Best Moderator Award

[ehrentitle]

I'd like to thank Ralph Pickard and Michael Gallagher for taking the time over the last year to moderate this excellent forum. This forum has something for every type of DDR collector...uniforms, badges, medals, posters, stamps, porcelain, flags, hats, etc.. and the list goes on an on. Although I don't contribute every day or even every week one of the first things I do is go to the forum after work to see what is new. And I learn something new every week.

So in appreciation of their services I award Ralph and Michael the first DDR Barnstar of Excellence in Forum Moderating. Wear it proudly, you earned it.

[Mikhealc]

Award

Kevin,

That is great. They are the best moderators we could have! As well as receiving the medal, I think we should wire each of them 50,000 Ostmarks to spend wherever they are accepted.

Mike

[torstenbel]

Kevin,

That is great. They are the best moderators we could have! As well as receiving the medal, I think we should wire each of them 50,000 Ostmarks to spend wherever they are accepted.

Mike

I second (or rather third) that.... Cheers, Torsten.

[ehrentitle]

I'm sure some enterprising dealer in Germany will be coming out with a copy of this next week. That's why I didn't show the all important details of the back of this breast star.

[torstenbel]

I'm sure some enterprising dealer in Germany will be coming out with a copy of this next week. That's why I didn't show the all important details of the back of this breast star.

aha..so its a breast star....

[ehrentitle]

Here is the certificate, note that it is retroactive to 1973 -

[jon m.]

Here is the certificate, note that it is retroactive to 1973 -

[Mike G.]

You guys are unbelievable. Thank you ever so much for the kind words. Ralph and I on occasion dabble on the other Subforums and on occasion, on other similar DDR Forums, and our primary desire with respect to the Werhmacht DDR Subforum was to make it all encompassing. Our very first joint project agreed upon was to elicit participation by as many former East Germans as possible, regardless of their military or civilian affiliation. We felt it was paramount to the overall success of the Forum. And that brings me to the second point. It is only as good as the membership. We have the absolute best members of any forum anywhere. The DDR Forum is your forum, and you made it the success it is.

The breast medal and urkunde therefore belong to all.
But I certainly will accept the award and the East Marks .
I think since the award is a "Breast" medal, I'll present it to my spouse.

As I may not get a chance to do this later this week, I would now like to take the opportunity to wish each and every member (and Ralph too) a Merry Christmas, and a prosperous, safe and healthy New Year. And the best of luck to all of you with acquiring that special item you want for your collection.

[torstenbel]

PS: I should add that the laughter is in relation to the certificate in post 6...

[Ralph P]

Hello all – Thanks for your follow up comments in this thread...and very much appreciated...and so much for me attempting to keep a low profile.

Kevin thanks for getting the medal and award document approved in such a timely manner. Now I can only hope the money arrives in the same manner...Let me guess it is in the mail...

Over all I have had a great time on the DDR forum and meeting, talking and e-mailing lots of fellow friends and collectors who have the same interests. For me 2006 has been an outstanding year with collecting and I know that 2007 is going to be just as interesting as 2006.

There are many folks I want to thank for making the DDR forum a huge success. I want to mention you all by name, but I am afraid that I might miss someone. So thanks to all you for making this forum what it is now. So this thread is not only for Mike and me, but it is for everyone else who has visited or participated on the DDR forum. Thanks to you all...Ralph

[ehrentitle]

It's time once again to recognize our outstanding moderators Ralph Pickard and Michael Gallagher. Over the last year they have taken time out of their busy schedules to make this the premere DDR collector's forum. Ralph and Michael add an oak leaf cluster to your DDR Barnstar of Excellence in Forum Moderating, you deserve it. Kevin

[Viktor]

Genossen, It is well Earned!!... Well Done, you have Conformed to all the Norms for a Progressive People's Forum.

[Dag]

Thank you very much for a great job.

This is the best place for me to wish you all a Merry Christams and a Happy New Year.

Dag

[Santi]

They are superb moderators and awesome people! Very knowledgable guys...I totally agree with what it has been said here. Im more of a reader in this particular subforum but i enjoy every second trying to learn.
Greetings to all! Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

[wallonien]

This is a great forum, thanks!