SAY IT AIN'T SO!
What did we do, wear you down, Crandell????
You don't *sniff* like us anymore?
Who will I turn to now to lock my threads that get overwhelming and turn nasty?
Whatever will we do without you?
Have you found a new and better hobby?
Well, I suppose I should wish you happines in your relief of duties, but I will miss that duty.
May your future ife be grand and free of consternation generated by us!
galaxy
-G .
Just my thoughts, ideas, opinions and experiences. Others may vary.
HO and N Scale.
After long and careful thought, they have convinced me. I have come to the conclusion that they are right. The aliens did it.
Thanks for your service here on these forums. I feel like a great era has come to an end.
Lone Geep
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Crandell
We certainly want to thank you for your service and hope we will continue to see posts of your layout when you have time.
CZ
I'd like to add my thanks to Crandell for giving of his time and talents on this forum. He moderated in a fair and thoughtful manner, and was always friendly to everyone. I'd like to consider him a friend and sometimes mentor. Job, well done!! DJ.
Hi Crandall and thanks for all of your hard work. It was and is greatly appreciated.
Dan
If you cannot fix it with a hammer;
You have an electrical problem!
Wow, I am kinda overwhelmed. I'm not often accused of being at a loss for words, but you fellas have me with a lump in my throat.
However, I do have a few things to say which I think only proper:
First, I am hugely grateful to our hosts for agreeing to try a user/moderator cadre. Now on to four years, I feel confident that Kalmbach and Model Railroader staffs have done well by the six or so men who have served so far. Maybe never perfectly, but as well as we were able.
Secondly, I am very grateful for you...all of you, even those with whom I have had sharp words. You kept me human, second-guessing myself often, pondering a reasonable next post, and busy. I was always glad to come here, even if I had some chores to do, like check the posts awaiting approval, checking the RA's, visit five or six forums looking for anyone who needed information or advice about the forum, and so on...you made it my family, and you can be sure I will never be far away.
I also feel very fortunate for the collegiality of my fellow moderators. I was sad to learn that Tom felt the need to let it go because he was Numero Uno, the first selected by Bergie. I am entirely convinced it was a wise choice, and time has not proved otherwise to me. In fact we are good online friends with a ton of mutual respect. It leaves the two who are still working hard behind the scenes, Norris (Murphy Siding) and our own John Whitten. I know you will continue to support them in their service to keep your time here fun and dynamic...and a bit predictable in terms of the tone.
Finally, I thank Dana, Wade, and Alex for their supervision and good will, and not least their professionalism. They made our work that much easier by responding to our technical needs and providing us with Corporate perspective when the way ahead wasn't clear to us.
I will be around, and even enjoying a bit of modelling for a change. I am building a diorama with a great deal more thought and care that went into my layout. I hope images, when they are taken, will show that I continue to develop in the hobby.
Thanks, again, for all your kind thoughts. It is encouraging, and makes my return to being a regular member so much easier.
Thank you Crandell for your terrific service as a moderator and I'm looking forward to all those model railroad photos you're gonna post now that you have some free time!!! And thanks for all your kind and patient tutelage!
John
Thanks Crandell for all the work you did in keeping this forum as civil as it is...
May you have many pleasurable hours running those trains!!
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/
I will add my thanks as well. Crandell was a good addition to the moderating group and I am sure he will be missed. Big shoes to fill for Kalmbach.
But now he can really speak his mind without worrying about how it will be taken coming from a moderator
Great Job Crandell.
Hope to still see you around.
Springfield PA
NO !
Say it ain't so.
Crandell, was it something I said?
Seriously, though, what a true gentleman and thoughtful forum administrator.
Rich
Alton Junction
I too want to say how much we have all appreciated the time, skills, and effort you have given here, Crandell! You have handled yourself as the true gentleman you are.
Sure hope to still see you around here!
73
Ray Seneca Lake, Ontario, and Western R.R. (S.L.O.&W.) in HO
We'll get there sooner or later!
Ah! He'll be back. He just wants more time to spend running that new Selkirk he's about to get or has gotten.
Thanks for your service and MRR related help over the years Crandell. You're a class act.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Hi!
May I add my "thank you" as well. Being a moderator is often a difficult and sometimes a "no win" situation and "selector" has handled it quite well.
While on the subject, I would like to say thank you to Kalmbach, for supporting this Forum, which has been a major lifeline between me and the hobby.
Outstanding !!!!
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
You have been a class act here Crandall, It has been a pleasure to share some time here with you.
We are all the better for having shared your thoughts, ideas and modeling skills. We loved those photos and hope that you continue to share them with us.
Enjoy your time and "Happy Rails to You" as R.R. would say. No that is not RailRoad it is Roy Rogers.
Johnboy out.............................for now
from Saskatchewan, in the Great White North..
We have met the enemy, and he is us............ (Pogo)
Thanks Crandell for your time and energy with keeping these forums civil.
Michael
CEO- Mile-HI-RailroadPrototype: D&RGW Moffat Line 1989
A true gentleman who will be missed. Thanks for a great job Crandell.
Wayne
Modeling HO Freelance Logging Railroad.
Hear, hear. He's done a very good job as a moderator. I hope replacement can do as well.
Great job Crandell!
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
Hello everyone,
I just wanted to announce that Crandell Overton (username: Selector) has decided to step down from his role as a moderator on these forums. On behalf of everyone here at Model Railroader and trains.com, I want to thank Crandell for his years of service helping to make these forums a fun and civil online community.
Dana Kawala
Senior editor
Model Railroader magazine