Happy Moderator's Day! June 13, 2013 5:24 AM Subscribe
Five years ago I put forth a humble suggestion that June 13th be celebrated each year as Moderator's Day. We've celebrated it more or less enthusiastically over the years, and I just wanted to take this opportunity to specifically thank mathowie, jessamyn, cortex, vacapinta, restless_nomad, taz, LobsterMitten, goodnewsfortheinsane, and pb for their hard work and dedication. Thanks, guys. You can take the rest of the day off. We'll be good, I promise.
If you enjoy a good flameout MeTa, the thread my original suggestion was in sure was a doozy. I re-read it in preparing this post and boy howdy does it get rough in there.
If you enjoy a good flameout MeTa, the thread my original suggestion was in sure was a doozy. I re-read it in preparing this post and boy howdy does it get rough in there.
To celebrate Moderator's Day, stay as far away from MetaTalk as humanly possible.
posted by shakespeherian at 5:42 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 5:42 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
I propose the Official Moderator's Day festivities include largish amounts of adult beverages and lots of cat petting, while wearing tinfoil hats.
posted by easily confused at 5:52 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by easily confused at 5:52 AM on June 13, 2013
*passes 10% off Reiki coupons out to all mods*
posted by 0 at 6:01 AM on June 13, 2013 [33 favorites]
posted by 0 at 6:01 AM on June 13, 2013 [33 favorites]
Is there a Hallmark card for this?
posted by three blind mice at 6:02 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by three blind mice at 6:02 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Is there a Hallmark card for this?
"I'm sorryfor your loss ".
Thanks for being great mods y'all!
posted by arcticseal at 6:15 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
"I'm sorry
Thanks for being great mods y'all!
posted by arcticseal at 6:15 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
I never thought I'd start a day wishing I'd read a MeTa first.
posted by corb at 6:16 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by corb at 6:16 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Wow Rock Steady. Of all the censored-all-my-life shitshows I have seen here, that first link takes a hefty portion of the cake.
Thanks for everything you do lovely mods. I wouldn't want your job.
posted by futureisunwritten at 6:16 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Thanks for everything you do lovely mods. I wouldn't want your job.
posted by futureisunwritten at 6:16 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Happy Mod's Day, each mod!
You may be a bit odd,
But if anyone starts a horrible internet snipe-fest today
May they be hit with a cod!
Note: no actual cod are to be harmed during the deployment of this traditional warning/malediction.
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:21 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
You may be a bit odd,
But if anyone starts a horrible internet snipe-fest today
May they be hit with a cod!
Note: no actual cod are to be harmed during the deployment of this traditional warning/malediction.
posted by GenjiandProust at 6:21 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
Wishing the mods a pleasant Moderators Day. As an ex-, and firmly retired, community forum mod, my empathy is distantly with you. As is access to the meds in my bathroom cabinet.
posted by Wordshore at 6:25 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by Wordshore at 6:25 AM on June 13, 2013
What's the traditional food for Mod day? Beans?
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 6:29 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 6:29 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
The juxtaposition of this thread with the MeTa immediately preceding it is fun!
posted by the man of twists and turns at 6:32 AM on June 13, 2013 [9 favorites]
posted by the man of twists and turns at 6:32 AM on June 13, 2013 [9 favorites]
Hey, are they gone? Post Ponies!!
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 6:48 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 6:48 AM on June 13, 2013
Oh man, I remember that one vividly. Thanks for the gold, got me laughing out loud.
Happy Mod Day, good job, all.
posted by thinkpiece at 6:54 AM on June 13, 2013
Happy Mod Day, good job, all.
posted by thinkpiece at 6:54 AM on June 13, 2013
Happy Moderator's Day and thanks for all your work keeping things running!
(How come I never noticed that goodnewsfortheinsane is a mod?)
posted by TedW at 7:00 AM on June 13, 2013
(How come I never noticed that goodnewsfortheinsane is a mod?)
posted by TedW at 7:00 AM on June 13, 2013
chococat: Wasn't that six years ago?
I'm continuing the long tradition of sketchy Moderator's Day math, apparently. *headdesk*
posted by Rock Steady at 7:07 AM on June 13, 2013
I'm continuing the long tradition of sketchy Moderator's Day math, apparently. *headdesk*
posted by Rock Steady at 7:07 AM on June 13, 2013
This is a great idea for a thread, and I agree that the moderators of this website truly deserve our sincere thanks for their unwavering professionalism and their endless work.
