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> he is the best moderator in the world

Yes he is. Dang, you are amazing. Thank you for tending this beautiful garden in the middle of a sad and boggy Internet.

>>dougmw+(OP)
You could almost say he's a dang good moderator.

Okay, I'll get my coat.

>>dougmw+(OP)
Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25048415

>>dougmw+(OP)
Reposting my tribute to Dang (with archive.org links when possible) from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18513120 :

As a tribute to Dang, whose name you say when you make a mistake, here are some of my favorite Far Side cartoons:

Some Weirdo: https://web.archive.org/web/20190901100845/https://i.pinimg....

Monster Jobs: https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134713/https://i.pinimg....

Vultures: https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134854/https://i.pinimg....

Construction Birds at Lunch: [missing] https://i.pinimg.com/564x/3b/c5/fd/3bc5fd323e791b6879529e6a5...

Blizard's A-Comin': https://web.archive.org/web/20200509234955/https://i.pinimg....

The Creeps: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/5a/1c/5e/5a1c5ef2e9ab19d27970...

Superman In His Later Years: https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134903/https://i.pinimg....

Before Paper and Scissors: https://web.archive.org/web/20211028134904/https://i.pinimg....

Sorry, Buddy: [missing] https://i.pinimg.com/564x/49/6b/3a/496b3a234ddeca894887b249e...

Nerd! ...: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/c9/08/a0/c908a02a8dfa42db9973f743b...

The Thanksgiving themed one that I googled and googled and googled for but couldn't find, which was taped to my mom's refrigerator, was the disappointed bird standing in front of the open refrigerator, lamenting: "Dang, somebody ate the middle out of the daddy longlegs!"

>>arp242+Q5
Having been dinged by dang I'd agree.

>>dougmw+(OP)
I'm always amazed by how attentive dang is. I think he's a huge part of why this community is somewhere I visit multiple times per day. Thank you, dang!

>>dougmw+(OP)
dang seems to be fairly cool headed, despite the deflagration often directed at him, for being, a bouncer, babysitter, teacher, help manual, advocate etc.

i hope it all stays at work most of the time.

>>davidb+Xl
I've often wondered if dang is more than one person!

>>vincen+Za
Thanks for this. The article was a nice read, and one I hadnt seen, though I'm relatively new to participating here. Interestingly I noticed this comment [1], which was basically what happened to me when i emigrated to reddit back in 2006 from Digg.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25049415

>>rolph+qz
librarian, too

>>DonHop+lj
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/index.php?date=092405

>>dougmw+(OP)
Dang is amazing because he's got a weirdly razor sharp ability to keep a relatively huge overton window without removing much, but still keep the discussion going without entering chaos.

Compared to the strictly moderated Reddit forums that are completely useless for perspectives outside of the status quo, often to a frightening degree in all directions.

Thanks dang!

>>dougmw+(OP)
> he is the best moderator in [the](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25051566) world.

Oh, hey. This is my moment of glory, I guess!

The number of people I moderate has only increased since then. I still stand by those words.

>>dougmw+(OP)
One thing I really appreciate about dang is how he links to previous related discussions on similar articles. This has helped me to find many interesting discussions!

>>dougmw+(OP)
I can't emphasize this enough. When I see dang gently remind folks to not engage in ad hominem, or post thoughtful explanations of why controversial comments or articles were left up or taken down, I am encouraged to be a more thoughtful contributor on the internet.

>>brianz+6J
Just one person with a lot of keyboard shortcuts.