Stepping Down!

[Ancalagon]

Hello All,

I wanted to take this opportunity to let you know I am stepping down from my position as Uber moderator/Moderator. Sadly, due to work and personal commitments, I cannot give the time and energy I once could to the role.

I will of course remain a member of the forum and continue to post as and when I am able.

I would like to thank Webmaster and the Moderators for all their support.

Kind Regards

Anc.

[Celebthôl]

thats a real shame Anc, you wont be easily replace as a Mod, you have done a bang up job!

Thôl

[Talierin]

:( :( :( :( :( :( We'll miss you Anc!

[Thorin]

AAAAAAH!!! NOOOOOO!!!

Not the Black servant of Morgoth! Who will swoop down and breathe the burning fire on those who continually defy the rules of our Forum!

Thanks for serving, Anc. Not to many of us are left who saw you ascend to the high position. Your great work will be missed. :(

[Niniel]

Oh no! We wil miss your wise decisions Anc! Who is going to replace you as head moderator?

[Jesse]

I'm sorry to hear this too. Whenever a moderator steps down, it isn't a good sign. Not a good sign at all... :(

[EverEve]

Anc! *sniffle* but you were such a goood head moderator! we'll miss your descision making skillz! :(

[Jesse]

Agreed. :(

[Mindy_O_Lluin]

Whenever a moderator steps down, it isn't a good sign. Not a good sign at all...

Why is that? I like to think he has just gotten himself a life outside of his computer.

I know I work on a computer all day long at work, and so to spend a lot of time on a computer AFTER work takes up way too much of one's life.

Besides - TTF has nothing to worry about. It's still the tops! Thoughtful and interesting people, and it's just the right size so you don't have to fight response or down time.

[Celebthôl]

zacly, i think its actually really responsible, i mean if he was irresponsible then he would remain a Mod (just for the powers) and abuse it by never being on! Nice one Anc...or is it not :confused: im all confused :rolleyes: ;)

[Kementari]

:eek: Noooo. We'll miss ya :(

[legolasismine]

Bye,
I never really knew you but I'm sad your leaveing though.

[Anamatar IV]

So long, Uber-Mod. I hope you will find time to be among us as Uber-Member.:)

[Jesse]

I am sad too. However, it was really responsible of the person to admit that they couldn't take the responsibility. I just wish I knew him/her. Which one is it??

[legolasismine]

I have alittle question,alright how do you become a mod???
I always thought that mods were probably the first people to come to the site or something is that true?

[MacAddict]

TTF will seem such a smaller place without your supermodness around. May you Live Long and Prosper, Farewell.


~MacAddict

[Aerin]

Anc, I'm sorry to hear you're leaving. :( You will be missed!

[Sam_Gamgee]

yeah you will be missed.........but yeah i've alwasy wondered how the mods become mods i remember when RD and talierin were just members.

[Goldberry344]

OHHH, no uber mod. as long as you post once and a bit. :)

[MacAddict]

Mods are elected/recriuted by the other Mods and or the WebMaster when they are needed. You don't 'gradute' to being a Moderater by being around say a year, The people in charge decide who to 'upgrade' when the need arises. Hope this answers your question.


~MacAddict

[Elbereth]

First of all...I am going to congratulate you Anc for getting a life outside of TTF. May we all hope to achieve such a goal someday. :D

Secondly, your fine leadership, professionalism, and dedication to your role as moderator is going to be missed greatly. You were a darn good mod...and I don't care what anyone else thinks! ;)

I am glad to hear that although you won't be with us as a mod...you are not deserting TTF altogether. As always, I will look forward to reading your fine quality posts in the future...even if they will be fewer in number.

Welcome back to the normality of being just a plain ole member! :p

[Khamul]

I would guess you now have time for online gaming? :D

[Galdor]

Tisk! Sorry to see you leave the Mod staff Anc, we'll miss you.

[Aulë]

It's not like he's leaving the forum....

But congratulations on such a sterling job as a moderator over last few years, Anc.
I know that most members were extremely grateful for a mod such as you.

[Idril]

Originally posted by Pippin_Took
But congratulations on such a sterling job as a moderator over last few years, Anc.
I know that most members were extremely grateful for a mod such as you.

That's said it all - shame you're leaving - I just sent you a PM about the gender option - oh well - crumple it up.

Hope you actually get to catch-up with those things you want to.:)

[Ancalagon]

Many thanks to you all:)

[Lhunithiliel]

But...but.... but you're going to stay around, won't you, Anc?! :eek: :(

[Theoden_king]

Yes, he said he will post once in a while. You did a good job as a Mod Anc, now you are one of us 'lesser' members, lol.

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by Elbereth
First of all...I am going to congratulate you Anc for getting a life outside of TTF. May we all hope to achieve such a goal someday. :D

Secondly, your fine leadership, professionalism, and dedication to your role as moderator is going to be missed greatly. You were a damn good mod...and I don't care what anyone else thinks! ;)

I am glad to hear that although you won't be with us as a mod...you are not deserting TTF altogether. As always, I will look forward to reading your fine quality posts in the future...even if they will be fewer in number.

