Kn*ckers = Nickrz
I’ve been around since like Jan 2000 and I never heard of him at the time–I believe his tenure was like 12 minutes. 
He also returned a few years back with some…odd…posts. You might want to look them up and then do a “view all posts by this user” search.
Kn(not-a-mod)ckers was one of my Trek-Doping faves that we lost in Pay2Post. I wonder if any of those who left know that P2P is gone?
In case someone might take you seriously, that’s not correct. Kn*ckers was last active in 2003.
As mentioned by samclem, Nickrz was a moderator until April 2000. Not sure how early he started, but a search shows he was moderating by at least August of 1999.
His most recent posts were in January of this year in GQ.
I’m out of town this weekend and unable to participate fully right now but I’ll be back Monday and try to catch up on this – and get you the info I have. Sorry for the delay.
Nickrz worked for us for a bit way back in the early day. He reads the board from time to time so try to say something nice about him, okay? 
He was a moderator for a while too – don’t remember exact tenure but it was for more than a day or two. Smart guy. Mouth to match as well, but it was a more rough and tumble time and moderators could show some 'tude.
Just to have a starting point for more details on BANNED members, I used the file that ntucker made available last year to look at those BANNED Dopers with at least 1000 posts by the time they were set free.
5965 BANNED Dopers with at least 1 post as of Nov/28/2011
File created by **ntucker**
user id username total posts join date last activity
25781 "Diogenes the Cynic" 58797 2002-10-03 2011-10-12
59081 "gonzomax" 26307 2006-05-07 2011-11-22
4245 "Otto" 22506 2000-01-27 2008-10-07
10549 "mswas" 19009 2000-10-31 2010-02-03
90 "handy" 17493 1999-03-11 2003-11-26
509 "Markxxx" 14962 1999-04-05 2011-06-26
731 "Weirddave" 9900 1999-04-20 2009-05-11
6933 "Zenster" 9515 2000-06-03 2003-10-24
5343 "vanilla" 8820 2000-03-31 2004-11-25
77990 "ivan astikov" 7879 2008-06-23
41709 "Excalibre" 7585 2003-11-24 2007-07-24
348 "december" 7493 1999-03-22 2003-12-27
15841 "Baldwin" 6376 2001-07-17 2009-10-27
2868 "techchick68" 5859 1999-10-15 2003-10-09
930 "Satan" 5768 1999-05-03 2009-08-12
58917 "Wee Bairn" 5734 2006-04-26 2008-05-16
8928 "Badtz Maru" 5665 2000-08-17 2004-01-11
27107 "Desmostylus" 5539 2002-11-22 2005-05-30
23732 "KGS" 4657 2002-07-13 2009-07-23
47703 "roger thornhill" 4365 2004-08-05 2006-06-15
6901 "Collounsbury" 4062 2000-06-02 2003-07-30
2072 "The Ryan" 3759 1999-08-06 2004-04-20
28633 "Zagadka" 3613 2002-12-30 2004-12-09
5015 "Danielinthewolvesden" 3535 2000-03-15 2001-03-02
9474 "White Lightning" 3509 2000-09-10 2005-02-28
30916 "Dogface" 3466 2003-02-08 2004-04-01
43419 "Sevastopol" 3438 2004-01-17 2011-11-16
30229 "athelas" 3351 2003-01-22 2011-11-28
222 "According to Pliny" 3126 1999-03-16 2007-02-26
22637 "TVAA" 3122 2002-05-31 2003-12-12
54142 "TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW" 3111 2005-07-28 2008-09-11
36405 "Aldebaran" 3077 2003-06-19 2006-01-21
