Integral's Semi-Retirement: A New Era for PF's Physics Forum

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Integral has stepped down as the Physics Forum Mentor, passing the role to ZapperZ, who is expected to excel in this position. Integral expressed his intention to support ZapperZ while enjoying a semi-retirement, which has sparked discussions about his contributions and legacy in the forum. The community is celebrating Integral's impact, reminiscing about his long-standing involvement and the positive changes he brought to the forum. There are lighthearted exchanges about future gatherings and the dynamics of forum discussions. Overall, the transition marks a significant moment for the Physics Forum, as members acknowledge both Integral's departure and ZapperZ's new responsibilities.
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I have had my name as mentor of the Physics forum section since near the beginning of PF2. I find that I am watching more and participating less these days. At my request, I been replaced as the Physics Forum Mentor by ZapperZ. I am sure that he will do a excellent job there and will do every thing I can to support him.
 
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But now Greg has given you the power to float across all forums! Your powers know no boundaries now! :approve:

(you're more than welcome to float in GD with me) :!)

We can place bets on how many posts are made before each thread becomes irreversibly off topic, or how long before the OP himself derails his own thread and no longer remembers what the topic was. :biggrin:

Congrats to Zz for filling Integrals shoes.
 
Humm... Maybe I should sneak in and unlock Franzbear! :devil:
 
Well, ZapperZ is absolutely fantastic, but the main page just doesn't look right anymore! :cry:
 
Integral said:
Humm... Maybe I should sneak in and unlock Franzbear! :devil:
AIIIIEE! No way! Oh, please no!
but if you're going on PF semi-retirement..hmmm.. I guess that means a little more free time --so I can start planning that road trip up north for the "Northern Exposure" and BBQ party? I think Ivan and Tsu are still up for it. :smile:
 
BBQ at Ivan and Tsu's ! You bet, I am always ready for that!
 
Congrats to Zz :smile:


Integral said:
Humm... Maybe I should sneak in and unlock Franzbear! :devil:
Yes please!we want to hold a party for you there. o:)
 
Lisa! said:
Yes please!we want to hold a party for you there. o:)
heh heh ..Nice try, Lisa! :smile:
 
Integral said:
Humm... Maybe I should sneak in and unlock Franzbear! :devil:

Noooooooo! I just got over my period of mourning and now you toy with me. No, I just don't think I could take it if he came back and had to be killed again. It's best to leave dead threads dead. You never know what they might come back as!

Enjoy your semi-retirement. :biggrin:
 
  • #10
Have a nice life in Florida, Integral..:wink:
 
  • #11
arildno said:
Have a nice life in Florida, Integral..:wink:
Florida = snkes nd llgtors nd humidity nd ... no thnks I will sty in the PNW

my keybord is dying first the left shiftkey now it looks like the letter before b is giving up the ghost nd posslibly the exclmtion point s well . ctully it ppers to be the entire row Oh no how cn I type pper without n or Think it is bed time.
 
  • #12
There's no curious person around here,is there? this is the best opportunity to meet someone who gets back from the other world.he can clear up lots of things like what will happen to us after death... :rolleyes:


Moonbear said:
Noooooooo! I just got over my period of mourning and now you toy with me. No, I just don't think I could take it if he came back and had to be killed again. It's best to leave dead threads dead. You never know what they might come back as!
I'm really impressed by your love as a mother! :bugeye:
 
  • #13
I'm sure the board will be sorry to see you go.

That's a nice way of saying "I'm sure the board will be sorry to see you spending all your time in GD from now on![/size] :smile:


I think ZZ is definitely a suitable choice of apprentice to, urm, fill your boots with, I wonder just how much abuse he can take!
 
  • #14
brewnog said:
I'm sure the board will be sorry to see you go.

That's a nice way of saying "I'm sure the board will be sorry to see you spending all your time in GD from now on![/size] :smile:


I think ZZ is definitely a suitable choice of apprentice to, urm, fill your boots with, I wonder just how much abuse he can take!

Geee... according to some people, I'm the one giving out all the "abuse". :)

Integral has left VERY, VERY LARGE shoes to fill (You do know what they say about men with large shoes, don't you?... they have large feet!). I fully expect him to guide me through this every now and then, and I don't expect him to cut back on his involvement in the section of PF that carried his name for a long time.

Zz.
 
  • #15
ZapperZ said:
Integral has left VERY, VERY LARGE shoes to fill (You do know what they say about men with large shoes, don't you?... they have large feet!). .

