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#1 2007-11-05 15:29:50
First Scratch Forum Moderators
The Scratch Team has selected Jens and kevin_karplus as the first Scratch Forum Moderators.
They were selected not not only because they are very talented Scratch programmers but because they are often helping and giving advice to others. They will be helping us in monitoring the forum posts, move post threads to their appropriate forum, make posts sticky and delete inappropriate content.
Please join us in congratulate and thank them for all the time and effort they have put into Scratch.
As we move forward we will try to include other members of the community in other activities as we see necessary. In selecting these members, age, gender and location are not important. What is important is the level of maturity, respect and mentoring role that people have played in the community.
Thanks kevin_karplus!
Thanks Jens!
Thanks everyone in the Scratch Community... and Scratch On!
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#3 2007-11-05 19:23:29
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Thanks, Canthiar. At least now I have some excuse for all the time I waste on the Scratch Forums. I can put "Scratch Moderator" on my resume! (Not that it will help when I go up for promotion next year, but I'll do it anyway.)
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#5 2007-11-05 23:12:44
- MyRedNeptune
- Community Moderator
- Registered: 2007-05-07
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Congratulations on your new duty!
I know what you're thinking! "Neptune! Get rid of those filthy advertisements and give us back the Zarathustra siggy, you horrible person!" Well, don't worry about it, the Zara siggy will be back soon, new and improved! ^^ Meanwhile, just do what the sig tells you to. >.>Offline
#6 2007-11-05 23:28:46
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Congrats guys.
And finally Kevin will have an cool title to go along with his truly massive post count 
Last edited by archmage (2007-11-05 23:29:22)
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#10 2007-11-06 13:14:04
- MyRedNeptune
- Community Moderator
- Registered: 2007-05-07
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
11alex wrote:
do they get paid?
Of course not! 
I know what you're thinking! "Neptune! Get rid of those filthy advertisements and give us back the Zarathustra siggy, you horrible person!" Well, don't worry about it, the Zara siggy will be back soon, new and improved! ^^ Meanwhile, just do what the sig tells you to. >.>Offline
#11 2007-11-06 14:15:25
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
No pay, though they did offer to send me a free T-shirt. (Let's see, the value of the T-shirt and the time I spend on the scratch forums comes to about 1 cent per hour----not exactly minimum wage).
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#12 2007-11-06 18:08:49
- relyt12101
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-05-19
- Posts: 500+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Congrats Kevin and Jens!
kevin_karplus wrote:
No pay, though they did offer to send me a free T-shirt. (Let's see, the value of the T-shirt and the time I spend on the scratch forums comes to about 1 cent per hour----not exactly minimum wage).
A free T-shirt? Cool!
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#14 2007-11-08 16:45:24
- relyt12101
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-05-19
- Posts: 500+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Mick wrote:
Congratulations guys! I remember when you first came onto the Scratch website, kevin_karplus!
Really? Weird...
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#15 2007-11-08 17:33:02
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Why is it weird to remember something that happened just a few months ago?
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#16 2007-11-08 18:20:23
- MartinWollenweber
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-10
- Posts: 100+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
You chose the right ones
Jens and Kevin congrats and carry on like we know and love you!
Last edited by MartinWollenweber (2007-11-08 18:21:59)
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#18 2008-01-24 17:00:08
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
MyRedNeptune has been an active and helpful member of the community. The Scratch Team has asked MyRedNeptune to be a Forum Moderator which she accepted. Thanks MyRedNeptune and welcome to the Moderators group!
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#20 2008-01-24 17:22:52
- relyt12101
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-05-19
- Posts: 500+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Congratulations MyRedNeptune!
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#21 2008-01-24 20:51:51
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Welcome to the job of being a Forum Moderator, MyRedNeptune! With the different locations of you, Jens, and me, we have a big chunk of the time zones reasonably covered. (Maybe we'll need a moderator from Australia, or eastern Asia, next!)
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#22 2008-01-25 06:02:41
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Yes, welcome to the moderators user group, MyRedNeptune! Wonderful to have your help, and I guess our time zones aren't that different (as opposed to Kevin's solitary Pacific coverage), so we're actually visible to each other at times
Jens Mönig
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#23 2008-01-25 06:16:57
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
I am in South Korea, but I speak english.
Is there a forum moderator at that time?
~ihaveamac - visit ihaveamac.net
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#24 2008-01-25 10:50:41
- MartinWollenweber
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-10
- Posts: 100+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
Congrats also from me MyRedNeptune!
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#25 2008-01-25 16:42:25
- kevin_karplus
- Scratcher
- Registered: 2007-04-27
- Posts: 1000+
Re: First Scratch Forum Moderators
MITscratcher, I believe that the Scratch Team will be looking for Forum Moderators on an ongoing basis, since moderator burnout is a common problem on chatboards. If you want to be considered, do what MyRedNeptune did: participate in the forums and provide lots of help to newer members of the Scratch community.
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