Open letter to CP

[Diesel Grinch]

Happy New Year Todd!


I vote for Neal, Bill, Matt, & Kirk as Mods. Might as well make them do something useful around here. :sign:


DG

Now thiis just PISSES me off!!! :angry:


What about me???

George I seen how you work over at Snobs and figured that Ron could only handle so much abuse.

DG

You know I :love: ya!

 

[ggiese]

Thanks for your insight George but I wasn't saying "look how well it worked for them", rather pointing out what a simplistic and agreeable credo they put forth.

You are right - it sure is "simplistic" and "agreeable", but there also is a significant segment of that community ignoring the credo...


All is not lost, though - I've come to learn that a nicely placed sledgehammer blow most times "readjusts" the frame for that significant segment...

Happy New Year Todd!


I vote for Neal, Bill, Matt, & Kirk as Mods. Might as well make them do something useful around here. :sign:


DG

Now thiis just PISSES me off!!! :angry:


What about me???

George I seen how you work over at Snobs and figured that Ron could only handle so much abuse.

DG

You know I :love: ya!

Let's be careful their, Sparky - I don't abuse Rob. He's a likable enough guy! :thumbs:


Now - them OTHER goofballs... :whistling:

 

[golfgar]

Read it. Thanks for the reminders. Happy 2009.

 

[SweetMelissa]

Thanks Rod for everything you do to keep everything running smoothly. I am hoping that we don't have to go the mod route.

X2, ditto...Thanks Rod.

Melly

 

[PunchLibertad4Me]

Rod,

Thank you for all your effort. Your vision is one I will strive to respect and be accountable to. I will make every effort to ensure that my posts add value and are considerate of the members and visitors to this fine community. I pray that this community remain strong, free from the trappings of other Cigar communities where those who moderate suffer from god-complexes and the like.

Best regards to you and yours for 2009 and beyond.

 

[jkoj]

Thanks for everything Rod.I love this site. Happy 2009!!!!

 

[bfreebern]

Thanks much Rod, for my daily fix of CP, much appreciated!

 

[The Black Cloud]

Read and understood. Thanks Rog, for CP and helping to create a nice community for us heathen So.Cal. smokers! Happy 2009 to you, Roy!

 

[nhcigarfan]

Yeah Rod, thanks. I'm sure you never wanted to teach Kindergarden but here you are.

 

[morcerf]

First of all, I hope no one minds my bumping of this thread, but I personally found Rod's letter to be very informative & a good reminder of the effort a forum owner puts into their site & the benefits we as members reap gratis. Perhaps others joining since 1/09 may benefit from reading this as well. Hopefully the new members who truly wish this community the best & have no desire to upset the balance will prove to outweigh the others. I also want to thank Rod & all of CP for the knowledge I have gleaned here.

Do know that - like a hairy, clumsy caterpillar consumes enough food for storage & eventually changes into a nimble, beautiful & wise butterfly (butterfiles are wise, right?) - many of us have feeble dreams of collecting enough information in order to someday shed our FNG cocoon & transform into a colorful & dexterous FOG.

As it comes to pass in the Animal Kingdom, not all caterpillars survive to become butterflies unless they are diligent & respectful of the laws of nature. So too, must we respect the rules that exist for the benefit of our community as a whole.

Because I like metaphors & want to post the picture below:

Let us all heed the call of the leaf & let the brotherhood it inspires be our guiding light upon the treacherous shoals of the interwebs!

But I'm just a fresh larva, what do I know?

 

[Devil Doc]

Fog's are over rated. Now, Top banana, that's the thing to be.

Doc.

 

[Rodrigo de Jerez]

First of all, I hope no one minds my bumping of this thread, but I personally found Rod's letter to be very informative & a good reminder of the effort a forum owner puts into their site & the benefits we as members reap gratis. Perhaps others joining since 1/09 may benefit from reading this as well. Hopefully the new members who truly wish this community the best & have no desire to upset the balance will prove to outweigh the others. I also want to thank Rod & all of CP for the knowledge I have gleaned here.

Do know that - like a hairy, clumsy caterpillar consumes enough food for storage & eventually changes into a nimble, beautiful & wise butterfly (butterfiles are wise, right?) - many of us have feeble dreams of collecting enough information in order to someday shed our FNG cocoon & transform into a colorful & dexterous FOG.

As it comes to pass in the Animal Kingdom, not all caterpillars survive to become butterflies unless they are diligent & respectful of the laws of nature. So too, must we respect the rules that exist for the benefit of our community as a whole.

Because I like metaphors & want to post the picture below:

Let us all heed the call of the leaf & let the brotherhood it inspires be our guiding light upon the treacherous shoals of the interwebs!

But I'm just a fresh larva, what do I know?

Perhaps you're correct. I'll also go ahead and suggest that you read Twain to learn a little something about metaphoric construction.

Here's hoping that the corniness was intended as it seems,

Mark