# Any mods on duty? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 31, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750 "2019-10-31T11:01:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/107 "2019-11-01T15:20:44Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They mentioned some limit on the number of posts they can delete at once that way. Plus they probably want to remove all the ‘reported’ posts. > > I’m not sure it’s worth reporting more than one post for this moron who keeps using the same name. They haven’t been removing all of the “reported” posts, though, thereby keeping the threads alive. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/108 "2019-11-01T15:28:24Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > They haven’t been removing all of the “reported” posts, though, thereby keeping the threads alive. Trying to get to them. The hiccup is when we mass delete - it doesn’t mass delete the reported posts so we have to manually go find those. Feel free to report those too if they stay up too long. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/109 "2019-11-01T15:45:57Z")
Is there any way you can block anyone trying to use the name Leaf anything for awhile? I just saw a new one in the very act of posting and it doesn’t mention our Leaffan but it does use Leaf plus something as user name. Dirty rotten scum. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/110 "2019-11-01T15:49:17Z")
I just got another friend request from the asshole. ETA: Username - Leaf Cunt Racist Pedo Faggot How eloquent. ---
**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/111 "2019-11-01T15:50:47Z")
[New one](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php). Not posted yet. ---
**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 1, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/112 "2019-11-01T15:58:54Z")
[Another new one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/113 "2019-11-01T16:00:03Z")
> [@Musicat](#): > > Removing all posts by one poster along with banning is a simple op, if I remember my vBulletin manual. Which I didn’t read, of course. > [@TriPolar](#): > > They mentioned some limit on the number of posts they can delete at once that way. That was in another thread. [Here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21939481#post21939481). ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/114 "2019-11-01T16:07:21Z")
> [@bobot](#): > > Maybe if new members had to be here for a time before posting? Had their posts reviewed? Certainly would be extra work for mods, though. They could have the troll go to a certain English city which begins with “C”, rather than continuing to ban him over and over. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/115 "2019-11-01T16:23:56Z")
I propose TPTB determine which IP range the troll is using and ban that for a few hours. Maybe they’ll find something else to do. ---
**Author:** ![Isosleepy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/isosleepy/32/479_2.png) [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/116 "2019-11-01T16:32:36Z")
Why even care? The mods can delete whenever they get to it, trying to do it asap only gives this kid a feeling he is affecting our world. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/117 "2019-11-01T16:34:19Z")
Most of his IPs are from hosting sites, so they are all over the place. It makes an IP ban difficult. One IP from one of his early names isn’t from a hosting site. We think he screwed up and let a real IP slip by. We have contacted the ISP in question and we’ll see what they have to say. He may not be as difficult to track down as he thinks he is. ---
**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:** [November 1, 2019, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/118 "2019-11-01T16:36:31Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > They mentioned some limit on the number of posts they can delete at once that way. Plus they probably want to remove all the ‘reported’ posts. > > I’m not sure it’s worth reporting more than one post for this moron who keeps using the same name. He changes his name each time he’s banned (though there is a common theme of idiocy), so report any you see. He hasn’t gotten anywhere near the limit we can remove automatically for each nams. As **Bone** says, it’s the reports that have to be removed. You should report them anyway, but just don’t quote the troll. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/119 "2019-11-01T16:45:57Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I just got another friend request from the asshole. He’s sending you _friend requests?_. Wow. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/120 "2019-11-01T16:59:07Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Another new one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php) When I decided to change my username, I came up with the perfectly bland **Kent Clark**. I’m ashamed of my lack of flair compared to this guy.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/121 "2019-11-01T17:01:12Z")
This is just one person? What if he got 5 friends together to all gang up? Can’t you change it so moderators have to approve new accounts? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/122 "2019-11-01T17:11:28Z")
I’m a real tech-idjit, but can you lock down Leaffans old threads? In an attempt to keep the stalker guy from reviving them. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/123 "2019-11-01T17:14:28Z")
All the threads Leaffan started? Maybe… All the threads Leaffan has been in? He has over 24,000 posts, that would lock down a lot of the board… basically, letting the troll shut us down. I’d rather keep stamping out brushfires than hand the scum-bunny a victory like that. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/124 "2019-11-01T17:16:14Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > Can’t you change it so moderators have to approve new accounts? But what if a new person wants to join, and coincidentally their name includes “Leaf”, “Fan”, and “Cunt”? 😕 Hope this ends soon Leaffan. Then again, better you than me.🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/125 "2019-11-01T17:19:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > But what if a new person wants to join, and coincidentally their name includes “Leaf”, “Fan”, and “Cunt”? 😕 You’re right. I guess there’s nothing to be done. I’ll send thoughts and prayers though, that ought to fix it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750/126 "2019-11-01T17:21:45Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > They’re always on duty, like Inspector Gadget. Mods are always on duty and Yellowbeards are never more dangerous that when they’re dead. Or something like that. > [@Isosleepy](#): > > Why even care? The mods can delete whenever they get to it, trying to do it asap only gives this kid a feeling he is affecting our world. He basically is. And it isn’t like this is a little extra work for the Mods; I’m betting this has the report circles spinning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mods-on-duty/842750.md?page=7)