Moderatrix kisses the Reg goodbye

In news sure to send the massed ranks of Reg commenters running for the tissue box for the other reason, the Moderatrix is packing up her paddles and departing for dungeons new. Yes, I shall be leaving you all to fight amongst yourselves after the best part of four years at the well of IT shoutpouring. It's been an education, …

[Shades]

So long,

and thanks for all the fish!

Good luck with wherever you whippin^H^H^H^H^Hworking next.

[Scarborough Dave]

Love the Piccy!

Very to the point!

[Sir Runcible Spoon]

Sir

No points on her fingers though - must be a lesbian :P

Just thought I'd throw in a parting shot. Very sad to see you go Ms. Bee, very sad.

[SuperTim]

Goodbye.

I get the feeling a lot of the folks here will be sad to see you go. I am.

[alwarming]

Re: Goodbye...

... I can't imagine why someone would down vote SuperTim, but to each his/her own.

Love & Tissues.

[Anonymous Coward]

That would be because

The upvotes were at 69, and to add to that would be a crime.

[Jonathan Richards 1]

re I can't imagine why someone would down vote SuperTim

Blinded by tears, and racked with uncontrollable sobs, the unfortunate commentards could not control the mouse cursor with any precision, resulting in an horrific downvote of a splendid sentiment.

Good luck Sarah, in whatever venture you undertake.

[Mediocrates]

The title is required, and must contain letters and/or digits

"I can't imagine why someone would down vote SuperTim"

It is obvious that both of Sarah Palin's supporters read the Reg comments.

[Stuart Moore]

Favourite memories?

Favourite memories of Miss Bee?

Mine was http://forums.theregister.co.uk/post/419089

Can we have an "ODFO" icon in her honour please?

[gaz 7]

gone...

that's almost as exciting as back in victorian times when you got a saucy flash of a ladies ankle!

you'll be missed though....

Coat, cos well you've now got yours

[farizzle]

or even rarer...

side-boob!!!

[Circadian]

Hugs!

Best wishes for whatever comes next! I know you'll miss us (especially since the sights got filed off your hunting-rifle*)

*with thanks to Emo Philips

[Monkey Bob]

Noooooooooo...

*gasp* ...oooooooooooooooooo.

That is all.

[Peter Gathercole]

I was going to say

exactly the same.

[Alan W. Rateliff, II]

So long, and thanks for all the fish

Seriously. You've been a blast will be missed.

Paris, all hail our next moderatrix.

[dboy]

The title is required, and must contain letters and/or digits.

Love the tags... indecent images indeed. Best of luck in your new dominion.

[Ted Treen]

dominion?

..or domination?

Silly me, getting Moderatrix & Dominatrix mixed up...

Seriously, SB, good luck in your new venture and our very best wishes always wherever you go & whatever you do**

**Unless it's joining the LibDems, of course.

[Captain Underpants]

Aw :(

This is a bit of a "Nooooo! They be stealin my bucket!" moment, really.

[bob, mon!]

What, is it April 1 already???

(required letters)

Dear Folks,

Having lovely time, wish you would post bail.

your loving coward,

Anonymous

cc: parole officer,therapist,kidnappers

[Anonymous Coward]

"therapist"

A clear sign that I have spent too long reading TheReg and other messageboard of similar ilk featuring anonymites, I artifically and automatically separated that word into two halves after the third character...

[h4rm0ny]

So sorry to see you go.

Will you censor this last cunting-tit-cock post of mine, just for old time's sake. :)

Beer to take with you, in case your new place is more sober.

[Sarah Bee]

Re: So sorry to see you go.

Certainly not. x

[Anonymous Coward]

Why should she - it is more material for her "proper job"

Well, those of us who have looked up Sarah Bee on LinkedIn the past have always been wondering wtf is she doing moderating these:

http://www.dilbert.com/2011-06-26/

My guess is - she has been collecting material.

Guys and gals - I am betting a case of beer that we should expect a book any time soon.

[Thomas 4]

Nooo!

The comments section won't be the same without you around. We'll be able to say what we think, for a start.

Best of luck with the future though.

[Andyf]

Long live the Moderatrix, the Moderatrix is gone!

I can't say that a moderators posts have made me laugh out loud the way yours sometimes have, http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2011/06/22/stolen_guitar/ @16:03 being a prime example.

Good luck, you'll be missed.

Go icon, because you are

[amanfromearth]

So that's the end of the lefty feminist nonsence :)

Good luck..

[Anonymous Coward]

Good enough for me Sarah!!!

...*fap*fap*fap*fap*...

Take care, hope you are moving somewhere excellent and geekless :)

[Ben Tasker]

So long and thanks for the laughs!

Gonna miss watching other people getting bollocked and humiliated in your unique way!

[Steve Evans]

Oh no!

Who let you play with the crayons?!

[Camilla Smythe]

No shoe on your head!

[Guilty]

Not the real Bee without a shoe on your head.

I call fake or kidnap via LulzSec/Anonymous.

