World, Writing, Wealth discussion

Dear Friends,

Congratulations to Tara for her courage and willingness to undertake the moderator's burden!
Does any else feels apt and potent to embrace the challenge?
We might benefit from another moderator, preferrably located in the US West Coast/Hawaii or Oceania for the best time zones coverage.
Is it lucrative to become one? Judge for yourself: no salary, some glory, lots of obligations -:) . But for someone actively present on the net anyway, it shouldn't be something extremely cumbersome and should be fun...
Pls, feel free to offer candidacy. Not sure we can accomodate many, but there is room for some-:)

Nik wrote: "Dear Friends,

Congratulations to Tara for her courage and willingness to undertake the moderator's burden!"

yay! thx for picking up the gauntlet.

*curtseys*

Tara - Congratulations!! :) You're a perfect choice to moderate this group with Nik! :)

@ K.
Thank you :-) New threads on the way lol

Well done, Tara, and good luck! We are such a rowdy bunch here :)

@ Maria
Come for the rowdy. Stay for the beer.

First, I thought to put it under the 'coup' thread -:), but since no coup happened, unless I misinterpret the significance of this event -:), I'd like to welcome Ann Arcane as a co-moderator of this group and thank her for rising to the challenge.
I don't think she needs any additional introduction, as most of you probably know her and her style.
Best of luck!

@Mr Nik: ROFLMAO!! Who needs luck? Me? Or everyone else?? ^_~

Seriously, though, it's my absolute pleasure and utmost honor. You and Miss Tara have been stupendous. And yes, I've been watching like a hawk. A creepy hawk...

Hugs,
Ann

Yay! Congratulations Annie!! :)

*pours some on the ground for my homie*
Welcome, miss Annie!

Awww, thanks, Miss Marie!

Here's some more love for ya: ♥♥♥

EDIT: And Miss Tara: ♥♥♥

Oh, heck! Here's some love for everyone: ♥♥♥♥♥♥

(This is when Mr Nik starts regretting his decision LMAO!!)

Nik's out getting some Belvedere for the welcome party lol. Guess I'll get started on the cookies :)

Thank you, Miss Tara! I didn't wanna out myself before but...

I totally can't bake *giggles*

No need to be in the kitchen. Your books are smokin hot :)

Hahaha!!

Now, now, I'll still play the dutiful housewife. I do make a mean sammich...

haaaa!
That's me. I think I'm the only housewife I know who makes a drink for her hubby when he comes home in the evening. Okay, only in the summer. Okay, fine, only on Fridays...and if I'm not writing. Whatever, I rock.

Tara wrote: "I rock."

Obvi.

*curtseys*
so glad you're onboard

Party sounds cool!
Does anyone have a spare 400-500 feet yacht to avail for a party at Ibiza for a couple of weeks?

Tara wrote: "*curtseys*
so glad you're onboard"

thx for picking up the gauntlet, XO, Awesome Ann.

btw, thx to the group founder, Nik, for his vision and tireless advocacy. we're up to 240 members but we are just as active as other groups with thousands of members.

there is also not very much fluff in those discussion threads and i'm learning a lot from bouncing ideas off of others and from their more advanced experience and varied backgrounds. and i'm not just learning about writing but also about other world viewpoints.

of course, with the incisive minds in this group, you'd better be ready to look at your own ideas, preconceptions and biases dispassionately or suffer the consequences.

Alex G wrote: "be ready to... suffer the consequences."

With Annie-Katana you warning is really meaningful -:)

@Miss Tara: ♥♥♥

@Mr Nik: Working on it, boss ^_~

@Mr Alex: OMG, for the longest time I thought XO was hugs & kisses. I was like, yeah, okay, that's a good nickname for me hahaha!!

"of course, with the incisive minds in this group, you'd better be ready to look at your own ideas, preconceptions and biases dispassionately or suffer the consequences."

Translation: Have balls of steel.

Hugs,
Ann

Nik wrote: "Alex G wrote: "be ready to... suffer the consequences."

With Annie-Katana you warning is really meaningful -:)"

I'm gonna go change my title now. Just for you. ^_~

Annie wrote: "@Miss Tara: ♥♥♥

@Mr Nik: Working on it, boss ^_~

@Mr Alex: OMG, for the longest time I thought XO was hugs & kisses. I was like, yeah, okay, that's a good nickname for me hahaha!!


