Moderator Says Thanks

[Maureen Souza]

Today I received a lot of support from all of you when someone made a derogatory post or two against me. The PM's and posts were amazing! So I just wanted you to know how much I appreciate all of your kindness and jumping to my defense. I am very touched. You guys/gals are the best!!!!

[Croasdail]

Sorry to hear about that. I have noticed more then a few post that were not very hospitable here recently. I hope this is not a growing trend. This may sound bad, but I for one am glad missed that post. But again, sorry to hear about the issues.

[Maureen Souza]

Sorry to hear about that. I have noticed more then a few post that were not very hospitable here recently. I hope this is not a growing trend. This may sound bad, but I for one am glad missed that post. But again, sorry to hear about the issues.
It was worth missing:D

[aussieskier]

Mo. You are a very kind/ sweet person. You really deserve lots of praise for keeping your cool throughout that whole thread. I would like to hope I could do the same in that situation but I don't know if I could! Heres to you being a wonderful mod, person and a great asset to this forum!

[Vortex99]

I have found nothing but helpfull people around here and it's the mods that bring me back!

keep up the great work, and don't let the few spoil it, the majority know what a great job is done around here.

[calicokat]

What did I miss :eek: j/k, it was closed when I got to it ;)

[Maureen Souza]

What did I miss :eek: j/k, it was closed when I got to it ;)
Usually you are on line that hour but yes, you missed it. It really wasn't a big deal.

[milleker]

I don't think we've ever directly chatted but thanks for what you (and the other moderators) do! Its hard, you're here to police the forums. You're called a 'hardbutt' when you have to ban someone or delete a post, or people wonder where you are and why you aren't intervening when a post gets through that should have been deleted or its user banned.

And I apologize for saying that moderators are the cause of bad memory card blocks in another thread.. Thats just not true, but I'm still researching the correlation between mods and the Error 99 problem.

[In2Photos]

I got there too late but I was ready to pounce.:evil: :lol:

[calicokat]

Usually you are on line that hour but yes, you missed it. It really wasn't a big deal.

Its too bad, I got your back, I have been known to defend a bit too much :eek:

[S.Horton]

Of all the people for anyone to jump on, you're the last I'd ever think of.

Sorry that happened to you.

[Belmondo]

I was at Disneyland while this was all going on. I stopped at an Apple Store on my way home, and all that was left were the charred remains of the poor sould who thought he would trade lightning bolts with our lady moderator.

Sad.


Very sad.:lol::lol:

[Maureen Souza]

I was at Disneyland while this was all going on. I stopped at an Apple Store on my way home, and all that was left were the charred remains of the poor sould who thought he would trade lightning bolts with our lady moderator.

Sad.


Very sad.:lol::lol:
The saddest part is that I didn't realize who it was....... I never would have exchanged words with him if I'd knownhttp://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/awkward.gif

[T.D.]

I pity the fool that messes with our Mo! :evil::twisted:>:(

[ayotnoms]

Dang! Missed the whole thing evidently. I'm sorry I wasn't among the first to send a PM of support. Then again, you have to know that you're one of my favorite people, nevermind moderator. :)

I'm sure you're all better now.

Best Regards

[saravrose]

icky meany people being mean to Mo.. just not cool..:evil: :evil: .. never fear.. Kharma will knock them upside the head at some point.. :cool:


too bad we can't. :confused:

sari

[Maureen Souza]

Dang! Missed the whole thing evidently. I'm sorry I wasn't among the first to send a PM of support. Then again, you have to know that you're one of my favorite people, nevermind moderator. :)

I'm sure you're all better now.

Best Regards
Other than being a bit flabbergasted, I was unscathed:D ;) So, when are we going to meet up for some picture taking?

[breal101]

I saw that post when it first came in, my first impulse was to jump in and give the guy some flack. I just thought it better not to fan the flames, he seemed pretty unreasonable. I thought Maureen did a great job of taking care of the situation.

[JaGWiRE]

What'd I miss, What'd I miss (yells in childish voice.)

Ah, who am I kidding, I just want to see some ass kicking, ladies whooping ass is just too damn sexy.

[PetKal]

Mo, you are very special to many, myself included. (Plus you are good lookin.;) )

[Woolburr]

Welcome home stranger.;)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Uh Oh.. we get rid of one recurring nightmare just in time for another to return... :lol:

Then Again, your more of the kind of nightmare that's not really scary,.. more just weird, and embarrassing.... like the ones where you end up back in high school, but have no pants on! :shock:

O-kay those dreams , like Peter are actually fun,.. so I'm dopping trou now.. and will go look at some Duck Butts.