Worry not...

http://www.playmobil.co.uk/

Forces are being selected and plans made for mobilisation of the rescue squad at this very moment.

Oooooo Pub-O-Clock

[CleatsAndCode]

Have fun

Your input will be missed

[glennog 1]

So sad, so long

Your quips, side-swipes and reckless mirth will be sorely missed. You were a credit to El Reg. Good luck in dungeons new. x

Esc for the obvious reason

[Matt D (Sub-Ed)]

See you!

Aw!

Take care, chook.

Matt D

x

[Ally J]

Bye bye

It's a terrible thing for someone who's been reading El Reg for at least 10 years to say, but you're one of the few that I could name off the top of my head. I shall miss your distinctive style.

Best of luck in whatever you do next.

[Suburban Inmate]

^ What Ally said!!

And thanks for not letting through too much of what the beer typed!

<-- That one's for you!

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Get Stuffed

Oh thank you, I'm just about to go to lunch, and I certainly will eat alot.

[seanj]

Don't go! They'll double your pay!

Title says it all - if "they" say they won't, there's an army of commentards who'll storm Vulture Central and open filing cabinet drawers and leave them in a dangerous, open position for unsuspecting hacks to bash shins, elbows and foreheads on, fling stacks of papers recklessly and without care to the floor, stuff plasticine down the vending machine coin slot and add itching powder to the coffee granules...

But, just slightly more seriously (about as serious as you are about missing the place), all the best, your distinctive style of loving^H^H^H^H^H^H abusive moderation will leave a constant pang of emptiness for all who post shit in future.....

[Andrew Moore]

hmmmmm....

Jude doesn't sound like a girls name.

Anyway, good luck in wherever you end up Sarah.,

[frank ly]

Perhaps it's 'Judith'

Or Judicious... we will find out soon (if we are permitted).

Good luck Miss Bee, my best wishes for your future.

[Marvin the Martian]

Jude unfeminine?

As unfeminine as Asley is unmanly I suppose.

Possibly the Beatles were wrong, of course. And on the subject of wrongness: she says the comments were "ulcer-inducing"... It's a complete myth that ulcers are caused by stress or other mental factors; it's Heliobacter pylori that does it.

[Disco-Legend-Zeke]

Surely, Shirley, Sweet Sassy Sarah, I...

...will continue to post comments here, but i will no longer sport wood while doing so.

Best of luck and every success in your new top secret gig.

I miss Sarah already.

[jai]

a sad sad day

all the best for the future. El Reg comments pages have certainly been a lively and exciting place under your rule, i'm not sure any other news site is as fun

and welcome to our new keeper!!

[Anonymous John]

How can El Reg expect me to complete a survey at a time like this?

Totally insensitive..Sob.

[Anonymous Coward]

Good luck!

And cheers for the lulz.

[Anonymous Coward]

Pic to be shopped and posted on certain other sites within 24 hours.

Not by me of course, but some commentards have a curious sense of "fun".

Seriously, what is the career path for a retired moderatrix, other than *upward*?

[Kevin Reader]

Indeed...

Indeed, though I fear the _laminators_ may be running through the night on that one.

[Gareth Gouldstone]

I trust the Cake and wine shop does well!

From an earlier comment:

Sarah Bee

Re: Happy are the days #

Posted Monday 25th January 2010 12:38 GMT

I can't wait for the day when comments are silenced. Then I'll be free to pursue my dream of opening a cake shop in Penrith (one that serves fine wine, obviously).

You'll be much missed!

[Blofeld's Cat]

Uh ho

I suspect that the cake may be a lie.

Mind you Aperture Science would seem to be an obvious career move...

Good Luck Sarah.

[Bill B]

but was it

I thought that the whole point was that the cake *wasn't* a lie?

[Anonymous Coward]

Good luck at your new post, Sarah

...also good luck to whoever's tied to it.

[Sam Liddicott]

wot?

Only TWO kisses? Or were those x symbolizing black eyes?

[thecakeis(not)alie]

Moderatrices

Bye Sarah!

All the best in the future. You will unquestionably be missed. And whn life gives you lemons, remember Cave Johnson's advice:

"I don't want your damn lemons! What the hell are these?! Demand to see life's manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! WITH THE LEMONS! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!"

It's been a hoot.

Hello, Jude!

You have big shoes to fill. I hope Sarah gave you a "here is how you maintain sanity with these wretches" boot camp. You're going to need it...

[Openminded Cynic]

RE: Moderatrices

"You have big shoes to fill" Thigh high boots infact - at least in my dreams.

[Peter Galbavy]

sobs

good luck! x

[Robert Heffernan]

Nooo.. Say it aint so!

Solong Sara!

No one else could ever come close to cracking the whip the way you can.

[Rob]

Well done...

... for finally making a break for it, hope your new establishment treats you well.

I'm going to miss your censoring (good pic by the way).

Icon: Bunch of flowers, leaving card and a boots voucher ;-)

[Rob]

Bizarre

Why did this post warrant a downvote? Not bothered, just curious.

