“This is an ode to all of those that have never asked for one.
A thank you in words to all of those that do not do
what they do so well for the thanking.
This is to the mods.
This is to the ones who move our first thread
with a sigh of knowing; who harmonize in our shared pain
and joy and terrified wonder when our journey here begins.
This is to the mods.
To the ones who stay up late and wake up early and always know
the state of the boards or the stock of the sack.
To the screenshots that find their way to the support board,
somehow they always know - incorrect drivers...again.
To the eyes that scan over the boards and the mesmerizing
patient removal of the spam we just cannot stomach.
This is to the mods.
To the ones who shout the loudest and fight the hardest and sacrifice
the most to keep the smiles glued to our faces and the magic
spinning through our days.  To the pride they have for us
that cannot fit inside after all they have endured.
To the leaking of it out their eyes and onto the backs of their
hands, to the trails of shitposting left behind as they smile
through those tears and somehow always manage a laugh.
This is to the patience and perseverance and unyielding promise
that at any moment they would give up their weekend to protect the forum. 
This is to the mods.
To the mods working two jobs to put the cheese in the mac
and the apple back into the juice so that they can keep up the fight 
towards their dreams and aspirations.
And to the dreams put on hold and the complete and total rearrangement
of all priority.  This is to the all day mods and those that
find the energy to do this every day; to all mods past and present.
To the young mods and those that deal with the trolling in the discussion board.
This is to the mods.
This is to the magicalsakc prizes and tournies, to the events
and enthusiasm that goes with.  This is to the lotteries 
and all the ways the mods go above and beyond. 
To the solving of scams and the items that are always moved on time. 
To the generation of items when it calls.
The banter and the jokes now and then. 
This is to the ones that show us the way to finding our own way.
To the help with registration the first time.
And then resignation, later on.
To the smods who become admins and ninjas,
and if time is gentle enough, live to see the newfaegs they helped become oldfaegs.  
To the tolerance.
My goodness to the tolerance that never stops and comes from somewhere
only mods have seen and know the secret location of.
To the tolerance that grows stronger as their jokes get tireder 
and the events slower and the quizzes easier to complete 
and magicalsack prizes no longer needing to be given.
This is to the way the tears look falling from their eyes 
and their forum set that just might always be
smeared with the remains of their pride for all they have created.
This is to the mods.”