Conference turris::womannotes-v3

    
    	Here, here!!!
    
    	They do the finest job of moderating to be found anywhere in
    	Digital!
    

    
    
                Without a doubt.....the best!
    
    Finally....Something Suzanne and I can agree on. ;^)
    
    Dave

     Here's an electronic pat on the back for all of them!
    
    Kate

    And another.  Great job, mods.
    
    aq
    

    
    and another...good work!!
    
    deb
    

    Hugs -- all the way around.  You're great!
    
    Karen

    I learn something new from you all every week.
    
    Briana

        
    It's a rotten job and they do it so well.  The mods have my support.
    	
    Allison
    
    

    I personally wish to thank all the mods for the great job & hard work
    that they do here.
    
    -Dotti

    My thanks also.  This isn't an easy space to maintain, and they do a
    wonderful job of it.
    
    Alison

    
    absolutely!
    you women are wonderful!
    

    Put in my vote. The mods have a thankless task and maybe with this
    note, it will be a little thankful now. They are the greatest. If I
    have MAIL communications with them, I try to let  them know how much
    they are appreciated. 
    
    Number 1 with a bullet in my book.
    
    Love ya all
    
    Phil

    Thank you, to all the moderators, for putting up with so
    much, for so long. Hugs, a round of tall cold exotic drinks,
    and rubs for your tired feet :-)

I think the mod's are the best!  I truely don't understand how they do it,
but i'm glad they do!

keep it up,  we do appreciate it even if we don't always remember to say so...

mary

    My hat is off to the co-mods. They have handled life under fire with
    grace. liesl

    This notesfile gets extremely toasty at times, yet the mods
    handle it!!  Also as individual noters (i.e. mod hats off) I feel
    they provide me with insight into a lot of issues and ideas!
    
    Merci beaucoup!!!
    

    I'd like to express my appreciation for the moderators, too.  What they
    deal with is purely beyond what I ever could; they exceed me, daily.
    And I'm very glad they make the effort.  F'rinstance- the processing
    topic, where the state of the conference and inevitably, their actions
    as mods, get dissected, pawed over, second guessed, and judged, on a
    regular basis.  Sure, it helps all of us participants make our
    statements...but what a toll it must sometimes take on them!  Anyway-
    for this and a thousand other things, they're the best team on the net.
    
    DougO

    Thanks, all of you, for a continuing great job.  Makes it easy for
    those of us who only drop in from time to time to stir things up.
    
    --bonnie

    RE:  1.24
    
    That's O-Kay, Maggie.  We love you anyway!
    
    {*8
    
    E Grace

    Maggie, don't worry about it. I'm only glad that I was able to get my
    -wn- fix before I went home today. You do better then anyone has a
    right to expect and I appreciate it.
    
    Phil

    
    	Special kudos for the moderators (and the community at large)
    	in the past couple of days.
    
    	Our moderators are the best in Digital.  Hands down.
    

    
    hear! hear!
    

    
    I support them 100%.
    I'd hug the whole lot of 'em if I was within arm's reach :-)
    
    'gail
    

    the mods are TERRIFFIC

    
    They sure are..
    
    D.

    
    	Extra hugs for the moderators today!!!     {{{{{{{ Hug! }}}}}}}
    
    	  
    							  Love,
    							    Suzanne
    

    I've said it before and I'll say it again until I'm hoarse. 
    YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    for the mods. Not only the best mods, but unsurpassed as people.
    Although, they are equaled as people by many in this file.
    
    Phil(who loves his mods)
    

	Gosh......I hate to rain on a parade, but I feel really awful
	when I see things saying that "x is the BEST of group-y" especially
	when the measurement factor for saying the best, is not performance
	but rather location.

	There are a whole hell of a lot of great moderators out there
	in notes land.....the implications that they are somehow
	"not as good as" the moderators in this conference is sad.


	I say, kudos to ALL the good moderators out there in Notes land.
	Many of you do a great job, and being a moderator myself, I
	really respect those that are great at dealing with problems
	so quickly and so well.