[Stephen 5]

Take care Sarah

and may the whip be with you always!

[stuartrc]

Oh that sucks

For us of course. Will really miss your pithy put downs, El reg is a poorer publication without you.

Best of luck with whatever is next.

[Anonymous Coward]

Best of...

I'd reckon a "Best of the Moderatrix" would be a fitting tribute.

Being only a part-time commentard, I can't recall many suitable exchanges, but would at least like to thank you for the this link earlier:

http://forums.theregister.co.uk/post/1107617

Anyone else have something to contribute?

[peyton?]

Elliott Smith

Did not know of this musician until random comment:

http://forums.theregister.co.uk/post/466153

A happy discovery.

[Anonymous Coward]

*looks at picture*

You have cute handwriting, baby. Ooh.

...In all seriousness, best of luck in your future endeavors. Here's hoping you don't have to deal with a bunch of foul, witless cretins like the ones (yours truly excepted, natch) who post here.

[Captain TickTock]

Cute Handwriting..

And that geeky glasses thing going on... oh yeah, baby.

All the best wherever you go. This cake shop, it's not part of a chain,

or got chains,

in the basement?

If Jude is only half as much fun, we'll be just fine.

Thank you, and goodnight!

[Anonymous Coward]

Sarah's a Meganekko?

One wonders just how many fetishes our Ms Bee embodies....

(Actually, probably the same number as everyone else give or take a lie or two, we're all fetishes to somebody)

[alwarming]

Re: "We'll be just fine"

Dude! Jude's a dude!

[Greg J Preece]

4 years

Don't know how you put up with us for that long. :-)

[Z 1]

Sorry to see you go

But enjoy your new job. Have a drink on me

[Anonymous Coward]

Nooo.......

Oh well, all good things must end but you'll be missed, I hope you've been training a new Moderatrix?

[Anonymous Coward]

'I hope you've been training a new Moderatrix?'

Sarah's told us the forums will now be firmly spanked by Jude.

He does not sound like a moderatrix - at least not in my fantasies.

By the way Sarah, if you haven't left yet is there still time to tell you about my fantasies? Sarah? Sarah?

[Admiral Grace Hopper]

I enjoyed your work

Good luck in the future.

[Ivor]

Fuck noooooooo

Where are the tissues.

[Dale Richards]

Sarah

Best of luck with your new calling. I'll be missing you terribly.

I can't find the "El Reg is dead to me, cancelling my subscription" icon so you'll have to make do with this nonplussed face.

[Goat Jam]

Indeed

They should have brought the old RIP Register headstone icon out of retirement specially for this occasion.

[Rodus]

and we'll miss you too

No, really!

[adnim]

Sarah,

may you find only your favorite flavours in this dog eat dog world.

Have a hug and my best wishes.

[xperroni]

Oh Sarah, I hardly knew ye...

...though I might be better of that way?

[Chris Leeson]

An El Reg first?

Is the comments section really going to become the biggest leaving card in history?

All the best in the new job.

I usually sign leaving cards with a squiggle upside-down on the back. Can't do that here, of course...

[AndyG_IOM]

Re Pic...

mmmmmmmmmmm Hubba Huba !!!!!

That is all ;-)

[raving angry loony]

frankly...

Frankly my dear, I think you did a great job. Good luck in the next layer of hell.

[Anonymous Coward]

The title is too long.

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Yesh, a big no, just for you. Commentard BCP demands it. Don't know what we'll do without you. (Actually... but I digress.)

Ah well. Fortune and good luck wherever it is you're going then.

No cake & wine icon so a beer will have to do.

[Anonymous Coward]

Best wishes

We'll miss you.

[Will Godfrey]

Disaster!

I come home from woo... wrrrr (still can't say that word) for a nice relaxing read and laugh, only to be smacked with this right between the eyes. It's not fair. I protest. I'm revolting - doncha no.

I shall just have to have an extra one (or two) of these to recover.

{mutter}{mutter}.

But then again, what else can we expect - I just hope you treat your new victim^H^H^H^H friends just as bad^H^H^H well.

P.S.

Like the piccy :)

[Gaz 2]

But but but...

without you to keep the ever growing army of commentards at bay the world is surely doomed!

I can picture it now. The last surviving sub-editor stumbling into your dungeon one day, mutteringly incoherently, eyes wild with fear. Badly mauled and delirious with exhuastion, they manage one last desparate whisper before expiring in your arms: "They. Are. Coming *hrrrk*"

Suddenly the lights go and there's a skittering sound in the darkness. Then another. And another one still. The noises grow in frequency and volume as if drawing closer. They are soon accompanied by low keening moans that build and build until they become an unbearable cacophany of screeching.

Suddenly, there is silence. Yet something tells you this is not over. Then you feel it. A presence by your side that makes your skin crawl and hair stand on end. The air becomes heavier and harder to breath, as if some invisible gloom is closing in around you, slowly suffocating. Your body goes numb and feel yourself falling to the floor.

