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by **07moffata** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 9:37 pm

Well I think it's safe to say we can see the light at the end of the tunnel, I'll add my thanks to Doug's, Paul and Rob you have done a lot for this forum so thank you so much for all of the time and effort that you guys have given. Congrats to both Dean's as well

by **Adrian Brausch** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:24 pm

dbcunnz wrote:
QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Mar 29 2013,9:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Oh Yes Ian will be back as I think his yellow card time out is almost up

damn straight his yellow card time out is up,

and yes I would like to take a job as moderator if it is offered Doug

by **dbcunnz** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 10:53 pm

Adrian Brausch wrote:
QUOTE (Adrian Brausch @ Mar 29 2013,11:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
damn straight his yellow card time out is up,

and yes I would like to take a job as moderator if it is offered Doug

Adrian you most certainly will be given a mods job but after the last couple of days I need a little time out and let the other two admin enjoy the long weekend then we will be having a get together and start sorting out what mod positions we have to full

by **deeknow** » Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:20 pm

Thanks for the endorsement lads, looking forward to working with Doug, Deane and the rest of the team on the admin/moderation side of things. Also like to echo Moffata and Doug's sentiments and say a ruddy good thank you to Robin and Paul and everyone else who's been at the helm over the last couple of years.

Admin and moderation roles are largely thankless activities, I know from personal experience in other communities. They're stressful and frustrating at times, both on a technical and interpersonal front. However, they're also greatly satisfying when you witness real engagement, collaboration, enthusiasm and thriving communities of interest, as you do here at NZFF.

It's just my $0.02 but I think it's good policy to refresh the admin team in any organisation every now and then, and online communities are no different. NZFF has been very much a niche community in the flight sim world, which as we all know is very much a gaming niche to begin with. I think a few threads recently have hi-lighted the interest most of us have in keeping it that way, and in maintaining the NZ / Pacific focus the forum has. We will also no doubt continue to attract and maintain the awesome international membership over time. Personally I also hope to see us continue to operate in a community driven way, as we have under Robin and Paul.

Onwards and upwards !!!

by **AlisterC** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:35 am

Well said Dean. Thanks Rob and Paul for taking care of this place for so long, and look forward to the future with you new guys. Good luck with your new roles

by **Charl** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 7:46 am

Good on you guys for stepping up to form the new Admin team.

Robin and Paul: you steered the ship well - mostly, we hardly noticed when the waters got a bit choppy.
And welcome to that most exclusive of clubs:

NZFF Retired Admin

You'll find the view quite refreshing.

by **AdrianPetford** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:39 am

Thanks to Rob and Paul for all they have done leading the forum and congratulations to Dean and Deane on their new admin roles. They are both outstanding choices and I wish them well!

Ade

by **Bazza** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:11 am

From my point of view it's great to see the names going forward to ensure continuity. I feel that the forum has been very well run over the years
that I have been lurking in the background, reading and absorbing, not contributing a lot having realized my own technical limitations. As a member
of several other forums dealing with different subjects, I have seen the dramas that follow slack policing of the posts, and have always found this a
comfortable site to visit. Thanks to those who allowed this to happen. I think there will always be gap in perception between those who treat Flight Sims
as an interesting hobby, and those who treat it as a "way of life." Onward and upward.

by **scaber** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 12:50 pm

Good to see that things are being resolved so amicably. Welcome to the new administrators and a very big thank you to those moving over for the great work they have done over many years with probably few thanks or appreciation for both their time and their patience.

by **Naki** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 8:20 am

Thanks guys for the support. I have to say most of the work in the last 6 months has been Dougs and Robins as I have been too busy with other things.

by **deaneb** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 1:24 pm

dbcunnz wrote:
QUOTE (dbcunnz @ Mar 29 2013,9:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I would like to welcome on board Deane Baunton (deaneb) and Dean Stringer (deeknow) out two new admin and thank Paul (Naki) and Rob (toprob) for their outstanding leadership in the past you both will be missed from the top job but I am please to know that you will still both be in our forum and that you have both still in the team as moderators.
For you other guys that threw your hat in the ring a big thank you also and you will all be assigned to a moderators job but just bare with us for a few days until we sort out which topics need new mods.
Once again thank you all those members that supported me through the last few days.
Oh Yes Ian will be back as I think his yellow card time out is almost up

I'd like to also add my thanks to Paul and Rob for their tireless efforts in keeping things moving along. Thanks also to Doug and other forum members for endorsing my appointment into an admin role. Dean (DeeKnow) has summed everything up well in his previous post. I look forward to supporting things as we move forward.

by **Ian Warren** » Sun Mar 31, 2013 4:14 pm

Like to thank Rob and Paul for the efforts .

Now NEW ADMINS WANTED! ... can i again put my hand up .....

by **Splitpin** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 12:52 am

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Mar 31 2013,5:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Like to thank Rob and Paul for the efforts .

Now NEW ADMINS WANTED! ... can i again put my hand up .....

Yes.

by **AdrianPetford** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 1:02 am

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Mar 31 2013,5:14 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Like to thank Rob and Paul for the efforts .

Now NEW ADMINS WANTED! ... can i again put my hand up .....

Welcome back Ian.

Ade

by **Ian Warren** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:18 am

Marty ..Nah , they don't want a smoking gun ... a cruz millise maybe .. something with the range

AdrianPetford wrote:
QUOTE (AdrianPetford @ Apr 1 2013,2:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Welcome back Ian.

Hi ya Ade, thanks , it was bloody great speaking to you and Paul and all the others the other night on TS chewing the breeze so to speak

Got on the phone to Adrian B yesterday , had a bloody great chin wag and chuckle

by **AdrianPetford** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:50 am

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Mar 31 2013,10:18 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Hi ya Ade, thanks , it was bloody great speaking to you and Paul and all the others the other night on TS chewing the breeze so to speak

Got on the phone to Adrian B yesterday , had a bloody great chin wag and chuckle

Yes, it was great to catch up. Hopefully the first of many! The good news is that as of this morning, the time difference is now 12 hours and once NZ goes back next weekend it'll be down to 11. I'm always a lot more active on the communications at this time of year as a result.

Ade

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