# Administrator vs Moderator

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [November 24, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972 "2011-11-24T14:51:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**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:** [November 25, 2011, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972/21 "2011-11-25T12:57:09Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Wasn’t that an April Fool prank, or locking every single thread on the board, or something else that demonstrated the awesome might of TPTB?

Not yet, but we’ll be thinking about the April First situation soon.

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**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:** [November 25, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972/22 "2011-11-25T15:58:17Z")

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> [@kunilou](#):
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> Wasn’t that an April Fool prank, or locking every single thread on the board, or something else that demonstrated the awesome might of TPTB?

He SAID it was an accident. And of course I believe him.

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**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:** [November 25, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972/23 "2011-11-25T16:01:20Z")

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> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#):
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> He SAID it was an accident. And of course I believe him.

But you still have the _ **Do NOT Press The Red Button!** _ sign posted over his desk though, right? 😛

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**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972/24 "2011-11-25T16:15:38Z")

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This sounds like a _terrible_ movie.

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**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:** [November 25, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972/25 "2011-11-25T16:18:04Z")

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> [@fachverwirrt](#):
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> This sounds like a _terrible_ movie.

_War Games 3_?

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**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:** [November 25, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrator-vs-moderator/603972/26 "2011-11-25T16:31:54Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> But you still have the _ **Do NOT Press The Red Button!** _ sign posted over his desk though, right? 😛

Every admin was issued one, after what happened, happened.

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