The last thing you are aware of is a deathly rasping voice whispering in your ear: "Where is the the IT angle?!"

Ahem. On a more serious note, you'll be missed! Best of luck wherever you're going though :)

[Heineken Please]

HEY! Jude....

I'll get that in first...

Seriously, enjoy your time out of the asylum. It has been great waiting for the scathing comment that masochistic commentards are asking for.......

[Anonymous Coward]

I wish you hadn't

I know I certainly resisted the urge . . .

[Anonymous Coward]

Farewell, Sarah

Thanks for your forebearance, your levelheadedness, your wit and your good humour amongst we motley reprobates.

Best wishes for your future endeavours.

[Cunningly Linguistic]

Being replaced by a bloke?

Where's the fun in that?

Good luck with your new taskettes, I hope you get some....satisfaction at your new port of call.

[Efros]

Nice one

We'll miss the 'trix! Bon Voyage etc.

[Anonymous Coward]

You and your humour will be missed

Many people said it before, but I'll say it again: these forums won't be the same without Miss Bee...

Can I point fellow readers to the site sarahbee.co.uk, without incurring the wrath of the Moderatrix? There is a lovely pic there

Anon because... I don't really know, she can see my account details anyway!

[Wize]

The site is down

Looks like everyone broke it trying to get a better glimpse of the lovely Ms Bee.

Yep, you will be sorely missed with your witty comebacks and the way you grind the idiots into the ground.

[Aaron Em]

Good luck and God bless

Here's hoping your next job doesn't involve running this kind of nursery.

[Kristian Walsh]

Ta, and good Luck!

... thanks for the patience reading though the bilge I post on here :)

Good luck with the new thing...

[Ian Stephenson]

Please.. just one last...

.. "odfo" before you hit the road.

Please, it would mean so much to your undying* fanbase.

Goodbye and goodluck, please come back and visit us (visiting hours 6 till 8, no sharp objects allowed).

I am sure many of us will watch your future career with great interest.

Can we have an odfo icon in tribute please?

*Not a lot of difference between some of us and zombies.

[irrelevant]

best wishes

I never had the (mis)fortune to exchange banter with you, but always enjoyed your comments. You brought a very human touch to the place. I'll miss you.

[Anonymous Coward]

Your wish is my command

*gets stuffed*

[copsewood]

I rated this article utterly terrible

Because I've enjoyed your witty comments and ... sensible approach to moderation, and El Reg will not be the same without you. You even censored me once, but on that occasion I guess I must have deserved it; I'm crazy enough to have once attempted to moderate an ancient and very long and vitriolic flamewar myself so I understand fully. Best wishes in your future endeavours and all that nonsense.

[Boris the Cockroach]

OH nooooooo!

The moderatrix has found a proper job

Good luck with it

[Arthur the cat]

Ballache?

Is there something you haven't told us about yourself "Sarah"?

[Anonymous Coward]

Will not be the same place.

I, for one, welcome our new non-lefty non-feminist moderator....with the frikkin' laser mounted shark head. But where is the IT angle and where's our damn Playmobile reconstruction?

Paris? Because she's not a patch on our Moderatrix...

[sT0rNG b4R3 duRiD]

Yea..

Paris will just let anything in....

[Mike Moyle]

Thank you, Sarah...

...It's been enjoyable (for us, at least).

[Adair]

And I always thought...

we were quite a polite and seemly bunch, but then maybe that just shows how well you've done your job; with some style and grace too!

All the very best.

[Tim]

Good luck!

You must have really been losing your mind with all the 'tard-wrangling if Silicon Roundabout counts as an escape.

May your options vest fully and your VCs visit rarely.

[Anonymous Coward]

I have tears in my eyes

Tears of joy for you.

Tears of pain for me.

ODFO; now i feel better. :-)

[Mr Young]

Good luck and best wishes

This news makes me a little bit less scared of El Reg now - I'm not sure if that's a good thing or bad thing? Have a pint

[Anonymous Coward]

Does the new job.....

....come with a pump action shotgun and studded leather gloves?

I do hope so......

I shall be watching out for the mushroom cloud on the horizon :)

[soaklord]

TiTle

Does that mean that there will suddenly be an influx of banned, blaspheming terminology? M$ comes to mind...

You made me laugh. Thanks and best of luck at your new gig. Give them hell for us.

[Chad H.]

But

Now we'll never know if she's any relation to Sam Bee from the Daily show...

[DAN*tastik]

Dearly remembered

Sarah, I will miss you.

<== Could we have the icon here assigned to the new moderatrix ( or moderator? ) in your memory? ( maybe thumbs up and down as a readers' referendum on the idea? )

Or any other icon dedicated to you, just because... The one with the tombstone seems to be free now...

I will have a pint tonight and toast to your years at El Reg. The bitter tears that will flow into the glass will make it last forever.

Dx

[Anonymous Coward]

Let's make babies

You're obviously as short-sighted as I am long, er, sighted.

