# Abusive moderator's decision **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 27, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890 "2014-01-27T22:06:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/1 "2014-01-27T22:06:02Z")
Dear SDMB Moderators and Administrators, I initiated a poll thread on the Universe within the IMHO section about 12 hours ago. Three times, because I kept making mistakes. About six hours later I posted it correctly and the thread was going fine. I had reported the messed up threads myself and apologized for the inconveniences. I am still sorry. A few minutes ago I noticed that Moderator **Idle Thoughts** had merged my poll thread on the Universe with an older one of mine, on morality, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713859). My latest poll on the Universe (the correct one) had vanished. Here is the justification for this decision: > [@What moral system appeals to you most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-moral-system-appeals-to-you-most/679518/39): > > **UY Scuti** , please **STOP** making these topics. I understand that you keep messing up, but that is what ATMB (About This Message Board) is for…to test out topics BEFORE you make them. If you make any more of this same topic after this one, they will be closed. > > I have merged your last one into this one. Several questions remain, in my opinion: 1. Why was my correct poll on the Universe deleted? (I cannot provide a link or any evidence for its correctness since it no longer shows on the board.) 2. Why was the thread on the Universe merged with the one on morality? 3. Why am I forbidden to initiate a new poll on the Universe? I find the moderator’s actions ill-meant and abusive. Please tell me what I am supposed to do. Best regards ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/2 "2014-01-27T22:18:16Z")
Reported for wrong forum. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/3 "2014-01-27T22:23:56Z")
Complaints about moderation go in About This Message Board, not the Comments forum. > [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > I find the moderator’s actions ill-meant and abusive. Please tell me what I am supposed to do. 1. Read the forum descriptions so you’ll know where to put complaints.😉 2. Don’t assume the moderator’s action to be “ill meant and abusive.” In cases like this, it’s best to contact the moderator in question by email or PM to find out the reasons the moderator took the action he did, and possible courses of action. If you still don’t like the response, you’re free to go to ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/4 "2014-01-27T23:27:07Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > Dear SDMB Moderators and Administrators, > I initiated a poll thread on the Universe within the IMHO section about 12 hours ago. Three times, because I kept making mistakes. About six hours later I posted it correctly and the thread was going fine. I had reported the messed up threads myself and apologized for the inconveniences. I am still sorry. > > … > > Several questions remain, in my opinion: > > 1. Why was my correct poll on the Universe deleted? (I cannot provide a link or any evidence for its correctness since it no longer shows on the board.) > 2. Why was the thread on the Universe merged with the one on morality? > 3. Why am I forbidden to initiate a new poll on the Universe? > > I find the moderator’s actions ill-meant and abusive. Please tell me what I am supposed to do. > Best regards It was a mistake. I mistook your morality poll with yet another (failed) attempt of making your universe poll. I reread it again (after you sent your PM and made this topic) and saw my error and have since split the posts into two topics again, however the poll that was on your universe topic is gone now (due to that topic having been merged). So, to answer your three questions: 1. It wasn’t deleted, that thread was just merged with the morality one (in which case, the poll disappears automatically). You can feel free to remake this if you wish (but I will close the one already made [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=714269) if you do so). 2. Because I thought the morality one was yet another (a 4th) failed universe one. 3. You’re not. Feel free to recreate a new universe poll. I apologize to you for my mistake. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/5 "2014-01-28T01:21:42Z")
Worst Flameout EVER. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/6 "2014-01-28T01:34:20Z")
That’s _abuse_? Luxury. We used to dream about being abused like that. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/7 "2014-01-28T02:25:26Z")
“abusive”? Oh my, aren’t we a special snowflake. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/8 "2014-01-28T02:29:22Z")
No kidding. If you think that’s abusive you’ve led one hell of a charmed life. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/9 "2014-01-28T02:29:33Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That’s _abuse_? > > Luxury. We used to dream about being abused like that. Hell, I had to abuse myself on a regular basis. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/10 "2014-01-28T03:09:18Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Hell, I had to abuse myself on a regular basis. 😃 Yeah, the seats are still sticky in The Pit because of it. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/11 "2014-01-28T04:01:39Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > Yeah, the seats are still sticky in The Pit because of it. Just don’t look up when you’re in The Pit. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/12 "2014-01-28T04:15:36Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Hell, I had to abuse myself on a regular basis. 😃 And you can still see? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/13 "2014-01-28T04:29:57Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > And you can still see? I wear glasses. It’s the hairy palms that really make typing difficult. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/14 "2014-01-28T06:10:44Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > It was a mistake. […] Thank you for doing your best to undo the harm and forgive me for labeling your actions “ill-meant and abusive.” Best regards ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/15 "2014-01-28T18:39:21Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That’s _abuse_? > > Luxury. We used to dream about being abused like that. You don’t want to know how I dream of being abused. ---
**Author:** ![Rachellelogram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rachellelogram/32/8689_2.png) [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/16 "2014-01-28T21:17:41Z")
> [@PlaceboTarget](#): > > Please tell me what I am supposed to do. Lurk moar. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/17 "2014-01-28T21:41:20Z")
As a charter member, do I get a discount on the “Abusive Moderator” program? ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/19 "2014-01-28T22:26:52Z")
Abuse? I love the abuse. I come here for it. Abuse at the hands of the moderators, and it’s all free of charge? What’s not to love. I PM’d them a safe word, but I’ve never had to use it. ---
**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/20 "2014-01-28T23:47:41Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > As a charter member, do I get a discount on the “Abusive Moderator” program? This is SDMB; BDSM is around the corner. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890/21 "2014-01-29T06:33:22Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > That’s _abuse_? > > Luxury. We used to dream about being abused like that. If you got charged for that “abuse”, you deserve a refund. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890.md?page=2)