[PetKal]

Thank you Woolbie......BTW, was I gone anywhere ? :confused:

[Woolburr]

Thank you Woolbie......BTW, was I gone anywhere ? :confused:

Nah...I knew you weren't far away...the tree sharks kept me posted.:lol:

[PetKal]

Uh Oh.. we get rid of one recurring nightmare just in time for another to return... :lol:

Then Again, your more of the kind of nightmare that's not really scary,.. more just weird, and embarrassing.... like the ones where you end up back in high school, but have no pants on! :shock:

O-kay those dreams , like Peter are actually fun,.. so I'm dopping trou now.. and will go look at some Duck Butts.

:lol: I'll be resurrecting some Cyberducks-butts tomorrow, so help me god !:cool:

[Lord_Malone]

The saddest part is that I didn't realize who it was....... I never would have exchanged words with him if I'd knownhttp://photo.klein-jensen.dk/smilies/awkward.gif


You've piqued my curiosity. I always miss the good flame wars. ;) Take comfort in knowing that I wouldn't let nobody mess you, Maureen. Probably a good thing I missed that thread. In other news....

Pet's back!


Again.

[calicokat]

Pet-Kal is back, seems like you never left

[Skip Souza]

Hot Dang! Glad to see you back Peter.

[PetKal]

Thank you lads. Did not go very far either.

[JaGWiRE]

Glad to see you back.
I'm going to pick up my 300 f4L soon. I declare we go birding buddy :).

[Lord_Malone]

Thank you lads. Did not go very far either.

I dare you to go visit the 50 1.2L archive thread. ;)

[PetKal]

Glad to see you back.
I'm going to pick up my 300 f4L soon. I declare we go birding buddy :).

Listen boy, I'll sell you one of mine, if you want so.
Next, when you see a good moderator being maligned by some little POS, you jump in and whoop them, OK ?

[mrclark321]

Good job handling that one Maureen, you sure did not deserve any of that crap.

Dan

[PetKal]

I dare you to go visit the 50 1.2L archive thread. ;)
Stay on the topic, lad.......this is Maureen's thread.......Maureen is da woman.

[JaGWiRE]

Listen boy, I'll sell you one of mine, if you want so.
Next, when you see a good moderator being maligned by some little POS, you jump in and whoop them, OK ?
I'm too busy these days for POTN, LOL, I'm out there mud high trying to creep up on Canadian Geese with the 135L.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=309435
If your serious about the 300, gimmie a pm. I've been putting quite a bit of cash away for one. I am more interested in the IS version however (you can keep the sharper one.)
I'll try if I see a good mod being "maligned" though :D.

[calicokat]

Whats the legal drinking age these days :eek:

[JaGWiRE]

Whats the legal drinking age these days :eek:
*Coughs*, aren't you an officer?
"But Officer, I swear, it's water in that water bottle, there is no reason for you to take a wiff!"

[calicokat]

*Coughs*, aren't you an officer?
"But Officer, I swear, it's water in that water bottle, there is no reason for you to take a wiff!"

Sometimes, your safe tonight ;)

[JaGWiRE]

Sometimes, your safe tonight ;)
No drinking in public, and no 151 at parties if I am not with people I know who are extremely responsible. Other then that, as long as I keep an eye out at what the laides are drinking, it's all good :). Also, no driving, just your feet, and a few bucks for public transit.

[Lord_Malone]

Stay on the topic, lad.......this is Maureen's thread.......Maureen is da woman.

Aye! The last thing I need in my life is for Skip to kick my ass. :oops:

[calicokat]

No drinking in public, and no 151 at parties if I am not with people I know who are extremely responsible. Other then that, as long as I keep an eye out at what the laides are drinking, it's all good :). Also, no driving, just your feet, and a few bucks for public transit.

151 huh, be careful

[JaGWiRE]

151 huh, be careful
Never tried it to be honest. It's going down soon, but I garuntee there will no camera in sight, and I will make sure I am with people I trust are responsible enough to watch eachothers backs (we've all drank a lil too much.)

[Pete]

I admire the way that Mo handled the situation. With immense amounts of tact and patience.