Together we could make children whose vision falls within the one arc-minute visual acuity norm.

*fumbles with bridge of poorly sellotaped together bottle-bottoms*

[Artimus Sedgwicke]

Swansong?

"Bye Bye Bee Bee

Bee Bee Bye Bye"

(Appologies to Bay City Roller fans...Heck no! )

[Paul_Murphy]

Still ever the lady..

Well done for all the moderaterizing over the years, I hope your therapy sessions don't last too long.

All the best, it's been a pleasure.

Stay civilised :-)

ttfn

[John Gamble]

Re(ally): Get Stuffed

Aw. So Cute.

Best wishes to you from this side of the Atlantic. And to your new employers: watch out. She Is Not To Be Messed With.

[Anonymous Coward]

YOU HAVE FAILED !!!

If you were a real Moderatrix you should have whipped us all into shape by now.

Still......

We are going to miss you; who is going to massage our nads with deep heat now???

Nuked, cos thats how deep-heated nads feel ¦:-o

[Anonymous IV]

Am I alone in thinking?

that the reference to the new moderatrice Jude was pretty obscure...

Let's hope that she is as hardy as you have been over the past few years (excluding the April Fool resignation scare, of course).

[Anonymous Coward]

Bye Sarah and good luck.

Not that you should need it.

[Neil Greatorex]

TTFN

I've been reading (what became) El Reg since Mike & John's second CIX newsletter. Post new-fangled-interweb El Reg has been a permanently open tab in my browser (Opera - natch) since the late C20th & a daily/hourly good read. Having said all that; it was the advent of comments (moderated by the delightful dearly departed) that took El Reg to a new level.

Some of your responses^H^H^H^H^H^H^H^H cutdowns were sublime:-)

Good luck in future endeavours.

Got stuffed! x x ©

[Natalie Gritpants]

Left handed eh?

That explains a lot.

[skeptical i]

Jude, you have some mighty sturdy over-the-knee patent leather stiletto boots to fill ...

... welcome and good luck.

Sarah, your pets must be better trained than I'd imagined: you managed to wrest some legible handwriting out of them/him/her with no blood spatters -- VERY impressive.

... ^^^ ... welcome one for the arriving, one for the road for the departing

[BlueGreen]

a classy showing

thank you and good luck

[Emo]

Good luck

and all the best in your new venture :) x

[Oninoshiko]

Awww....

You'll be missed.

Good luck.

[Stuart Elliott]

Have fun

Hope the new jobs is half as fun as this one, and twice the salary.

Cheers for the fun.

[Gannon (J.) Dick]

The future is bright

In time you'll be able to edit your CV from "Moderatrix" to "Piano Player" ...

Good Luck

[Snark]

Awww

Damn, that means I'll have to read El Reg for the IT articles rather than pretending to read it for the IT and really looking for the moderation comments. *sigh* ahh well I guess I might get some work done in the day now.

The best of luck Sarah, you've made a lot of us laugh through our grimaces.

(Had to have the where's the IT angle icon just for old times sake).

[M Gale]

Awww.

As title.

May you have fun cracking your whip in pastures new!

[lotus49]

Goodbye Sarah

You may not be sorry to see the back of us, but we shall be sorry to see the back of you.

Good luck with the cakes.

[jake]

Fare thee well, lady :-)

If you're ever in San Francisco's North Bay, drop me a line. The wife & I will buy you lunch as a small measure of compensation ;-)

[Anonymous IV]

Truly sad to see you go...

But love the picture of you in Sue Perkins emulation mode!

[John Smith 19]

Sherlock, Miss Marple and Columbo will all miss you.

Sniff.

[Anonymous Coward]

awww

I remember getting my emails on the weekly round ups before the comment boxes existed - good times. Have a blast. It's been emotional.

[Anonymous Coward]

Best of luck, Sarah!

It's been a wonderful time together.

[Paratrooping Parrot]

Sad day...

This is a sad day. How you managed to remain sane after reading all the comments, I don't know. You will be missed :(

[OrsonX]

Who hasn't signed the card?

I've put 20p and a few coppers in the envelope towards your leaving present.

Best Wishes!

[F111F]

Shirley...

There must be a playmobile reconstruction of Sarah's last day at the Reg in the works eh?

[Mage]

Bon Voyage!

Is it really 4 years?

Which of us has been spending too much time here?

[zen1]

I for one...

Am going to miss our evil overlord-ette!

[Pseu Donyme]

Blimey :I

Farewell :)

[Anonymous Coward]

Who...

...cares.

[sT0rNG b4R3 duRiD]

Er...

Apparently *quite* a lot of us.

So please fuck off, yea?

[strangefish]

mmm

nice fingernails

[Andrew Taylor 1]

Please tell me..............

you're not the new Editor of Heat or Closer, that would be too much.

Good look where ever you are going.

Andrew

Nuclear mushroom because that's what one of your put down's felt like ;-)

[Cliff]

TOGTFO

Oh, you did. Respect!

