I have just had to remove Toney from the Moderator team which, emotionally, was a very hard thing for me to do. Toney is the longest serving Moderator after James and I. He joined us at a time when Chordie, and particularly my Acoustic section, was being bombarded with spam, some of it disgusting and graphic. I asked Per if I could have help with someone from the States to give better time coverage and suggested Toney as a co-Moderator.
Over the years I have grown to respect his musical skills, his humour, his unstinting loyalty, his kindness and his generosity. Last year when I was burgled and most of my musical equipment and guitars stolen, Toney immediately offered to send a guitar to me and this was at a time when his work was low and he was short of cash himself.
There is one thing for sure I might be losing a co-Moderator but I will not lose the friend.
Roger