The Mudflats

Today, in addition to being “Talk Like a Pirate Day,” is the first anniversary of the Mudflats Forum!

Some of you are Forum devotees, and others have looked warily at that little link over on the sidebar and have wondered what might be in there, but haven’t checked it out yet.

The Forum, for those of you who don’t know, is rather like a big lodge with hundreds of little rooms, each dedicated to a different purpose.  There are places to talk about the economy, about health care reform, about world politics and more.  There’s a whole section called The Alaska Lodge where you can discuss local Alaskan politics and events in the area.  There are places to organize meetups, or just get to know more than 2000 of your closest friends.

There’s even a coffee lounge where you can hang out and talk about things that have nothing to do with politics.  We all need a break some time!   Do you love writing, gardening, movies, quilting, books?  Join a club!  Create a thread to give support to a fellow Mudflatter in need.  Periodically, there are swaps where Mudflatters send each other fun things in the mail…yes, the REAL mail!  Imagine that!  There’s even one going on right now!

You can even use the  live chat feature for those times you want instant conversation with fun and fascinating people, and a “Shout box” to deliver a quick hit & run message to the group. 

How is all this possible, you may wonder?  Doesn’t this take an army of people to manage it all?  Actually, yes it does! I know I am constantly amazed by the time and effort put in to the Forum by our wonderful staff of administrators and moderators.  Yes, it does take a staff to keep all these wonderful rooms neat and tidy and ready for people to drop in, and they hail from Alaska to Australia, Japan, Hawaii, Ireland, France, Wisconsin and points across the globe.

So, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of those people who have participated in that process over the last year, giving an extra special huge thank you to Snoskred.  The Forum was her brainchild, and her labor of love for this community.  There’s no way to thank her enough, but we can try by giving a virtual standing ovation.

(This is where we imagine Snoskred standing on stage and me running up with a big bouquet of flowers while the whole audience of Mudpuppies stands and applauds wildly!)

While you’re all on your feet, keep up the applause for the rest of the Administrators and Moderators over the last year who have made the Forum possible.  (They all run out from the wings on to the stage)

Current forum staff -

Aeroentropy
Alex
BigSlick
Cassie Jeep Pike Palin
Charcoal Sniper P.
daMamma
Deb aka commando coalfire
Deep Blue
Erin
ForumAdministrator
Forty Watt
Futurexpat?
Irishgirl Rosebud
Jaime from Wasilla
Jamie
Lani formerly Bash Budweiser
Memphis, NY
MonaLisa(inCT)
Rubo
Sephyroth
Serverguy
Sirenoftitan
TRconnie
Writing from Alaska

Past forum staff -

Amused and Bewildered
Deb the SwinePrincess
DownInMississippi
Harley Pinocchio Palin
Icy Russia Palin
Ira2
LJP aka Revolver Trooper
Kiterea
Julia O
Obamanos!
Palmdale, CA aka Gini
Phnxrising
Proud2bUSA Krinkle Bear
Rankle Hiway / Rabid Kayaker

Thanks to all of you, and to anyone I may have overlooked inadvertently.  Please drop me a note if I’ve left someone off the list, so I can add them in!