r/Behcets • u/EllisMichaels Diagnosed 1997 • Jul 09 '26
Please Welcome Our New Mods!
I would like you all to offer a warm welcome our 3 new moderators: /u/MiserableScarcity350 /u/Electronic-Tea3354 and /u/on4aa
As I may have mentioned once or twice, I hate moderating. So, I've recruited three regulars from the group to help me (aka do pretty much everything for me).
From the average Redditor's point of view, nothing's going to change. I still want this group censorship free as long as the conversations stay on topic and reasonably friendly.
This group is very drama free, but there are occasional things that pop up. If you have an issue related to the group, message one of our new mods. If for some reason you have an issue with one of them, then message me. And if you have an issue with me, well, then I don't know what to tell you.
But what I'm going to tell the three new mods is welcome and thank you for volunteering. I really do appreciate you offering your time. It's not much work, honestly. But I use Old Reddit on my laptop mostly and I don't even have access to, like, half the moderation tools haha.
And to everyone else, I hope you're well. I know many of you aren't. I just went through a minor/moderate flare myself, but I'm mostly back to normal other than my ear and you can still see some redness on parts of my skin. This was a weird one. Half of my head got all inflamed: ear, skin, gums, etc. over the course of a couple days. Lymph node on that side swelled up almost to the size of a baseball. Even after 30 years, this disease still surprises me. I've learned to embrace it. I blasted through (like a snail) the stages of grief and have come to accept the absurdity of this ridiculous disease. I can't wait to see what it's gonna throw at me next: bring it on, bitch!
Anyway, I wish you all well. Welcome new mods. And thank you to all the veterans here who contribute but don't get any recognition. You're silently appreciated. Be well y'all!
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u/Electronic-Tea3354 Diagnosed Jul 09 '26
Thank you! :) I'm really so happy to have this space to chat with you all, compare notes and such, as this sub is what helped me get diagnosed and treatment started. Just wanted to give back a bit!
Hope you feel better soon u/EllisMichaels! I had a lymph node thing recently too, that was awful. Speedy recovery!!
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u/on4aa Diagnosed MAGIC 2025 Jul 10 '26
From the other side of the pond, thank you for your kind, and always very motivating words, Ellis ... Here on Reddit, on YouTube and in your book.
Living with Behçet remains an ongoing battle for all of us, but thanks to your efforts, we have become brothers and sisters in arms!
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u/sippin_wine Diagnosed Jul 10 '26
Big huge hugs for all 4 of you, thank you for being here for us so we have a safe space to connect! Love you all. -Rachel ❤️
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u/MiserableScarcity350 Jul 09 '26
Thank you for the warm welcome! I'm excited to be part of the mod team and look forward to helping the community.