[Robert E A Harvey]

Goodbye Ms Bee

and Glod help them where you are going...

[Matt Bryant]

Damn.

All the best!

[MarkieMark1]

Beautiful too

You're the Best, Sarah, good luck in your future röle

[Captain TickTock]

rôle

there, fixed that for you.

Ditto otherwise

[MarkieMark1]

thanks :-)

Muscle memory makes me press shift for some reason; then the 'edit' font makes the ö/ô look very similar

I'll try one more time then :-D

good luck in your new rôle, Sarah

[nyelvmark]

Oh, the temptation...

...to go for the downvote record by saying "good riddance". But I'm too far down the thread for enough people to read it.

Sarah - thanks for your tolerance and wit. Will you miss us as much as we miss you? I suspect that your answer today might be "No fricking WAY", but in the future?

Never look back. Remember Orpheus.

[A 20]

So long and thanks for all the fish!

You'll be missed; and with the eyesight of this lot that's not surprising ;)

Congratulations on your successful escape!

[Anonymous Coward]

I always wondered...

...what happened to Jarvis Cocker. Never dreamed he worked for the Reg. Must be the mis-shapes.

[Anonymous Coward]

We who are unworthy

... salute you.

Break a leg!

[Heff]

do not go quietly, into that good night

Tits or GTFO wins again.

Much <3 and good luck out there.

[Lghost]

You'll bee missed miss Bee

: c

[Rattus Rattus]

We'll miss you, Sarah

All the best in your new role, wherever that may be. And the pic was just perfect.

[Anonymous Coward]

What? Wait, who left the key in reach...

Ms. Bee, best of luck in your new endeavour. Hopefully the chafe marks from the ankle chains will fade soon.

netgeek

[Stephen 10]

To quote you...

ODFO

but in the nicest possible way!

Good luck!

[Winkypop]

Oh noes

Shock Horror!

: (

[Haku]

Fine!

Go ahead and leave us why don't you!

.

.

.

.

.

*sob*

[Bernard M. Orwell]

Dammit!

The Bees ARE vanishing after all!

Ahem. That aside, farewell and know that the place won't be the same without you Sarah.

*wave*

[John Smith 19]

That hair, those glasses look somehow strangely familar....

From a site I have hear others describe.

Do you have an aunt you sometimes visit?

In the mean time I will retain my cheery grin and aim to keep my comments friendly. Although the grin might become a bit more Joker than Willy Wonker in future.

This being Friday I will of course raise a glass to the one that got away.

[Anonymous Coward]

** applause **

That is all ... very best wishes.

[Jim 59]

Wow

Give us all one last whipping before you go ! Please.

[DragonLord]

Good luck

And I'm sure the place will be less bright without you :)

[MJI]

Best wishes

For the future

[Ian Halstead]

Mwah?

For a minute there I thought you were going to be posing with a fretless bass. Good luck all the same. Your successor has a tough act to follow.

[Jim jimminy jim jim jim jim]

Ave! duci novo, similis duci seneci

I for one welcome our new Dominatrix overlord (or lady)

[David Hicks]

Oh you can never leave...

...that''s just not how it works.

You have been entertaining, which is most of what counts in this world, so good luck with future ventures :)

[Andre Carneiro]

God damn it!

Why do the good ones always have to leave???

Best of lucks in your endeavours, Sarah. Missing you already...

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, yeah, sure, whatever

Very best of luck and thanks for all the spankings.

[Wortel]

Thank you

And good luck, Ms. Bee. :)

[Apocalypse Later]

Psychology students on the net

They never tell you what they are really up to.

[Heironymous Coward]

Can I..

have your icon, if you're not going to be using it? :-)

Although your comments were always a pleasure for us to read, I somehow doubt you would be able say the same about ours..

Take care, good luck, don't drink anything I wouldn't drink, keep the wit flowing..

[Juillen 1]

Into the wild blue yonder..

Good luck out there! May the times be fun, the mischief leave you (largely) in one piece and the gutters be comfy when you wake after the "investigative evenings out"..

[Jedit]

Farewell Sarah ...

... and all say "Hi!" to Jude the Obscurer.

(PS: Where do I forward marriage proposals to Sarah Bee?)

[Richard North]

This place will be poorer without you...

Good luck in whatever you're doing next Sarah - I hope you enjoy it as much as we've enjoyed tormenting you. :-)

Jude - you've got an impossible act to follow so you might as well give up right now and just let us get on with it. >:-)

[David 66]

Jude

Is not a boys' name. Doncha remember the chick from the Bibble? She even has her own book.

[Giddy Kipper]

Adieu Sarah

Bon voyage.

[Steven 1]

Boo! :(

Sorry to hear your leaving Ms. Bee, I wish you the best of luck where ever you are off to!

[Matt Bradley]

So long and good luck

Thanks for the laughs and the put downs. ;)

[Neil Hoskins]

Sub Headings

I think it's the sub-headings I'll miss more than anything. The English language at its finest.