Unfortunately, that work will, I fear, inevitably lead to the destruction of our society.
Let's be honest: why does MetaFilter exist? MetaFilter exists to filter the "best of the web". Most people think this happens by filtering out particles of web-bestness and displaying them on the frontpage. But in fact, MetaFilter works by filtering from the otherwise cool, pure waters of internet its most horrifying and poisonous pollutants, and trapping them all on a damp barrier of scunge. The terrorsome and hateful particulates I am talking about are - of course! - all of us, the users of MeFi. By captivating assholes like us and making us waste all our time here, the rest of the web is free to go about its business, without any fear of snark-bite, cyber-attack or porn-infection.
In that context, the great work that the mods are doing in promoting sensible, on-topic discussion and a respectful environment for discovery and dialectic can only end in disaster. Because, as anyone familiar with the laws of assholedynamics knows, it is impossible to lower the assholery of a system without a consequent increase in the assholishness of the environment. Thus the endless work of the mods to create a paradise for us is slowly destroying the entire world.
Climate change, 9/11, the less-than-great Season 4 of Community - all these horrors shook the globe since the mods have been doing their wonderful work for us. I say: let's give something back to planet Earth by immediately sacking the mods and voting #1 quidnunc kid. By the way I have a computer program that writes all these predictable and pointless fucking comments for me now, so I can devote my time to studying for the Turing Test. Here's hoping I get a pass! Happy Moderator's Day everyone.
posted by the quidnunc kid at 7:09 AM on June 13, 2013 [10 favorites]
Unfortunately, that work will, I fear, inevitably lead to the destruction of our society.
Let's be honest: why does MetaFilter exist? MetaFilter exists to filter the "best of the web". Most people think this happens by filtering out particles of web-bestness and displaying them on the frontpage. But in fact, MetaFilter works by filtering from the otherwise cool, pure waters of internet its most horrifying and poisonous pollutants, and trapping them all on a damp barrier of scunge. The terrorsome and hateful particulates I am talking about are - of course! - all of us, the users of MeFi. By captivating assholes like us and making us waste all our time here, the rest of the web is free to go about its business, without any fear of snark-bite, cyber-attack or porn-infection.
In that context, the great work that the mods are doing in promoting sensible, on-topic discussion and a respectful environment for discovery and dialectic can only end in disaster. Because, as anyone familiar with the laws of assholedynamics knows, it is impossible to lower the assholery of a system without a consequent increase in the assholishness of the environment. Thus the endless work of the mods to create a paradise for us is slowly destroying the entire world.
Climate change, 9/11, the less-than-great Season 4 of Community - all these horrors shook the globe since the mods have been doing their wonderful work for us. I say: let's give something back to planet Earth by immediately sacking the mods and voting #1 quidnunc kid. By the way I have a computer program that writes all these predictable and pointless fucking comments for me now, so I can devote my time to studying for the Turing Test. Here's hoping I get a pass! Happy Moderator's Day everyone.
posted by the quidnunc kid at 7:09 AM on June 13, 2013 [10 favorites]
I'm continuing the long tradition of sketchy Moderator's Day math, apparently.
Better get a mod in here to fix that.
posted by chococat at 7:11 AM on June 13, 2013
Better get a mod in here to fix that.
posted by chococat at 7:11 AM on June 13, 2013
Inscribed in the bedrock above the two-ton titanium door to the Metafilter Mod Bunker (in seven languages and binary):
HAPPINESS FOR EVERYBODY, FREE*, AND LET NO ONE GO AWAY UNSATISFIED
*5 bucks Thanks, mods! Bawk bawk!
posted by steef at 7:23 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
*5 bucks
posted by steef at 7:23 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
easily confused: "I propose the Official Moderator's Day festivities include largish amounts of adult beverages and lots of cat petting, while wearing tinfoil hats."
So, no different than everyday?
posted by JohnnyGunn at 7:25 AM on June 13, 2013
So, no different than everyday?
posted by JohnnyGunn at 7:25 AM on June 13, 2013
Climate change, 9/11, the less-than-great Season 4 of Community
JFK blown away, what else do I have to say
posted by shakespeherian at 7:25 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
JFK blown away, what else do I have to say
posted by shakespeherian at 7:25 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
In honor of Moderator's Day I'd like to present our current crop of foster kittens: Lobster, Taz and Nomad.
