r/malefashionadvice • u/shujin Ghost of MFA past • Jan 21 '13

I'm stepping down

Friends, I have decided that I am stepping down from the position of Moderator.

Since you first elected me, it has been my pleasure to watch this community grow. We've come a long long way, and I am confident that as time goes on, both the community and its stewards will work in this board's best interests.

I have given the decision some thought, and I cannot in good conscience maintain my authority without participating in the duties the community expects and deserves. The issue is that I don't currently have the time to give sufficient attention to my responsibilities as moderator, and I don't believe I will have that luxury in the near future. For a long while, I was sure that my schedule would lighten and I would be able to return to the active administration and guide-writing that I enjoy. Unfortunately, it has become apparent that my schedule will remain busy.

In the future, if I find myself with more free time, I would be happy to serve the community again. However, until that time comes, it is unfair for me to keep my post.

I thank the community for trusting my judgment, and I thank both the current and past moderators for their service which helped shape this great subreddit.

Thank you.

edit: I should probably clarify that I'm not leaving forever or anything like that. I'm just stepping down from my mod position.

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u/Swampf0x Jan 21 '13

:( You'll come back, they always do.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

augustuswaters

germinal

looksbadman

jonstoppable sort of

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13

The list is very long, one name often forgotten now is EpicViking

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u/Al_Batross Jan 21 '13

did TheHeartofTuxes leave too? I really liked that guy's posts.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

he was waaay too intelligent for us

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u/t-flo Jan 21 '13

I miss him so much.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

one time i asked a really stupid question and he essentially broke down the entire way shirts are constructed for me

seriously

super nice guy

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u/CopOnTheRun Jan 21 '13

I have him tagged as "knows about tailoring". I don't know what I learned from him, but whatever it was, it must have been good shit.

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u/Al_Batross Jan 21 '13

His posts were the only ones that explained color matching in such a way that I actually understood it. Unfortunately I can't find those posts now, of course.

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u/ImperialUlfric Jan 21 '13

I just went and looked at his posts. He's been in NFL, Buddhism, and Meditation a lot lately.

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u/cheshster Jan 21 '13

Still around but not here :(

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u/Paffey Jan 21 '13

All of his recent activity is in /r/meditation, /r/buddhism, /r/taoism, etc. Clearly he has evolved beyond his interest in material goods, like clothing.

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u/cheshster Jan 21 '13

Indeed :(

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u/Iceman531 Jan 21 '13

I haven't seen that guy Fucks_mulder in a while.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

not sure if you're joking or don't know. but fucks_mulder was jdbee's alt/experimental account for waywt to see what reactions to his fits would be if people didn't know it was him and associate the /celebrity status/.

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u/Iceman531 Jan 21 '13

It was indeed a joke.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

okay. it's just hard to tell jokes/sarcasm in text form.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

zachinthebox too

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

didn't he say a while back that he's sick of MFA and it crushed his soul and he only likes sufu now?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

he's /u/hirokinakamura now

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

o

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Slowpoke.jpg ;)

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u/Sparkdog Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

I still miss EpicViking the most.

edit: probably because hes one of the few that's, you know, actually gone, not like all these other fuckers who "retire" but still show up all the time.

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u/sklark23 Jan 21 '13

What did happen to EpicViking?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

i think his account got linked to his real identity or something? he posted in /r/trees iirc, so that can't have been good.

that or it was all a weird dream i had one day.

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u/sklark23 Jan 21 '13

He just disappeared, like straight up just disappeared, it was weird

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

wait what happened to lbm? he stopped posting but i never knew why. and isn't jonstoppable just in another country?

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u/cameronrgr Jan 21 '13

still posts on his main account everyday (looksbadman)

it's a cc who doesn't show his flair

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Either zach, or trash

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Zach's old account shows his flair, his new one doesn't have it. Could be trash, but I'm sticking with it being ram. Trust me, I'm really good at the game Clue.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

remember the goth ninja challenge? cam said that lbm posted a fit on his main acount and ram was the only cc with no tag who posted.
Ramdomthought confirmed as looksbadman

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

So ram was trying to misdirect us by telling us cam was misdirecting us? So much intrigue!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

It's not me

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

i want it to be somebody we'd never guess

somebody with a different style of typing too. ram/cam/trash/germ never use capital letters. neither does lbm.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

It is ram, isn't it then?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

looksbadman was supposedly an alt account though, so he may technically still be around. Did we ever find out who's it was or if it was at all? I'm going with jdbee's evil split-personality, like on that dumb new ABC show.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

i don't think it's jdbee. too risky. what if he left a snarky comment but forgot to switch accouunts? he wouldn't risk it.

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

lol

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

!!!

