The Forum Support Team

[roger]

Forum Support

Stuart H, Dori, Jillian, Martin and Northern Lights

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Hi everyone,

Following a recent Management Review I am pleased to introduce the newly created Forum Support Team.

Although Forum Support have no moderating powers, they will be very much involved in all discussion concerning moderating rules and specific issues, forum guidelines, forum structure and, occasionally, plans for the main site. In expanding the team, we have endeavoured to select members who represent the entire membership in terms of age, gender, location and so on. It is also, of course, in recognition of their ongoing support, commitment and their outstanding contributions to the forum in the past.

Regrettably, Belinda has agreed to stand down from the Team for personal reasons but will continue on the forum as an Honorary Member in recognition of her support for Hayley over the years.

Due to other commitments, Stuart has very graciously agreed to side-step from his previous position into this less demanding but nevertheless highly important role. He will retain his position as Site Photographer and Videographer, as will Steve of course.

The rest of the Management Team are unchanged:

Management Team
Administrators: Roger & Dave
Senior Moderators: Richard & Joe
Global Moderators: Caitlin & Steve

I would like to welcome Dori, Jillian, Martin and Northern Lights into the team and to thank them for accepting their new roles with such enthusiasm. I am sure their involvement will be an asset to HWI.


Roger

[postscript]

Delighted on your news, Roger.

1. 'Welcome and thank you' to:
a. the new ones for volunteering.
b. the established ones for past work well done and especially for knowing when changes need to be made and accepting them gracefully.
c. Roger and Dave for realising the open-mindedness that is essential to maintain our forward progression.

2. The pro-active thinking that lies behind the main structure and the broadening of appeal that ensures, through the quantity of numbers available we maintain our quality of delivery and prepare ourselves for any serious crisis.

Peter S.

[Mark]

Hi Roger and all

May I also congratulate the newly formed 'Forum Support Team' I know that you will do a great job in supporting the management team and in helping to keep our forum running smoothly for the enjoyment of all.

Very best wishes

Mark.

[Dean McCarten]

Well I would like to wish the forum support team all the best luck with this new challenge and a big thank you to the management team (past & present) for all your hard work

Dean

[martindn]

Well, congratulations (if that is the right word, I perhaps mean thank you for volunteering) to the new Forum Support Team members. I'm sure you will all do a great job and help to make this forum even better. I wish you all the best in your new roles.

I should not forget the existing members of the Management team who are also doing a fine job.

Martin

[Joe]

Welcome Dori, Jillian, Martin and Northern Lights as our new Forum Support team!

You've all done very well in supporting Hayley and this forum...and I look forward to working with you.

I am sure that, in some way, you have all felt that friendship bond between members. It's wonderful to be offered accomodation should I ever be blessed to visit the UK or Ireland. It brought a tear to my recently to see Comet and Rodders visiting Belinda's parents' house. If you know of another forum that has members more special than this, please say so.

My role to support Hayley and this Forum is a small way for me to give back what Hayley has done so much and worked very hard to do. To be able to share this with the world is just magic for me.

Thanks again to the Support Forum team!

And whatever our role here, we all belong to that most important member group that will ever be, and that is "friend".

Cheers all,
Joe

[timj]

Best wishes for the new support team, and thanks Belinda and Stuart for your contributions and friendship. I hope we meet again someday.......TimJ

[grant]

I would also like to offer my congratulations to the new Forum Support Team. I have always had the utmost admiration for the people 'behind the scenes' for the superb job they do and for making this forum the most special place for Hayley's and our friends.

I'm sure the additional hands, eyes and ears will be very valuable

Best wishes
Grant