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Lovechild
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 Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 11:04 am Post subject: Just noticed.... Brandy is a moderator now.. |
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When did this happen?
Ah girls get all the fun moderator powers and multiple orgasms... I feel so cheated now 
congrats Brandy................ don't hurt me....... *OUCH*
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First order of business might be to throw this baby in off the wall or the trash. |
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Brandy
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:03 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Lovechild.
Post moved at your request.
My contribution to the Gentoo community, both on and off the forums, has really paid off. And now that I'm a moderator, you really will have to be on your best behaviour won't you? 
Ciao, Brandy
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jimlynch11
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:12 pm Post subject: |
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im not sure how i feel about this. i think its funny that other members of the community (lovechild, port001, etc) who have been here for a long time and make significant and major contributions to the gentoo community are overlooked as moderators, yet the new girl with a cute avatar gets modded with 90 posts...
i dont mean to start a flamewar, and by no means do i claim to know the circumstances behind the decision, something just seems a little screwy to me... |
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beejay
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bsolar
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| jimlynch11 wrote: | | i think its funny that other members of the community (lovechild, port001, etc) who have been here for a long time and make significant and major contributions to the gentoo community are overlooked as moderators, yet the new girl with a cute avatar gets modded with 90 posts... |
We needed more style in the Moderators group...
More seriously, first of all Brandy showed her competence in the various replies, then, to guarantee that an eye is always (more or less) on the forums Moderators from differet timezones are needed, and Brandy is from New Zeland.
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Lovechild
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Brandy wrote: | Hi Lovechild.
You really will have to be on your best behaviour won't you?
Ciao, Brandy |
Yes, mistress Brandy... I shall try to be the perfect gentleman from now on. |
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Crg
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| bsolar wrote: | | Brandy is from New Zeland. |
Surely its not to do with timezones but more to do with when people read posts? ie do they read them at work or late at night etc... (though NZers would have more time on their hands - when they're not cow tipping on One Tree Hill or chucking soap in the fountains on the waterfront  ).
I think jimlynch11 has a very valid point. |
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idl
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not going to deny the fact I wouldn't mind being a moderator, but the admins obviously chose the best person for the job. Brandy is very certious in her posts and is factualy correct.
Well done Brandy! 
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fgarbrecht
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:15 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, I have been considering relocating to NZ for some time, but this settles it for me...(congratulations) |
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paranode
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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| jimlynch11 wrote: | im not sure how i feel about this. i think its funny that other members of the community (lovechild, port001, etc) who have been here for a long time and make significant and major contributions to the gentoo community are overlooked as moderators, yet the new girl with a cute avatar gets modded with 90 posts...
i dont mean to start a flamewar, and by no means do i claim to know the circumstances behind the decision, something just seems a little screwy to me... |
I can't say I understand the logic here either. Well I have a guess but I won't say it. 
I'll bet there are other NZ folks who have been here a while, no?
No offense to Brandy, just seems a little suspicious. I guess people whined that there aren't enough Linux chicks and this is the response, heh.
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idl
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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| paranode wrote: | | No offense to Brandy, just seems a little suspicious. I guess people whined that there aren't enough Linux chicks and this is the response, heh. |
I think it has something more to do with this. (check the quaility of her replys)
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DuF
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Maybe it's just to have more girls in this totaly men's world !!!!!! |
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jonemi
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm not saying Brandy isn't qualified, but just to interject the sexist portion of this debate: most people browsing these forums will more often oblige and cooperate with a cute girl than with some old, nerdy guy. Not that Gentoo forums really have any problems that can't be solved by the latter, but still. |
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zephyr1256
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:42 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe its because she "found a need, and filled it" so to speak, for the community. We all give back to the community in our own ways. Nothing unusual about that.
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hook
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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*hook stays quiet and considers it a smart thing*
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KiTaSuMbA
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:56 pm Post subject: |
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Oh c'mon ppl... First we make a whole bunch of posts asking desperately if there is any, any at all, female gentoo user (excluding my gf, you h*rny nerdy b*stards!   ) and now that we have a cute female mod (should we trust the avatar of course...) you get all upset that you - or someone you are fond of - should be at her place.
In any case, although with few posts, she has proven not only to be competent but also very friendly and calm in the manners. Difficult to believe? Perhaps, but honestly, I don't care since the end result is that counts.
Congrats Brandy!
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pizen
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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| hook wrote: | | *hook stays quiet and considers it a smart thing* |
Looks like you've lost your inner monologue. |
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Anacific
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 2:09 pm Post subject: |
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Well, I won't bitch. She could've had 500 posts by now but she decides to post only when necessary.
Good luck, Brandy! Don't be overly naughty! |
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pilla
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 2:35 pm Post subject: |
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That's why I carry a large lead pipe.... And to know why some people with more posts haven't been invited to be moderators, you just have to sit down and see how some people react when they discover that there is a girl reading the thread.
But now talking seriously, people: just get a clue. Let's behave ourselves and let Brandy do her work.
| jonemi wrote: | | I'm not saying Brandy isn't qualified, but just to interject the sexist portion of this debate: most people browsing these forums will more often oblige and cooperate with a cute girl than with some old, nerdy guy. Not that Gentoo forums really have any problems that can't be solved by the latter, but still. |
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vers_iq
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Heheh, good job Brandy.. let us show men that we ladies can do Linux too.
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paranode
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:00 pm Post subject: |
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| port001 wrote: | | paranode wrote: | | No offense to Brandy, just seems a little suspicious. I guess people whined that there aren't enough Linux chicks and this is the response, heh. |
I think it has something more to do with this. (check the quaility of her replys) |
Hi port001,
Can I be a moderator now?
Ciao, Paranode
| Brandy wrote: | | 4.33925% - Poser. (actually 5.32544% by ticking all five female geek boxes) |
Haha!
(all in good fun, congrats Brandy )
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idl
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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Harsh but funny 
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jlg
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking how funny it is that some people get jealous of the attention she got by being a moderator. I can't help but wonder what the reaction of the same people whould have been if instead she showed up in a bikini on a gentoo box or in a gentoo ad.
Overall I say its a good thing! She will be a good role model for future female gentoos and she's always politicaly correct in her post. Something I'm not and will never be |
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Anacific
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| jlg wrote: | | instead she showed up in a bikini on a gentoo box or in a gentoo ad. |
What are you implying? |
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pilla
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| Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2003 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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I am implying that the thread is getting locked.
| Anacific wrote: | | jlg wrote: | | instead she showed up in a bikini on a gentoo box or in a gentoo ad. |
What are you implying? |
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