[DZ-Jay]

"Get Stuffed"?

Or should it say, "Oh, GTFO!"

-dZ.

[Andy Landy]

there. now it does.

I was half expecting to see a playmobil pic on page 2 :-)

all the best for the future!

[Test Man]

Good luck!

If you want my number, send me a message. I know you want to!

[Tony S]

Bye bye

Busy working (yes really!), so I've only just seen the item about you leaving Sarah. So sad as you have definitely made me smile more than once or twice.

Hugs, kisses, best wishes for the future.

[Sam Therapy]

Good luck!

Best of luck in your new venture.

[Andus McCoatover]

Seriously best wishes, Sarah

(I remembered the "H" this time ;-)

I guess you'll check out the commentards occasionaly. Or not, if You don't want to upgrade Your meds..

Seriously, thanks. Something has just been lost in El Reg, I think.

-Andy

[Anonymous Coward]

I pondered...

... but couldn't find anything of any meaning to say beyond ... farewell and may the wind be always at your back.

[Andus McCoatover]

Oh, one last thing...

If you need a reference, You might notice You have 170....

[chr0m4t1c]

A sad day indeed

Good luck in your new venture.

Our hopes and dreams go with you, especially the ones that stuck to the soles of your shoes when you crushed them underfoot.

x

[Rob Beard]

Good luck!

Loved the article, didn't expect the picture to be anything risque, probably just as well reading this at work.

Good luck in your new venture, hope you'll be dropping in on occasion as a comentard.

Rob

[DZ-Jay]

By the way...

Ms. Bee, I forgot to say, thanks for the good times, and good luck in your next enterprise.

It's a bit sad that you're leaving El Reg; you made the commentards' pontificating, whinging, and snarking a bit more palatable. You shall be sorely missed.

And again, good bye and GTFO!

-dZ.

[N_Wanzer]

So long, Farewell, ByeBye

I hope someday I will find the new place of employment for Ms. Bee so I know where to send the bad jokes, puns, innuendos, and the occasional funny one liners.

Good Luck, Ms. Bee! I wish you wealth, health, and prosperity now and forever.

[John 62]

all the best!

sad to see you go, but it was great while it lasted. all the best in your new role.

No where's the Reg Tombstone icon? Jude has a lot to live up to.

[Phil Standen]

I, for one, ....

...bid farewell to our previous Overlord.

[Adrian Esdaile]

Have fun... wherever!

Cheerio!

We'll miss the S.B. smackdowns.

Beer!

[Fred Mbogo]

b...b...but...

I'm never getting that seeing to with the steel ruler!

That farewell pic reminds me of Jennicam somehow.

Mine's the one with Korean marital aids catalog in the pocket.

[Dr Christian]

Thank jove!

Good riddance

[Southern]

Aw....

...I was enjoying those weird sub headings.

Good luck with the new role Sarah!

[Anonymous Coward]

Never gonna give you up

Never gonna let you go....

Aw crap; we tightened our grip and she slipped away from us anyway.

Very best to you dearie.

[Scott Broukell]

USB (Universal Sarah Bee) Stick

Ouch !

Good Luck and Best Wishes.

Hope that hang over will gone by first thing Monday morning ;-)

[John70]

Bye bye Sarah...

...and good luck in your new venture. You will be missed amonst these pages.

[Mike Cresswell]

All the Best

All the best in whatever you do. We're all going to miss both your great articles and your marvellous put downs.

I'm sure that if you ever become a mother you will find that your four years as moderatrix have been excellent preparation.

[alyn]

We've crossed swords

We have crossed swords in the past, so if you want to have one last stab, feel free. I can take it.

But seriously, enjoy it, whatever you new position is (reverse cowgirl. doggie, etc)

[Openminded Cynic]

It is a sad sad day indeed

As a sign of respect I shall be wearing my trousers at half mast.

Good luck in your new endevours. May your banstick eternally glisten with the brain matter of those who vex you slightly.

x

[david 63]

Damn...

...I've missed the chance to receive one of your excellent bitch-slaps.

Live long and prosper.

x

[Danny 4]

Best Wishes

As they say in the IT Crowd: Do you mind closing the door? No, from the other side.

[Youngdog]

Damm girl...

...what the he'll are we going to do without you?

May the roads rise up to meet you and all your mistakes be happy ones!

[cdilla]

A definite loss

A definite loss to the El Reg wonderwall.

Good luck in your new venture(s) and don't look back.

[BorkedAgain]

As someone who remembers you from the Friday Project days...

...I'd like to say I'm sorry to see you go, and I look forward to hearing more of your future career.

Take care, Sarah. You'll be missed.

<-- I owe you a couple of these, I feel...

[txGreg]

you will be missed

great pic, great job you've done. You will indeed be missed. (stop for obvious reasons, duh!)

[Chris Seiter]

Who has learned more?

A few weeks ago I was looking at all my posts(self-importance moment) and was looking over the ones that were blocked and noticed that my cynicism of the world was showing through. Hopefully the blocked comments have not made you cynical to the world at large like I am. I'm sure you have your favorite commentors, both on the good side and bad.