Apologies to the other mods; the agency actually tried to give us seven kittens (which wouldn't even have been enough?) but even three is a handful.
posted by mountmccabe at 7:26 AM on June 13, 2013 [24 favorites]
Apologies to the other mods; the agency actually tried to give us seven kittens (which wouldn't even have been enough?) but even three is a handful.
posted by mountmccabe at 7:26 AM on June 13, 2013 [24 favorites]
(shoots a bunch of tiny, fluttery flags out of a confetti gun)
Happy Mod Day!
posted by kimberussell at 7:34 AM on June 13, 2013
Happy Mod Day!
posted by kimberussell at 7:34 AM on June 13, 2013
What's the traditional food for Mod day? Beans?
I suspect doughnuts figure into it somewhere.
posted by edgeways at 7:39 AM on June 13, 2013
I suspect doughnuts figure into it somewhere.
posted by edgeways at 7:39 AM on June 13, 2013
And scotch, yes. Which works out well, because I played piano at a mefite's coworker's wedding last weekend and got paid in a couple of really nice bottles—Balvenie 15 single-cask, and some Whistle Pig Rye.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:42 AM on June 13, 2013 [4 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:42 AM on June 13, 2013 [4 favorites]
It is a job I most assuredly could not do nor would I want to do. Thank you.
posted by dfriedman at 7:46 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by dfriedman at 7:46 AM on June 13, 2013
(And I know that when I first joined this site, I was sort of a pain in the ass. Apologies.)
posted by dfriedman at 7:48 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by dfriedman at 7:48 AM on June 13, 2013
Moderators are great, but I think we should talk about QWOP instead.
posted by Turkey Glue at 7:53 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Turkey Glue at 7:53 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
mountmccabe: "In honor of Moderator's Day I'd like to present our current crop of foster kittens: Lobster, Taz and Nomad. "
As someone who got his beloved cats from a couple who was fostering them but couldn't return them (for some reason I can't remember now), you, like the mods, are doing good work. (Also, it's because my cats were once kittens as cute as that that I ended up with both of them.)
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:55 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
As someone who got his beloved cats from a couple who was fostering them but couldn't return them (for some reason I can't remember now), you, like the mods, are doing good work. (Also, it's because my cats were once kittens as cute as that that I ended up with both of them.)
posted by MCMikeNamara at 7:55 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Thank you, today and almost every day.
posted by Toekneesan at 8:00 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by Toekneesan at 8:00 AM on June 13, 2013
Thanks mods! Please come by my house anytime for pudding!
(actually I have been on kind of a pudding/panna cotta/mousse tear at the moment, so if anyone comes by my house over any given weekend they are likely to get some).
posted by selfnoise at 8:02 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
(actually I have been on kind of a pudding/panna cotta/mousse tear at the moment, so if anyone comes by my house over any given weekend they are likely to get some).
posted by selfnoise at 8:02 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
I made some really good pulled pork with nuac cham for dipping and all the mods are invited.
posted by WidgetAlley at 8:03 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by WidgetAlley at 8:03 AM on June 13, 2013
McMikeNamara: As someone who got his beloved cats from a couple who was fostering them but couldn't return them (for some reason I can't remember now), you, like the mods, are doing good work.
Thank you, it is amazing to see them grow and become good cats, though I should credit (and should have credited) ausdemfenster (my IRL wife as well as MeFi spouse) as she was doing this before I arrived and is the brains of the outfit.
posted by mountmccabe at 8:06 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Thank you, it is amazing to see them grow and become good cats, though I should credit (and should have credited) ausdemfenster (my IRL wife as well as MeFi spouse) as she was doing this before I arrived and is the brains of the outfit.
posted by mountmccabe at 8:06 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Thank you, Mods! Whether you have on your official mod-hats or are goofing off with the rest of us, you're an asset to the community. But it's clearly the hard and often-thankless work you do to keep it a community that so clearly proves how much we need you.
The consistent quality and vibe of MF over the years - even though both of those things have had somewhat different shapes depending on which year - wouldn't have been possible without your careful consideration, attentiveness, responsiveness, and BRUTAL FASCIST REPRESSION! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
...I mean, diligent decisiveness in support of community well-being and enjoyment.