Welcome back to the normality of being just a plain ole member! :p

I think my beloved Guild Queen put it the best way possible. Thank you very much for all the effort you put into TTF, Anc. I hope your achievements in the real world (yes, there's one out there, I SAW IT!) will be at least as good.:)

[Arvedui]

Thank you very much for your effort as a moderator, Anc. You have done a marvellous job.
I will of course remain a member of the forum and continue to post as and when I am able.

You'd better!:D

[Kellivara]

buh byeeeeeez Mr. Uber Moderater!! ur moderatin' skills will be missed!

lol, hello Mr. Normal Member!!

ok.....that sounded odd....but I am extremely hyper today so that's normal.........lol!

newayz, see ya around Anc!

[Ancalagon]

Originally posted by Arvedui
Thank you very much for your effort as a moderator, Anc. You have done a marvellous job.


You'd better!:D I shall:D

[Maedhros]

This place won't be the same without Anc as a mod. I will miss you pal. Damn, that's one of the good guys that left too.
I miss the good ole days.

[Walter]

I am sorry to hear this, you'll be missed around here, buddy.

[dapence]

Sorry I'm late in posting, but I would really like to thank Ancalagon for his hard work during his run as one of our head moderators. He will indeed be missed.

For the time being, I'll be filling in the void that Ancalagon leaves in his wake. This may or may not be a good thing. Time will tell.

[DGoeij]

Originally posted by Webmaster
Sorry I'm late in posting, but I would really like to thank Ancalagon for his hard work during his run as one of our head moderators. He will indeed be missed.

I'll be filling in Ancalagon's absence until he's placed, which will most likely cause an ever greater sense of sadness at Ancalagon's stepping down.

LOL. That's so true. I prefer the hot breath of a dragon over the voice of the Eru itself any day.:p

[Wolfshead]

I will also take this chance to congratulate Anc on his fine work as a Mod - he's sorted out several situations for me, as well as being a generally nice guy in threads.

However, it's not as if he's dying or anything (You're not, are you?), he's just not a Mod any more. Loads of people seem to be treating this as if he were leaving, or indeed, dying. It seems as if he will still be around, so us normal members probably won't spot much difference, it'll just be other people moderating.

But still, good job, Anc :D

[Walter]

Here we have DGoeij's quote of WM's statement with a timestamp of 12:40 PM (which looks like what I too have seen when I first read it at about noon my time):

I'll be filling in Ancalagon's absence until he's placed, which will most likely cause an ever greater sense of sadness at Ancalagon's stepping down.

WM's "original post" shows a timestamp of 10:53 AM for me and says (and does NOT show a "Last edited..." statement)

Originally posted by Webmaster
For the time being, I'll be filling in the void that Ancalagon leaves in his wake. This may or may not be a good thing. Time will tell.

Evidently the post has been edited without being marked as such. Now I wonder if all moderators can edit their own (or probably even someone elses) posts without even a hint that this post has been edited, or if this is a feature just an administrator can access?

[dapence]

That's right, Walter, when I edit a post, there is no indication that I've done so. No, the moderators don't have this ability, and I don't have time or predilection to prowl about and edit random members posts.

[Ithrynluin]

Good luck in whatever you are doing in your life Anc.:)

I still hope we'll get to see you around sometime.

[Walter]

Originally posted by Webmaster
That's right, Walter, when I edit a post, there is no indication that I've done so. No, the moderators don't have this ability, and I don't have time or predilection to prowl about and edit random members posts. Oh I see... "Quod licet jovi non licet bovi" ... I should've known...

[dapence]

No, Walter, it's not an act of supremacy, I'm just a bit dyslexic, so I need to edit my posts from time to time when I notice an error brought about by this condition.

I also don't think the members should be compared to cattle. ;)

[Walter]

Originally posted by Webmaster
No, Walter, it's not an act of supremacy, I'm just a bit dyslexic, so I need to edit my posts from time to time when I notice an error brought about by this condition.

I also don't think the members should be compared to cattle. ;) Well, I e.g. can't spell worth sh...ugar, but when I edit a post it shows as such ;)

[Nenya Evenstar]

Congrats on finding a life Anc . . . but I can only think of what you said to Nom a few days ago. :D TTF'll find you. ;)

Anyway, good luck wherever you fare, and I can assure you I'll miss you in the moderator group even though I never get to talk to you. :rolleyes: Have fun posting without all those duties!

[HLGStrider]

Elgee will miss you. . .now she'll have to contact Beorn when she does her alphabetical mod bugging. . .sigh. .. Oh well. . .Beorn is fairly nice.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Beorn is extremely nice and good at :p stickying threads and deleting stuff . . . . :D

[HLGStrider]

You know the forum is changing when Anc's no longer a mod and Elgee is no longer the number one poster. . .GASP!

http://65.54.244.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&lah=3b04062a860ba1208e0e80be64642a38&lat=1048982067&hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fwww%2ethetolkienforum%2ec om%2fshowthread%2ephp%3fthreadid%3d10290%26goto%3d newpost

Try that link. . .if it doesn't work, I'm sorry.