80112 "not_alice" 2964 2008-09-20 2011-04-07
28863 "Alex_Dubinsky" 2859 2003-01-03 2009-12-17
1610 "Joe_Cool" 2815 1999-06-26 2011-08-22
9478 "lucwarm" 2789 2000-09-11 2004-04-03
13797 "Kaitlyn" 2708 2001-04-01 2005-02-25
42368 "Merkwurdigliebe" 2702 2003-12-14 2009-01-21
71 "milroyj" 2525 1999-03-11 2005-08-14
19587 "happyheathen" 2394 2001-11-30 2007-05-19
1069 "SqrlCub" 2353 1999-05-13 2001-11-05
81353 "code_grey" 2207 2008-12-09 2011-11-14
4940 "Silo" 2189 2000-03-10 2001-07-02
49841 "Good Egg" 2184 2004-12-02 2006-01-19
26746 "DreadCthulhu" 2007 2002-11-10 2004-08-25
55271 "Operation Ripper" 1954 2005-10-01 2007-09-23
59733 "diggleblop" 1870 2006-06-17 2008-12-29
24382 "dorkusmalorkusmafia" 1865 2002-08-07 2004-03-19
73257 "Two and a Half Inches of Fun" 1857 2008-01-11 2008-08-13
84307 "adhay" 1821 2009-06-22 2011-11-13
28630 "Evil Death" 1784 2002-12-30 2005-05-09
60307 "Carol Stream" 1776 2006-07-23 2009-12-08
5739 "Xploder" 1718 2000-04-18 2010-03-24
59059 "Don't fight the hypothetical" 1696 2006-05-05 2009-01-29
9203 "Wildest Bill" 1692 2000-08-29 2001-10-18
545 "SoulFrost" 1634 1999-04-07
89169 "MTCicero" 1602 2010-03-14 2011-03-02
93720 "Le Jacquelope" 1586 2010-09-26
45507 "SnakeSpirit" 1522 2004-04-12 2011-06-17
23071 "ForumBot" 1506 2002-06-18 2008-12-11
15996 "WSLer" 1463 2001-07-25 2003-03-23
37336 "fuzzypickles" 1436 2003-07-15
14818 "Sultan Kinkari" 1382 2001-06-03 2001-10-07
45335 "Freejooky" 1372 2004-04-03 2009-05-09
4425 "Lexicon" 1365 2000-02-08 2001-08-30
25981 "80sHairMetalMaven" 1360 2002-10-11 2003-11-08
32293 "county" 1351 2003-03-08 2004-05-18
4658 "SingleDad" 1344 2000-02-25 2001-09-14
2617 "Kyberneticist" 1324 1999-09-19 2001-03-15
15377 "The Ace of Swords" 1285 2001-06-27 2003-04-18
91592 "Fried Dough Ho" 1263 2010-07-09 2011-03-17
51877 "andrewdt85" 1227 2005-03-14 2006-02-09
83065 "Happy Poster" 1192 2009-04-17 2010-07-15
2671 "John John" 1153 1999-09-24 2000-04-28
45753 "Kel Varnsen - Latex Division" 1106 2004-04-20 2005-03-10
19956 "Justhink" 1101 2002-03-12 2003-07-03
434 "the first supraliminal" 1093 1999-03-31 2009-10-12
5514 "G. Nome" 1085 2000-04-07 2003-02-06
9797 "peace" 1064 2000-09-27 2005-04-09
Zeldar, any idea why some are appearing as a blank in last activity?
As an aside, it has been over 3 years since Diggleblop left? Heavens.
No, Cicero, but I had noticed that, too. Maybe looking at the “current version” of the profiles in question might provide a clue. Far left column.
ETA: And please be aware that there may be some “biggies” who have been shown the door since Nov/2011.
Wow, this thread has certainly brought back some memories. I can’t think of the last time I thought about Collounsbury.
Here’s my list of current and former staff members with start and end dates when I have them. Perhaps someone can fill in some of the ??? dates, and confirm the (?) dates.
Alphagene: (pre-Oct 2000) – ???
Arnold Winkelried: 22 May 2000 – ???
Bibliophage: 20 Aug 2001 – 8 Sept 2009
C K Dexter Haven (original)
Cajun Man: (pre-2003) – 16 Feb 2012
Chronos: 21 Sep 2000 – ???
