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I have been thinking something similar so I will take this as chance to say that I really appreciate all your work and commitment. I also really sympathise about the stress that recent events have probably caused. It feels a bit trite and empty to say but I really mean it. I really hope that things calm down soon.

Thank you so much to everyone who helps with our community's health and forum.

by Arvin

Feb 4 20231 min read 13

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Overflowing with gratefulness thinking about the crucial work they do while going through so many hard times. I'm emotional and loss for words so all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you so much for your efforts Julia Wise, Catherine Low, Chana Messinger, Eve McCormick, Nicole Ross, Lorenzo Buonanno, Ryan Fugate, Amber Dawn, Edo Arad, Aaron Gertler, Lizka Vaintrob, Ben West, JP Addison and everyone else who helps with our forum^[1]. You folks work insanely hard through recent crazy circumstances. I'm so grateful our community has all of you. Thank you, thank you.

^{^}
(Edited out "at CEA" in my title)

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MeganNelson 🔸Feb 5 202338

I agree! Thank you to the Forum mods and the CEA Community Health Team for doing the hard jobs that make our community possible.

That said, I'd like to suggest that the absolute best way to thank them is to please not make their jobs any harder.

Even if you're "one of the good guys", think about how you can extend and expand that goodness through the community by promoting norms and values that steer us away from future problems. We all have a part to play in supporting a healthy EA community.

Lorenzo Buonanno🔸Feb 5 202327

Thank you for the kind words! I would just like to clarify that Amber Dawn, Edo Arad, Aaron Gertler and I are not part of CEA.^[1]

I fully share your gratefulness, especially for the community health and online teams at CEA.

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I'm sure about me, 99% confident about the other three, and Aaron Gertler used to be at CEA.

ArvinFeb 5 2023-1

I created this at like 4 am so haha ops. Thank you for the clarification as well!

Jeffrey LadishFeb 6 202316

Really appreciate you! It's felt stressful sometimes as just someone in the community and it's hard to imagine how stressful it would feel for me in your shoes. Really appreciate your hard work, and I think the EA movement is significantly improved through your hard work maintaining and improving and moderating the forum, and all the mostly-unseen-but-important work mitigating conflicts & potential harm in the community.

RobBensingerFeb 5 20237

+1!

Brad West🔸Feb 6 2023-6