Thanks to Stan...and Varina!

After doing one heck of a job with the Weekly Challenge gallery for a mighty long time, Stan Rose needs to step down do to some changes in his work (as in "real job") committments. On behalf of the entire NPN staff and membership, our sincere thanks to Stan for the outstanding job he has done!

Stepping in to take charge of the WC gallery is Varina Patel, who also co-moderates the Macro/Close-up gallery with Mike Moats. Varina brings plenty of talent and experience to the role of moderator and I have no doubt she will do a great job with the WC gallery.

So our sincere thanks to both Stan and Varina!

Thanks, Stan! You have done a geat job with WC!

We hope your new job committments will still allow you time to post your images and give critiques!



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Thank you Stan for all of your wonderful work as Moderator of the WC gallery , It was a pleasure getting to know you .Good luck in your off site life and look forward to catching up with you on the site in future !
Thank you Varina for taking over the group, look forward to getting to know you !

Stan,
We will miss your witt and wisdom as a wonderfull moderator! I trust we will still be seeing your great work and wish you well with your professional endevours.

Dan

Thanks Stan - you've done a great job as mod, and welcome Varina.

Stan: Thanks for bringing some real vitality to the WC Gallery. Varina, you have some big shoes to fill but I think you'll be up to the task in a major way. Thanks for stepping up. >=))>

Thanks, Stan!

Bye Stan Thanks so much for taking the time to make one of your honest critiques on every post in the Weekly Challenge gallery. It was greatly appreciated. I hope you have the time to finish your dunes book now.

Hi Varina I love your photography and look forward to your great critiques!

Moderators...too often thankless...

Stan...THANKS!!~!

To Varina...THANKS for stepping up and continuing your contributions.

Best wishes to you Stan in your new real life work endeavors. I always appreciated you honest, and thoughtful comments on my work. I love your sense of humor but I especially love your dune images which depicts YOUR place (just like Cape Breton is my place). Hope you still have time to post in Landscape or better yet M&N! I'll be on the lookout..... and oh yeah, good luck on your storm chasing workshops....... just stay safe. Lastly, I do try to live up to your standard to reply to all posts on your home gallery. It is not an easy task. You have done a stellar job.

Welcome Varina..... Look forward to your input on the Weekly Challenge. It is a fun gallery that I like to participate in when I can. A great place for everyone to have fun. Also, I have seen a lot of your work here and it is wonderful.

Nice job, Stan and best of luck, Varina.

Sincerely,

Carol

Stan, thanks for many honest and forthright critiques, and for all the time you have put into the WC. Best wishes in your new job and I look forward to more of your dunes and landscapes.
Varina - welcome!

Sandy

Thanks for a fine job at moderator of Weekly Challenge, Stan. Your comments were uniformly apt, and your willingness to find something to say about each post was awe-inspiring. I hope your real-world job doesn't interfere too badly with photography, and your continued participation here.

Thank you Stan, it's been a privilege enjoying photography with you! Varina, welcome and best of luck.

Thanks for the kind words, everyone. I look forward to getting started over in the WC gallery. I hope you'll all be patient with me as I work to figure out how this works. :) Any advice or suggestions would be enormously appreciated! I know I have big shoes to fill, and I'll certainly give it my best.

Stan,

Sorry to see you go. I always appreciated and usually enjoyed your comments on my images as well as others. Best of luck to you.

Welcome Varina.

pat

Stan,
thank you very much for your great work on the gallery and for your honest comments always appreciated.
A warm welcome to Varina.

Thanks Stan and Varina!

I love the weekly challenges, they keep me fresh.

Thanks a million Stan for the hard work you've done. I appreciate it.

And super-hyper good luck Varina!

We will miss your Modship at WC and thanks for all you have done there! Good luck to you, Buddy!
Welcome, Varina, and we all know you will do an outstanding job there, too.

Thanks so much for the kind words, folks--I really appreciate it! It was a terrific experience as mod, and i hated to give it up, life gets in the way of your passions sometimes! Anyhow, I will definitely continue to participate, just not as much as I'd like for now. See you in the galleries!

Stan,

Always appreciate your insightful comments and the tongue in cheek ones too. Good luck but please find time to stop by often and add your acidic wit and earthy wisdom to our images. I feel like the street urchin in "Oliver." ' Please sir can I have a little more?"

Welcome aboard Varina, and fasten your seat belt and make sure your tray table is in it's full and upright position.


Paul

Stan,

Thank you for all you've done and contributed to on NPN - and that's a lot! From your wonderful dune images to your honest and straight forward comments to your role as an active moderator. I know I've enjoyed and appreciated your involvement. And I hope you don't stray too far!

And Varina, glad to see you taking over in the WC. Have fun!

Lon

Stan you son of a gun, I missed you. Now I'm going to miss you. Best of luck and keep em clicking. I haven't read all the posts but hope you are going to be an active member. I've always admired your work as well as your wit.

Welcome Varina.