When we were out of the country for a month back in October 2011, Terry and Gene graciously volunteered to keep an eye on the Forum and moderate it while we were gone. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, but they were still doing it three and a half years later. Moderating a forum is a pretty thankless job, so we want to take the opportunity to publicly thank them for their efforts, for the responsibility they took on, and for enduring some of the hits that moderators often take along the way.
Thank you so much Terry and Gene!
Now, with Linda & I scaling back on a couple of things, we felt it was time to allow Terry and Gene to untangle themselves from the responsibilities they graciously took on here. We will be the only moderators for awhile and will be checking in on the Forum more often.
We're pretty laid back, but I'm adamant about making sure 1) that this is a friendly, helpful, safe, informative RVing Forum for everyone, and 2) that when a topic is started that it stays on track with the subject matter.
So, while we will be pretty lenient in the Community Chat sub-forum regarding off-topic posts and banter, I'll be checking in to make sure that posts in other sub-forums stay on topic and that they don't get "hi-jacked" with new topics in the middle (usually innocently). That may require modification or deletion of posts that are superfluous, off-topic, or that "hi-jack" a topic (either intentionally or unintentionally). I'll try to send a private message of explanation when I do this, and I'll try to be consistent, but I will probably fail at both from time to time.
If you haven't read our Guidelines & Suggestions or it's been awhile, please read them and stick to them, and the RV-Dreams Community Forum will continue to be one of the friendliest, most helpful RVing Forums on the web.
Dave Buck said
11:36 AM Apr 13, 2015
Thanks to Terry and Gene also. They have done a great job and kept things somewhat on topic. Thank also to you Howard and Linda for the great forum.
el Rojo and Pam said
11:44 AM Apr 13, 2015
Dave Buck wrote:
Thanks to Terry and Gene also. They have done a great job and kept things somewhat on topic. Thank also to you Howard and Linda for the great forum.
+1
BiggarView said
11:47 AM Apr 13, 2015
+2
Hdrider said
01:04 PM Apr 13, 2015
A big +3
NWescapee said
02:34 PM Apr 13, 2015
+4!!
cherylbrv said
03:24 PM Apr 13, 2015
+5 (what Dave said)! You guys are still the greatest and the mentor to us and many others here. You do a fabulous job on the forum, on your website and at the rallies.
RVKevi said
06:17 PM Apr 13, 2015
+6 I moderate on another forum (not RV related) and know that it has its own problems. You've been doing it so unobtrusively that I was rarely aware it was even happening. Thanks!
marianne57 said
06:41 PM Apr 13, 2015
+7! Both couples have been nothing but supportive, by advising and coaching those of us still seeking to go and learning the ropes! Thanks all!
TRAILERKING said
06:52 PM Apr 13, 2015
Did you "Lay them Off"?? Or did they quit?? They slapped me on the wrist a few times but was all fun.
bjoyce said
10:34 PM Apr 13, 2015
+8 I admit to being relieved you did not ask me to be a moderator back then. Now I know you had already found better choices than myself.
TRAILERKING said
10:17 AM Apr 14, 2015
bjoyce wrote:
+8 I admit to being relieved you did not ask me to be a moderator back then. Now I know you had already found better choices than myself.
Oh I think you would have made a good moderator too bjoyce.................That's if you needed the headache of a daycare supervisor.
Bobc said
12:27 PM Apr 14, 2015
+9 great job guys. E-mails are always hard to interpret, again great job.
Cindy T said
06:12 PM Apr 14, 2015
+10 What everybody else said!
pkhalin said
07:24 PM Apr 14, 2015
I'd say +11 but I'm out of fingers and toes. Hey, been on here a bit over a year and have no issue with the moderation and have gotten a tremendous amount information. This is the place I would continue to come for RV info. For the other, it would be elsewhere. Just sayin'.
Happy trails.
Camper Chronicles said
04:37 AM Apr 15, 2015
Terry you have done an excellent job in the year I have been with the forum. You were friend as well as moderator and always have valuable contribution to posts and encouraging things to say when folks were struggling. I hope you are still planning on actively participating as I for one need those words of wisdom and encouragement 😄.
Thanks so much.....Trace
-- Edited by Lee and Trace on Wednesday 15th of April 2015 04:37:57 AM
-- Edited by Lee and Trace on Wednesday 15th of April 2015 04:38:18 AM
Terry and Jo said
01:54 PM Apr 15, 2015
I originally thought to not even comment here, but I've changed my mind. For the most part, this has been a great forum for one to moderate because there just really wasn't an awful lot to do. Like any family, there will be contention, but I've been blessed with working with some great people here. It was also a pleasure to do what little I could to help others with options and choices, as well as doing little things like fixing links to other url addresses that others had tried to post.
As for whether we were "laid off" or "quit," I'd have to say that it was a mutual agreement between Howard and Linda and ourselves. While I enjoyed doing the moderation, it is also nice to think that I don't have to get on the forums two or three times a day to check things out.
I must offer Kudos to Howard and Linda for a great forum site and to all the participants of the forums for being great members of a great family.