[madferrit]

Trust me to miss something like when I decide to have an early night. Glad you ok Ms Mo. :)

[Tom W]

I was at Disneyland while this was all going on. I stopped at an Apple Store on my way home, and all that was left were the charred remains of the poor sould who thought he would trade lightning bolts with our lady moderator.

Sad.


Very sad.:lol::lol:

Y'all have lightning bolts??!!

More seriously, I missed the thread as well. I'm never around when the stuff starts flying (unless I'm throwing it myself). Glad to see that things have been settled - I don't think I'd want to engage most of the mods here.

[Tom W]

Thank you Woolbie......BTW, was I gone anywhere ? :confused:

Seems to me that I haven't seen your words in these parts in quite a while!

BTW, you'll be happy to note that I do NOT yet have a 50/1.2L (though it was impossible for me to avoid the 16-35L Mk II).

[SuzyView]

I'm gone for one afternoon and evening, watching American Idol and missed the whole thing! I was on while Maureen was dealing with the rude comments, and I expected something to happen, just had to leave. Glad it's all straightened out, and Mod's are amazing here, so on top of the problems and crazies that try to make things bad for us.

Maureen, you are a classy person, so above such things, and I am glad you see how much we need you and respect you here. I have really enjoyed our friendship and I am looking forward to meeting you in person. And it looks like many of us are watching your back, so maybe you need to see if your shirt is sticking out or something. ;):)

Peter, welcome home! Been missing you. :)

[Karl C]

Maureen handled the situation perfectly - with professionalism and maturity.

It's always amusing to watch the trolls and trogdolytes self-immolate.

[Maureen Souza]

Maureen, you are a classy person, so above such things, and I am glad you see how much we need you and respect you here. I have really enjoyed our friendship and I am looking forward to meeting you in person. And it looks like many of us are watching your back, so maybe you need to see if your shirt is sticking out or something. ;):)

:)
It's a good thing I have the vision checked on the eye in the back of my head;)

Peter!!!! You have resurfaced into my thread! Welcome back:D :D :D

[cdifoto]

Gawd I missed it too. And I think I'm the only one that DOES wanna see it!


This is what I get for actually leaving the computer to go take some pictures. :mad:

[PetKal]

It's a good thing I have the vision checked on the eye in the back of my head;)

Peter!!!! You have resurfaced into my thread! Welcome back:D :D :D

Thank you dear Mo.
Glad to see that you and Skipper are keeping well.

[DavidEB]

Maureen, anytime you want to bathe in butter, just let me know.

"My work here is done. I'm needed elsewhere now."

[cdifoto]

Maureen, anytime you want to bathe in butter, just let me know.

I've been slapped for saying that. Maybe I just haven't said it to the right girl yet... :confused:

[EOSAddict]

Well, I missed it too.. but 3 cheers for Mo anyway :)

[wlescall]

Maureen handled the situation perfectly - with professionalism and maturity.

It's always amusing to watch the trolls and trogdolytes self-immolate.

I wonder how many of them went to an online dictionary to look up immolate? ;)

[EOSAddict]

I wonder how many of them went to an online dictionary to look up immolate? ;)

Surely the trolls would have had to stop by the dictionary definition of maturity first? :lol:

[JimAskew]

Maureen,

You are one of the finest POTNers we have here. It is beyound belief that someone would be abusive to you in particular or to any of us in general...I would recommend that they be sent packing ASAP and let them try and find a forum more suitable to their personallity.

[zacker]

I
And I apologize for saying that moderators are the cause of bad memory card blocks in another thread.. Thats just not true, but I'm still researching the correlation between mods and the Error 99 problem.

Yeah, youre wrong about the bad memory...but the jury is still out on the sensor dust thing!!!
:) :)

You Go Mo... Give em hell!!!

[chris.bailey]

Fortunately this sort of cr*p does not happen here too often these days but you handled it well Maureen.

[Belmondo]

It is clear that the person in question was trying to provoke a fight, and he didn't get one. Instead, he got himself banned (again), and is no doubt doubly frustrated now.

There really is justice in this world.:lol:

[PhotoJourno]

I thought the original thread was going to be sensitive -theme about mods- but I was too naive to expect someone just looking to engage (or try) on an argument with the only purpose to lash out at the Moderators. And it should be no coincidence that Mrs. Moderator was the target, I do not know the banned individual, but I would venture guess he would be smart enough not to tangle with Belmondo and his scary avatar, or Skip 'The Helmet man' Souza.