Coldfire: 16 Nov 2000 – 7 Apr 2005
Colibri: Oct 2000
Czarcasm (originally Slythe): 25 May 2000 (off 7 Jun – 13 Dec 2010)
David B: Jun 1999 – ???
DrMatrix: 20 Aug 2001 – ???
Ed Zotti (original)
Ellen Cherry: 27 Sep 2009
Eutychus: (original) – ???
FluidDruid: 10 Oct 2005
Frank (originally This Year’s Model): 19 Oct 2005 – ???
Gary “Wombat” Robson (originally InvisibleWombat): 2 Jul 2008
Gaudere (original)
GFactor: 20 Jun 2007
Giraffe: 9 May 2005 – 24 Feb 2009 (?)
Gukumatz: 7 Jun 2009
Idle Thoughts: 15 Jun 2011
JillGat: 1999 – 15 May 2000 and Mar 2001 (?) — 29 Apr 2002 (?)
John Corrado: 11 Oct 2000 – ???
Lynn Bodoni (original)
Manhattan: (pre-Sep 2000) – 27 Mar 2001
Marley23: 18 Mar 2008
MEBuckner: 5 Dec 2001 – 8 Sept 2009
Melin: ??? – 3 Aug 1999
Miller: 25 Sep 2009
Nickrz: ??? – 28 Apr 2000
RickJay: 14 Jun 2011
Rico: 19 Oct 2005
Samclem: 18 Jun 2004
SkipMagic: 7 Apr 2005 – (2009?)
Spectre of Pithecanthropus: 17 May 2010 – 17 Nov 2011
Tomndebb: 24 Dec 2004
Tubadiva: (original)
TVeblen: 20 Nov 2000 – ???
Twickster: 4 Jun 2009
Ukulele Ike: 29 Aug 2001 – ???
UncleBeer: (pre-Oct 2000) – ???
Xash: 17 Jul 2003
Outstanding, Gary “Wombat” Robson! Thanks a lot.
With all great respect due to the posters mentioned, manhattan’s singlehanded moderation of GQ was truly epic. Yes, GQ was handled by a sole moderator for years, when he wasn’t trading arcane instruments on Wall Street. It was a never dull mud wrestling contest between the teeming millions v. manhattan’s sanity: the pit threads would multiply like fiendish bunnies. Eventually it came to be more than one man could handle, but the fight was glorious.
I hope this sort of Gary “Wombat” Robson’s data will make it easier for those who know to change the ??? things:
C K Dexter Haven (original)
Ed Zotti (original)
Eutychus: (original) - ????
Gaudere (original)
Lynn Bodoni (original)
Tubadiva: (original)
Melin: ???? - 3 Aug 1999
Nickrz: ???? - 28 Apr 2000
JillGat: 1999 - 15 May 2000 and
David B: Jun 1999 - ????
Arnold Winkelried: 22 May 2000 - ????
Czarcasm (originally Slythe): 25 May 2000 (off 7 Jun - 13 Dec 2010)
Manhattan: (pre-Sep 2000) - 27 Mar 2001
Chronos: 21 Sep 2000 - ????
Alphagene: (pre-Oct 2000) - ????
UncleBeer: (pre-Oct 2000) - ????
Colibri: Oct 2000
John Corrado: 11 Oct 2000 - ????
Coldfire: 16 Nov 2000 - 7 Apr 2005
TVeblen: 20 Nov 2000 - ????
JillGat: Mar 2001 (?) - 29 Apr 2002 (?)
DrMatrix: 20 Aug 2001 - ????
Bibliophage: 20 Aug 2001 - 8 Sept 2009
Ukulele Ike: 29 Aug 2001 - ????
MEBuckner: 5 Dec 2001 - 8 Sept 2009
Cajun Man: (pre-2003) - 16 Feb 2012
Xash: 17 Jul 2003
Samclem: 18 Jun 2004
Tomndebb: 24 Dec 2004
SkipMagic: 7 Apr 2005 - (2009?)
Giraffe: 9 May 2005 - 24 Feb 2009 (?)