Zz.
At least he has no wish to put on Evo's shoes!so we can make sure he won't unlock Franzbear! :wink:
 
  • #16
Lisa! said:
At least he has no wish to put on Evo's shoes!so we can make sure he won't unlock Franzbear! :wink:

I'd pay money to see Integral in Evo's high heel pumps.

Zz.
 
  • #17
:smile: :smile: How much?Maybe if you pay alot,Integral and Evo accept the exchange!
 
  • #18
From the impression I have of Evo, she is not exactly, shall we say "Amazonian". Somehow shoving one of my size 13s into her, undoubtedly, dainty little shoes, defies imagination!
 
  • #19
ZapperZ said:
Geee... according to some people, I'm the one giving out all the "abuse". :)

Integral has left VERY, VERY LARGE shoes to fill (You do know what they say about men with large shoes, don't you?... they have large feet!). I fully expect him to guide me through this every now and then, and I don't expect him to cut back on his involvement in the section of PF that carried his name for a long time.

Zz.

I have always perfered to just say that I have a good understanding.
 
  • #20
Hey! Wait a minute. How did you all now that I have big feet? :confused:
 
  • #21
So does this mean Integral is a Super-Duper Mentor like Tom Mattson? :biggrin:
 
  • #22
Integral said:
I have had my name as mentor of the Physics forum section since near the beginning of PF2. I find that I am watching more and participating less these days. At my request, I been replaced as the Physics Forum Mentor by ZapperZ. I am sure that he will do a excellent job there and will do every thing I can to support him.

I think you did a great job while you were at it. I need to thank you for that. I thank Doc Al too for that matter.

It would have been better if you had left your place for someone like Gokul or Astronuc , though

regards
marlon
 
  • #23
Hi INTEGRAL

you were like 25 in 1975 right ? I am 25 in 2005, and i was just wondering if you could tell me how life was back then ? I mean it must have been a great movie year right ? the Godfather, Last tango in Paris...cool dressing code :)

i always hear my partents think back so fondly at that period and i am curious of your memories. the 70ties look magical to me...

regards
marlon
 
  • #24
marlon said:
I think you did a great job while you were at it. I need to thank you for that. I thank Doc Al too for that matter.

It would have been better if you had left your place for someone like Gokul or Astronuc , though

regards
marlon
I believe that those you have mentioned are equally qualified. If in the future, Gregg feels that we need more mentors, I am sure Astronuc will be at top of list.
 
  • #25
I'll just say that ZapperZ certainly diserves becoming a moderator on the physics forums.And it's not fair to the other members to say that he diserves this more than X or Y.

Daniel.
 
  • #26
Evo said:
But now Greg has given you the power to float across all forums! Your powers know no boundaries now! :approve:

A cleverly orchestrated power grab! :wink:
 
  • #27
ZapperZ said:
I'd pay money to see Integral in Evo's high heel pumps.

Zz.

I would pay if it meant that I didn't have to look.
 
  • #28
Integral said:
undoubtedly, dainty little shoes, defies imagination!
As I recall, that didn't stop you from wearing her sun bonnet.

So I guess if you're retired, I can go back to calling you 'the old fart'.

Congrats, Zapper. Good on ya.
 
  • #29
Danger said:
As I recall, that didn't stop you from wearing her sun bonnet.

So I guess if you're retired, I can go back to calling you 'the old fart'.

Congrats, Zapper. Good on ya.
Be kind this is sensitive time of the year for me.
 
  • #30
Integral said:
Florida = snkes nd llgtors nd humidity nd ... no thnks I will sty in the PNW

my keybord is dying first the left shiftkey now it looks like the letter before b is giving up the ghost nd posslibly the exclmtion point s well . ctully it ppers to be the entire row Oh no how cn I type pper without n or Think it is bed time.
Oh NO! He's already starting to fade away!
 
  • #31
Hey, now seriously folks, I think Integral deserves a huge virtual applause for his many hours donated not only to furthering science education, but also helping to make PF what it is today. He has been a great asset here at PF from nearly the beginning.

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  • #32
Yeah... what he said. :approve:

I guess I'll hold off with the nickname for now. After all, I still owe you for the Vamp pix. Don't get too comfortable, though. :biggrin:
 
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  • #34
Alright, thanks already!... Any more of that and they will be expecting a speech!
 
  • #35
clap.




:smile:


...This post was supposed to follow Janus'. Thank you for killing the masterful anticlimactic effect I was about to make, Integral.
 
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  • #36
Since Our esteemed colleague appears reluctant to speak, I'll do so on his behalf.

I've been here since the "Early Days", not as long as some of you, but long enough to remember PF as it once was. They were rough times. The battles were fierce, and those of us fighting the "good fight" were barely holding our own, it would not have taken much for us to be overwhelmed by the powers of darkness.

