Moderator? Who are they?

[COGNOiSe administrator]

I was invited to become a moderator back in July - I think Cognoise Administrator took pity on me and wanted to give me something useful to do.  :)

It is a privilege to be part of such a great team here at Cognoise.com - I am constantly amazed at the depth of knowledge and experience I see in here, and the selfless dedication of those who do so much to assist others.

Best regards,

MF

(Mostly Flummoxed?)

All the young kids at home should read MFGF's first few posts on ReportNet. From memory, he was the first non-startup team member I pleaded with to join us as a moderator. Then we all sat back....... ;D

We were lost when he went on his three week holiday!

BTW He is also an tek-tips MVP and I am very, very grateful for his participation.

Cheers,
Jon

[MFGF]

Oh now you're making me blush!

I was honoured to be asked to participate, and I'm very grateful for the compliment.

MF

(Mightily Flattered)

[CognosPaul]

Holy necromancy, Batman! This is the oldest thread I've ever responded to! Since someone decided it was a good idea to make me a mod, I suppose I should introduce myself as well.

In December of 2007 I was asked to migrate a vast library of reports from Hyperion BRIO to a state-of-the-art BI platform called Cognos 8.2. Since the training I received was, at best, non existent, I was almost constantly going through the Cognoise forum archives looking for answers to various problems I had.

Since then, Cognos has helped me move onwards and upwards. I've done consultancy work for companies and government offices all over Israel, including the Road Safety Authority. I am proud to say that all statistics published by the RSA now come from Cognos.

I have one article (maybe two with the upcoming issue) published in Supportlink. I've taught several classes, some following the official IBM course, and some of my own design. At a recent Cognos convention I had two of my reporting platforms put on display and gave a lecture on modifying Cognos internals.

Primarily I am a reporting guy. I dabble in data modelling on occasion, but only when nobody else can do it.

I was thrilled to be invited to become moderator, and am still pretty happy about it. Cognoise has helped me countless times, and it's a pleasure and an honor to be part of the team.

[Lynn]

Looks like this thread gets a new reply every 5 years or so....perhaps it is time once again for an update? It seems to me we have a new mod on the scene  :)

Heartiest welcome, bdbits, in your new role and many thanks for all the great contributions you have made as a member here.

[bdbits]

Oh dear, aren't we supposed to be shrouded in the anonymity of the internet? No one said I would have to get real when they asked me to be a moderator. :D

bdbits enjoys long walks on the beach and romantic candlelight dinners. Oh wait, no, that's for some other site.  :o

(Given recent news events, I should note I am quite happily married for decades now. No Ashley Madison or the like, the above is just a silly attempt at humor. Which I've now ruined by having to explain that, lol.)

Let's see... Been in IT for 25 years or so, seen and done a lot of different things over the years, sort of a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. I've been doing the Cognos thing a little over six years, started on 8.2 (I think) and now on 10.2.1. A co-worker and I do most of the data warehouse design and implementation (whether Cognos or not), and Cognos modeling and support work with some report development now and then. We try to encourage self-service, which only works some of the time. I also do a fair bit of ETL with MS tools.

I was surprised at getting asked to be a moderator. I am no CognosPaul, but I try to help when I think I might have enough of a clue to point someone in the right direction. Then I hope someone else jumps in with the coup de grâce answer for the problem at hand.  8)

And that's about all I have to say about that.