FluidDruid: 10 Oct 2005
Frank (originally This Year's Model): 19 Oct 2005 - ????
Rico: 19 Oct 2005
GFactor: 20 Jun 2007
Marley23: 18 Mar 2008
Gary "Wombat" Robson (originally InvisibleWombat): 2 Jul 2008
Twickster: 4 Jun 2009
Gukumatz: 7 Jun 2009
Miller: 25 Sep 2009
Ellen Cherry: 27 Sep 2009
Spectre of Pithecanthropus: 17 May 2010 - 17 Nov 2011
RickJay: 14 Jun 2011
Idle Thoughts: 15 Jun 2011
You have my join date there, rather than when I became a mod, which was 20 June 2007 (same as Gfactor).
xash officially stepped down as GQ mod on 3 August, 2007, although he still works behind the scenes.
DrMatrix retired from moderating on 10 May 2007.
[quote=“Gary “Wombat” Robson, post:89, topic:622027”]
David B: Jun 1999 – ???
Eutychus: (original) – ???
Ukulele Ike: 29 Aug 2001 - ???
[/QUOTE]
End dates as moderators were:
David B: 28 January 2005
Eutychus: 17 July 2003
Ukulele Ike: 28 May 2009
Thanks for those corrections/additions, Colibri. I’ll repost the corrected list after a few more corrections come in.
I still have admin privileges. Generally I don’t use them unless I see a spammer late at night, when I think that nobody else is gonna be able to take care of things any time soon. I still get a warm tingly sensation in my naughty bits when I’m able to ban a spammer who is busy creating a new thread.
Man, who could forget UncleBeer? I remember how he closed all the early “All Your Base” threads before they’d gotten more than a few posts along, because he had no idea what was going on, and then closed all the later ones because, as he saw it, it had already been done. He was a character.
Progress Report on Mods List
I have merged the contents of Posts #51, #63 and #92 into one file that I will post as soon as we get to a new page (for me = Post #101). It will be in UserId sequence.
If a second version in Mod Date(s) order is requested I can repost #92 (with the subsequent corrections) on the new page.
The new merged file still has quite a few ??? things and I can’t swear to 100% accuracy/completeness on the new file. So please correct anything that needs it.
Thanks for all the input!
To slice the cake a different way, and to assist in locating specific time frames by PostID# I gathered these:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=500000
06-09-2000, 12:31 AM
12-26-2000, 01:42 PM
08-09-2001, 05:02 PM
04-15-2002, 10:52 AM
10-09-2002, 09:05 AM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=3000000
02-15-2003, 06:43 PM
06-01-2003, 01:22 AM
09-18-2003, 08:15 AM
01-29-2004, 09:34 PM
06-24-2004, 09:26 AM
11-16-2004, 01:02 AM
03-29-2005, 02:02 PM
08-22-2005, 09:04 PM
01-15-2006, 01:53 PM
06-18-2006, 06:34 PM
11-26-2006, 05:27 PM
04-24-2007, 03:02 AM
09-20-2007, 10:21 PM
02-21-2008, 12:53 PM
07-14-2008, 07:23 AM
11-26-2008, 12:59 PM
04-02-2009, 05:42 PM
08-29-2009, 08:17 PM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12000000
01-15-2010, 05:40 PM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=12500000
05-26-2010, 09:40 AM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13000000
10-07-2010, 11:57 AM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=13500000
02-23-2011, 08:35 PM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14000000
07-08-2011, 09:43 AM
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14500000
11-25-2011, 06:31 PM
Then I looked at these stats a little while ago:
Dope Message Board Statistics
Threads: 621,041,
Posts: 14,965,359,
Members: 133,420,
Active Members: 7,191
Welcome to our newest member, veridynamics
And then located this one within the past hour:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15083700
Today, 05:20 PM
There are gaps that we explored in one of those “gee whiz” threads when the post count was approaching 4,000,000. I assume the same sort of thing accounts for the mismatch.
bumping to a new page