feel guilty everytime I look back on it. Please don't get me wrong, it wasn't for power I was intrested in, it was just a general unfeeling of unease that seem to sink into me. Its faded away over the last few months, and now -- it feels I never left the admin post. I feel touched and honoured to be here again.
But its part of growing up, if you can make up for your mistakes and avoid them in future the past is irreverent, if you can build bridges with someone, let hostility fade away as it belongs, then this is a part of being mature. Learn Lessons, move on, attempt your best.
.. and this is what I'm going to do now. I am within a wonderful team, of top people who I have the pleasure of knowing, Mike, Jeroen, Rob, PHIL., Alex, Stefan leading a team of a moderators of equally fantastic people of Lottie, Peter, Tim, Alex (Webbz) Lapras King/Ant, Dave, William/Mushroom and Barney. And last no least, the members of PKMN.NET, many of you still here, many new ones, and many who are special to me - Claire, Muhed, Jessie, those who I admire and consider top people - Dan Dan, Sam, Kay, Richard, The Other Richard, Loz, Liam, Jen, and too many to same.
And I promise to try my best. I cannot promise you a perfect performance, I cannot promise you that I'll get it right 100% (Hey don't worry, I am comptent! Or I'd like to hope) but I can promise you to give a full effort in my duties, sfull effort into well being of the community and a full effort to be of value.
Thank you very much.
tl;dr I blame Gordon Brown.
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Aw Rexxy, you make me well up ;_;
tbh, it doesn't feel like you had an 'administration gap' anyway, so I get where you're coming from with that.
<3
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A moving post that made me move.
I am so glad for the mention. MEANS WE COOL =]
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Congrats Rex and Tim.
And now for something directed at Tim: Do a good job managing that board for me please?
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Congrats you guys, you deserve it!
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A big congratulations to Rex and Enigma. Keep the site alive. ;D