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Staff Emeritus  Posts: 1124 Joined: 7 Jul 2006     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1509 Joined: 13 Sep 2007    | NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Why're you leaving? You were an awesome mod... |
Beat Writer  Posts: 158 Joined: 6 Feb 2008    |
seconded... |
Contributor  Posts: 91 Joined: 11 Jul 2006  | Joe was certainly one of the best editors I've worked with -- and when I say editor, I don't mean "a guy who works for a magazine." I mean someone who delves into the text that's filed, makes corrections, and notes, and makes sure that, when the piece runs, it's better than when it was written. That's a good editor. [Also, the man responsible for my current user-icon. Sigh. Guess I'll have to change it now.] |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 970 Joined: 2 Jan 2008   | /salute - J |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 446 Joined: 2 Mar 2008    |
I was only here for a short time, but from what I understood, you were well liked and fair in your rulings, so, see ya around! Hope you enjoy whatever you'll be doing now! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1252 Joined: 18 Sep 2007 | "Say it ain't so, Joe. Say it ain't so." Best of luck on your future endevours; you'll be missed. -- Steve |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1535 Joined: 7 Mar 2008   | cya Joe, so i'll have to find someone else to send the beer, coke and hookers to now? |
Red Guard  Posts: 1547 Joined: 16 Dec 2007   | I don't think of it so much as losing a mod as much as gaining a daughter... Wait, this is the wrong damn speech! Great to have you here Joe, and thanks for bringing me on board. It's been a great experience working with you. If the Escapist was a person it would shed a single tear seeing you leave. Then it would stomp that tear out of existence and call it a troll. Good luck to you; don't think I won't be asking you advice from time to time. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 62 Joined: 10 Apr 2008  | Goodbye, and good luck. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1537 Joined: 5 Dec 2007   | Farwell Joe! Your banhammer kept us safe many wild nights. /salute |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3377 Joined: 23 Dec 2007 | Bon Chance, mon amine. |
Muckraker  Posts: 266 Joined: 20 Jan 2008 | Good-bye Joe. You were a fantastic mod. /salute |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2896 Joined: 29 Nov 2007  | I'll miss you Joe. It was good having you around, and fun to boot. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1257 Joined: 12 Sep 2007   | Though I'll no longer be sheltering under the safety of your banhammer, I wish you well and thank your for your work in keeping this site an oasis of intelligence and humor in a desert of offal. You will be missed. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 6360 Joined: 28 Nov 2007   | Good-bye, Joe. You were the best message board mod I'd seen in a while, and you inspired others on this site. We salute you. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 604 Joined: 8 May 2008 | though im not sure who you are cause im pretty new here its always sad to see someone leaving. |
Genetically Different  Posts: 463 Joined: 26 Dec 2007 | Toodle-oo Joe. Good luck in your endeavours, both future and past! Obviously it's a bit late for past...hmm. Bye! |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 408 Joined: 29 Jan 2008 | Awww, but how shall we get our Joe fix now? |
Muckraker  Posts: 280 Joined: 12 Dec 2007 | Never got to know you, only your work. Never got to befriend you, only respect you. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1765 Joined: 13 Dec 2007 | I would role-play dropping to my knees and exclaiming "NO!" but I haven't been banned yet and now's not the time to change that. You were a great man, Joe, and I will miss your amusing one-liners and fair judgment. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 685 Joined: 21 Feb 2008 | It was a pleasure to be banned by your hand. /salute |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3617 Joined: 13 Feb 2008 | Ack. No Joe! :( |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 400 Joined: 20 Nov 2007 | good bye joe, we shall miss you. you did a damn good job as a mod, keeping an oasis here on the escapist, safe from the harsh sands and trolls of the internet. keep us posted on your travels. and dont forget to post evverynow and again. also i want to submit that you get your own personal, "ex-editor" title |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 829 Joined: 6 Mar 2008 | Well, I can't claim to know you very well, but your reputation was certainly very esteemed. And you have a sweet avatar. So, farewell and good fortune. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 2579 Joined: 21 Jan 2008 | Cya Joe... you'll be missed. Good luck to where ever you're going next. Frankly, they don't know how lucky the are... hopefully the trolls won't see it coming... |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 875 Joined: 29 Mar 2008 | is it sad i'm filled with mixed emotions here? i mean for one, i'll miss joe, he was cool, but i never got banhammered and i can't help but feel i missed out on something in seriousness, goodbye and good luck joe |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3808 Joined: 26 Feb 2008  | 'Later Joe! I never ran afoul of you and the banhammer, but you were fun to see around when you had to wield it. May you have the best of luck in all your endeavors! I for one will miss your insightful comments and cheeky "Warning Comments," especially my all time favorite "Banned for being a Douche." |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 441 Joined: 10 Sep 2007  | Joe's quitting? Shame, you were awesome. Don't be a stranger, kay? This place might seem a little less appealing now that you're not being paid to hang around, but it's still got some good points. Probably. Hey, Wilson, you better be getting good with that banhammer. Your workload just jumped up. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 678 Joined: 14 Dec 2007 | Not much to say that hasn't been said, so I'll just say thank you for all that you have done, and good luck with whatever may come your way. |
Infamous Scribbler Posts: 678 Joined: 14 Dec 2007 | I'm gonna take this double post as a sign that you deserve more praise, so allow me to say one more time... THANK YOU! |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3904 Joined: 2 Dec 2007 | Goodbye and thanks for all the fish! You were the best mod on this board. You would hang with your peeps and deliever some pretty kickarse lines. We, your loyal white blood cells say goodbye and good luck on your journey to Mt. Doom or where ever you're heading. Mt. Doom is so much more awesome. |
Red Guard Posts: 1547 Joined: 16 Dec 2007 |
That was me. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 181 Joined: 13 Dec 2007 | Joe, we never crossed paths, but seeing you ban a troll always made my day. /salute.
Fixed. *shot*. |
Infamous Scribbler  Posts: 526 Joined: 13 Nov 2007 | "Hello, I must be going. Fare thee well, Joe, I'm a more recent acquisition than many here, but I too shall miss you nevertheless. What little interaction we had was favorable. |
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Hey folks,
Just wanted to let you guys know that today is my last day with the magazine. It sucks to leave, but it's time for me to move on.
The site's changed quite a bit since its inception, and I'm extremely proud of the way it's grown into a destination for people who love reading, talking about and playing games. I'll remain a loyal fan of the mag.
I've already begun the process of cleaning out my desk and stealing office supplies, but I couldn't properly do this without saying thanks and goodbye to you, the people who've paid my salary for the past three years. Wrangling our little corner of the internet has been one of the many highlights to my days during my time here, and I'm going to miss all of you quite a bit, even those of you I've berated publicly or in PMs.
The banhammer will customarily be notched to denote my passing and then handed down. Taking over for me in the lead mod/community guy role is Jordan "Ice-Nine" Deam. We call him the Bear Trap, so you'll be in able hands. Wilsonscrazybed is also remaining on board, so not much should change in terms of policy or quirkiness. I'll likely be around, but just as a fan. I tend to be a lurker by nature, so I may not be as vociferous as you're accustomed to me being.
So, thank you all very much. I'm looking forward to the future, both my own and The Escapist's, and I hope you do the same.