# A direct quote from Giraffe's (mod) profile page: **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 19, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258 "2008-09-19T03:17:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/21 "2008-09-19T11:13:52Z")
How can you tell if a pleasuring device is female or male? Pink and blue? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/22 "2008-09-19T11:20:19Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > **Spartydog** , first of all, everyone knows I have no friends. This is not news. Good news! [An old friend of yours is back on the boards!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10173327#post10173327) 🙂 **Spartydog** , you started three Palin kid-related Pit threads in the last week. Doesn’t that seem like a little much? ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/23 "2008-09-19T11:21:43Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > If we had a new thread for every time the Great Whore of Babylon fucked up — not to mention her demon pimp — there wouldn’t be room for other threads. Say what? ---
**Author:** ![Hawkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@Hawkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkins)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/24 "2008-09-19T11:54:10Z")
> [@Liberal](#): > > If we had a new thread for every time the Great Whore of Babylon fucked up — not to mention her demon pimp — there wouldn’t be room for other threads. To whom are you referring, if I may ask? ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/25 "2008-09-19T11:59:56Z")
> [@Hawkins](#): > > To whom are you referring, if I may ask? I’m guessing Sarah Palin. With McCain as the pimp. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/26 "2008-09-19T12:43:29Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > A lot of Mods don’t get time to answer- I presume they are so busy that they can’t answer every email or message. I say that in the context of querying why something has occurred. And I would except a few- Dex has always replied promptly and courteously as has Samclem the only time I have dealt with him. Keep in mind that leaving public messages on profiles is a new feature in the update. It doesn’t notify us by email (as PMs can do) so really we have no idea if it’s done. Anything that requires a response should be done by PM or email. I can’t say I respond to every reported post, but, anyone who asks a question or asks for feedback gets a response (though it may take a day or two depending on my RL circumstances at that time). ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/27 "2008-09-19T12:45:33Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Keep in mind that leaving public messages on profiles is a new feature in the update. It doesn’t notify us by email (as PMs can do) so really we have no idea if it’s done. I just noticed I’ve had one sitting there since Tuesday. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/28 "2008-09-19T12:49:11Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Keep in mind that leaving public messages on profiles is a new feature in the update. It doesn’t notify us by email (as PMs can do) so really we have no idea if it’s done. > > Anything that requires a response should be done by PM or email. I can’t say I respond to every reported post, but, anyone who asks a question or asks for feedback gets a response (though it may take a day or two depending on my RL circumstances at that time). I should have added that some I have not dealt with- such as yourself and Invisible Wombat. However others simply do not respond. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/29 "2008-09-19T13:14:04Z")
It is tougher to get to the PM feature currently then it was before the upgrade. It might prove handy for people to add the link to favorites or make a shortcut. The link: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/private.php?do=newpm](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/private.php?do=newpm) The VMs are only partially working and viewable by everyone, they are more blog style messages and not PMs at all. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/30 "2008-09-19T13:18:31Z")
I don’t know as we’re friends, but **Giraffe** and I are _friendly._ Or maybe I’d like to be friends. Or something. I believe strongly in sucking up to those in power AND prehensile tongues. A girl has to look out for herself. Anyway, pointing out that so and so doesn’t have any “friends” on a message board just doesn’t hold the same heat as yelling it on the playground. You might try finding a playground and proclaiming it there–see what happens and then let us know. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/31 "2008-09-19T13:43:47Z")
> [@Spartydog](#): > > Yea, if you’re going to roll around in the Pit you have to expect that there will be some dirt. This isn’t GQ, GD, CS or IMHO. Yes, we should be respectful to each other but shouldn’t every public figure be fair game? So some topics, to some people, are tedious but so what, it’s the Pit. You’re absolutely correct, it’s the Pit. But how about showing a little respect for all the members who read or post here? This is the venue that presumably is designated for original rants or flames. If everyone took a page from your or Reeder’s playbook and started using the BBQ Pit like a personal weblog - this forium would become more unreadable than clicking the \<\\> link on Blogger. Dumping links from sources such at Daily Kos, Free Republic or whatever partisan outlet you care to name – and then tacking on a short blurb thaty summarizes said link – would result in this forum losing whatever readability it still has. > [@Spartydog](#): > > Sorry, I don’t know that you don’t know that you have a profile page where people can post. In the future I will use PM, which is exactly what I thought I was doing
