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wow! I appreciate the way you did what you did.

At least you'll still be contributing, does that mean there's a ban hammer going begging?

Bacon

You know those scenes where the good cops end up in prison with all the baddies he's put away?

Let the shanking commence.

Also Cougar do you even ride a bike?

Thanks for all your time and patience Cougar.

Also Cougar do you even ride a bike?

what's a bike?

How long beofre @Cougar gets banned for being an.....

argumentative prick who thinks he’s funnier than he is.

Minus one moderator

RIP Cougar - although I thought he died at the same time as Joe Cocker. (Where are the heart emojis on this keyboard?)

Cheers Cougar,well done for putting a lot of time and thought in to it.

Let the shanking commence.

I will be shanking a frozen sausage in his lawn as soon as we're allowed to do such things...

How long beofre @Cougar gets banned for being an…..

argumentative prick who thinks he’s funnier than he is.

If that were a bannable offence there would be no one here but classifieds only users

Thanks for your valiant efforts trying to keep the rabble in order....!

You lasted about ten years longer than I would have if I’d been a moderator.

So did hundreds of other people

Does that mean there is a vacancy? I am a very moderate man so obviously a fine candidate!

In all seriousness thanks for your efforts cougar

You'll have time on your hands for a new hobby, Wanna buy some cables?

Reported your post for being argumentative.

does that mean there’s a ban hammer going begging?

I suggested it. We were stretched thin as it was. Out of my hands now though.

Bacon

Bastard.

Also Cougar do you even ride a bike?

Not as often as I'd like. I've had (again, as per my OP) too much else to worry about of late, not least of which has been a house move which about did for me. Hoping to get out more again once the weather picks up a bit, I bought my OH her first MTB last year but it's yet to be ridden* other than me setting it up.

That's probably a separate thread in itself, but if there's any forumites based in Padiham who fancy a socially distanced and gentle scamper at some point, give me a yell. I've absolutely no idea what's around here aside from a former railway line Greenway.

(* the bike, behave)

Oh, and, thanks all.

Reported your post for being argumentative.

No you haven't.

I'm still slightly gutted that you are not a horny slightly older lady. I had an image in my head and I liked it. For years I thought you were a Cougar

I’ve absolutely no idea what’s around here aside from a former railway line Greenway.

There's the canal!!!! You can ride to nearly any part of Burnley using the canal and greenways, whether you come home again is another matter, but then you were in Accrington before.

Come south and east and there's loads of riding (unfortunately all uphill) or go North and there's loads of good road biking, although if you go over the Nick of Pendle that's also up.

I’m still slightly gutted that you are not a horny slightly older lady.

You should send him photos of your junk on the Twitter. He loves that.

I’m still slightly gutted that you are not a horny slightly older lady. I had an image in my head and I liked it. For years I thought you were a Cougar

The way my head's been for the last few months, at times I wasn't entirely sure myself.

As someone who has never required moderating, I won’t miss you or notice any difference. ☺️

Are you concentrating on your radio career now?

Remember kids, coughs and sneezes spread diseases.

It wasn't a spoon.

Otherwise, enjoy retirement and moar Big Hitting

Fair play, you lasted longer than Boris' water cannon(s).

There’s the canal!!!! You can ride to nearly any part of Burnley using the canal and greenways, whether you come home again is another matter, but then you were in Accrington before.

Come south and east and there’s loads of riding (unfortunately all uphill) or go North and there’s loads of good road biking, although if you go over the Nick of Pendle that’s also up.

True, and I knew that. I've ridden the canal quite a bit (when I was in Accy the jumping-on point for me was Church). Really I'm looking for from-the-door riding that I can take a very very nervous new rider out on, rather than seeking the gnar.* There's Grove Lane or Gorse Lane or something near here, that's nice enough and flat.

(* - I initially typoed that as 'gran', frank would have been happy)

Oh great, more work for the rest of us now!

Enjoy your retirement!

Ten years? Jeez I remember you starting, that makes me feel old. Thanks for all your efforts.

You'll have more leisure time for hanging out in bars and stuff once they reopen

Congratulations on the retirement 🙂

Poacher turned gamekeeper turned poacher.

Cheers all your excellent banhammering.

Cheers Cougar 👍

Have a pootle out to hurstwood/Worsthorne.  Pennine bridleway over to Hebden when you're feeling fitter 🙂

In other news, the forum looks funny and the post rate limit is a pain in the ass.

Ten years? Jeez I remember you starting

April 2010, according to my profile. I was only a regular user for about six months before being approached for the gig.

Your not far out of the mnpr catchment area

Saw you mention this on another thread and was a bit sad TBH. You've definitely been one of the better mods I've come across on various forums, by quite a large margin. You've been very good at playing two parts of an online persona, only breaking out the Mod part when needed and happy to engage with the forum on the same level as any other user. Lots of other forums suffer from their mods getting too involved in arguments by banning or silencing anyone with views not compatible with their own or just being a moderator and not knowing about 'in' jokes and the personalities etc.

Hope you stay around for a long time and enjoy just being a normal user.