Seriously, though, I know y'all get a lot of abuse heaped on you and are almost constantly questioned for nearly every move you make. I'm glad you've all stuck around and that each expansion of the ranks simply increases the number of good people trying to keep things cool around here.
Thank you.
posted by batmonkey at 8:16 AM on June 13, 2013
The consistent quality and vibe of MF over the years - even though both of those things have had somewhat different shapes depending on which year - wouldn't have been possible without your careful consideration, attentiveness, responsiveness, and BRUTAL FASCIST REPRESSION! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
...I mean, diligent decisiveness in support of community well-being and enjoyment.
Seriously, though, I know y'all get a lot of abuse heaped on you and are almost constantly questioned for nearly every move you make. I'm glad you've all stuck around and that each expansion of the ranks simply increases the number of good people trying to keep things cool around here.
Thank you.
posted by batmonkey at 8:16 AM on June 13, 2013
because I played piano at a mefite's coworker's wedding last weekend
Wha?! Who got married?!
posted by Melismata at 8:18 AM on June 13, 2013
Wha?! Who got married?!
posted by Melismata at 8:18 AM on June 13, 2013
Also huge thanks to Taz because seriously, Jesus, everyone.
posted by shakespeherian at 8:18 AM on June 13, 2013 [13 favorites]
posted by shakespeherian at 8:18 AM on June 13, 2013 [13 favorites]
Please come by my house anytime for pudding!
Read this as "puddling" and was trying to figure out what the hell you were trying to lure us into.
Wha?! Who got married?!
The non-mefite coworker of a mefite. This is not mefi-related wedding news in any meaningful way, I promise.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:20 AM on June 13, 2013
Read this as "puddling" and was trying to figure out what the hell you were trying to lure us into.
Wha?! Who got married?!
The non-mefite coworker of a mefite. This is not mefi-related wedding news in any meaningful way, I promise.
posted by cortex (staff) at 8:20 AM on June 13, 2013
Happy Mod day. In honour of this, I will not post again today, thereby giving you one less clueless user to worry about.
posted by nubs at 8:20 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by nubs at 8:20 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Puddling is what happens when I'm bringing the dehumidifier tank up from the basement, and my cat lunges for the door in a desperate attempt to sneak downstairs so she can eat insulation, but instead slams into the tank and careens backwards while water sloshes out all over the place. Then she vomits up a hairball.
posted by selfnoise at 8:42 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by selfnoise at 8:42 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
How Mods normally come into MetaTalk.
Happy Mod Day all. And thank you.
Enjoy the lengthy and controversial post about declawing transexual Palestinian cats I won't be writing today.
posted by MuffinMan at 8:44 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Happy Mod Day all. And thank you.
Enjoy the lengthy and controversial post about declawing transexual Palestinian cats I won't be writing today.
posted by MuffinMan at 8:44 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Mod Day should have a nice bonus for the mods...say a 100$...Matt?
And why does PB always get "Thanks to Gates, Turing, and PB"
wooga
posted by clavdivs at 8:49 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
And why does PB always get "Thanks to Gates, Turing, and PB"
wooga
posted by clavdivs at 8:49 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
> Then she vomits up a hairball.
I think starting a MetaTalk thread of complaint should henceforth be known as "vomiting up a hairball."
Also, happy Moderator's Day, mods! As always, I am in awe of your patience and good sense.
posted by languagehat at 8:57 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
I think starting a MetaTalk thread of complaint should henceforth be known as "vomiting up a hairball."
Also, happy Moderator's Day, mods! As always, I am in awe of your patience and good sense.
posted by languagehat at 8:57 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
Happy Moderator's Day, Team Mod! Have a great day!
As a special gift, I'll hold off on posting a flamewar MeTa until tomorrow. ;)
posted by zarq at 9:03 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
As a special gift, I'll hold off on posting a flamewar MeTa until tomorrow. ;)
posted by zarq at 9:03 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Yay!
Dealing with all of us can't be easy.
posted by Blasdelb at 9:04 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Dealing with all of us can't be easy.
posted by Blasdelb at 9:04 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
By Howie's Hammer, by the puns of war, man, what is it good for, you shall be avenged have a happy Moderator's Day!
