Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Announcements and updates about the site
Tangfish
NWDC Mascot
NWDC Mascot
Posts: 7746
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:11 pm

Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Tangfish »

I would like to ask everyone here at NWDC to join me in thanking Mr. Tom Nicodemus for his generous service as a Moderator, and overall level-headed individual, over the years (I don't know exactly how many, but I think at least four!).

As the 33rd member of what started out as a very little dive club ("POD" in Sparky's words), Tom Nic is in many ways the embodiment of Northwest Dive Club. He started out as quite a n00b diver, signing up for Janna's Invertebrate ID class with me, so that we could figure out what the heck we were looking at. Then, Tom started taking photos, while logging dive after dive with other oldtimers like Bassman, down in the South End. Today, Tom Nic's photos are some of my favorites, and I think many of you here will agree too, it's simply awesome to watch someone go from a casual picture snapper to someone whose photos you're proud to show to other people saying "my friend took this!"

Whether it's trying unsuccessfully to get him to throw down The Shocker™ with me and Rawlings in a photo, or hearing his bellowing singing in the morning (when I'm just creeping out of my vampire pit), I have found it an honor to know Tom Nic and to have his steady hand here as a NWDC Mod. He will be missed as a Mod, but is certainly not lost to us as a dive buddy.

Let's all give Mr. Nicodemus a round of applause and a proper sendoff into civilian life.
:partyman: :pirate:
User avatar
Norris
NWDC Moderator
NWDC Moderator
Posts: 4695
Joined: Wed Sep 03, 2008 2:31 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Norris »

Right on Tom!!! 4 years?!?
Quite the service term, and you certainly deserve the break.
**Pinch it, don't stick your finger through. You're just pinching a bigger hole.
CAPTNJACK - 2012**
User avatar
Jan K
I've Got Gills
Posts: 5248
Joined: Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:02 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Jan K »

Yes, Tom's wisdom and skill as moderator will be missed .
Thank you Tom for all your encouraging words ...
http://JanKocian.smugmug.com

I take photos because I like it, not because I'm good at it. :) by Unknown
User avatar
spatman
I've Got Gills
Posts: 10881
Joined: Wed May 30, 2007 7:06 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by spatman »

Thank you for all the years of service, Tom! Hopefully you're not reentering civilian life with too many scars and enemies from your time in the trenches!
Image
User avatar
Bric Martin
Aquanaut
Posts: 673
Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:36 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Bric Martin »

Thanks for all the hard work!
Bric Martin

Save the Oceans, Save Ourselves!
RIP LCF
https://goo.gl/photos/tSdZZHXf4xejLBSz5
https://goo.gl/photos/fTCN7LuFvxWYF11e8
User avatar
Bric Martin
Aquanaut
Posts: 673
Joined: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:36 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Bric Martin »

Thanks for all the hard work!
Bric Martin

Save the Oceans, Save Ourselves!
RIP LCF
https://goo.gl/photos/tSdZZHXf4xejLBSz5
https://goo.gl/photos/fTCN7LuFvxWYF11e8
User avatar
cardiver
I've Got Gills
Posts: 3898
Joined: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:43 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by cardiver »

Whew! I thought that this was a eulogy at first....
Tom has been a very even tempered mod these past four years and, try as the Thursday crew might, he has always remained tight lipped about the behind the scenes pm's during the flame wars.He would just shake his head and say that he isn't paid enough...... :notworthy:
Last edited by cardiver on Mon Jul 22, 2013 5:57 pm, edited 1 time in total.
-Ron T.
"When I'm 80 I'll take up real diving, which is done in a pub..." Ray Ives.
253-227-0856
My Dive Pics...
https://www.facebook.com/RETOPPPHOTOGRAPHY
User avatar
LCF
I've Got Gills
Posts: 5697
Joined: Tue May 30, 2006 5:05 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by LCF »

It will be hard to find anyone as level-headed and empathetic as Tom to moderate. Thank you from me for the years of doing this --as a moderator on ScubaBoard, I know how it goes!
"Sometimes, when your world is going sideways, the second best thing to everything working out right, is knowing you are loved..." ljjames
User avatar
Dusty2
I've Got Gills
Posts: 6388
Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:04 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Dusty2 »

Kind of like the presidency four years of being under paid and blamed for everything even if you didn't do it! :rofl:

Thanks Tom for your selfless service to the board.
User avatar
kdupreez
I've Got Gills
Posts: 1724
Joined: Mon Apr 20, 2009 3:27 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by kdupreez »

Hey Tom! We've never met before, but I feel that we know each other arleady :)