May your future path be a good one and hopefully your time here will be remembered for the times you laughed at the general humor of the comments and not for the times you had to cringe at the general sexism/stupidity. DietyOfChoice-speed, Ms. Bee. Your next adventure awaits.

[Marty McFly]

TEOTWAWKI

First BOFH goes from weekly to whenever. Now Sarah Bee departs. Methinks there is a connection.

Hey, there's an idea - Sarah Bee could make the occasional cameo appearance in BOFH!

[ElReg!comments!Pierre]

Sad

Way to ruin a perfectly good week-end.

Good luck all the same.

[Someone Else]

Re: you final parting (snap)shot

A: If you insist...

Best of luck at your new digs, Ms. B

[Mikel]

Best wishes!

Be sure to write now and then.

[Anonymous Coward]

You will be missed

Good luck at your next gig!

[DrewHew]

Mind the gap

All the best on your journey...

...ya meddling ol' bat!! (Now I can troll in peace!!! Yaaaaaay!) :}

[Armus Squelprom]

What did I do?

Perfect Ten, Collings & Herrin, now Sarah Bee.

Why do they all leave me?

[Puck]

Genuinely sorry you're going

Good luck Sarah

[proto-robbie]

Shurely shome mishtake?!

I'll shurely mish Mish Bee, but will Mish Bee maybe mish me too?

Och aye the noo.

[John Doe 1]

Job well done, ma'am

Sentiment nicely and very succinctly expressed in that photograph. Truly speaks a thousand words. :-)

All kidding aside, best of luck for future ventures.

[sT0rNG b4R3 duRiD]

OMGWTFBBQ?

Aw, no!!!!!

Please say you still come back and entertain us with your dry sarcastic wit?

Anyways, good luck. I know people must move on. Pity it's your turn but ah well and all that sort of thing.

[Anonymous Coward]

Bon voyage!

And thanks for all your patience, and in particular for protecting me from the wrath of Orlowski!

[web_bod]

Ms Bee you're a treasure

http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2010/12/07/new_facebook_revamp_privacy_concerns/

Mortal : Same deal here. Little wife likes her FB - had to isolate her laptop from the rest of the family network. A nice quiet, safe, FB sandbox to muck up.

Moderatrix : If you were my husband and you referred to me as 'little wife' I would make you a nice quiet, safe, deep sandbox for you to lie very still in.

[alien anthropologist]

Cheers...

..and good luck lass.

[BillyIdol]

So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu

All the best. After the subversion comment, things won't be the same:

http://forums.theregister.co.uk/forum/1/2010/11/16/fox_news_beatles_manchester_gaffe/

...And on and on and on and Ariston.

Paris, because.... Just for old times' sake!

[/dev/me]

I hate goodbyes!

But I hope your evil scheme to world moderation works out. Give 'm hell!

[Anonymous Coward]

Thanks for the sub heads

Comment

[The Mighty Spang]

good luck!

to somebody who has never rejected my mostly drunk rantings I salute you

ok so its 4am and i've just woken up from another drink related snooze to, err, have some more drink and empty the fridge of anything edible without cooking,,, again...

where was I? oh yeah. best wishes for the future, when you open a rival the el reg do let me know :)

nice pic BTW :)

[Cirdan]

Whatever will be

will be; the future's not ours to see -- que sera, sera. Wish you well, Miss Bee.

Good luck in your new digs, Sarah. And thanks for the fun from across the pond.

<-- One for the road, since I never got you one before.

[Anonymous Coward]

Oh! How my heart bleeds....

Lovely Ms Bee, you shall be missed x x

[Asgard]

Sorry to hear you are going!

Good luck with your new job! ... Also judging by the large number of posts here, you've got a good PR opportunity to spread the word of your new location, when you are ready to reveal your new location. :)

Plus just think, if you let The Reg say where you've gone (when you are ready), then you could have your very own "not IT?" comments on your new story and you won't have to deal with them! ;)

[Midas]

Farewell

Dearest Ms. Bee, never had the privilege of feeling your sting but genuinely believe your input was essential in taming El Reg droves of marauders. I wish you get stuffed too and all the the luck with upcoming endeavors.

So long and thanks for all the fish...

[Mister Major]

And she's cute, too!

All the best Sarah

[Anonymous Coward]

(untitled)

All the best lass.

[Steve Gill]

Sad now

^ see above ^

[Spartacus]

Get Stuffed.

One is left to assume that Ms Bee is now working for Domino's Pizza.

Tis sad news to be greated with on the return from my jollies... :(

[John Smith 19]

A possible role model?

http://www.private-eye.co.uk/sections.php?section_link=street_of_shame&issue=1291

[E 2]

Fare well, Sarah.

Best in the future! You'll be missed.

[alwarming]

Moderatrix Reappearance ??

The Lady in Guy Fawkes mask ?

I wish.. <sigh>