Thread: Welcome to the new Moderators!

Congrats guys!

Looks like the inmates are getting the keys to the asylum

They made good choices

Bob

Originally Posted by Hooper

I was taught that such things would be hyphenated when used in an adjective sense, otherwise not. So, depending upon its usage, you will see it both ways. Here's a snippet from a proof-reading forum:

... a hyphen is used to join two words into effectively one word, when used adjectivally. It avoids ambiguity where it might exist. E.g.,

A copper coin dispenser
A copper-coin dispenser
A copper coin-dispenser

So, a thank-you note would be correct usage, as would thank you gentlemen.

Then again, I'm a "USAnian"
YMMV

This initially narked me, but I let it slip. But Hoopers post brought it up again. You see i'm a stickler for grammar at times. So I did a bit of research on this (an American) grammar site.

'Thank you' is a verb. Xman said 'thank you all' so the thank you in question was a verb.

'Thankyou' is a noun. Had xman said 'many thankyous to you all' that too would have been correct.

'Thank-you' is a hyphenated compound noun. Had xman said 'A thank-you to all' then that too would have been correct since in that usage it would have been a noun.

'A thank-you note' IS correct since a thank-you note is a noun.

However, in his original usage he used it as a verb and not as an adjective, so only the first form is correct.

"Then again, i'm a UKnian"




NB: In checking my grammar in this post the only thing the SITES spell-checker doesn't like is 'thankyou'

Originally Posted by Hooper

Sorry if this propagates an tangent.

Maybe not? I was taught that such things would be hyphenated when used in an adjective sense, otherwise not. So, depending upon its usage, you will see it both ways. Here's a snippet from a proof-reading forum:

... a hyphen is used to join two words into effectively one word, when used adjectivally. It avoids ambiguity where it might exist. E.g.,

A copper coin dispenser
A copper-coin dispenser
A copper coin-dispenser

So, a thank-you note would be correct usage, as would thank you gentlemen.

Then again, I'm a "USAnian"
YMMV

Originally Posted by sidneykidney

This initially narked me, but I let it slip. But Hoopers post brought it up again. You see i'm a stickler for grammar at times. So I did a bit of research on this (an American) grammar site.

'Thank you' is a verb. Xman said 'thank you all' so the thank you in question was a verb.

'Thankyou' is a noun. Had xman said 'many thankyous to you all' that too would have been correct.

'Thank-you' is a hyphenated compound noun. Had xman said 'A thank-you to all' then that too would have been correct since in that usage it would have been a noun.

'A thank-you note' IS correct since a thank-you note is a noun.

However, in his original usage he used it as a verb and not as an adjective, so only the first form is correct.

"Then again, i'm a UKnian"




NB: In checking my grammar in this post the only thing the SITES spell-checker doesn't like is 'thankyou'

Are we hyphen fun yet??

James.

I hyphen got a clue about that...

Actually, thank is the verb and you is a noun used as the object, or the person to whom the thanking (gerund) is directed.

Originally Posted by Bruce

Actually, thank is the verb and you is a noun used as the object, or the person to whom the thanking (gerund) is directed.

Oh man!! *Do not* get me started on gerunds!!

James.

Originally Posted by Bruce

I still wanna know who gets to become a moderator and how the vetting process is done.

Well, basically it boils down to:
1) we realize we need more mods
2) we discuss possible candidates
3) we send personal invites with the offer and the job requirments
4) candidate accepts or not

Originally Posted by Jimbo

Grammar police are back

Actually, what is the difference between a mod and a super-mod? Is it like the difference between Morpheus and Neo?

James.

Something like that.

We all do grunt work, but super mods also work with the admins to run the site, decide on site policy, and we have more options regarding what we can do on the site.
We generally spend a LOT of time at srp every day.

And as thebigspendur already mentioned: supers have bigger guns wich we can use in case of conflict

Yah! Bruno even has the nuke and pave maneuver.... It's something to be seen, but you only want to see it once....

Congrats to all!