 The problem is, you don’t have a valid beef to PM about. 1. You have this thread, which is a misunderstanding on how to PM a mod. It could’ve worked better in ATMB if you’d avoided the ‘no friends’ angle. 2. You have [this 4 day old pile of shit](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=483515). It doesn’t come close to resembling a rant & found a nice home in Cafe Society or the Mini Rant thread. 3. Then you have [three](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=483752) [Sarah](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482940) [Palin](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=482989) threads. For all intents and purposes, they’re identical. a. They span 6 days b. They start with a a link - and a boring, poorly written OP c.They end with a moderator warning saying ‘enough with the multiple Palin-spotting threads’ From an outside observer’s vantage point, you really don’t have anything to bitch about privately. > [@Spartydog](#): > > Look, I’m not looking to make trouble. Please don’t say “every time”. My Palin post was 5 days after my last Palin post. I don’t know what the strict definition of a “zombie” thread is but in my mind when something gets past the third page it’s dead
 I dunno the thread you’re referring to, but it’s a fairly safe bet that if a pit thread drops to page #3 such a short time frame, the odds are it was a piece of shit that deserved to sink like a stone. As a rule, try to avoid hogging up so much prime forum real estate with these poorly conceived, unsightly, stinky, little outhouses. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/32 "2008-09-19T13:56:04Z")
> [@fluiddruid](#): > > Keep in mind that leaving public messages on profiles is a new feature in the update. It doesn’t notify us by email (as PMs can do) so really we have no idea if it’s done. What’s interesting about this new feature is that these messages are not private at all. I can go over and read \*\*Sparty’s \*\*message to \*\*Giraffe \*\*just fine by clicking on \*\*Giraffe’s \*\*name. I assume that anyone else can do the same. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/33 "2008-09-19T14:12:19Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > What’s interesting about this new feature is that these messages are not private at all. I can go over and read \*\*Sparty’s \*\*message to \*\*Giraffe \*\*just fine by clicking on \*\*Giraffe’s \*\*name. I assume that anyone else can do the same. Correct, they are not private and not meant to be. From the FAQ: > [@](#): > > Registered members may leave messages for other members on their profile page. These messages can generally be viewed by all visitors, including members, guests and search engine spiders. For more information on visitor messages, click here. > [@](#): > > What are Visitor Messages? > > Visitor messages are publicly viewable messages posted on member profile pages. To post a message, click on the ‘Visitor messages’ tab, and use the form at the top of the section. You will only be able to use certain formatting in these messages, as described underneath the edit box. This message will be viewable by all visitors to this profile, including guest users and search engine robots if the administrator has allowed this. To communicate privately with a member, send a Private Message instead. > > Visitor messages can be edited or deleted by site moderators or the member who owns the profile. If you see a visitor message that is not appropriate, you can alert the moderators by clicking on the ‘Report’ link. The ‘View Conversation’ link allows you to view all visitor messages between the member and the owner of the profile. The VMs work in Google Chrome and Firefox apparently and not in IE6 or 7 from what I can tell. I am not sure what there use will end up being. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/34 "2008-09-19T15:31:49Z")
> [@Spartydog](#): > > I don’t know what the strict definition of a “zombie” thread is The general rule is three months, unless it’s the CafĂ© where it could be three years as long something meaningful is added. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/35 "2008-09-19T15:52:07Z")
> [@Hostile\_Dialect](#): > > Is there a point to this? Points are for the weak. Real men don’t need points; we have shotguns. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/36 "2008-09-19T16:11:29Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Points are for the weak. Real men don’t need points; we have shotguns. I’ll take **Giraffe** and give 7 1/2 points. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/37 "2008-09-19T16:14:45Z")
> [@Wilson](#): > > I’ll take **Giraffe** and give 7 1/2 points. Yeah, like I’m going to fight fair. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/38 "2008-09-19T16:23:38Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Good news! [An old friend of yours is back on the boards!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=10173327#post10173327) 🙂 Unfortunately the judge says I have to stay at least two forums away from her or else my ankle bracelet gives me a shock. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/39 "2008-09-19T17:12:21Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > The general rule is three months, unless it’s the CafĂ© where it could be three years as long something meaningful is added. I think there is an exception for updates. Like if someone posted their cat was sick, and came back several months later to mention a full recovery. I am also real fucking tired of Palin threads. McCain was very smart in picking such a great lightning rod for _his_ bucket of warm spit. And many of you fell for it. Not to mention, I hate defending her, but I also am a Charter Member in the Fight versus Ignorance. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258/40 "2008-09-19T17:20:35Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > I think there is an exception for updates. Like if someone posted their cat was sick, and came back several months later to mention a full recovery. We decided to bump it up to six months in MPSIMS and the world has not collapsed, although who knows what will happen when someone bumps a zombie Large Hadron Collider thread. I’m worried that if the VP bashing continues, we’re going to get demoted to “More Palin Stuff I Must Share.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-direct-quote-from-giraffes-mod-profile-page/464258.md?page=3)