# Are you all happy now? (handy has been banned) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 25, 2003, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227 "2003-11-25T18:49:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/101 "2003-11-26T06:18:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wikkit \* > \*\*What the hell is he going to do with the extra 8 hours a day? \*\* Likely keep reading the Board. I think if nothing else he had a strong interest in reading the topics in GQ. ---
**Author:** ![London\_Calling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@London\_Calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/London_Calling)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/102 "2003-11-26T06:45:14Z")
As this is turning into something of a wake . . . I know the emphasis is on his contribution to GQ, but what I’ll miss is his drive-by non-sequiturs elsewhere. Often these would have a 1960s/70s ‘Austin Powers Guide to Babes and Dating’ quality about them that was genuinely amusing. Saw a photo of him once, a really strikingly good-looking guy. It’s a shame he couldn’t keep out of GQ. Seen it before, though, on this board. Almost like a compulsion . . . Take it easy, **handy** , and good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Desmostylus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c57346/32.png) [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/103 "2003-11-26T06:54:00Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ntucker \* > \*\*Is it just me, or has the board been a lot faster in the past, oh, 12 hours? 😃 \*\* It’s faster, but that’s probably because everyone went over to Fathom. Fathom had a record number of users today. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/104 "2003-11-26T06:58:10Z")
I just wonder how he’s going to break himself from his habit. I mean, from 15 or 16 posts a day to nothing, cold turkey? It conjures up images of a pale, emaciated handy puking into a bucket and valiantly fighting the urge to create a sock puppet so he can tell everyone about the newest sale on Dell’s website. ---
**Author:** ![hyperjes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/df705f/32.png) [@hyperjes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hyperjes)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/105 "2003-11-26T09:17:39Z")
[minor hijack] See, this is why I’m terrified of posting in GQ. Not so much that I’d ever give out misinformation as that I’m afraid of the potential involvement in GQ trainwrecks. I _did_ ask a question there once and got very helpful, detailed answers…I hope. I assumed that everyone in GQ was posting factual and informed replies. Maybe not always, it seems. ☹ [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/106 "2003-11-26T09:22:53Z")
GQ is the brain of the board. Without it, there’s no point. You can’t really go wrong posting what you know, if you acknowledge the limitations of your knowledge. Net research can’t hurt either, especially if you do links. Just being able to come up with a good question is half the battle. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/107 "2003-11-26T11:27:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by hyperjes \* > \*\*[minor hijack] See, this is why I’m terrified of posting in GQ. Not so much that I’d ever give out misinformation as that I’m afraid of the potential involvement in GQ trainwrecks. > > I _did_ ask a question there once and got very helpful, detailed answers…I hope. I assumed that everyone in GQ was posting factual and informed replies. Maybe not always, it seems. ☹ [/hijack] \*\* No need to worry. We’ve all posted wrong stuff in GQ on occasion. It only turns into a trainwreck if, when someone else points out how wrong you were (and someone always does!), you adamantly refuse to acknowledge that you screwed up. Everything’s hunky-dory if, on the other hand, you reply with something like, “Well, **xyz** , it turns out I was talking out of my ass, and you were right! Hey, everyone else, ignore what I posted. Nothing to see here. Move along!” It also helps if you’re not sure about your info, but feel like it’s worth offering up nonetheless, if you provide some indication: “Well, I’m not absolutely sure about this, but I seem to recall that if you rotate the armature three times clockwise…” ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/108 "2003-11-26T12:12:30Z")
it’s probably moot now, but would it have been feasible to warn him against posting in GQ (at all) instead? it might then have been easier for him to control his posts rather than toeing the line on a warning served perhaps years ago. i’m not taking sides, just curious. he appears to be a long time member that really enjoy (or am really addicted) posting to the boards. ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/109 "2003-11-26T13:05:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Wikkit \* > \*\*What the hell is he going to do with the extra 8 hours a day? \*\* Unaboard. FFF. Usenet. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/110 "2003-11-26T13:14:56Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Early Out \* > It also helps if you’re not sure about your info, but feel like it’s worth offering up nonetheless, if you provide some indication: “Well, I’m not absolutely sure about this, but I seem to recall that if you rotate the armature three times clockwise…” It’s _four_ times _counter_clockwise, you idiot. Why don’t you stick to posting what you know about?! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/111 "2003-11-26T13:41:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > \*\*It’s _four_ times _counter_clockwise, you idiot. Why don’t you stick to posting what you know about?! \*\* _ **Cite?** _ Oh, never mind, just go fuck yourself! I’ve been rotating armatures since you were in diapers, you dickwad, so I oughtta know what I’m talking about. Any moron who’s still using that old “four times counterclockwise” routine is such a pathetic loser. 😛 (for those of you who want to know how to start a trainwreck) ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/112 "2003-11-26T15:00:47Z")
**Earlyout**! You were warned about posting about clockwise things! No more warnings!😛 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/113 "2003-11-26T15:07:59Z")
I think it’s only two turns. That’s how I was taught. Just Google it, it will be there. ---
**Author:** ![Early\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Early\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Early_Out)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/114 "2003-11-26T16:04:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vanilla \* > \*\ ***Earlyout**! > You were warned about posting about clockwise things! > No more warnings!😛 \*\* Ah, so you’re admitting that clockwise is correct! Gotcha ya!! And it would appear that **Q.E.D.** is channeling. Saints preserve us. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/115 "2003-11-26T16:11:15Z")
Take the armature back to the store you purchased it from. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/116 "2003-11-26T17:49:48Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > \*\*It’s faster, but that’s probably because everyone went over to Fathom. Fathom had a record number of users today. \*\* Why is that? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/117 "2003-11-26T18:01:04Z")
You armature isn’t network-capable, so you can’t do that. Ah, [memories.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=4264086#post4264086) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/118 "2003-11-26T18:15:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Desmostylus \* > It’s faster, but that’s probably because everyone went over to Fathom. Fathom had a record number of users today. > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by World Eater \* > > \*\*Why is that? \*\* Exodus. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/119 "2003-11-26T18:39:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. B \* > \*\*Exodus. \*\* Movement of Jah people? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2003, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227/120 "2003-11-26T18:44:17Z")
I always pictured his SO covered in bandaids and splints. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-all-happy-now-handy-has-been-banned/215227.md?page=7)