Nice one chief, thanks for everything and enjoy foruming without moderatering! 🙂

Your not far out of the mnpr catchment area

I went on one of those once, with Binners, Grum and a few others I forget now (sorry). Maybe Molgrips, or that might have been another time. I was very far from match fit and nearly died. Maybe I'll join you for a post-mortem pint on the next one.

You’ve been very good at playing two parts of an online persona, only breaking out the Mod part when needed

Aw. Thank you, that means a lot. It was a conscious decision to do so, not least because some people like to use "yes but moderator" as leverage and I'm not having it. Er, wasn't. I think this is going to take a bit of getting used to.

Welcome to the cursed zone.

Did you get time off for good behaviour?

Cheers. Always been pretty even-handed whilst still playing the part of a normal forumite, but making the distinction clear.

One less declared moderator...

Thanks for your hard work keeping this place a good place to be.

I went on one of those once, with Binners, Grum and a few others I forget now (sorry). Maybe Molgrips, or that might have been another time.

Yes I did do a few of those (weren't they resurrected as a consequence of me asking for an evening ride?) and you were on at least one.

Thanks for your hard work and welcome back to the pond life.

Reported your post for being argumentative.

No you haven’t.

How would you know? You’re not a mod anymore!

You’ve definitely been one of the better mods

Always thought you two were running the 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' ruse. Now what's going to happen?..

*Notice I was very careful not to say who was who 🙂

How would you know? You’re not a mod anymore!

Yes I am!

Oh, wait. Right.

Did you have to hand back your parka and your scooter?

Sorry to hear this. You have always been a voice of reason in my eyes. Very rare I disagree with anything you post, you just have an ability to write what I am thinking most of the time. Appreciate all the hours you've put in over the years, for helping make this place what it is. Enjoy your freedom, but don't stop posting. How else will I get my views heard 🙂

Memoirs going to be serialised in the Daily Mail?

Part One 'The truth about Surfmatt'

Thanks for the work you put in. Moderating well is a rare skill and you had it nailed. Enjoy your new carefree life in the mosh pit with us plebs!

Memoirs going to be serialised in the Daily Mail?

I think I'd rather eat pins.

Must be nice being off the tightrope. 😁

Enjoy ‘retirement you’ve earnt it.

Nice one Cougar!

Thanks for your efforts Cougar (and the other mods too...)

😀

Give us a shout when lockdown's over.

We'll show you some very, very easy local stuff - it's all we ride these days!

Moderating well is a rare skill and you had it nailed.

This. Having been on some badly modded forums, this place stands out for finding a balance.

Thanks Cougar.

One [i]less[/i]? I thought Cougar was it!

Thank you for your service.

Did you have to hand back your parka and your scooter?

This made me chuckle

Remember to watch your language now you no longer have immunity from the Fun Sponge of Doom!

There’s surely enough data to make a bot mod run by AI? You should have python’d yourself out of a job.

Don’t poke the sponge

Have you been rewarded Drac's iPad at the leaving ceremony?

One less? I thought Cougar was it!

Fewer.

This place has gone to pot since Cougar stopped being a mod.

Thanks for your service, we do appreciate it.

Remember to watch your language now you no longer have immunity from the Fun Sponge of Doom!

Big thanks for helping make this site a cornucopia of useful advice, information, debate, help and support in member's deepest times, banter, a source of coffee-ruined keyboards, and apparently some stuff about bikes!

Thanks Cougar, for being a part of what makes STW the only place I spend any real time on.

Glad to hear you'll still be posting on here too!😁

You've hinted at Covid having a specific negative effect on you irl and whatever that might be I hope that changes very soon for you.

Thanks Cougar. I think the mods here do/have done a great job of keeping things clean enough to be civil without strangling things.

Thanks Cougar (and for that matter all the other mods/staff) your efforts didn't go un-noticed 🙂

Thanks Cougar for putting some on the naughty step when needed and keeping others from throwing their/my toys out of the pram.

Hubby is a moderator on another website and it's sometimes a thankless, voluntary job.

Thanks for the hard work!

Stw is a great place to spend time!

April 2010, according to my profile. I was only a regular user for about six months before being approached for the gig.

Either my memory's playing up or yours is; I swear you'd been kicking around for a few years before your cursed tap on the shoulder. If I was to put money on it I'd say 2012/13, but PP can confirm as he has worrying levels of recollection when it comes to stuff like this.

Anyhow, thanks and all that. Enjoy your retirement and as a previous poster so eloquently put, and I share their genuine recognition of the time and effort you committed, bacon.

So now we just have Drac and the secret mods. Will STW towers run a lottery for Cougar’s replacement. Can we nominate someone? You’ve done a top job Cougar and I appreciate the support you’ve shown me on a personal level a couple of times.

PP can confirm as he has worrying levels of recollection when it comes to stuff like this.

Not this PP. I am a mere stripling with only 6 years service. Before my time, guv.

@Cougar - enjoy the lack of moderation.

You've only told me off for being an idiot about 5 times so clearly you didn't take it that seriously 😉

I'd like to nominate @perchypanther as a mod/punisher