In which Piglet gets a Hostly Extension (and other hosting updates)
Several months ago now backstage from the Circus, @Imaginary Friend and @Ariston independently decided that it was time for them to relinquish their hostly duties and move on to pastures new.
They cruelly whipped exercised such sensitive management of the Circus crowd that the board has become a paragon of good behaviour, with very little hostly intervention required.
However, in view of the shit you lot could get up to unsupervised our responsible "trust but verify" policy, we've decided to grunt grant @Piglet a Hostly Extension to cover the Circus.
This means she'll be keeping a watchful porcine eye over the proceedings, doing housekeeping, and emitting hostly oinks as necessary, in addition to her usual duties alongside @Lothlorien in All Saints.
Our grateful thanks to @Imaginary Friend and @Ariston for their good and faithful service, and to @Piglet as she wields her shiny new Extension.
Do keep an eye on the Styx in the next while, as a couple of other rejigs are in the pipeline.
Oh, and @Piglet, watch where you poke that thing.
Eutychus
SoF Admin
They cruelly whipped exercised such sensitive management of the Circus crowd that the board has become a paragon of good behaviour, with very little hostly intervention required.
However, in view of the shit you lot could get up to unsupervised our responsible "trust but verify" policy, we've decided to grunt grant @Piglet a Hostly Extension to cover the Circus.
This means she'll be keeping a watchful porcine eye over the proceedings, doing housekeeping, and emitting hostly oinks as necessary, in addition to her usual duties alongside @Lothlorien in All Saints.
Our grateful thanks to @Imaginary Friend and @Ariston for their good and faithful service, and to @Piglet as she wields her shiny new Extension.
Do keep an eye on the Styx in the next while, as a couple of other rejigs are in the pipeline.
Oh, and @Piglet, watch where you poke that thing.
Eutychus
SoF Admin
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Congratulations on being awarded More Work! Those who excel at a task are always rewarded with more of same
Thank you for taking stewardship of the forums (fora?) ... you are so much appreciated.
AFF
@Eutychus, I need that <notworthy> smilie for your thread title and OP.
I'd like to say a big thank-you to @Ariston and @Imaginary Friend for the years of service they've given to the Circus, and hope that I'll be worthy of stepping into their shoes*.
* Do they have to be big clown shoes, seeing it's the Circus?
The shoes are only for big clowns - and being a let, you can't be big. Congratulations.
Piglet, you'll be great. I'm sure Hedgehog can provide a primer on baseball if required.
And many thanks to IF and Ariston.
And many thanks to Ariston and Imaginary Friend for all the years of service.
I'm not sure if it's congratulations and/or thank yous that are in order to Piglet for taking on extra.
Much thanks to @Imaginary Friend and @Ariston for all they have done over the (many, many) years
Piglet: “The things that make me different are the things that make me.”
—Winnie-the-Pooh
@Ariel, longtime Heavenly Host on the old boards, is taking the opportunity of these changes to announce her formal retirement after many years' hostly service, followed by a year or so's leave of absence. Our grateful thanks to her.
@Firenze, another longtime Heavenly Host, has also been on leave from hands-on hosting duties for a while now, but has gracefully agreed to stick around.
She and former host @TonyK will be continuing to provide the benefits of their insights, longstanding experience, and reading of the boards backstage - a role we're now officialising with the title of Host Emeritus.
The Admins also reserve the option of dragging our newly-minted Hosts Emeritus out of semi-retirement if the need arises to provide temporary hosting cover. Thank you to you both for your continuing services: you can start by replenishing the jar of hunny GIN cupboard.
Eutychus
SoF Admin
Always ready to help if I can!
Yours aye
TonyK
Our post-choir-practice pub is famous for its collection of malt whiskies, and the other night we overheard the people at the next table discussing the menu. We suggested to them that they try Highland Park, and they went for the 18yo - in fact one of them offered to buy me one!!! Having an idea of how much it cost (I've just looked it up and it's $17 - about £10 - a nip), I politely declined.
My spirit of choice is GIN.
* Making a hot toddy doesn't count, and I wouldn't do that to a good whisky.
** for "a bit" read "completely".
Best wishes in all that you do!
Wishing Piglet the best of luck...
We'll be deploying Host Emeritus @Firenze as a stand-in Purg host with full hosting powers for the interim. Please remember @Barnabas62 and family in your prayers.