Maureen, You are one of my silent mentors in this forum. Let the fools go buy Nokin gear and join their site (I hear they are giving out free glue sniffing kits, at their forum) and thanks for banning that type of character from the site.

( Belmondo, I am headed to Disneyland for a week, I am dreading it, but perhaps with the Camera it might be fun. It will also be my 5 y/old's first time down there, so I am sure there will be some running around from ride to ride).

[Maureen Souza]

Thank you dear Mo.
Glad to see that you and Skipper are keeping well.
Fit as a fiddle, Peter (and just got my lab results to prove it;))
How are doing, dearie?
Maureen, anytime you want to bathe in butter, just let me know.


You will be the first person I call;) ;) :D

[steved110]

I'm a bit late in adding my good wishes ( on night duty and about to try catch a few Z's ) but I too would like to express admiration and good wishes in equal measure to Lady Mo - I couldn't believe what happened, but I was also very impressed by the professional way your team bundled that fool off with a minimum of fuss and a maximum of efficiency.

I hope his frustration is eating a big hole in his soul right now.

[greg20d]

sorry to hear Moureen ...your a sweet lady and a friend hope we can all get together again soon ... Greg and julie

[blonde]

sorry about that Mo. you are a great person and we always got your back. i am only sorry that the thread got locked right after my comment because i love fighting with people like Modine (whoever that was).

[SuzyView]

People who start with "I don't mean to offend" and then offends one of the sweetest people on earth must not enjoy our forum.

The Mods here are really helpful and have responded to my questions and requests timely and usually being very sensible. I think sometimes decisions are made and not everyone will be happy about it, but no one is perfect.

Maureen, I can't believe you are working on your week off. You need to go out and shoot something. You are so talented.

[Sam]

I don't mean to offend anyone :p but come on, if you are bothering Maureen there has to be something wrong with you. She's a fantastic lady.

[PetKal]

I don't mean to offend anyone :p but come on, if you are bothering Maureen there has to be something wrong with you. She's a fantastic lady.

And a mighty good photographer to boot.:cool:

[MDJAK]

Holy Cow Poop, Batman, he's back.

YIPPEEEEE.

mark

[PetKal]

Holy Cow Poop, Batman, he's back.

YIPPEEEEE.

mark

Hey Markey, you have made me look to go back to the company of old friends like yourself, Condyke, little buddy unstoppable Jojo, Maria, Dr. Zuckerpferd, SteveD, EOS Al, Olligarchy, and many others.
Anyways, you are a great friend, and I hope some day we shall meet in person.

[MDJAK]

Between the two of us (if that's correct grammar) we will make that happen.

As to Maureen, that was one thread I wish I did miss.

It got me so upset I immediately sent Maureen a pm, along with one to CDS and Belmondo.

I don't know who the person was/is, but he deserved to be immediately banned. It was very tough for me to resist blasting him in the thread. As someone stated above, I too did not want to fan the conflagration.

I knew justice would take its course and it has.

It's really too bad because the thread started out with promise.

I don't want to get too mushy, but the MODS in this forum are truly gems. Not only are they very helpful when I have a question, but they do a great job keeping this place as friendly as it is.

MO power to 'em.

PS: Now if they could only deal with that cantankerous Malone dude.;) :p

mark

[SuzyView]

The Malone dude isn't that big a problem. He's quite a lovable guy, when you get past the muscles and scary stare.:shock:

[Lord_Malone]

PS: Now if they could only deal with that cantankerous Malone dude.;) :p

mark

Hey!

[Maureen Souza]

You guys are making me laugh..... what a bunch of kooks! :)

[PetKal]

The Malone dude isn't that big a problem. He's quite a lovable guy, when you get past the muscles and scary stare.:shock:
Suzy, if Malone-kid ever scares you again, you tell papa Petkal and I will then have a chat with that Mr.Cool.;)

[T.D.]

Holy Cow Poop, Batman, he's back.

YIPPEEEEE.

mark

Hey Markey, you have made me look to go back to the company of old friends like yourself, Condyke, little buddy unstoppable Jojo, Maria, Dr. Zuckerpferd, SteveD, EOS Al, Olligarchy, and many others.
Anyways, you are a great friend, and I hope some day we shall meet in person.

All is once again right with the world.

You know who's parents have finally reconciled and are once again co-existing in cyber bliss.

[SuzyView]

You guys are making me laugh..... what a bunch of kooks! :)

It takes one to know one. :lol:;)