Hello everyone,
On behalf of everyone here at Model Railroader and trains.com,, I want to thank Tom Stage for his 3 1/2 years of service as a user-moderator on these forums. Tom has been a great help over the years in making this community a fun and thoughtful place to exchange information about model railroading. Although he's decided to step down from his role as moderator, we look forward to his continued participation in our forums.
Thanks again Tom!
Sincerely,
Dana Kawala
Senior editor
Model Railroader magazine
I'll miss your capable self, Tom. It was a pleasure 'working' with you.
And, yes, I'm still getting complaints from you-know-who, the night owl.
Crandell
Tired of the fight, are you?
"All right, then. We'll call it a draw."
"I am lapidary but not eristic when I use big words." - William F. Buckley
I haven't been sleeping. I'm afraid I'll dream I'm in a coma and then wake up unconscious. -Stephen Wright
Hope you still stick around on the forums, Tom.
Chris
Tom, you have been a wonderful asset to the community. Thanks for stepping up to the plate and taking on what must at times have been a soul destroying task.
Simon Modelling CB&Q and Wabash See my slowly evolving layout on my picturetrail site http://www.picturetrail.com/simontrains and our videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCrispybake?feature=mhum
Hello Now what are you going to do with your time ? Work on the layout, spend time with the family, start a new hobby? Well what ever it is I hope you enjoy yourself. Thanks for the helping out. Have a nice day Frank
Tom,Thanks for all your behind the scenes work..I know how much time it can consume seeing I moderate on 3 forums.
Larry
Conductor.
Summerset Ry.
"Stay Alert, Don't get hurt Safety First!"
Thanks Tom! This has been a much better forum because of the work you and a few others have put in to keep things civil....
Sure hope you will still be visiting often!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Thank you for your work, Tom.
And looking for your next postings.
Wolfgang
Pueblo & Salt Lake RR
Come to us http://www.westportterminal.de my videos my blog
Thank you for your service Tom. The forum is losing a fine moderator. I hope whoever replaces you does as good a job but they'll have a big pair of shoes to fill.
Dr. Frankendiesel aka Scott Running BearSpace Mouse for president!15 year veteran fire fighterCollector of Apple //e'sRunning Bear EnterprisesHistory Channel Club life member.beatus homo qui invenit sapientiam
Thanks for not only being a great moderator, but also all the (returning to the hobby) newbe questions you answered way back when I joined the forum. You obviously are a of good character.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
AAAAHHH maaaan!!!
Sorry to see you leave...you did really good work here...hopefully we'll see your postings soon....
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
I just started my blog site...more stuff to come...
http://modeltrainswithmusic.blogspot.ca/
dkawala Hello everyone, On behalf of everyone here at Model Railroader and trains.com,, I want to thank Tom Stage for his 3 1/2 years of service as a user-moderator on these forums. Tom has been a great help over the years in making this community a fun and thoughtful place to exchange information about model railroading. Although he's decided to step down from his role as moderator, we look forward to his continued participation in our forums. Thanks again Tom! Sincerely, Dana Kawala Senior editor Model Railroader magazine
Well, you sure were a familiar face there on th 'Mod Squad', but I'm glad you'll still be with us.
And who knows, maybe now and then I'll let you delete one of my posts, just for old times sake...
Seeya around the forums!
John
Thanks, Tom, for keeping the forum alive and vivid. Being a moderator is a tough and sometimes unrewarding job, which you have mastered,
Hope to see you as a regular contributor!
Tom, thanks for all your work here over the years. You have been a steady voice of reason in many topics that lost their way. It's a thankless job that you did well.
mononguy63 Tired of the fight, are you? "All right, then. We'll call it a draw."
LOL!! "No, it's not! It's just a flesh wound!"
Marlon
See pictures of the Clinton-Golden Valley RR
A job well done, Tom!
Especially in the olden days (of not all that long ago), when you guys sometimes had to spend quite a bit of time cleaning up after various profanity-laced posting raids by Al Mayo.
Over the years you (and your fellow deputized user moderators) have also done a credible balancing act between keeping discussions reasonably free and keeping them reasonably civilized.
Some will no doubt feel you have been too strict, other that you haven't been strict enough - but on average, I suspect most of us feel that you have mostly gotten it about right.
