# a question for the mods **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 31, 2003, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749 "2003-05-31T09:44:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/1 "2003-05-31T09:44:24Z")
hey mods, what do you think of my poem? i asked you what you thought but even when you were online you didn’t comment. why? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/2 "2003-05-31T10:17:23Z")
Because they have better things to do than critique poetry from people they don’t know. Don’t take it personally: They do run a very large message board _without being paid_, after all. If you want your poetry to be read by a wider audience, post it in **Cafe Society** and many Dopers will eagerly give you the reviews you desire. (Note: They aren’t guaranteed to like it.) BTW, welcome to the SDMB! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/3 "2003-05-31T10:19:54Z")
ok. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/4 "2003-05-31T10:23:48Z")
**StupidSmartAgain** , as a poet myself, I’ll give you a few possibilities, in order of likelihood, keeping in mind I haven’t read your poem myself. [list=1] [li]While I’ve never done an exact count, this board gets hundreds of posts a day, with dozens of new threads being started. Our moderators do this job in their own time. They may not even have had time to look at your thread. [/li] [li]They may have seen your thread, but not be interested in poetry. Off the top of my head, I don’t remember seeing a moderator express a great interest in poetry around here.[/li] [li]This is the painful one. One of them may have read your poem and thought it stank to high heaven, but decided to spare your feelings and not tell you. Despite rumors to the contrary, I happen to believe our moderators are not jack-booted Nazi thugs who like to run roughshod over newbies feelings. They may have taken the line, "if you can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything.[/li][/list=1] So, a question for you. Why does the moderators’ opinion of your poem matter to you? Granted they may be what passes for authority around here, but I’m not aware of anything that makes them more qualified to judge poetry than anyone else. If I wanted good opinion on poetry, I’d go to, say **Triskademus** , or some other poster who I know knows something about poetry and has written some. I’d also like to give you a couple of links. Some time ago, **Triskademus** started [The Poetry Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=135813) in which people could post their poems, and [Talking About “The Poetry Thread”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=135814) where people could comment on the poems. I keep the second one bookmarked because it contains a link to the first one. If you look, you’ll see poems by several posters, including me, and comments on them. Welcome to the Boards. I should warn you, if you’re here purely to get your ego-stroked, you are definitely in the wrong place, especially here in the Pit. You do realize this is where some newbies get roasted over an open fire and served with a side of fries, right? On the other hand, if you relax and enjoy the conversation, this can be one of the best places on the net. CJ ---
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/5 "2003-05-31T10:34:34Z")
i am not here to get ego stroked. it was a poem written about mods, thus i wanted to know what the mods thought of the poem. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/6 "2003-05-31T10:38:09Z")
I call dibs on the new guys shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/7 "2003-05-31T10:42:30Z")
Then I suggest you start hoping it’s one of the first two possibilities. By the way, if you’re feeling brave, you might want to give us a link to the poem. If you don’t, I suspect someone will shortly. CJ ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/8 "2003-05-31T10:44:15Z")
Oh, that was just mean **Brutus**. At least wait for the corpse to cool before you knock-off his boots will ya. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/9 "2003-05-31T10:48:53Z")
i reposted it in the better forum. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=187627](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=187627) ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/10 "2003-05-31T10:50:49Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Siege \* > \*\* If you don’t, I suspect someone will shortly._\* Always happy to oblige, CJ: [poem](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187087) > [@](#): > > i have a poem: > > i love the mods yes i do > i love the mods even when i wear only one shoe > i love the mods while eating green eggs n ham too > i love the mods till the end > to you mods this heart felt poem i send > if anybody would try to take the mods place > i’d kick that person straight in the face > i would walk 1000 miles and win a race > because i love the mods yes i do > M the letter is extra special to me > because when i type mod it’s the first i see > > ah love the mods yes do > i love the mods while wearing blue hair > i love the mods while defeating the space pirates in sector 7 > i love the mods while walking to the seven eleven > i love the cods cause they rhyme with mod and therefore rock > the mods attacks are 78+12d with a 34% chance to block > the mods are very special to me on monday cause it’s one letter away from being moday > i love the mods yesterday, tommorow and today > i will dispel any rumors against the mods becasue thats heresy > > the mods are awesome in every way > these mods were made for you and me > and space planet zebeth but thats a different story > of a lovely lady who had 4 daugthers who were gilla beasts > oh yeah back to the mods > the mods are rockety rock to the rockless ears > the mods squelch any fears > when the mods shoot demons with holy light it sears > the mods are a blockety of rockety blockety to the bored people with no access to space rockets > the mods also reattach arm sockets > and they have awesome names llike coldfire > a name that could bring back all the dead without tire > > the mods rock while playing music > the rocks while modding the laws of physics > they will be my friend > until the very end > my friend to the very end of time > even then making a pie flavuored lime > that tastes so good it will be outlawed and turned into a crime > and then all the uk dopefiends will yell “BLIME!” > cos that makses kick ass sense and rhymes. > > in the end no matter how hard i tried > the mods still tasted fine even when batter fried > what will eventually be good tempura > > i hope you enjoyed my prime rhymes that are hopping with key lime. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/11 "2003-05-31T10:52:10Z")
And, obviously, it’s complete and utter crap. ---
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/12 "2003-05-31T10:55:09Z")
:rolleyes: thanks for the constructive criticism, asshole. ---
**Author:** ![Brutus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/13 "2003-05-31T10:55:29Z")
OMFG. One time, we got our family Rottweiler (Kaiser!) drunk. He sneezed a lot, almost took off gramps’ prosthetic leg, and put a dent in the fridge. Even in his intoxicated state, he could have written a better poem. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/14 "2003-05-31T10:55:54Z")
Geez **StupidSmartAgain** …I dunno what to say. I am gobsmacked. You have a _way_ with words that is beyond… Good luck mate! 😃 Nah, seriously, well done and good luck. Guts like you’ve got deserve accolades! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/15 "2003-05-31T11:02:26Z")
On the other hand, you might want to wait longer than a half hour before you bitch that you haven’t gotten any feedback. :: smelling a rat somewhere :: ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/16 "2003-05-31T11:05:12Z")
1. I very rarely like poetry, though I can generally appreciate good poetry. 2. Yours was not good poetry. 3. Don’t repost unless a mod tells you to. 4. Next time the smilie elections are held, I’m DEFINITELY voting for a puking smilie, just so I can answer questions like this without overly exerting myself. (from Siege) > [@](#): > > Despite rumors to the contrary, I happen to believe our moderators are not jack-booted Nazi thugs who like to run roughshod over newbies feelings. That’s a base and utter lie! There’s nothing I like better than to make lampshades out of posters! ---
**Author:** ![Mac\_Guffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2bfe46/32.png) [@Mac\_Guffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mac_Guffin)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/17 "2003-05-31T11:06:00Z")
There are ten too many letters in his user name. ---
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/18 "2003-05-31T11:06:41Z")
huh? what? i posted two days ago, and i didn’t get any feedback between now and then. i reposted it, because that is apparently the forum for such things, and so i could also get critiqques. ---
**Author:** ![Seven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/19 "2003-05-31T11:15:28Z")
This thread is comic gold. StupidSmartAgain: Where were you when I started the [Vogon Poetry Contest Thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=175525&highlight=vogon+poetry)? ---
**Author:** ![StupidSmartAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/58956e/32.png) [@StupidSmartAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StupidSmartAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749/20 "2003-05-31T11:24:04Z")
Seven: In bed with your mom. GUESS WHAT WE WERE DOING!~~~! that’s right. the hokey pokey. now turn yourself around and get the fuck out of my thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-mods/178749.md?page=2)