@eric3579 is a constant source of *quality material in every form. I can't think of anyone more deserving of Galaxy!

Awarding bareboards2 with one star point for this contribution to VideoSift - declared quality by Zifnab.

Eric = Mr. Sift! *frontpage

Printing this post atop the VideoSift homepage - frontpage requested by lurgee.

No backing out now Thanks

ERIC IS GALAXY!!!!!!!

This Sift Talk is now a precelebration for Dag's song and badge action.

I'm so happy for you, @eric3579. Every Galaxy Badge holder has earned it. Having said that, you, my friend, are in a class all by yourself.

...And a true gentleman, dare I say!

Congrats Eric, well deserved.

Not to mention Eric's generosity in contacting other people with videos that they might sift!

I don't entirely know whats up with this... but i'm always game for celebrating of one of my favorite sifters... but seriously!... what took you so long?

Congrats @eric3579!

@eric3579 you remain one of my favorite things about the sift, congrats !!

Yup ... @eric3579 is out of this world! He's the bomb! Congratulations dear friend ... so deserving

Congrats!

No one and nothing else has done more than @eric3579 to make the shift a place I enjoy spending my abundant free time. Congrats my friend and sift mentor.

Beauty Eric, your videos are some of my favourites. I appreciate the people who put so much into the sift. You're at the front of the pack

Eric, please don't kill your videos so much!

Yeah, Eric! Congrats, Sir!

Congrats Eric! Wish I still had time to come in and chat. I hope everything is great my friend.

Congratulations, my dearest Sifter. You have so earned this one. I am intensely proud of your dedication to the Sift. I'll always consider you my friend, Eric. You are one of those rare breeds, a big heart and such a gentle kindness about you. Ahhh, I could rave about you forever, Eric! CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Great grats to you!!

Huzzah! You have helped so very many of us earn our proto-stars and the like. You are greatly appreciated for all that positivity, all right all right.

I don't know what any of this means, but congratulations!

I too am ignorant of what a Galaxy means.
But congradulations.

The fact that you have people globally supporting you should give you a lift in your day.

Good guy, eric.
At first I thought, "why is this guy helping me sift?" Then I understood: his love is beyond... it's all-encompassing... it's galactic.
Congratulations, dude-man.

I dedicate this song to you, eric:

You take the dog
I'll take the Galaxy 2000
You get the cat
I get the cats you don't want anymore

You take the fish
I'll take the bowl
You take the dishes
While you're at it take my soul...

But things ain't so bad
Cause i got a galaxy 2000

You get the house
I get a cheap motel room
You get a friend
But that should not matter to me anymore
You have a date he's just a friend
I can't believe that this is the end

But things aint so bad
Cause I got a Galaxy 2000
Galaxy 2000
In a Galaxy 2000
Galaxy 2000

I'm in my own galaxy...
1973

In my own galaxy

You probably would have wanted this too
But it's not air conditioned
No it's not air conditioned
No it's not air conditioned
No it's not air conditioned
It's not air conditioned

*guitar solo*

Open the trunk
All of my dirty laundry
All of my junk in the yard
And scattered out into the street
You have a thing with my old guitar
I can't believe that you took it this far

But things ain't so bad
Cause I got a Galaxy 2000
Galaxy 2000
In a Galaxy 2000
Galaxy 2000
In a galaxy 2000

I'd congratulate you as well, but I think a head that is measured in 100s of light years is quite big enough.

It seems I'm late to the party!

Congratulations @eric3579

Congratulations @eric3579 - one of the nicest Sifters in existence! Thank you - you make the Sift (and teh Internets in general) a much nicer place - hooray for the very much deserved Galaxy badge!!

Son.

Of.

A.

Bitch.

I knew this day would come. I didn't know when. I only knew it wouldn't be soon enough.

@eric3579 is probably definitely the most passionate sifter around. He's poured his heart and soul into this little place and we love him for it. If there's anyone who's ever deserved galaxy, it's Eric, and I know @dag and myself feel the same.

Congratulations Eric and thanks for all the many contributions and all your effort for the many years we've been together.

You are an enormous steaming pillar of sift. ♥

@eric3579

Well done and well deserved! Thanks for making the Sift a much friendlier place.

Well done! @eric3579

go Eric! this place wouldn't be the same without you

Your character and videos uplift us more than you know. Congratulations on this achievement, but know that your real virtue is in the friends you've amassed and supported here throughout the years. Thank you.

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Yay - I knew it was coming - and here we are. I'm in furious agreement with my esteemed colleague @lucky760. You are woven into the fabric of this community. Badge and song are on their way ... (in the usual 2-3 weeks)

Congrats!! You are the most awesomest sifter ever!!!

Good luck finding a rhyme,
For eric3579.

Hey there my friend, Congrats on the long struggle up this ladder, you deserve it. Thanks for all the help and encouragement since I have returned, both loki999 and I appreciate that you are here Can't wait for your song!

Hey, look at that! My favourite sifter in the whole wide videodrome. Congratulations, Eric!

Congrats to my favorite sifter (sorry everyone else) and close friend! Your personality and dedication to this site is the primary reason I sometimes come back. Thank you for delivering quality content and for being so awesome.

In regards to videos... Kill what you want. Whenever you want.

@eric3579, I told you how much you are loved here, and I know this may make you uncomfortable, but take a deep breath and enjoy your moment, cause it's all about the love!! You have become one of my closest friends, and I am really lucky!! I may not be able to stay a part of the Sift, but am happy to stay and see everyone celebrate you!!!

Folks are coming out of the weeds to congratulate you and rightfully so.

congrats @eric3579

congrats @eric3579 - thanks for all the nice chats and assists and your amazing sifts!

Grats eric. Thanks for being awesome, and being the one that invited me to join videosift.

Yay! Congratulations on reaching the galaxy, @eric3579!

Congrats Eric. You da man. You... da.... man.

Or the astronaut, since you're going galactic.

Thanks for the wonderful post @bareboards2!

Thanks for all the kind words everyone. Your comments make me feel all warm and fuzzy every time i read them, and i've read them all quite a few times already

Thanks @dag and @lucky760 for creating such a wonderful place that's been an incredibly important part of my life, for going on ten years now.

@dag.... here's your inspiration for @eric3579's song

The funkier the better

Congratulations. A true achievement indeed!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0CgopgfcG00

My dearest Eric aka @eric3579!
Congratulations! I'm so happy for you!
You can finally cross another thing off the bucket list!

Thank you for all the support you've given me over the years, and it's a pleasure to be able to call you my friend!

Late to the party as usual.
Congrats and a bit WOOT!

It takes a lot of dedication which you seem to have. Great job. Keep it up. The SiftWorld is better for having you in it!

Cheers!

Wow, Eric has been a feature of the Sift so long I assumed he already had all accolades possible.
I guess the reason this took so long is because Eric embodies the spirit of Videosift; searching through a sea of video mediocrity to find the true hidden gems.

Congratulations Eric, I can't wait to see your new badge and song which I'm assuming will be themed around a bohemian music festival involving fire and effigies.

Congratulations!

huge uber congrats to a real dinky di pillar of the sift community never has anyone been so deserving!

Congrats, @eric3579! And thanks for the heads up, @bareboards2

Whoa! Late to the party!

Congrats, @eric3579! You're one of the O.G.s of Videosift! Always a *quality poster! I almost missed this, and then I'd be really sad. Keep on keeping on!

Thanks, @bareboards2 for letting me know about this. W00t!

bareboards2 has already been awarded a star point for this post - ignoring quality request by blankfist.