Terry
Jack Mayer said
08:05 AM Apr 16, 2015
Geeze Terry, what are you going to do with all your free time now? Guess I'll see more of you this summer???
Terry and Jo said
11:43 AM Apr 16, 2015
Jack Mayer wrote:
Geeze Terry, what are you going to do with all your free time now? Guess I'll see more of you this summer???
Might be, Jack.
Jo's sister and brother-in-law that lived in Canon City sold their home and moved to their daughter's place up near Cripple Creek. So, if we go visit in that direction, we might just stop off and see you and Danielle.
I've just started doing some workkamping here at Mountaindale, and Jo will start whenever she returns from Oklahoma (hopefully, this weekend), so we'll have to work around our schedules.
Terry
The Restless Youngs said
09:32 PM Apr 16, 2015
Thanks Terry for your work on here. Appreciated your warm welcome when we joined the forum and your continued insights!
rocknb said
10:17 PM Apr 17, 2015
Howdy Howdy Terry & Gene
X2 as to what the The Restless Youngs had to say.
I have enjoyed our PM's also.
rocknb said
10:18 PM Apr 17, 2015
rocknb wrote:
Howdy Howdy Terry & Gene
X2 as to what the The Restless Youngs had to say.
I have enjoyed our PM's (Terry) also.
WendysPhotos said
04:35 PM Apr 24, 2015
Thank You for all the work you guys have done and putting up with the messes that come along with it.
When we were out of the country for a month back in October 2011, Terry and Gene graciously volunteered to keep an eye on the Forum and moderate it while we were gone. It was supposed to be a temporary thing, but they were still doing it three and a half years later. Moderating a forum is a pretty thankless job, so we want to take the opportunity to publicly thank them for their efforts, for the responsibility they took on, and for enduring some of the hits that moderators often take along the way.
Thank you so much Terry and Gene!
Now, with Linda & I scaling back on a couple of things, we felt it was time to allow Terry and Gene to untangle themselves from the responsibilities they graciously took on here. We will be the only moderators for awhile and will be checking in on the Forum more often.
We're pretty laid back, but I'm adamant about making sure 1) that this is a friendly, helpful, safe, informative RVing Forum for everyone, and 2) that when a topic is started that it stays on track with the subject matter.
So, while we will be pretty lenient in the Community Chat sub-forum regarding off-topic posts and banter, I'll be checking in to make sure that posts in other sub-forums stay on topic and that they don't get "hi-jacked" with new topics in the middle (usually innocently). That may require modification or deletion of posts that are superfluous, off-topic, or that "hi-jack" a topic (either intentionally or unintentionally). I'll try to send a private message of explanation when I do this, and I'll try to be consistent, but I will probably fail at both from time to time.
If you haven't read our Guidelines & Suggestions or it's been awhile, please read them and stick to them, and the RV-Dreams Community Forum will continue to be one of the friendliest, most helpful RVing Forums on the web.
+1
+2
+7! Both couples have been nothing but supportive, by advising and coaching those of us still seeking to go and learning the ropes! Thanks all!
Did you "Lay them Off"?? Or did they quit?? They slapped me on the wrist a few times but was all fun.
Oh I think you would have made a good moderator too bjoyce.................That's if you needed the headache of a daycare supervisor.
+10 What everybody else said!
I'd say +11 but I'm out of fingers and toes. Hey, been on here a bit over a year and have no issue with the moderation and have gotten a tremendous amount information. This is the place I would continue to come for RV info. For the other, it would be elsewhere. Just sayin'.
Happy trails.
Terry you have done an excellent job in the year I have been with the forum. You were
friend as well as moderator and always have valuable contribution to posts and encouraging things to say when folks were struggling. I hope you are still planning on actively participating as I for one need those words of wisdom and encouragement 😄.
Thanks so much.....Trace
-- Edited by Lee and Trace on Wednesday 15th of April 2015 04:37:57 AM
-- Edited by Lee and Trace on Wednesday 15th of April 2015 04:38:18 AM
I originally thought to not even comment here, but I've changed my mind. For the most part, this has been a great forum for one to moderate because there just really wasn't an awful lot to do. Like any family, there will be contention, but I've been blessed with working with some great people here. It was also a pleasure to do what little I could to help others with options and choices, as well as doing little things like fixing links to other url addresses that others had tried to post.
As for whether we were "laid off" or "quit," I'd have to say that it was a mutual agreement between Howard and Linda and ourselves. While I enjoyed doing the moderation, it is also nice to think that I don't have to get on the forums two or three times a day to check things out.
I must offer Kudos to Howard and Linda for a great forum site and to all the participants of the forums for being great members of a great family.
Terry
Might be, Jack.
Jo's sister and brother-in-law that lived in Canon City sold their home and moved to their daughter's place up near Cripple Creek. So, if we go visit in that direction, we might just stop off and see you and Danielle.
I've just started doing some workkamping here at Mountaindale, and Jo will start whenever she returns from Oklahoma (hopefully, this weekend), so we'll have to work around our schedules.
Terry
Howdy Howdy Terry & Gene
X2 as to what the The Restless Youngs had to say.
I have enjoyed our PM's also.