Translation: Have balls of steel."

(yea, i just realized that last night and had to clarify so that ppl didn't get the wrong idea.)

or get them busted.

Alex G wrote: "of course, with the incisive minds in this group, you'd better be ready to look at your own ideas, preconceptions and biases dispassionately or suffer the consequences.

..."

More like with the frank discussion we've been holding on race in America, it has the potential to go horribly wrong. It's nice that we can actually talk about it, but I don't envy the poor mod that has to walk the fine line between allowing genuine discussion and removing removing genuine racism and bigotry. (not saying I've seen the line crossed, though I've felt some of my words come off wrong at times and may seem to cross that line)

At any rate, congrats.

@Mr JJ: Racism and bigotry? Oh, I'll happily play the bad cop ^_~ Thank you, good sir!

J.J. wrote: "(not saying I've seen the line crossed, though I've felt some of my words come off wrong at times and may seem to cross that line)"

you opine in a logical fashion.

Annie wrote: "@Mr JJ: Racism and bigotry? Oh, I'll happily play the bad cop ^_~ Thank you, good sir!"

i support you w/o equivocation.

@Mr JJ: I totes forgot to say, I come off wrong all the darn time. I mean, shizz happens, eh?

Here, take this: ♥

Hugs,
Ann

@Mr Alex: OMG, I totes forgot!! For you too: ♥

Annie wrote: "@Mr Alex: OMG, I totes forgot!! For you too: ♥"

sorry, but i'm not into cutesy.

do you have an emoticon for a razor-sharp katana pressing on an adam's apple with blood seeping out of the paper-thin cut.

Sadly, no *hangs head in shame* but I do have this:

ಠ_ಠ

Stern ninja face...? No...? Maybe...?

Annie wrote: "Sadly, no *hangs head in shame* but I do have this:

ಠ_ಠ

Stern ninja face...? No...? Maybe...?"

yes, boss. (^_^;)

It's our pride and pleasure to announce Alex G joining in as a moderator. We were courting him for a long time, but I guess anyone has hesitations -:)
He's done so much for this group that his new status is merely a formal acknowledgement of what he's been doing all along.
So welcome, Alex, and best of luck!

All the best in your new role Alex!

I 2nd Jen.

Good on you Alex for having a go.

Thank you, Graeme and Jen and Nik and Tara!

That's great Alex - congrats!

M.L. wrote: "That's great Alex - congrats!"

thanks M.L.!

Oh dear, how did I miss this? Congratulations Alex G! :)

thx, Marie! just keep the data coming.

We just cannot remain static when Mike replaces Rex and Gina moves up onto a vacated spot on the chart -:) Maybe we too can benefit from reinforcement?
If anyone who's been an active member for some time feels potent to moderate a bit, please, PM Alex or me and we'll try to see whether it can work

Having hardships in contacting Barack Obama to offer this position, so we still have a vacancy -:)

Dear Friends,
I'm glad and honored to announce that Graeme agreed to become a new moderator of this group! I'm sure you all know him and there is no need in any additional introduction. It would suffice if I mention that the thread reflecting his writing and marketing path is one of the most viewed here and his elaborate analytic approach and unique angles on various discussions often stand out.
I'm sure we'll all benefit from such a mighty reinforcement.
Congratulations and good luck!

Thanks Nik,

Looking forward to being more involved with everything here.

Cheers Graeme

Congrats, Graeme. Great choice for moderator! Looking forward to interesting topics for discussion.

A question for my fellow moderators, how do you want to handle 'inline swearing,' where the swear words are inside a quote attributed to another?

Graeme wrote: "A question for my fellow moderators, how do you want to handle 'inline swearing,' where the swear words are inside a quote attributed to another?"

I think for the minors they will still remain swear words and thus shouldn't be allowed. BTW, don't know whether feasible we can consider going 'adult only' and adapting the Rules accordingly...

And while we are here, enthusiastic candidates for moderating this group are always welcome to tender their candidacy and we promise to be a little less rigorous in our scrutiny than when applying for a supreme justice position -:)

Nik wrote: "And while we are here, enthusiastic candidates for moderating this group are always welcome to tender their candidacy and we promise to be a little less rigorous in our scrutiny than when applying ..."

Nik is promising to keep the "Me-too" movement under control :-)