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Title: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: Vincent Waldon on April 30, 2011, 02:24:35 am
... sniff sniff.  :'(

I joined this rag-tag gang in January of 2007 and agreed to be Lead Mod in Feb of 2009... 5+ years of great diesel conversations with you wacky VW diesel geeks.  ;D

These days I'm not rockin' any IDI engines anymore... and in between family, friends, and a couple of TDIs I now have a garage full of air-cooled parts to consume my time... so a month ago I let Marc (redrotors) know that it was time for me to step down.

I'm certainly planning to drop by every now and again (still have a box of shims and a 27mm deep socket so you never know when an IDI might drop into my life!) but mostly just want to thank everyone for the amazing learning experience you've provided for me over the past 5 years. (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/burnyourmoney/up1.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v603/burnyourmoney/up1.jpg)

cheers,

Vince





Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: maxfax on April 30, 2011, 02:54:41 am
Thank you Vince!!!   For all that Libby mentioned, and those handy tidbits of information that you always seem to chime in with at exactly the right time..  Best of luck with your future endeavors, and we'll still be here waiting when you return with that next IDI  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: rs899 on April 30, 2011, 07:32:55 am
Sorry to see a fellow grey-hair go.  Please visit often as a contributor if you can.  Thanks for your works as moderator.

Rick
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: morgoon on April 30, 2011, 07:40:43 am
Well a million thanks for everything you have done here!

I have read and reread so much of your work here, it has been invaluable.
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: the caveman on April 30, 2011, 11:03:40 am
NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: blackdogvan on April 30, 2011, 11:46:33 am
You leave some big shoes to fill, great babysitting & some of the best tech on here. Thanks Vince!
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: cyrus #1 on April 30, 2011, 12:09:55 pm
Thanks for your time and efforts Vince!
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: rabbitman on April 30, 2011, 03:58:26 pm
Wow.......that was unexpected :'(

Like the others said, thanks for your spectacular efforts at keeping this forum clean and sensible, you will not be forgotten.
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: burn_your_money on April 30, 2011, 05:58:53 pm
We'll miss you around here Vince. Thanks for all your help and support, and basically running the show :)
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: rallydiesel on April 30, 2011, 06:14:25 pm
Thanks for all your hard work!
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: J Z on April 30, 2011, 07:32:53 pm
Thanks Vince!
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on April 30, 2011, 09:33:28 pm
Vince, im gonna really miss you..  :'(

be sure to post up pictures of when you finish your daughters bus, and when the diesel conversion is complete in it  ;)
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: ORCoaster on April 30, 2011, 11:13:22 pm
Vince, thanks for all the past support, tips, and advice.  You were a great source of information and I hope that you will find enough time to kick in here often.  Like R.O.R. says drop in the diesel and then you will have need for those shims and socket. 

Great to have had you and I hope we get to see you back as a regular contributor. 
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: Powered by Spearco on April 30, 2011, 11:58:02 pm
Thanks Vince and have a great vacation  ;). We'll see you soon again, we hope.
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: 1outof5 on May 01, 2011, 08:30:22 am
as all above, thank you for your help in keeping our passion. keep you site going to, I still use it for IDI stuff 8)
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: Vincent Waldon on May 01, 2011, 02:28:02 pm
Thanks for all the kind words everyone... much appreciated.

Got word today that a nephew may be buying a 1994 AAZ Golf... and I know what that means...   ;)
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: R.O.R-2.0 on May 01, 2011, 02:29:21 pm
Thanks for all the kind words everyone... much appreciated.

Got word today that a nephew may be buying a 1994 AAZ Golf... and I know what that means...   ;)

It means Uncle Vincent is going to be his new best buddy  ;)
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: lovinthedeez on May 01, 2011, 02:49:51 pm
thanks for sharing and making this part of the site so resourceful. sorry for any trouble any of my posts mighta caused... ;D
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: fdnyguy on May 01, 2011, 04:24:48 pm
 No doubt many times a moderator is like a babysitter splitting up fighting siblings, only from 1200+ miles away and with a keyboard.

While no doubt time consuming, it did keep your vast expertise and knowledge to be shared and appreciated by everyone on here, and appreciated by me when I needed advice on some VW diesels for my pal (horse's ass bought a gasser anyway....lol)

I will see you on other sites, but glad to hear you will not be sailing away into the TDI sunset... :)

As we say after a fire; "Take a breather, we got it from here'"................

Thanks for the MAJOR contributions you have made on this site.

Stay safe, stay well. Jimmy,
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: dieselweasel on May 01, 2011, 05:29:35 pm
Thank you for your contributions Vince.

I like how humble and mature this forum is...you don't see threads full of petty arguments and know-it-alls perched up their soapboxes...
lets keep it up guys. 
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: clbanman on May 02, 2011, 12:13:36 pm
One more note of thanks Vince.   I appreciate all your influence on keeping the forum family friendly as well as all the technical help you have provided.  Bet you can't stay away for long.     ;)
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: Baron VonZeppelin on May 03, 2011, 12:21:07 am
Vincent Waldon for President - 2012



Thanks for everything Vince.

PLEASE keep sharing your wealth of knowledge and wisdom with us as much as possible on the boards. Lots of people need your type of friendly and well spoken advice / help.
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: 79rabbit4dr on May 11, 2011, 02:00:40 am
Thank you Vince!
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: Dakotakid on May 11, 2011, 11:27:26 am
So, who is the new whip-cracker to fill the shoes?
Title: Re: Today's my last day as your humble moderator...
Post by: Turbinepowered on May 18, 2011, 07:30:06 pm
Noooooooo, I missed this!

Thanks for the dedication and sweat and tears, Vince!