Typical. . .It doesn't work. . . :rolleyes:

It's to a thread that is in Member Announcments entitled "I'VE BEEN SURPASSED!"

[Ancalagon]

Beorn is a wise man (not the type who bears Murrh...myrrhhh...muryh...Gold!) and will always answer the call in times of need. Remember all, you have a great many Mods still to call on at any time who are more than willing to assist your every need. As for me, I will help if ever asked;)

[Chymaera]

Fare thee well Mighty Dragon!

Shake loose thy chains of indenture, spread thy great wings and take air.

[Fly, you fool. he he:)]

but know this you are addicted and you should not stray far, and if you do the withdrawl pains are server.

Post as often as life allows.:):p

[f0enix_rising]

Good luck, bro.

[tookish-girl]

Well done for deciding to spend a bit of time in the real world! Have a few Guinesses to celebrate, mate. I'm sure you're already intending to!

Seriously, good mod job and hope you still find the time to see us little Tolkienites!

Tookish:)

[munchkin]

I would like to thank Anc for a wonderful job done as head mod, and I hope he excells in whatever he does, and I praise him for finding a life outside of TTF! THREE CHEERS FOR ANC! "HORRAY!".

Now you wil get a taste of being a regular member!:p :D ;)

[Walter]

Originally posted by munchkin
Now you wil get a taste of being a regular member!:p :D ;) [/B] He's been that before he became a moderator and he was as amicable an "ordinary member" as a "supermoderator"...

[munchkin]

Well, yah, but how long ago was that?! Anyway, it was different when he was an ordinary member a year or so ago!

[Ancalagon]

Anyway, it was different when he was an ordinary member a year or so ago!

What, do you mean before I made all the improvments?


:D;)

[munchkin]

Yeah, you and WM and all the mods and everyone who has had a part in TTF. This place has grown and it showes!

[Arvedui]

Yes, Anc! You have contributed to improve this Forum. And from all the responses you see in this thread, you can clearly see that we appreciate what you have done as a moderator.
And that we appreciate your work as a fellow member.

Again, thank you very much.:)


BTW: your signature is too long:D :D :D :D ;)

couldn't help it, I just HAD to say it....

[Ancalagon]

Whoops, do you think I will get points?

[Arvedui]

I guess that you will be forgiven. At least for a time...
I have only seen one of the mods give any special attention to the signatures;) , so I guess you will be left in peace.

[Nenya Evenstar]

Actually . . . I think WM changed the sig limit to five lines. So you were fine before, Anc. I have to admit that when I saw your five line sig. (something like that) I had to run and check it out. ;)
What I would like to see is that each member check to see that their signature take up no more than five lines in total.
http://www.thetolkienforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=10780
:D

[gilgalad]

Originally posted by Ancalagon
Beorn is a wise man (not the type who bears Murrh...myrrhhh...muryh...Gold!) and will always answer the call in times of need. Remember all, you have a great many Mods still to call on at any time who are more than willing to assist your every need. As for me, I will help if ever asked;)

It just won't be the same without someone from the island in charge*sniff*:(

[Wonko The Sane]

We'll miss you, Anc.

But are you sure you aren't just resigning so that you can infiltrate and be a C9 member and be the eyes and ears for the mods. ;) Hehe.

[munchkin]

No, he said he didn't want to be nominated for the C9

[Wonko The Sane]

I know. It was a joke.
You know...to lighten the sadness of Anc's leaving. :(

[gilgalad]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
I know. It was a joke.
You know...to lighten the sadness of Anc's leaving. :(

It can't be done, it's too sad for the mood to be lightened *sniff*:(

[Lantarion]

Missed as a Mod, still praised as a member. :(
As long as you don't go anywhere I think the mood is lightened considerably.

[munchkin]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
I know. It was a joke.
You know...to lighten the sadness of Anc's leaving. :(
Yeah, I figured...

[gilgalad]

I just read that Ciryahir page and saw what's really been going on behind the scenes here, and I say fair play to you Anc, and to Gothmog and Turgon too. It's the forum's loss, not yours - I just wish all three of you were still Mods.

[Wonko The Sane]

1) We can't fault any of the three recently departed Mods for standing up for what they believe in.

2) As Anc explained there's a lot more to it than just the Ciryaher thing. And I'm sure it's true. So let's give him a little credit. ;)

[Lúthien Séregon]

As it turned out, I didn't even know about the whole "Cir thing" until yesterday...guess ignorance is bliss, huh? But yes, I agree that there's no fault in saying what you think about the whole situation and acting upon it...

[gilgalad]

Originally posted by Wonko The Sane
So let's give him a little credit. ;)

Too right! Anc was an excellant mod. Beorn, I'm sure, will work very hard too, but Anc will be very hard to replace.

[Wonko The Sane]

:) Anc will be missed as a mod.
:) We need the balance he brought to the force!
*sigh*