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 9:13 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 9:13 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
The mods here definitely deserve a call-out for their professionalism and level of community engagement. Sometimes when someone drops an especially egregious comment in a MetaTalk thread I like to scroll down in search of moderator responses, so I can jump around and clap and yell out "Good answer! Good answer!" like I'm a contestant on Family Feud.
Thanks for giving me plenty of things to jump around about. Happy Moderators Day!
posted by DingoMutt at 9:13 AM on June 13, 2013 [4 favorites]
Thanks for giving me plenty of things to jump around about. Happy Moderators Day!
posted by DingoMutt at 9:13 AM on June 13, 2013 [4 favorites]
Happy Moderators' Day! Thanks for regularly being shining examples on how to be good and decent people in positions of some power.
posted by introp at 9:14 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by introp at 9:14 AM on June 13, 2013
Happy Mod Day to all the Mods: Pete, Julie and Linc.
Here's a mod song for you all.
posted by yoink at 9:47 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Here's a mod song for you all.
posted by yoink at 9:47 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
I remember when moderator's day used to be about moderating. Now it's all about scotch and kittens.
You've changed, man, you've changed.
Still, best place on the Internet to hangout, because of you all.
posted by Gorgik at 9:47 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
You've changed, man, you've changed.
Still, best place on the Internet to hangout, because of you all.
posted by Gorgik at 9:47 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Happy Moderators' Day! Thank you for all your hard work, and for the podcasts.
posted by mogget at 9:50 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by mogget at 9:50 AM on June 13, 2013
I am dealing with a fairly awful case of lax/petulant/selective moderation on another site right now, and it infuriates me so much when I think about how much better we could have it. How much less I could be getting screwed over.
You know, like we have it over here. With y'alls.
YOU, all right? I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU!
posted by Madamina at 9:57 AM on June 13, 2013
You know, like we have it over here. With y'alls.
YOU, all right? I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU!
posted by Madamina at 9:57 AM on June 13, 2013
I LEARNED IT BY WATCHING YOU!
Best of luck when you try this with the ukulele.
Thanks folks, this was nice to wake up to today.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:01 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Best of luck when you try this with the ukulele.
Thanks folks, this was nice to wake up to today.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 10:01 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
As a special gift, I'll hold off on posting a flamewar MeTa until tomorrow.
Lessee, on the front page right now we've got domestic violence+guns, guns+racism, racism+sports, Kansas, gays+religion, religion, and Star Wars and Star Trek, and we 're only halfway through the day here on the East Coast. What could possibly go wrong?
I guess what I'm saying is, if I were cortex, I wouldn't be putting away those bottles anytime soon. Happy Moderator's Day!
posted by zombieflanders at 10:03 AM on June 13, 2013
Lessee, on the front page right now we've got domestic violence+guns, guns+racism, racism+sports, Kansas, gays+religion, religion, and Star Wars and Star Trek, and we 're only halfway through the day here on the East Coast. What could possibly go wrong?
I guess what I'm saying is, if I were cortex, I wouldn't be putting away those bottles anytime soon. Happy Moderator's Day!
posted by zombieflanders at 10:03 AM on June 13, 2013
Oh, he's putting them away, alright.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:17 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:17 AM on June 13, 2013 [3 favorites]
zombieflanders: "Lessee, on the front page right now we've got domestic violence+guns, guns+racism, racism+sports, Kansas, gays+religion, religion, and Star Wars and Star Trek, and we 're only halfway through the day here on the East Coast. What could possibly go wrong?"
Hey, did you know that Ayn Rand was a pro-circumcision scientologist?
posted by zarq at 10:21 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Hey, did you know that Ayn Rand was a pro-circumcision scientologist?
posted by zarq at 10:21 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
What could possibly go wrong?
You missed Cats v. Birds; the declawed-circumcised-Israel-Palestine-Holocaust of our day.
posted by yoink at 10:22 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
You missed Cats v. Birds; the declawed-circumcised-Israel-Palestine-Holocaust of our day.
posted by yoink at 10:22 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
cf. Mohel Shrugged, The Thetanhead
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:25 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
posted by cortex (staff) at 10:25 AM on June 13, 2013 [6 favorites]
Yay mods.
