# A poster's join date doesn't invalidate/validate their position

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [March 13, 2014, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605 "2014-03-13T12:48:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-posters-join-date-doesnt-invalidate-validate-their-position/683605/50 "2014-03-13T23:57:40Z")

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I’m laughing. OK, just giggling now, but here’s the full context of my assessment:

> [@Old folks using McDonald's as an old folks' home. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-using-mcdonalds-as-an-old-folks-home-what-would-you-do/678926/182):
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> I think they need to clarify themselves more. They can’t on the one hand offer free refills (plural) to customers who buy 1 drink but also at the same time say that customers need to leave within 20 minutes. The 2 sets of rules aren’t compatible and they should discard one or the other. At least then ppl would know where they stand when they enter the restaurant.
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> > [@Old folks using McDonald's as an old folks' home. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-using-mcdonalds-as-an-old-folks-home-what-would-you-do/678926/183):
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> > Seriously?
> > 
> > This is why we can’t have nice things.
> > 
> > > [@Old folks using McDonald's as an old folks' home. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-using-mcdonalds-as-an-old-folks-home-what-would-you-do/678926/184):
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> > > See join date.

**weemart** ’s join date was the same day, January 21st. He made 72 posts all in one day and hasn’t been back. I stand by my assessment/dismissal/invalidation of what he had to say. Plus, using ppl as an abbreviation is a fireable offense all by itself. 😛

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