# A humor board? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 10, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660 "2005-10-10T23:55:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/21 "2005-10-12T12:06:10Z")
When we first started up – long, long ago, when dinosaurs roamed and before iPod – we thought there only needed to be two forums: Comments on Cecil’s Columns and Other. That proved impractical, and in the discussions about what forums to select, we figured out early on that “traditional academic” categories (economics, sociology, physics, etc) weren’t going to work for us. Even within General Questions, we get stuff that just doesn’t fit those patterns. So, we separated things out (mostly) based on the **type** of discussion: searching for factual answers, rambling about personal events, wanting opinions, debating issues that have no resolution, and ranting/raving/flaming. That worked fine for a while, until (as **Derleth** pointed out) the arts & entertainment questions were clogging up lots of the forums. Hence, we made an exception and set up that one forum that varied from the model. While there’s something to be said for a “humor” column (I didn’t dismiss it out of hand), there’s lots more to be said for sprinkling humor throughout the other forums. Imagine the moderators having to say: “Sorry, you made a joke in this Debate, that’s not allowed here, I’m moving your post to the humor forum” ?? OK? ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/22 "2005-10-12T12:25:56Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Imagine the moderators having to say: “Sorry, you made a joke in this Debate, that’s not allowed here, I’m moving your post to the humor forum” ?? Yeh, more work for the mods, something else for people to get upset aboout. Though it is one way of getting rid of troublesome, hijacking posts. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/23 "2005-10-12T13:48:12Z")
I was just kinda kidding about showing support for this idea. I don’t _really_ believe we need a seperate forum to explain bad jokes. Happy ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/24 "2005-10-12T13:52:05Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > I was just kinda kidding about showing support for this idea. I don’t _really_ believe we need a seperate forum to explain bad jokes. > > Happy Too late. Heap more work on the mods I say. Give us something else to be snide about to the jack-booted pseudo-Nazis with their special mugs. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/25 "2005-10-12T15:16:50Z")
> [@Arnold Winkelried](#): > > Great idea! I’ve got some real corkers in reserve that will lay them out in the aisles. > Here’s a sample: > > Q: How much do pirates pay for their earrings? > A: a Buccaneer! > > oh, mercy! (wipes tears from his eyes) Please, don’t quit your day job… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2005, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/26 "2005-10-12T15:38:57Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > When we first started up – long, long ago, when dinosaurs roamed and before iPod – we thought there only needed to be two forums: Comments on Cecil’s Columns and Other. > That proved impractical, and in the discussions about what forums to select, we figured out early on that “traditional academic” categories (economics, sociology, physics, etc) weren’t going to work for us. Even within General Questions, we get stuff that just doesn’t fit those patterns. > > So, we separated things out (mostly) based on the **type** of discussion: searching for factual answers, rambling about personal events, wanting opinions, debating issues that have no resolution, and ranting/raving/flaming. That worked fine for a while, until (as **Derleth** pointed out) the arts & entertainment questions were clogging up lots of the forums. Hence, we made an exception and set up that one forum that varied from the model. > > While there’s something to be said for a “humor” column (I didn’t dismiss it out of hand), there’s lots more to be said for sprinkling humor throughout the other forums. Imagine the moderators having to say: “Sorry, you made a joke in this Debate, that’s not allowed here, I’m moving your post to the humor forum” ?? > > OK? OOOOOOH K, got it! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/27 "2005-10-13T03:09:02Z")
> [@Happy Lendervedder](#): > > I was just kinda kidding about showing support for this idea. I don’t _really_ believe we need a seperate forum to explain bad jokes. :: Dons Moderator’s Hat :: Made _me_ laugh. Off to the Funny Farum. :: Doffs Moderator’s Hat :: ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/28 "2005-10-13T12:51:18Z")
Not cool, Roger. Knock it off already. Don’t do this ever again. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/29 "2005-10-14T00:20:20Z")
Ooooooo Kaaaaay. Is there is history here or did **Tuba** trip on her jack boots while getting up this morning? ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/30 "2005-10-14T01:29:25Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Ooooooo Kaaaaay. Is there is history here or did **Tuba** trip on her jack boots while getting up this morning? Beats me too. I didn’t realise those caps were so valuable. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/31 "2005-10-14T14:50:42Z")
Anything that looks like an impersonation of mod is frownd on. There have been several who were given official warnings for similar things. With such a large membership and so many titles thrown under names (which I think is silly, just gives us admin, mod, and righteous dudes), I can almost understand why they are so touchy. It avoids confusion. Maybe… ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/32 "2005-10-14T16:37:52Z")
NoClueBoy does have a clue; he’s totally correct. We don’t want anyone who is not a moderator giving the perception or the appearance to others that they are staffers. This is a policy we’ve had since our earliest days and yes, we have officially Warned people for impersonation. For those who think I was too harsh, you’d for sure think I was mean if I had gone ahead and dinged Roger and not just yelled at him. Or even bigger . . . From the rules: > [@](#): > > **We reserve the right to revoke the posting privileges of persons misrepresenting themselves on the SDMB.** I do hope that’s sufficient, though; the idea is that people straighten up and go forth and sin no more. TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/33 "2005-10-14T19:50:23Z")
Fair enough. That just seemed to be the equilivant of kicking a puppy for piddling on the carpet when a swat on the nose with a rolled up newspaper would do. Guess we have different levels of kicking and swatting. Just my humble opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Corner\_Case](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/corner_case/32/234_2.png) [@Corner\_Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corner_Case)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/34 "2005-10-14T20:13:18Z")
To me, that _was_ a swat on the nose with the Chicago Reader. I really don’t want to see that newspaper kick 🙂 But, why is roger putting on Don’s and Doff’s hats? And when were these guys made moderators? Sheesh, I miss everything going on around here! ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/35 "2005-10-15T01:59:24Z")
I accept the decision to call me on this, and the reasoning behind it. Won’t do it again…until you beg me to become a Mod! ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660/36 "2005-10-15T11:12:20Z")
They CALLED you!? Damn. Talk about privacy concerns… 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-humor-board/325660.md?page=1)