Admin comings and goings
Admin comings and goings
You may have noticed that Admin_PC aka PorkChop stepped down as site administrator.
We are all grateful for his service to the community for the last few years. Change is constant, and he felt it was time to move on. Big round of applause.
We are pleased to announce, before he changes his mind, that Grigoris has volunteered for the thankless job.
Thank you, Greg, for taking on the responsibilities! You'll make a wonderful pinata!
We are all grateful for his service to the community for the last few years. Change is constant, and he felt it was time to move on. Big round of applause.
We are pleased to announce, before he changes his mind, that Grigoris has volunteered for the thankless job.
Thank you, Greg, for taking on the responsibilities! You'll make a wonderful pinata!
There is no suffering to be severed. Ignorance and klesas are indivisible from bodhi. There is no cause of suffering to be abandoned. Since extremes and the false are the Middle and genuine, there is no path to be practiced. Samsara is nirvana. No severance achieved. No suffering nor its cause. No path, no end. There is no transcendent realm; there is only the one true aspect. There is nothing separate from the true aspect.
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
-Guanding, Perfect and Sudden Contemplation,
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Congrats Grigoris. Hope you have fun.
“Observing samaya involves to remain inseparable from the union of wisdom and compassion at all times, to sustain mindfulness, and to put into practice the guru’s instructions”. Garchen Rinpoche
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
For those who do virtuous actions,
goodness is what comes to pass.
For those who do non-virtuous actions,
that becomes suffering indeed.
- Arya Sanghata Sutra
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Thanks to PC for his great work all these years.
It will take a little time to familiarise myself with the tools, so if the board crashes completely and all the posts vanish into the darkest recesses of the web, you will at least know why it happened...
It will take a little time to familiarise myself with the tools, so if the board crashes completely and all the posts vanish into the darkest recesses of the web, you will at least know why it happened...
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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The First Commandment of Forum Admins: Back up thy database daily.
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Trained in frying databases by Esangha and McDonald's - what could possibly go wrong?
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Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
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The name "Admin Greg" reminds me of Starship Enterprise ... maybe because it has the same sound-rhythm as "Captain Kirk".
Anyhow, CONGRATS for taking responsibility and BEST WISHES.
*bunch of flowers & a cake*
Anyhow, CONGRATS for taking responsibility and BEST WISHES.
*bunch of flowers & a cake*
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How did you get to be Admin, Greg? I have seen few who more aggressive and disrespectful to others than you.
Om Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate bodhi svaha
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How did I get to be admin? Let me see...
Involvement in online Sanghas since 2007?
Three stints as moderator during my nine year membership here?
Close to 20,000 posts (some of which are actually useful and generally on-topic)?
A keen interest in Dharma theory and practice?
My stunning good looks?
My aggression and disrespectfulness are possibly my two best qualities.
"My religion is not deceiving myself."
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
Jetsun Milarepa 1052-1135 CE
"Butchers, prostitutes, those guilty of the five most heinous crimes, outcasts, the underprivileged: all are utterly the substance of existence and nothing other than total bliss."
The Supreme Source - The Kunjed Gyalpo
The Fundamental Tantra of Dzogchen Semde
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Plus longterm survivor as a mod.Grigoris wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:43 pmHow did I get to be admin? Let me see...
Involvement in online Sanghas since 2007?
Three stints as moderator during my nine year membership here?
Close to 20,000 posts (some of which are actually useful and generally on-topic)?
A keen interest in Dharma theory and practice?
My stunning good looks?
Joy&Peace, these real men with beards are differently than us flower children... Though they have a rough shell there's a heart of gold inside.
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This being a Buddhist forum and all, ya gotta mention Karma Vipaka - its' all her fault!Grigoris wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:43 pmHow did I get to be admin? Let me see...
Involvement in online Sanghas since 2007?
Three stints as moderator during my nine year membership here?
Close to 20,000 posts (some of which are actually useful and generally on-topic)?
A keen interest in Dharma theory and practice?
My stunning good looks?
My aggression and disrespectfulness are possibly my two best qualities.
http://www.khyung.com ཁྲོཾ
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
Om Thathpurushaya Vidhmahe
Suvarna Pakshaya Dheemahe
Thanno Garuda Prachodayath
Micchāmi Dukkaḍaṃ (मिच्छामि दुक्कडम्)
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If you look back at Greg's posts over time I think you can see he has mellowed. Proving that things don't stay the same. In addition, he has as a no-nonsense approach when needed. A very good quality in moderating internet fora I would have thought. I also suspect Ayu is right about the seemingingly rough exterior and the heart of gold.
We abide nowhere. We possess nothing.
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Greg has stepped down as admin. Thank you to Greg for all his hard work over the years! He has perhaps done the most moderating and admin duties here of any moderator!
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purple rose has agreed to return as admin! She has experience in that position and can step right in, with no training needed.
Thanks, pr!
Thanks, pr!
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Dear purple rose,
I wish you good luck and a magic touch.
I wish you good luck and a magic touch.
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I don't think there can be much doubt about it. Just look at the number beneath his avatar: 20 thousand posts!
Kim
- Kim O'Hara
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- Joined: Fri Nov 16, 2012 1:09 am
- Location: North Queensland, Australia
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Hopefully Grig sees this question, but is there something we can change in the policy to make these positions less stressful for the people who take them on?