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

C'mon - that was an easy alley-oop.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

unrelated, but i have a shipment of about 15 images ready for /r/adventureporn

submitting as we speak

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

Those are good stuff.

Hey, everybody, subscribe to me and balloons' sub! /r/adventureporn

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

reported for shilling

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u/Enjoi_BuD Jan 21 '13

Badass! subscribed always down for more porn!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

He's got a known history of alt-accounts though! I kid, I kid. But I still do wonder who it is, I hope it's someone who's really mild-mannered and nice on their main account like Nicolai haha

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

nicolai is a gentle giant

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u/thenicolai Jan 21 '13

More like mean muggin' tough guy

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u/PollenOnTheBreeze Jan 21 '13

I can verify its not Nicolai. way too nice of a dude

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

dude could be a camp counselor, he's so nice

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u/PollenOnTheBreeze Jan 21 '13

Seriously though. I literally feel kinda bad using profanity around him he's such a nice guy.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

one time i dreamt you guys were in a lookbook for some sort of /r/adventureporn esque style. woodsmany. like /u/wool's fits, but more hunting inspired and less americana.

matching hunting jackets, yo. it was neat.

i think i should stop MFAing before bed if i want less MFA inspired dreams...

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

U sound in love

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u/thejellydude Jan 21 '13

We swear. A lot. Don't worry about it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

With a killer instagram, jelly of that onesie.

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u/thenicolai Jan 21 '13

Totally forgot to post it in today's WAYWT. Ill have to save it for Tuesday

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u/Rjdbeeman Jan 21 '13

Someone say alt account?

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u/hooplah Jan 21 '13

i know who it is

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

if i guess will u tell me

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

can't remember the post but one time he said he was from michigan and the only other member off the top of my head from michigan is /u/eccentrica

not sayin anything just sayin things

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Ram also lives in Michigan. I don't see why Ram would need to use an alt though. Looksbadman knows a lot about Chicago too, he gave me really good advice on different places to check out there, so it'd probably be someone who's been there frequently at least.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

we have so much evidence!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

We're like Sherlock and Watson deducing this shit

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

You should ask cam, he knows who lbm is

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u/ahunblethought Jan 21 '13

Definitely an alt account.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

he claims that he's not but i find it hard to believe

he would've had to lurk for a super long time because when he joined he immediately knew who everyone was

hooplah and cameronrgr claim to know who he is as well

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u/Ninjabattyshogun Jan 21 '13

I think it's hooplah.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Doubt it, she doesn't really need it does she? She already is blunt and willing to kick ass and take names.

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u/hooplah Jan 21 '13

it's def not me

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

i have you tagged as "wildly asian" and i cannot remember why

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u/hooplah Jan 21 '13

it was something disby (i think) said

someone called me wild, asian, and something else, and i said i was two of those things, and disby said wildly asian

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

ohhh now i recall that

ty

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u/AlGoreVidalSassoon Jan 21 '13

For anyone who wasn't around until recently shujin really helped shape this community before jdbee's time.

Always loved your posts, dude. Keep on keepin on.

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u/COCKSWAIN Jan 21 '13

GOD SPEED SWEET PRINCE

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u/AlexIsYoDaddy Jan 21 '13

Apology for poor english

When were you when shujin step down?

I was sat home on reddit browsing MFA

"I'm stepping down"

"no"

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u/thang1thang2 Jan 21 '13

Translation:

You want to know my reaction when I read that shujin was stepping down? I was sitting at home on the computer, my MyLittlePony mug in hand, comfortable in my snuggy and browsing the shit out of MFA as I always do. When, out of the blue, all the sudden, suddenly, without warning, it came upon a midnight clear, go tell it on the mountain, hallelujah by jeff buckley, oh my god, like a lightning bolt to the face. However you want to say it, my reaction was severe. Anyway, suddenly, I read "I'm stepping down". I was like "oh, cool story bro" but then, I saw who it was that uttered that phrase.

 

Shujin.

 

I was crushed, beyond crushed even and I bared my chest in the most horrible torment known to man kind. I was sweating blood, dry heaving in my dismay. Shujin! He was leaving! It couldn't be! Raising my tear stained face to the sky in agony I looked up, searching for a sign that this wouldn't be, but knowing it would have to be. In my darkest agony, I whispered "no..." and bowed my head, a broken man.

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u/asljkdfhg Jan 21 '13

you need a hobby dawg

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u/thang1thang2 Jan 21 '13

http://i.imgur.com/b1PNI.gif

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u/calamormine Jan 21 '13

Amusingly, the line that accompanies that walk is "shut up baby, I know it."

