The Cult of the Viking Kitties

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[Zavien Doombringer]

Wasn't much of a vacation...But I was camping...about 30 miles north of Bel Air, Maryland. Actually just a tad south of Whiteford, MD

to be exact...That small building is the cabin where we had to seek shelter from a tornado (funnel cloud and microburst) that came through the camp...Just below the cabin on the edge of the woods is where we had out tents..

[4mycountry]

Let's get down to business, Zav. You've been gone a while, time for an update.

Tell me, what do you think of this comment?
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Posted by SickOfItAll to 4mycountry
On News/Activism 08/17/2003 8:00 PM PDT #10 of 25

Bush is a left-wing, globalist scumbag. Just like his, piece of sh!t daddy.

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Troll or not? I already called for ZOT, but I don't think the call went through. For some reason, the mods prefer your calls over mine. What say you?

[Zavien Doombringer]

On my way over...stay tuned for the double whammy!

[Zavien Doombringer]

My Fellow Kitties!

I have been offered a position with NetTek, http://www.nettek.com

I have accepted it. The pay comes at a small loss, but that's OK.

My real problem is that my Freep time is going to be limited due to the travel I will be doing. My first day is September 2nd, so, if you don't see me, it isn't because I don't want to be here.

[TheBigB]

Excellent news! Job comes first...best of luck and join us whenever possible!! :)

[wjcsux]

Congratulations on your new job! Hope all works out well.

[dighton]

Oh, sure, make the rest of us pick up your slack.

;-)

Best of luck with your new job.

[Constitution Day]

That is EXCELLENT news, Zav. With all the unemployment, I was concerned about you. Best of luck!

I have to say that I, too, will have to curtail my Freeping some, and you may have noticed that I've already done so since I got back.
There is just so much work I have to do and it ain't getting done if *I* don't get cracking!

Take care,
CD

[Zavien Doombringer]

Thanks for the worries! It paid off!

I was looking for the outerbanks though :)

[4mycountry]

Way 2 Go, Zavien!! Alright!!

My FR time is going to go down too, seeing as school starts after Labor Day.

Do you mean by "travel" your new work commute? My dad'd commute is 1 hr one way, so don't think you have it TOO bad. ;)

(again, congrats!)

[AnAmericanMother]

All right! Well done!

Once you settle in to your job, you'll find more time freed up for freeping! But take your time, we'll keep the fires burning and motors turning over here . . . just drop in and say hi when you're home . . . :-D

Finny the Celtic Viking Kitty says "Congratulations. Meow!"

[4mycountry]

Man, this is getting tiresome.

Why the heck are the threads getting pulled so much?? This is ridiculus. Lots of FReepers have complained to JimRob about the threads getting pulled and, as one FReeper put it, "abuse of power by the Mods".

I think maybe Zav and MWS are right...maybe the VKs are becoming obsolete.

[4mycountry]

ridiculus=ridiculous

[Zavien Doombringer]

We aren't obsolete, we are getting fat and lazy on the Trolls coming in. The admin Mods are being alerted by someone at each thread...I believe someones ping list may have a name of an Admin Mod in it.

[TheBigB]

Hmmm. It probably differs from mod to mod. I don't blame them for not wanting to waste bandwidth on troll posts, but it IS fun for us VKs :) I dunno what we could do, 4mc.

[MWS]

Unfortunately, I think we just have to accept that this is the way that things are. The Mods run the show, and whether a thread gets pulled or not is their call. It's their job to make sure that bandwidth is not wasted so that the forum works smoothly. Sadly, we are not in much of a place to complain. There's just not much we can do about this.

I have even joked in the past about not pinging the Almighty Mod to troll threads, but even that is not a real option. The Mods have a right to know about disruptive activities that are occuring on this site. I would actually suggest that we be the first to alert the Mods on these matters. We aren't a lynch mob, as you know - we are the right hand of the Mods, their mighty servants!

So, I suggest alerting the mods and, on occasion, politely asking them to allow us our fun. If the Mod that responds removes the thread, then that was his or her call. I am sure, however, that the Mods will be much more happy for our presence if we are the ones alerting them and if we accept their decisions on these matters without complaint.

May the Mods be with you as you go forth to fight the horde, singing and crying, "Valhalla I am coming!!!"

[jriemer]

The irony of ironies... <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/977191/posts?page=124#124>How I got ZOT!ed</A>

[jriemer]

The irony of ironies... How I got ZOT!ed

[MWS]

Aww... now the fearsome mods are zotting poor, defenseless Viking Kitties?

Oh, ironies of ironies indeed!!

ROTFLOL

(I've said it before and I'll say it again - always make sure you leave the proper sacrifices, 'cause this what happens when they are not appeased! ;) )

[jriemer]

Aww... now the fearsome mods are zotting poor, defenseless Viking Kitties? Oh, ironies of ironies indeed!!

ROTFLOL

(I've said it before and I'll say it again - always make sure you leave the proper sacrifices, 'cause this what happens when they are not appeased! ;) )

I didn't think a sacrifice was needed. I was posting a link to the 9-11 100hrs of Remembrance when I got the ZOT!

Sunday morning's Admin must have been trigger happy after the Horrible FrancoConservative Incident Saturday morning (which I will not go into...)