	I can't say the moderators here are "better" than moderators
	in other conferences because the atmosphere in each conference
	is different......

	I can only wish that I will someday be as "good" as many of
	you.


	kath

    	RE: .30  Kath

    	You misunderstand - the mods here are being congratulated and
    	hugged precisely for their performance (which is made all the
    	more difficult by their location.)

    	> ...the implications that they are somehow "not as good as"
    	> the moderators in this conference is sad.

    	No, it's not.  Recognitions of excellence are separate awards
    	- they take nothing away from anyone else who is also doing a
    	good job.

    	> I can only wish that I will someday be as "good" as many of
    	> you.

    	"Good" is used in the sense of excellence - it's not a level
    	of human worth in this context.  No one is saying others have
    	less worth as human beings than anyone else.

    	It shouldn't make you sad to see so many people love and appreciate
    	their moderators.  It's a personal expression of support that the
    	mods here have earned.

    	It's cause for celebration!

    Suzanne

    Forgive me if I'm wrong, but I read the following as referring
    to the =wn= moderators only.

    
>    	Our moderators are the best in Digital.  Hands down.


    It's my feeling that this implies that other moderators in
    Digital are "not as good as" the =wn= moderators.  There are
    a hell of a lot of moderators out there that do their job to the
    best of their abilities and they get a lot of harrassment for
    doing so.  Very RARELY, in fact, do moderators ever get "kudos"
    for doing what's right.

    Comments like this just add to harrassment.

    People might feel that the =wn= moderators are great, but they
    are not "the best" to the exclusion of all others that do their
    job to the best of their ability and as fairly as possible.

    Reading comments like the above one is really a shot in the
    gut to those of other conferences that try always to do their
    best.


    kathy
    

    	RE: .32  Kath

    	>>  Our moderators are the best in Digital.  Hands down.

    	Excellence Awards often have statements indicating that their
    	recipients are "the best" at what they do.  Such recognition
    	is a positive thing, Kath.

    	> It's my feeling that this implies that other moderators in
    	> Digital are "not as good as" the =wn= moderators. 

    	If you recognize Excellence elsewhere, you're free to offer it.
    	I won't complain to you about it, I promise.

    	> There are a hell of a lot of moderators out there that do their 
    	> job to the best of their abilities and they get a lot of harrassment 
    	> for doing so.  Very RARELY, in fact, do moderators ever get "kudos"
    	> for doing what's right.

    	The Womannotes moderators have always enjoyed a high level of support
    	from the community here - which they've earned.  They go farther than
    	any mods I've ever seen when it comes to allowing the members to help
    	shape conference policy (accomplished through conference voting.)

    	> Comments like this just add to harrassment.

    	Remember, you're not talking to a single group of people that floats
    	from file to file.  This is a unique community - our support of the
    	mods is a well-deserved appreciation that we are allowed to express.

    	> People might feel that the =wn= moderators are great, but they
    	> are not "the best" to the exclusion of all others that do their
    	> job to the best of their ability and as fairly as possible.

    	Well, it's my opinion that they are "the best" - but this doesn't
    	mean that no other moderators in DEC do their moderating jobs well.

    	> Reading comments like the above one is really a shot in the
    	> gut to those of other conferences that try always to do their
   	> best.

    	When a note is cited in the Hall of Fame, does it also make you
    	feel as though all other noters in DEC are not "as good" as the
    	ones receiving such honors?  Is it the same shot in the gut?

    	Recognizing excellence is a positive thing - it's a genuine vote
    	of thanks from the people who benefit from the contributors' work.
    	
    	It's a cause for celebration!

    
    Please don't fight over us.  I certainly appreciate the praise many
    folks have offered; it feels like a hug.  But certainly as Kath points
    out, there are many other skilled and caring moderators and past and
    future moderators out there, as well.
    
    Hard as it must be, I trust you'll all take greater care to be a little
    less lavish in your praise of us :-)
    
    Yours in moderation,
    
    Justine

    
>    Hard as it must be, I trust you'll all take greater care to be a little
>    less lavish in your praise of us :-)

 No, Justine.  That's not my point.  My point is that there are ways
 to praise people without trashing others.