I was going to write a song about it, but I can't find my bongo drum.
posted by mule98J at 10:29 AM on June 13, 2013
I was going to write a song about it, but I can't find my bongo drum.
posted by mule98J at 10:29 AM on June 13, 2013
You missed Cats v. Birds; the declawed-circumcised-Israel-Palestine-Holocaust of our day.
You can't possibly be--*checks thread*
Oh my stars and garters.
posted by zombieflanders at 10:30 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
You can't possibly be--*checks thread*
Oh my stars and garters.
posted by zombieflanders at 10:30 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Who is John Galt's Auditor?
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:32 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:32 AM on June 13, 2013
"Hey, did you know that Ayn Rand was a pro-circumcision scientologist?"
Its TRUE, Jesus told me using laser reiki!
posted by Blasdelb at 10:34 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Its TRUE, Jesus told me using laser reiki!
posted by Blasdelb at 10:34 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
ON MOD'S DAY WE WEAR SKINNY TIES AND BRIGHTLY COLORED PANTS!
posted by The Whelk at 10:35 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by The Whelk at 10:35 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
ALSO EVERY OTHER DAY
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:37 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:37 AM on June 13, 2013
Thank you, mods, for having the apparent patience of saints. (For all I know you all have walls specifically for punching holes in, but it doesn't show.)
posted by Lyn Never at 10:38 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Lyn Never at 10:38 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Lessee, on the front page right now we've got domestic violence+guns, guns+racism, racism+sports, Kansas, gays+religion, religion, and Star Wars and Star Trek, and we 're only halfway through the day here on the East Coast. What could possibly go wrong?
Yeah, I felt kind of bad, I posted the Zimmerman thread without checking MeTa. It doesn't seem to be going /too/ badly thus far though? Maybe?
posted by corb at 10:39 AM on June 13, 2013
Yeah, I felt kind of bad, I posted the Zimmerman thread without checking MeTa. It doesn't seem to be going /too/ badly thus far though? Maybe?
posted by corb at 10:39 AM on June 13, 2013
Super Mods
Mods, you're some wonderful moderators,
So gentle, yet so strong.
The many ways you show you care
Always make us feel like we belong.
You're patient when we're foolish;
You give guidance when we ask;
It seems you can do most anything;
You're the masters of every task.
You're a dependable source of comfort;
You're our cushion when we fall.
You help in times of trouble;
You support us whenever we call.
We love you more than you may know;
You have our total respect.
If I had my choice of moderators,
You'd be the ones I'd select!
Treacly poem "modified" (ba dum dum CHING!) via
posted by drlith at 10:47 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Mods, you're some wonderful moderators,
So gentle, yet so strong.
The many ways you show you care
Always make us feel like we belong.
You're patient when we're foolish;
You give guidance when we ask;
It seems you can do most anything;
You're the masters of every task.
You're a dependable source of comfort;
You're our cushion when we fall.
You help in times of trouble;
You support us whenever we call.
We love you more than you may know;
You have our total respect.
If I had my choice of moderators,
You'd be the ones I'd select!
Treacly poem "modified" (ba dum dum CHING!) via
posted by drlith at 10:47 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
I'm drafting a special Mod's Day FPP:
Reiki sits down
Once you see it, you can't unsee it. The question to me isn't why the foot, but why they had camera set-ups where he's constantly walking in to massage an already seated person. [more inside each and every one of us, if we only have the openness to seek]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:51 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Reiki sits down
Once you see it, you can't unsee it. The question to me isn't why the foot, but why they had camera set-ups where he's constantly walking in to massage an already seated person. [more inside each and every one of us, if we only have the openness to seek]
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 10:51 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Happy Mod Day! My gift will be no more e-mail chains that end with me saying, "Oh, nevermind!" Probably.
posted by Room 641-A at 10:51 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by Room 641-A at 10:51 AM on June 13, 2013
Thanks, Mods - you do a job (dealing with that funny analog nature of people) in ways that I just couldn't manage if it were my job.
posted by plinth at 10:52 AM on June 13, 2013
posted by plinth at 10:52 AM on June 13, 2013
crap, it's mod's day again already??
