New moderator: Sam Vara!

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Bhikkhu Pesala wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 12:15 pm Please accept my sincere commiserations. :stirthepot:
Thats funny :rofl:
And the Blessed One addressed the bhikkhus, saying: "Behold now, bhikkhus, I exhort you: All compounded things are subject to vanish. Strive with earnestness!"

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Welcome Sam Vara, I can't think of a better person for the job! :thumbsup:
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"Those who create constructs about the Buddha,
Who is beyond construction and without exhaustion,
Are thereby damaged by their constructs;
They fail to see the Thus-Gone.

That which is the nature of the Thus-Gone
Is also the nature of this world.
There is no nature of the Thus-Gone.
There is no nature of the world."

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Greetings to the duly born!

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If you didn't care
What happened to me
And I didn't care for you

We would zig-zag our way
Through the boredom and pain
Occasionally glancing up through the rain

Wondering which of the
Buggers to blame
And watching for pigs on the wing
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You poor poor man 😓😓😓

I will pray for you
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Thanks to one and all for their acknowledgements, congratulations, and (especially) commiserations!
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Saengnapha wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 8:47 amI like the idea of putting our money where our photo is.
On the other hand, it's possible to argue in favor of anonymity on account that it can make easier a more liberal approach to the Dhamma and for taking more responsibility for one's own practice, without the usual threats of authoritarianism, social hierarchy, and other means of socio-psychological influence.
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retrofuturist wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:04 amI'm pleased to announce that Sam Vara has accepted a global moderator position here at Dhamma Wheel.
I think this will be really interesting for me. Years back, I was on friendly terms with a very nice Buddhist on a Buddhist forum. But then he became a moderator there, and I broke off all contact with him, because there was this new power differential between him and me, and I couldn't handle it.
So this now will be a big learning experience for me.

Sorry to be so self-absorbed, but I thought it would be a good idea to let this be known, as a kind of precaution, so that things won't get so sour this time as they did back then.

:popcorn:
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binocular wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:04 pm
retrofuturist wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:04 amI'm pleased to announce that Sam Vara has accepted a global moderator position here at Dhamma Wheel.
I think this will be really interesting for me. Years back, I was on friendly terms with a very nice Buddhist on a Buddhist forum. But then he became a moderator there, and I broke off all contact with him, because there was this new power differential between him and me, and I couldn't handle it.
So this now will be a big learning experience for me.

Sorry to be so self-absorbed, but I thought it would be a good idea to let this be known, as a kind of precaution, so that things won't get so sour this time as they did back then.

:popcorn:
What if we make you a mod one day? You might have to split in half!!
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binocular wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:04 pm
retrofuturist wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:04 amI'm pleased to announce that Sam Vara has accepted a global moderator position here at Dhamma Wheel.
I think this will be really interesting for me. Years back, I was on friendly terms with a very nice Buddhist on a Buddhist forum. But then he became a moderator there, and I broke off all contact with him, because there was this new power differential between him and me, and I couldn't handle it.
So this now will be a big learning experience for me.

Sorry to be so self-absorbed, but I thought it would be a good idea to let this be known, as a kind of precaution, so that things won't get so sour this time as they did back then.

:popcorn:

He's becoming a mod, not your boss. Can't see how it should affect your friendship.
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Congratulations, Sam Vara! A great addition to the team! My memory is telling me that I've always appreciated your level-headedness.
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Congrats Sam! :) Much respect for your bravery!
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Congratulations! Good luck with everything.

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Meezer77 wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:13 pm
He's becoming a mod, not your boss. Can't see how it should affect your friendship.
Many friendships are broken when power equation changes. Not to imply that will happen with Sam becoming mod

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanford_ ... experiment



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Meezer77 wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 6:13 pmHe's becoming a mod, not your boss. Can't see how it should affect your friendship.
On a forum, a moderator is a kind of boss.
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Heyyyy, got them cool green letters now
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