But then, on the Net horizon appeared a figure, an imposing figure who with mere keystrokes scattered the minions of crackpottery and ignorance, rallying the troops under the standard of reason. The tide turned, and PF survived to become the glowing jewel it is today.

And now our shining warrior has decided to step down from the lime-light, to reap a well deserved rest.

So let's raise our glasses into Salute:

To Integral!
 
  • #37
Janus said:
And now our shining warrior has decided to step down from the lime-light, to reap a well deserved rest.

So let's raise our glasses into Salute:

To Integral!
Salute! :approve:

(but in reality he has become more powerful) He's like Obi-Wan Kenobi when he raises his lightsaber to allow Darth Vader to kill him, except the only thing remaining is his robe. He becomes part of the force. :approve:
 
  • #38
Janus said:
I've been here since the "Early Days", not as long as some of you, but long enough to remember PF as it once was. They were rough times.

I'll say. Integral was already the Physics Mentor when I got here in 2002, but I remember that his predecessor was a raging crank.
 
  • #40
It was indeed scandium.
 
  • #41
I think we should held a party for both of them in the Tiki Bar and of course all site managers and super mentors should come!
By the way,who is Zz? :confused: Isn't he Zinedine Zidane?! :wink:
 
  • #42
Janus said:
So let's raise our glasses into Salute:

To Integral!
Gezuar. Bismillah. Genatzt. Prosit. Op uw gezonheid. Saude. Kan bei. Na Zdravi. Skal. Proost. Fee sihetak. Je zia sano. Tervist. Kippis. A votre sante. Prosit. Eis Igian. Kasugta. Okole maluna. L'chaim. Kedves egeszsegere. Santanka nu. Apki Lambi Umar Ke Liye. Sláinte. Salute. Kampai. Kong gang ul wi ha yo. I sveikas. Slamat minum. Salud. Saha wa'afiab. Kia ora. Sanda bashi. Mabuhay. Na zdrowie. A sua saude. Noroc. Na zdorovia. Sawasdi. Serefe. Boovatje zdorovi. Iechyd da. Zivio. Oogy wawa. Cheers and Down the Hatch! :biggrin:

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  • #43
Moonbear said:
Op uw gezonheid.

you mean 'op uw gezondheid' Moonbear ?

Straf dat gij deze uitdrukking kent...mooi zo...congrats

marlon
 
  • #44
marlon said:
you mean 'op uw gezondheid' Moonbear ?

Straf dat gij deze uitdrukking kent...mooi zo...congrats

marlon
I don't know...I just went hunting for phrases to be said with toasts; supposedly they are the equivalent to "cheers" or "to your health" but since I don't know most of those languages, I just had to hope I got the right phrases. :biggrin:
 
  • #45
Moonbear said:
I don't know...I just went hunting for phrases to be said with toasts; supposedly they are the equivalent to "cheers" or "to your health" but since I don't know most of those languages, I just had to hope I got the right phrases. :biggrin:
it is worth gold if you know that many languages.

you must have at least a six digit salary, Moonbear

way to go

girlpower

marlon
 
  • #46
Hey Integral, do you realize that people are trying to give you the clap?

I'd run away very quickly if I were you. :)

Zz.
 
  • #47
marlon said:
it is worth gold if you know that many languages.

you must have at least a six digit salary, Moonbear

way to go

girlpower

marlon
:smile: I wish...on both accounts! I'm working toward that salary, slowly but surely (actually, the one nifty thing I've discovered about academics is that although you start out grad school with a stipend that even WalMart workers would pity, it increases by leaps and bounds as you move up the ranks; when you get raises, they are substantial).

Though, as I was tracking down those phrases, I did realize I knew quite a few of them...apparently I can drink in many languages, I just never knew how to spell any of them! :biggrin: I'm character challenged too, so if any of them require diacritical marks to be correctly spelled (like umlauts), I can't include those (one of the few downsides to posting from a Mac; the codes just don't work).

So, when do we throw the retirement party for Integral and the inaugural ball for ZZ? Hey, wait, we still haven't had an inaugural ball for Gokul either! *chants* Party! Party! Party! Party! Party! Party!
 
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  • #48
Moonbear said:
Hey, wait, we still haven't had an inaugural ball for Gokul either! *chants* Party! Party! Party! Party! Party! Party!

yeah, we should do that first

great idea

marlon
 
  • #49
I think it's the best time to hold a party for Integral because of his semi-retirement and his birthday!

Happy Birthday Integral!
 
  • #50
Has no one said that Integral has been an integral part of PF? :approve:
Seriously, how can you pass that up? :biggrin:
 
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