[rummages in desk drawer]
HAPPY MOD'S DAY, MODS! For all your hard work, here's a sculpture of a pig I made out of an eraser and some pushpins, and a $25 Olive Garden gift card which you will have to split nine ways. Keep up the great work!
posted by prize bull octorok at 10:54 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
[rummages in desk drawer]
HAPPY MOD'S DAY, MODS! For all your hard work, here's a sculpture of a pig I made out of an eraser and some pushpins, and a $25 Olive Garden gift card which you will have to split nine ways. Keep up the great work!
posted by prize bull octorok at 10:54 AM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
I will probably be forever unqualified for any job that includes moderation duties, because I have a pretty over-active adrenal response to even minor conflict situations. I've gotten pretty good at mental techniques to suppress my inner rage guy, which has made me a lot happier on the road in particular,* but I'm pretty sure all that training would go out the window if I had to drink from the firehose of rage that is moderating a discussion website. So yeah, consider me pretty impressed with the general tenor of level-headedness that y'all manage.
* In the car, at least. I still react badly to almost getting run over when I'm biking.
posted by invitapriore at 11:03 AM on June 13, 2013
* In the car, at least. I still react badly to almost getting run over when I'm biking.
posted by invitapriore at 11:03 AM on June 13, 2013
Today and every day, thank you, mods! Even on those oh-so-rare occasions when I disagree with a moderator's decision, I'm thankful for your patience, your deliberation, and your generous diligence in keeping this community on the rails.
posted by Elsa at 11:27 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by Elsa at 11:27 AM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
> because I played piano at a mefite's coworker's wedding last weekend and got paid in a couple of really nice bottles
I'm still waiting on my finders fee.
posted by mrzarquon at 11:39 AM on June 13, 2013
I'm still waiting on my finders fee.
posted by mrzarquon at 11:39 AM on June 13, 2013
Hoooray for the mods! Watching you guys work constantly inspires me to try to assume good faith and take the high road (until the next person is wrong on the internet... rinse, wash repeat).
posted by ldthomps at 12:03 PM on June 13, 2013
posted by ldthomps at 12:03 PM on June 13, 2013
I'm still waiting on my finders fee.
I refer you to the precedent set by Finders v. Keepers.
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:21 PM on June 13, 2013
I refer you to the precedent set by Finders v. Keepers.
posted by cortex (staff) at 12:21 PM on June 13, 2013
Also Losers r. Weepers.
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:35 PM on June 13, 2013
posted by It's Raining Florence Henderson at 12:35 PM on June 13, 2013
If all mods were like the ones here at MeFi, it would be a much better internet.
Thanks all!
posted by NoraCharles at 1:23 PM on June 13, 2013
Thanks all!
posted by NoraCharles at 1:23 PM on June 13, 2013
Thank you for everything. I'm sure it can feel like a thankless task, but I (and many!) appreciate what you do.
posted by mlle valentine at 1:27 PM on June 13, 2013
posted by mlle valentine at 1:27 PM on June 13, 2013
Okay, but please celebrate in moderation.
posted by loveyallaround at 1:36 PM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by loveyallaround at 1:36 PM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Die Moderatoren sind spitze!
posted by Hairy Lobster at 2:43 PM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by Hairy Lobster at 2:43 PM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
.
(That "moment of silence" is intended to show my respect. I am not at my best this week and mostly trying to pass up opportunities to publically make an ass of myself. So far, I think I have only had one comment deleted, so mostly shutting up is apparently working. Anyway, I have done the moderator thing. It is not an easy job. Etc. And, overall, I am fairly impressed with how MeFi gets run.
Mostly shutting up again. Mostly.)
posted by Michele in California at 2:45 PM on June 13, 2013
(That "moment of silence" is intended to show my respect. I am not at my best this week and mostly trying to pass up opportunities to publically make an ass of myself. So far, I think I have only had one comment deleted, so mostly shutting up is apparently working. Anyway, I have done the moderator thing. It is not an easy job. Etc. And, overall, I am fairly impressed with how MeFi gets run.
Mostly shutting up again. Mostly.)
posted by Michele in California at 2:45 PM on June 13, 2013
Dear Mods,
you put the "mod" in "role models".
Sincerely,
ipsative
posted by ipsative at 3:12 PM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
you put the "mod" in "role models".