Thank you for keeping things civil and level headed and always keeping your sense of humor!!

good luck in your endeavors and I do hope we meet in real life one day!!

best,

Koos
"I believe that if life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade... And try to find somebody whose life has given them vodka, and have a party" - Ron White
User avatar
Penopolypants
NWDC Moderator
NWDC Moderator
Posts: 3906
Joined: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:37 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Penopolypants »

Many thanks for helping us herd cats, Tom!
Come to the nerd side, we have pi!
User avatar
deep diver
Pelagic
Posts: 908
Joined: Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:49 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by deep diver »

Thanks Tom, glad your still alive... made me nervous when I started reading this post
It's a good day.... nobody died!
User avatar
nwbobber
Extreme Diving Machine
Posts: 455
Joined: Fri Jan 18, 2008 10:34 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by nwbobber »

Tom, we've never met, and I hope we do. You have been a valuable asset to this community, and I believe your wisdom, and encouragement to the members here, whether new divers, or members who needed some help to remember to be kind to our sisters and brothers, has been a great part of why this forum is the most civilized place to communicate on the net I have ever found. Thank you again for your service. It is appreciated.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading - Lao Tzu
User avatar
Tom Nic
I've Got Gills
Posts: 9368
Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:26 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Tom Nic »

deep diver wrote:Thanks Tom, glad your still alive... made me nervous when I started reading this post
Me too!

(Gleefully rubs hands together and starts planning sock puppet accounts to start equipment and interagency flame wars...)
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
defied
I've Got Gills
Posts: 2057
Joined: Wed Sep 17, 2008 8:14 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by defied »

Thanks for putting up with my bullshit, Tom!

D
User avatar
olalladiver
Aquaphile
Posts: 194
Joined: Sun Mar 03, 2013 10:38 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by olalladiver »

Thanks for your service to the dive community! I've got a great appreciation for all the moderators and work that goes into keeping this board online and working so well... and keeping all the personalities playing together well in the same sandbox.

Hip hip Hooray!
User avatar
Gdog
NWDC Moderator
NWDC Moderator
Posts: 3984
Joined: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:41 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Gdog »

Thank you Tom for helping keep this board the great resource that it is. See you at the dive site someday!
User avatar
coulterboy
Amphibian
Posts: 871
Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2011 10:19 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by coulterboy »

You will be missed as a mod Tom. You've done a great job.
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
User avatar
sitkadiver
Submariner
Posts: 505
Joined: Fri Feb 22, 2008 2:33 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by sitkadiver »

Thank You Tom.

I enjoyed spending time with you in the water last January and look forward to your next trip to Sitka.
I do not believe in taking unnecesary risks, but a life without risk is not worth living.
-Charles Lindbergh
User avatar
Tom Nic
I've Got Gills
Posts: 9368
Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:26 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Tom Nic »

Appropriate, somehow....
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
User avatar
BASSMAN
I've Got Gills
Posts: 5808
Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:55 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by BASSMAN »

To my best'est dive buddy ever. So many dives, thanks for letting me be the subject of many pics you took/take.
Thanks for being a great moderator of NWDC!
Hi, my name is Keith, and I'm a Dive Addict! :supz:
User avatar
BASSMAN
I've Got Gills
Posts: 5808
Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2006 2:55 am

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by BASSMAN »

And Yes, looked like an eulogy, at first! Lol!
Hi, my name is Keith, and I'm a Dive Addict! :supz:
Tangfish
NWDC Mascot
NWDC Mascot
Posts: 7746
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:11 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Tangfish »

I would like to thank Sir Nic too, he who hails from BOULDER ALLEY!
User avatar
Tom Nic
I've Got Gills
Posts: 9368
Joined: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:26 pm

Re: Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Tom Nic »

Holey ancient thread resurrection Batman!

And Calvin, your post makes me sad when I realize I may never get to dive Boulder Alley and environs again... 😥😥😥
More Pics Than You Have Time To Look AT
"Anyone who thinks this place is over moderated is bat-crazy anarchist." -Ben, Airsix
"Warning: No dive masters are going to be there, Just a bunch of old fat guys taking pictures of fish." -Bassman
Tangfish
NWDC Mascot
NWDC Mascot
Posts: 7746
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:11 pm

Big Thank You to Mr. Tom Nic

Post by Tangfish »

Tom Nic wrote:Holey ancient thread resurrection Batman!

And Calvin, your post makes me sad when I realize I may never get to dive Boulder Alley and environs again... ImageImageImage
Never say never, Tom. I may hear your cheerful singing on that Sound again yet. You still owe me a shocker group pic!
Post Reply