 My main objection was toward Suzanne's comment about you "being the best
 in Digital, hands down".  When, in fact, the same statement could have been
 made without casting a negative image on those not in the "favoured"
 group.


 Sometimes i think that we just get so wrapped up in the good things going
 on in our life that we sort of ignore the fact that other things around
 us are just as good.....

 I'm not explaining myself well, as usual.  I think I'll stop right here.

kathy

    	RE: .35  Kath

    	My honest-to-God opinion is that the moderators here are the best
    	in Digital.  I base this opinion on my view of their performance
    	(as well as the trials to which they are subjected month after
    	month.)  

    	My positive expression of support for these moderators does not
    	trash anyone else, just as the rest of the world isn't trashed
    	when my son tells me I'm "the best" or I tell someone else I
    	admire that s/he's "the best."

    	Sorry if most other conferences don't dedicate separate topics 
    	to express appreciation for the good work done there.  However, 
    	having such topics here doesn't amount to trashing anyone else.

    	There's no way I would refrain from praising someone out of fear
    	that others might not like it - especially when the persons I'm
    	addressing are doing such an outstanding job.

>            -< It's a heartfelt opinion I'm allowed to express... >-



	And I'm allowed to express my opinions.  Funny thing isn't it?

	But, since this particular opinion of mine is not up for debate,
	you can stop trying to get the "last word" now.


	kathy

    
    	Well, since this topic is about "Kudos for the Moderators" in
    	Womannotes and NOT how the rest of the mods in Digital feel
    	about this topic, allow me to try to steer this topic back on 
    	course.
    
    	Thanks!
    

    
    	Extra special hugs for the mods this week - and many heartfelt
    	thanks for all you do!
    
    

    Gee, I can't resist either of you.  Can I hug you both instead?
    
    Peace folks, please.....
    
    -Jody
    

    
    	Thanks, Jody!
    
    	We'll get this topic back on track yet!
    

    
    Although I am not aware of much that goes on behind the scenes and don't
    often note, I would just like to add my thanks.  I have always felt the
    moderators have done a very good job.  Besides, I decided that *I* wanted
    the last word!  So there!  Don't even try to upstage me! :-} :-} :-}
    
    ner, ner ne, ner ner
    
    			Holly

    
    	Special hugs and kudos for the moderators today!
    
    	You're the very, very best!!
    

Referencing: Previous

   Approximately two weeks ago, I would have agreed.

   I don't now.

                                              -Robert Brown III

    
    yes, suzanne, aren't they marvellous?
    

    
    I agree. And have, for the past 5 years or so. 
    
    Some different mods, some of the Same Old Problems, new versions,
    new noters, comings and goings...and through it all, the mods have
    been (and continue to be) marvelous, indeed.
    
    --DE
    

    
    they are marvelous!  the best moderators I have ever witnessed 
    in action.  their individual and collective tact, intelligence, 
    humor, compassion, patience, and dedication is superlative.
    
    many warm hugs to all of you!
    
    Carla
    

    I like our moderators, they do a job I certainly wouldn't want with an
    even-handedness I don't think I could manage.
    
   A Keep on what you are doing from Colorado
    
    Meg

    Yes, I agree - these mods are the *BEST*.

Re:     <<< Note 333.50 by AERIE::THOMPSON "trying real hard to adjust ..." >>>
    
	Yeah, what he said.  ditto ditto		Kb

    
    
    
    
    My hats are off to ALL moderators who have been patiently trying
    to settle the mess that this file has become....
    
    "Rah, rah, ree,
     Kick 'em in the knee,
     Rah, rah, rass,
     Kick 'em in the other knee...." ;-)
    
    Here's cheers to 'ya'll !!!!
                            
    
    

Just a note to point out that, although I'm on "the other side" of the
Processing issue, I have great respect for the moderators and in no
way believe that they are sexist or racist, but, rather, are sincerely
trying to maintain their own sense of fairness and community in a very complex
and ambiguous environment.

Martin.