Bruce Swindell (JID), the guy who helped make this board a reality way back when, officially retires from the Jaguars on December 1st. JID was instrumental in bringing us this board in its many iterations. He's stepping down and moving on to new adventures after being the top dog in IT for the Jaguars through two owners, 5 coaches, numerous website changes, several message board changes, countless admins and web developers, and a bunch of mods. He's been a tremendous asset to the team and this community.
Enjoy your retirement, Bruce! Thanks for all you've done to make this website and our forum the best in the NFL!
Quote:Bruce Swindell (JID), the guy who helped make this board a reality way back when, officially retires from the Jaguars on December 1st. JID was instrumental in bringing us this board in its many iterations. He's stepping down and moving on to new adventures after being the top dog in IT for the Jaguars through two owners, 5 coaches, numerous website changes, several message board changes, countless admins and web developers, and a bunch of mods. He's been a tremendous asset to the team and this community.
Enjoy your retirement, Bruce! Thanks for all you've done to make this website and our forum the best in the NFL!
And that's not empty praise. I've visited most other NFL team sites and ours really is the best.
Never knew his name before this, but did exchange several PM's back and forth over the years. Cool guy. I always just knew him as JID like most of us here, except for FBT and maybe some other mods I guess.
Good luck in the future and thanks for your all of your work here.
So, what was JID an acronym for anyway then, if his name was Bruce Swindell??
Thanks for everything JID! Happy Retirement!
Jaguars Internet Director?
Quote:Jaguars Internet Director?
Ahh, that would make sense.
Best of luck in all your endevours!
Best of luck, JID. :thumbsup:
So whose keister are we supposed to kiss now? I feel like I have wasted so much chapstick. I just don't think I have the energy to start over again.
:woot:
Quote:Ahh, that would make sense.
Never seen you use that phrase before.
It would be great if JID could come back and post in this thread :whistling: Thank you JID. I hardly knew ye.
I was fortunate enough to meet Bruce once or twice, and work under him for some time as a member here. He's a great all around guy, and deserves nothing but praise for what he's done, and nothing but best wishes for future endeavors.
Well done sir, and fairwinds.
Quote:and work under him for some time as a member here.
Do you have to rub our nose in being one of his favorites?
Bruce has to be pretty cool, he never even banned me, at all. As a matter of fact, he never even seemed to know I was alive ... I figure he treated us all alike like we were all his illegitimate children that he hasn't made his child support payment on.
We still love you, Dad.
Please keep in touch.
My thanks to JID (and to Dakota, et al) for the board rescue a couple of years back when a shutdown or a loss of the Sideline section was imminent. They were able to negotiate an acceptable compromise and all parties have lived up to their side of the agreement. Kudos to JID/Bruce for listening and for coming to the middle. Classy move.
This really is the best NFL message board in all the interwebs.
Thank you JID for everything you have done for this board. Good luck in your future endeavors.
Quote:My thanks to JID (and to Dakota, et al) for the board rescue a couple of years back when a shutdown or a loss of the Sideline section was imminent. They were able to negotiate an acceptable compromise and all parties have lived up to their side of the agreement. Kudos to JID/Bruce for listening and for coming to the middle. Classy move.
Quote:This really is the best NFL message board in all the interwebs.
Thank you JID for everything you have done for this board. Good luck in your future endeavors.
Both these things are true. I also recall him taking the time to mediate between Fargin and myself more than once. Thanks jid!
Fine...leave us...we don't care!
DON'T GO!!!!!!
Im actually trying to pursue a career in Information Technology myself, happy retirement my friend
Enjoy your retirement and thanks for all you did while here!
Quote:My thanks to JID (and to Dakota, et al) for the board rescue a couple of years back when a shutdown or a loss of the Sideline section was imminent. They were able to negotiate an acceptable compromise and all parties have lived up to their side of the agreement. Kudos to JID/Bruce for listening and for coming to the middle. Classy move.
Good lord!! Why would anyone want to get rid of the sideline?? It's the best place on the mb!!
I guess we own him a lot...even if we never knew what he did for us sideline dwellers!!
Bruce, thank you for all your efforts with the Jaguars.Com Forum and for the Jaguars organization as a whole.
I really appreciate that under your leadership, I always felt comfortable participating in the Jaguars. Com Forum, even though I have a different favorite team. There are some NFL Team Forums that don't really welcome fans of other teams. Thanks to your direction, this Forum is a great place for fans of all teams that want to have football conversations about the Jaguars and any other team in the league. The addition of the College Football Forum continues to be a tremendous addition, both in terms of the NFL Draft and the College Football games. Whoever replaces you has very high standards to meet.
Only the best to you and your family.