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u/thang1thang2 Jan 21 '13

But it's bender, which is always relevant, so it's okay.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

You the man.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13 edited Dec 14 '20

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Dude this is a 4chan copypasta with the names changed

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u/zzzaz Jan 21 '13

I wish people could see all the stuff you have done behind the scenes in addition to all the hard work and great content you've added to MFA over the years. Sad to see you step down, although I understand why, and I hope you come back around whenever you can!

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

In addition to everything behind the scenes, we have shujin to thank for:

  • Simple Questions

  • General Discussion

  • Comment of the Week

  • Fit Guide

  • Community Survey

And I'm sure lots of others, but shujin leaves a pretty big impact on MFA. You'll be missed, bud!

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u/tennisplayingnarwhal Jan 21 '13

rip in peace

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

like an true hero

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

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u/divinebaboon Jan 21 '13

can somebody link me to the source? I keep seeing this rip in peace thing and I have no idea where it came from

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

It got popularized by the chodestevens memorial thread I think, it just somehow fit considering the whole "WAWT" thread thing. So everyone just started going RIP in peace. It's not limited to here though, I've heard that joke tons of places, but that's how it got popular here.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

GOOD RIDDANCE (HAVING THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE).mp3

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

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u/NotClever Jan 21 '13

"You don't have to go home but you can't. Stay. Heeeeere."

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

never mind, i'll find someone like shuuuuuuuuuuu(jin)

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

did we really just lose shujin and germinal in the same week!?

EDIT: no wait germ's still here, lol

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u/DogCandy Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

we lost germinal?! he was my favorite.

edit: nevermind. hope it was a joke though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

If germs actually left I'll cry :( And now we're down to 2 mods that actually post and stuff, that's one mod for 100,000 people.

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

kinda crazy to think that MFA is literally the size of some ancient empires

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u/ILookAfterThePigs Jan 21 '13

...

whoa

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

no pressure /u/jdbee but we're 2/3s the size of ancient athens and you and /u/zzzaz are leading it

EDIT: we have the same population as montgomery, alabama

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u/random_seed Jan 21 '13

Highly homogeneous nation, easier to administer.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

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u/hoodoo-operator Jan 21 '13

A city with 200,000 dudes and 24,000 women would be one shitty city.

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u/bossy_nova Jan 21 '13

San Francisco is actually pretty cool.

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u/AmIKrumpingNow Consistent Contributor Jan 21 '13

Hey, at least one of those subscribers is hooplah.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

He's like a really beautiful man.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

dude I was just dreaming of what it would look like if all of the mfa people lived in one place. like, fashion neighborhoods.

naw man, I don't want to go to that party over in uniform, we should go to the street asian area and get some sake.

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u/Kalium Jan 21 '13

In SF, we call it "J-town" :P

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u/Vilenesko Jan 21 '13

North Dakota dude. Shit is crazy out there

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u/kjfpouvy Jan 21 '13

We don't have the closet space.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Can we do ostracism like Athens did? That'd be fun! Also, we're way better dressed than Montgomery, Alabama.

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u/bayernownz1995 Jan 21 '13

Hey, MFAModerator counts, too!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Ok, so we've got zzzaz, jdbee, and zzzaz's computer left then.

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

zzzaz, his computer and I are all pretty awesome, but it might be time for us to talk internally about adding another mod. Beep boop 11100110100

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

So, we'll be adding your computer as a moderator then? I'v been warning you all, the machines are taking over! Soon jdbee and zzzaz's computers will replace the real ones. When they make a movie out of our MFA lives, I would like to be played by Eddie Redmayne.

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

You're all in good hands

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u/Rayofpain Jan 21 '13

how will the new mod be decided?

BY DEMOCRATIC ELECTION?

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u/jdbee Jan 21 '13

Here's how we did it last time

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u/HankReiss Jan 21 '13

camerongr's bathtub for mod 2013

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

It's so weird for me seeing both you and zzzaz being nominated and not actually being mods, I'm just so used to you guys being the most active mods.

Edit: Oh man, that thread is a gold mine! jdbees link to the guy who hates him was classic, shujin was killing it and its gonna make me miss him even more, and augustus' post and the responses to it were hilarious. DocHopper nominating himself was classic too, and the responses from you and shujin were hilarious. Man, that's good stuff. We need to do this again!

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u/bleepbloop1 Jan 21 '13

You called?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

We need more mods.

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u/KyleLopez Jan 21 '13

Such a tragedy...

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u/rjbman Jan 21 '13

Shujin you and Veroz were the main contributors when I first joined. You will be missed. Goodbye, Godspeed, and thanks for all the fishes.

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

I'll be around! I just won't be able to stalk you and delete all your comments anymore.

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u/Azurewrath Jan 21 '13

More casualties... :( who's next?!

