# Are the mods/members aware of this **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 12, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361 "2011-01-12T17:49:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kahncss](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c2a13f/32.png) [@kahncss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kahncss)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/41 "2011-01-12T19:44:21Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I say we should act on Lisalan’s discovery, and shut the internet down until investigations can carried out. Its the only way to deal with something like this. New here, and just getting the feel of this forum. I have to say, your comment made me smile. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/42 "2011-01-12T19:44:42Z")
> [@lisalan](#): > > I don’t know if I’m allowed to mention other boards My suggestion would be: if you’re not sure you’re allowed to mention something at the board, then send a moderator an e-mail or a Private Message asking about it, rather than starting a public thread about it. ---
**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 12, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/43 "2011-01-12T19:48:53Z")
Well, as I already said, Lisa, I was mostly joking…so no harm, no foul. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/44 "2011-01-12T19:49:40Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I say we should act on Lisalan’s discovery, and shut the internet down until investigations can carried out. Its the only way to deal with something like this. Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/45 "2011-01-12T20:01:18Z")
> [@lisalan](#): > > Did I say I expected them to hire lawyers. Seriously what is with all these assumptions? It’s called a joke. What exactly _do_ you expect the mods to do? You say that you want a response from them. What do you think they’ll say? Your belief that the mods will have anything meaningful to say about the fact that the SDMB isn’t the only forum on the internet is absurd. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/46 "2011-01-12T20:01:57Z")
lisalan, you’re going to have to get a thicker skin. People here will respond to you as though you’re already acquainted, and that will include teasing and questioning. Sure, they may go overboard sometimes, mostly in The Pit, but you take offense where none was intended. Just pretend there’s a winking smiley after all the posts to you that you think are mean. Except for AClockworkMelon. For him, you want the internet police. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/47 "2011-01-12T20:03:16Z")
Oh Good God. This is just stupid. If you are talking about the Giraffe Boards, it’s not dedicated to ridiculing the Dope although most of the members there came from here and there are a few threads that ridicule the Dope. (Full disclosure: I am an Admin there). If you are talking about the Snackpit, it is indeed dedicated to ridiculing the Dope. It has been around in one form or another for over five years. Congratulations, **lisalan** , you have your own thread there now. Everyone is well aware of it. They even advertised here for a while with Google ads. ---
**Author:** ![WotNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e19b73/32.png) [@WotNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WotNot)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/48 "2011-01-12T20:04:57Z")
> [@Gagundathar](#): > > Now, I’m confused. > > Well, to be truthful, I was confused earlier, but this is the first time I felt comfortable admitting to it. > [@WhyNot](#): > > Someone, somewhere, is going to make fun of you for that. Not me. I don’t know when I last read a post on here I felt more in tune with. > [@bucketybuck](#): > > I say we should act on Lisalan’s discovery, and shut the internet down until investigations can carried out. Its the only way to deal with something like this. What? Wait, no! I’ve got work I need to be distracted from! ---
**Author:** ![lisalan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/0ea827/32.png) [@lisalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisalan)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/49 "2011-01-12T20:19:40Z")
Sorry I asked:D ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/50 "2011-01-12T20:27:47Z")
> [@lisalan](#): > > Sorry I asked:D I always say, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. There are, however, sometimes stupid answers. Not that I’m, going to name names, or point fingers here (partly because I’ve been known to give the occasional stupid answer myself). ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361/51 "2011-01-12T20:28:24Z")
Okay, we’ve seen enough. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-mods-members-aware-of-this/567361.md?page=2)