Sincerely,
ipsative
posted by ipsative at 3:12 PM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
Every time I recommend MetaFilter to a friend, I tell them that one of the main reasons I love it is because of the mods. You guys are awesome. Thanks.
posted by sarcasticah at 3:40 PM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
posted by sarcasticah at 3:40 PM on June 13, 2013 [1 favorite]
Huzzah!
posted by homunculus at 5:31 PM on June 13, 2013
posted by homunculus at 5:31 PM on June 13, 2013
If you enjoy a good flameout MeTa, the thread my original suggestion was in sure was a doozy.
That is something. Fear of overmoderation is a theme there, before I registered, and I've seen it as far back as 2004. A lot of this probably comes from how people are accustomed to moderation being on other parts of the internet. Even some of my favorite sites have fairly unilateral moderation. The moderation here, like MeTa in the best of times, is a decidedly more a community process. And it's appreciated.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:49 PM on June 13, 2013
That is something. Fear of overmoderation is a theme there, before I registered, and I've seen it as far back as 2004. A lot of this probably comes from how people are accustomed to moderation being on other parts of the internet. Even some of my favorite sites have fairly unilateral moderation. The moderation here, like MeTa in the best of times, is a decidedly more a community process. And it's appreciated.
posted by Marisa Stole the Precious Thing at 5:49 PM on June 13, 2013
ausdenfenster, the kitten thing just makes my life. Thank you.
(And thanks, everybody else too)
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 7:54 PM on June 13, 2013
(And thanks, everybody else too)
posted by LobsterMitten (staff) at 7:54 PM on June 13, 2013
June 14 must be Over Moderation day (and it's a Friday, too!).
Come back tomorrow, we'll celebrate with fireworks!
posted by mazola at 8:35 PM on June 13, 2013
Come back tomorrow, we'll celebrate with fireworks!
posted by mazola at 8:35 PM on June 13, 2013
Hear hear! SO many thanks to the mods for making MetaFilter magnificent!
posted by kristi at 9:07 PM on June 13, 2013
posted by kristi at 9:07 PM on June 13, 2013
So can we start with the bean recipes now that mod day is officially over?
Seriously though thank you mods for making metafilter what it is.
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 9:54 PM on June 13, 2013
Seriously though thank you mods for making metafilter what it is.
posted by AElfwine Evenstar at 9:54 PM on June 13, 2013
I've just been browsing the latest Reiki-related Meta and would like to offer my admiration and appreciation for all you do to make this place what it is. The patience of saints, seriously.
posted by jokeefe at 10:05 PM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by jokeefe at 10:05 PM on June 13, 2013 [2 favorites]
I'm pretty sure I'll be reading your username as LobsterKitten from now on.
posted by moody cow at 2:01 AM on June 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
posted by moody cow at 2:01 AM on June 14, 2013 [2 favorites]
The Alphabet-thread is about to get archived, so we could do that.
posted by Elementary Penguin at 2:04 AM on June 14, 2013
posted by Elementary Penguin at 2:04 AM on June 14, 2013
Oh man, I missed Moderator's Day? Now I must wear the Custome next year, don't I.
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (staff) at 3:42 AM on June 14, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by goodnewsfortheinsane (staff) at 3:42 AM on June 14, 2013 [3 favorites]
I'm sorry I wasn't around yesterday. Belated Moderator's Day to all!
Thank you!
posted by Sophie1 at 9:02 AM on June 14, 2013
Thank you!
posted by Sophie1 at 9:02 AM on June 14, 2013
Happy Mod Day, belatedly! Please accept my apologies for the lateness of my sincere good wishes.
Can I be early to wish everyone a happy Espousening Day? It's the 16th, right?
posted by peagood at 10:30 PM on June 14, 2013
Can I be early to wish everyone a happy Espousening Day? It's the 16th, right?
posted by peagood at 10:30 PM on June 14, 2013
The 16th is 50 Years of Women in Space day.
posted by homunculus at 10:35 PM on June 14, 2013 [3 favorites]
posted by homunculus at 10:35 PM on June 14, 2013 [3 favorites]
About a year ago, on what turned into the darkest day of my life, I consulted Jessamyn before I posted an ask. She said no and made some suggestions that contained the answer. I was too disturbed to thank her.
When Vermont's many dormant volcanoes come to life, I'll be right there.
posted by Mr. Yuck at 9:42 AM on June 15, 2013 [4 favorites]
When Vermont's many dormant volcanoes come to life, I'll be right there.
posted by Mr. Yuck at 9:42 AM on June 15, 2013 [4 favorites]
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