Hello there Fraysters,

My name is Jeremy Stahl and I wanted to let you know that Slate’s search for a new Fray Editor is complete, and I am he.

I am new to the Fray and will be learning a lot as I go. But I am eager to understand the ins and outs of this great community and help make it an even better place to interact with fellow Slate readers, share insights with one another, and generally get together for interesting discussions.

To give you a little bit of background about myself, I spent the past three and a half years working in online journalism at a television station called Eurosport in Paris and London. Before that I wrote for a small newspaper in Nice, France called the Riviera Times and interned at the Washingtonian Magazine and at ABC News.

I know things have become a bit messy since the Fray’s been editorless for a few months, but I will make every effort to learn the ropes as quickly as possible. If you have any tips you want to share, feel free to write me an email at jeremystahl1@gmail.com. I’ll also be monitoring the fray editor account, (frayeditor@slate.com), so please continue to submit any bugs or concerns about the Fray there.

I look forward to Fraying with you!

Sincerely,
JeremyTheModerator

Jeremy:

What does one say to the newbie on the block??? Not sure other than good luck!

to e-mailing you at least twelve times a day to complain about:

• people who say mean things to me;
  
• people who post too much;
• writers who criticize Obama;
  
• server delays;
  
• excessive capitalization;
• ideas that offend me;
• ideas that I fear might offend others;
  
• foreigners (especially the Dutch);
• the utter boringness of soccer;
• the illegibilty of this site after twelve vodka tonics; and
• Lost.

Welcome aboard!

Well, actually, since Geoff threw us under the bus...we have been doing a pretty good job of moderating ourselves. I wish you good hunting and, just as soon as I get my Star back, I wont trouble you with any trivial stuff.

Jack Dallas

Please tell you didn't just give yourself a checkmark.

Weeeel...that's just not done. We're already getting off on the wrong foot..

I don't like this guy.

Jack

Probably just playing around with the toolset. That's what I did when I was Freditor. Still, I can't see that this top-post was especially worthy of a blue checkie.

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You agreed to be the Editor here, what were you thinking? I know jobs are hard to come by these days, but really . . .

...the name of one of the lesser Holy Roman Emperors, or one of the anti-Popes, or something?

I recommend either Freditor d'Uberville or Lord Fraywich.

You could also go completely off page with Il Duce Libre.

Either way, JeremytheModerator just doesn't carry that certain, how you say, gene'se qua that we've come to expect here in Die Frayland.

Don't make me call jinx again.

BTW, I'm still waiting for my damn envelope of Coke.

...is a quote from the movie version of "Miami Vice," isn't it?

All I can say is semi-great minds think alike.

so let me start by saying welcome and asking what could you possibly be thinking?? now down to business (I'm not known for a lot of paragraph breaks, so bear down). a word or two of advice: first, try to limit the number of times you drop the Riviera Times on us for effect. I'm sure it looks swell on your resume but around here your audience likely uses it to catch the fecal offerings of canaries and pitbulls rather than the occasionally splashed cinzano. in fact the whole european thing might have to be held back for a while, until we get to know you. this is the wine-in-a-box crowd and we think we're putting on the dog when we trot out the individually wrapped kraft slices. great nic, by the way. don't change it. there will be some pressure, resist it. now, block out about 48 hours, get something to write with and on, pull up an easy chair and a pot of strong coffee and go here

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make notes, come back. tell us what you see.

I was just looking through that thread myself. Thought about posting to it, just to screw with everyone's MBTUs.