Thank you for your service.
Grin, Stein
Tom:
Thanks for all of your past efforts and contributions. Good luck on your future adventures.
Joe
This forum has been a great source for information AND entertainment for me in the past several years. I am a much better modeler with the insight and inspiration gained!
Many thanks, Tom... hope to see you soon at Railfest!
Ed...
First off, I want to thank everyone for the kind words and sentiments. Although it has been both a challenge and work at times, it has also been a privilege to serve in the capacity of a user-moderator on the forums.
I would also like to thank you all for your patience with me as I continued to learn the position. I know I didn't get it right all the time but I did try to do my utmost best when dealing with things.
Most things were B&W and straightforward to deal with. However, there were a few things that fell into "gray" areas. These were the tough calls that required either some further clarification or decisions based on experience and past history. And it was these decisions that help hone and shape the skills of a moderator.
Unfortunately, there are inevitable growing pains for both parties in the "learning" process. And a few times I had to eat crow and admit that I had made a poor choice. It's quite a balancing act to be responsible for and watch over the forum community as a moderator AND be a comfortable part of that community as a user - without drawing attention to your position as the former.
I will continue to hang around and be a part of the forum community but not to the frequency and extent that I was as a user-mod. Thank you again for the support and encouragement and for making this forum a terrific resource and place to be involved in.
Tom
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Moderators have a difficult and thankless job. A job you did very well!
Thanks, Tom!
-George
"And the sons of Pullman porters and the sons of engineers ride their father's magic carpet made of steel..."
My belated thanks, too, Tom. You and the other Moderators have made this Forum more civilised and therefore a more enjoyable place to visit. The efforts of all are much appreciated.
Wayne
Spoken by two men who had their wing feathers clipped once or twice...
There is a wise saying, gentlemen: "Of the dead, nothing but good shall be said." It was pronounced by the Spartan philosopher and statesman, Chilon, some 2600 years ago. More than a few have realized its worth since.
davidmbedard Not everyone has warm, fuzzy feelings about the "job" Tom did on these forums. I for one thought he went beyond the powers he was given on more than one occasion, and unreasonable at that. David B
Not everyone has warm, fuzzy feelings about the "job" Tom did on these forums. I for one thought he went beyond the powers he was given on more than one occasion, and unreasonable at that.
David B
Well, David, I guess there goes my perfect track record that I so loudly proclaimed to have had in my earlier post above. I never claimed to have pleased everyone by my actions; nor naively thought that I would ever do so.
Now that my reputation has been tarnished, I don't know what I'll do? I guess I'll have to resign and face the public scrutiny and humiliation of my failings. Falling asleep at nights is gonna be tough, too. I may have to resort to crying.
Yep, so much for the love fest...
Thanks for your years of service, Tom. I, too, remember the "good old, bad old, days" when a certain character would lurk until the Kalmbach offices shut down on Friday evening, and then unleash his brand of nuisance posts. That's when the volunteers rode in to town and straightened things out.
Now, it's safe for the wimmen and children to walk the streets again. A moderator's job is never done, of course. Kind of like a layout.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Hopefully you are just stepping aside and not down.
Saying that it's not an easy task playing Baby sitter. as I suspect from time to time I could be a problem child. I'm over it! After a few sips of vino I tend to forget my manners and like to toss a few grenades!
As for the "Speed Bumps" in one's life might i recommend this
http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/bettertaste_2146_11907571
Enjoy your peace and quiet
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If one could roll back the hands of time... They would be waiting for the next train into the future. A. H. Francey 1921-2007
davidmbedard Tom, why dont you first start by taking a humble pill? Then you can grow up....then we can talk. David B
Tom, why dont you first start by taking a humble pill? Then you can grow up....then we can talk.
David,
Can you send me your prescription? Thanks.
Thanks for your work here.
Enjoy
Paul
tstage davidmbedard: Tom, why dont you first start by taking a humble pill? Then you can grow up....then we can talk. David B David, Can you send me your prescription? Thanks. Tom
davidmbedard: Tom, why dont you first start by taking a humble pill? Then you can grow up....then we can talk. David B
I thought I'd seen this before!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tn1Qolv4ntQ&feature=related