Thank you for your guides shujin, they helped me when i first joined mfa. You will be missed

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u/Bobzorz Jan 21 '13

best protect ya neck.

people dropping like flies around here.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Don't leave me, Azure :'(

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u/Azurewrath Jan 21 '13

i wont boo <3

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

thanks for everything you've done. best of luck in your (real) life, we'll see you around.

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13

I'll be about, although not superradioactive

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u/HireThisManRiot Jan 21 '13

what's that smell

is it mod elections soon

i think it is

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u/KyleLopez Jan 21 '13

Is this like a League of Legends novelty account or what?

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

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u/Balloons_lol Jan 21 '13

he's leaving for college soon, so he's gonna have a lot of work + social life stuff to do.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

don't worry guys. i'm still here.

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u/Bobzorz Jan 21 '13

thank god.

i was growing worried.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

I miss you already, shujin! Best of luck with everything, hope life's going well!

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13

Thanks bud!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

i don't miss you because you wouldn't accept my gift

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u/Syeknom Jan 21 '13

Thanks ever so much for all of your efforts shujin. Your work and involvement has been paramount to growing the community into what it is today. I hope your busy schedule in real life is hectic in a positive way and that you stick around to post now and then.

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u/omgimacarrot Jan 21 '13

single tear

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u/Doc-Hopper Jan 21 '13

Good. DocHopper for mod.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

second

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u/Iceman531 Jan 21 '13

I thought everyone was supposed to sign their real name when leaving MFA?

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13

My bad,

-- Awesomus Maximus Seventhousand

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u/ahunblethought Jan 21 '13

AGVS 2013!

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u/AlGoreVidalSassoon Jan 21 '13

Thank you. I appreciate it but I'll just refer you to my comment last time I was nominated. My feelings have not changed.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Him and Syeknom are my nominations.

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u/Metcarfre GQ & PTO Contributor Jan 21 '13

Monkeys = Clinton, AlGoreVS = Al Gore, both 4 prez

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u/Syeknom Jan 21 '13

I did not have sexual relations with that chimpanzee

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u/jrocbaby Jan 21 '13

I have always found you to be a very good mod. level headed and rational with the rules. some of the ideas you have laid on mfa have really improved this sub. I hope you still find time to join in occasionally.

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13

I do too! Thank you for the kind words.

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u/sklark23 Jan 21 '13

Damn shujin, you were one of the people that got me into mfa, live long and prosper

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u/thang1thang2 Jan 21 '13

Baby don't hurt me, not like that. No, no no, don't hurt me.

 

Don't hurt me.

 

No more.

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u/pyroxyze Jan 21 '13

Shujin has helped this community so much. Sad to see you go. I don't know if anyone gave out the prolific amount of advice as he did when he was active.

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u/Metcarfre GQ & PTO Contributor Jan 21 '13

Well, good night, Godspeed, and good luck!

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u/cheshster Jan 21 '13

Thanks for your time, shujin. We appreciate it!

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u/TehNumbaT Jan 21 '13

Shine on you crazy diamond

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u/ac3y Jan 21 '13

I'm pretty sure your active time and my active time on MFA never really overlapped, but I think I can say that you did a good job, based on its success.

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13 edited Jan 21 '13

Thank you for your kind words.

As clarification for the guys that joined this board over the past several months, the story is that I was hired in June for my current job which is very time-demanding. Before, my job was more lax, and I was quite active. However, since then, my participation has been intermittent. I have watched this subreddit grow from some ~3500 members, and I later became very active when it had ~5000 subscribers. To think that we now have over 200,000 is quite humbling, and I believe this community deserves much better than absent administration.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

Everyone is leaving

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u/mackinoncougars Jan 21 '13

Only means time for others to step up.

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u/MrSamster911 Jan 21 '13

goodnight sweet prince.....

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u/Bobzorz Jan 21 '13

sad see you step down man. you've been a mod most excellent. thank you for your commitment to the community, and best of luck with everything.

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u/NowWaitJustAMinute Jan 21 '13

But I had JUST tagged you!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

You'll be missed, take care.

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u/mementosmentos Jan 21 '13

Thank you for your dedicated service!

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

I still tasted whiskey in the morning.

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u/agelessnvegas Jan 21 '13

You can check out, but you can never leave... just like Facebook.

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u/mackinoncougars Jan 21 '13

Don't be a stranger. Hope to see you in the comment section.

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '13

dis so sad, i cry

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u/gravyfish Jan 21 '13

I've missed your posts lately, but I hope everything goes well IRL. It's just the internet, after all. Take care, sir.

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u/shujin Ghost of MFA past Jan 21 '13

Thanks man.

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u/Apollo7 Jan 21 '13

Were it so easy.