# Are you serious? You guys just banned TLDR? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 25, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638 "2008-03-25T03:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/261 "2008-03-26T19:57:03Z")
šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/262 "2008-03-26T19:57:57Z")
[QUOTE=cainxinth] How many? [/QUOTE] hundreds. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/263 "2008-03-26T20:00:02Z")
[QUOTE=fluiddruid] Again, please keep this offboard stuff **off this board**. [/QUOTE] We canā€™t talk about our experiences on _any_ other message board? Iā€™m not arguing at allā€¦I just want to be sure I understand the rule. (I was referring to [televisionwithoutpity.com](http://televisionwithoutpity.com), BTW.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/264 "2008-03-26T20:00:53Z")
[QUOTE=fluiddruid] Again, please keep this offboard stuff **off this board**. [/QUOTE] I am confused on this one, he was joking and \*\*Sarahfeena \*\* took it as a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/265 "2008-03-26T20:18:15Z")
never mind ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/266 "2008-03-26T21:28:10Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Feh. I didnā€™t really like him, but I thought his barista OP was sheer genius. Iā€™d like to go on record as saying I think insulting another poster outside the Pit, sockery, and blatant threadshitting (like popping into every Hilary thread to post the word ā€œbananaā€ forty times, or something) should be the only bannable offenses. [/QUOTE] This post has been green bananaā€™d by the Green Bananist! ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/267 "2008-03-26T22:05:56Z")
Yā€™knowā€¦much as I found it semi amusingā€¦I so do not see that going over wellā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![cainxinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7bcc69/32.png) [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/268 "2008-03-26T22:05:59Z")
[QUOTE=BMalion] hundreds. [/QUOTE] Was that a joke? I can never tell without winking smile. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/269 "2008-03-26T22:58:01Z")
[QUOTE=sturmhauke] This post has been green bananaā€™d by the Green Bananist! [/QUOTE] I love you. And by love, I mean hate. Or love, possibly. Iā€™m laughing and shaking my fist all at once - I feel like an old man popping his Viagra while simultaneously yelling at the kids on his lawn. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/270 "2008-03-26T23:19:23Z")
[QUOTE=Really Not All That Bright] Iā€™m laughing and shaking my fist all at once - I feel like an old man popping his Viagra while simultaneously yelling at the kids on his lawn. [/QUOTE] ā€œDamn kids. Get off my dick.ā€ ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/271 "2008-03-26T23:40:04Z")
TARDLā€¦ had a lot of value to contribute to the Dope. Sadly, he was only able to see himself _in opposition_ to others. He was unable to distinguish \*agreement \*from _mindless conformity_, and therefore believed that the only way he could be ā€œtrue to himselfā€ was to maintain a totally contradictory stance to everyone else. So he began threads specifically calculated to inspire opposition and outrage. Unfortunately, this is also defined as _trolling_. Iā€™ll miss his positive contributions, but not his inability to share them without picking a fight. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/272 "2008-03-26T23:44:22Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] TARDLā€¦ had a lot of value to contribute to the Dope. Sadly, he was only able to see himself _in opposition_ to others. He was unable to distinguish \*agreement \*from _mindless conformity_, and therefore believed that the only way he could be ā€œtrue to himselfā€ was to maintain a totally contradictory stance to everyone else. So he began threads specifically calculated to inspire opposition and outrage. Unfortunately, this is also defined as _trolling_. Iā€™ll miss his positive contributions, but not his inability to share them without picking a fight. [/QUOTE] You know, I think your on to something there. I think that about sums it up for me. ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/273 "2008-03-26T23:55:03Z")
[QUOTE=Omegaman] You know, I think your on to something there. I think that about sums it up for me. [/QUOTE] Yep. Well said, **lissener**. ---
**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:** [March 26, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/274 "2008-03-26T23:58:43Z")
[QUOTE=lissener] TARDLā€¦ had a lot of value to contribute to the Dope. Sadly, he was only able to see himself _in opposition_ to others. He was unable to distinguish \*agreement \*from _mindless conformity_, and therefore believed that the only way he could be ā€œtrue to himselfā€ was to maintain a totally contradictory stance to everyone else. So he began threads specifically calculated to inspire opposition and outrage. Unfortunately, this is also defined as _trolling_. Iā€™ll miss his positive contributions, but not his inability to share them without picking a fight. [/QUOTE] This has got to be one of the stupidest personal assertions Iā€™ve ever read out of you. Cā€™mon Dr Phil, do Reeder next. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/275 "2008-03-27T23:53:42Z")
Iā€™ll miss him. He was entertaining, enthusiastic, thought-provoking and downright legitimately helpful in CS. Still, he hads to go. He was being a jerk. I donā€™t think he was being a troll on purpose. I really do think he thought he was in the right. Thatā€™s the problem though. He ALWAYS thought he was in the right, and would act accordingly with excess gusto. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/276 "2008-03-28T02:00:33Z")
I find it interesting and sad that **TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW** was banned for ā€œbeing a jerkā€ when there are some posters whose only contributions to a large subset of threads are to be hostile and hateful to posters and associated groups. Like those who **live** for the opportunity to tell us that Christians are evil, that people who are pro-life are immoral, and that conservatives are heartless bastards (and Iā€™m sure there are others that do likewise against liberal views, but these stand out for me). Now that search is working again we could probably produce 50 or more cites each for multiple posters being jerks in this way, yet they never receive warnings. (okay, one person got yelled at for saying they liked ash wednesday so they could spot idiots, but other than that, Iā€™ve yet to see a warning for things much worse) Soā€¦ as long as you espouse a fairly _popular_ counterview you can be as hostile to others as you want, but if itā€™s not a popular alternative view you get warnings of dubious legitimacy then banned? Like I said, interesting. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/277 "2008-03-28T02:10:41Z")
I notice your post is entirely cite free. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/278 "2008-03-28T02:15:19Z")
Neā€™ermind; fixed. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/279 "2008-03-28T02:26:19Z")
Serious question for **elfkin** , if you donā€™t mind answeringā€¦ Iā€™ve noticed a similar sentiment expressed before and although Iā€™ve seen some of what youā€™re talking about, Iā€™m probably on the ā€˜wrongā€™ side of the fence to have noticed it overtly. However, if it is as bad as it sounds according to your post, Iā€™m not sure I could deal with it if I felt the same way. I mean, if thatā€™s how I perceived things on say, a really conservative, fundamentalist type board, I wouldnā€™t post there. Why do people subject themselves to things they think are unjust if they donā€™t get anywhere changing things? I hope that makes sense and no, I have no desire to see you leave. I like reading your posts and am honestly curious why anyone would put up with something they feel is so far off. Now I apologize for hijacking and thank you for your time. ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638/280 "2008-03-28T02:30:29Z")
Whener I see ā€œTLDRā€ I canā€™t help but think ā€œTop Loaderā€. Although heā€™ll always be **Vice Chancellor Ozone** to me. Now can we please do something about [this guy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-serious-you-guys-just-banned-tldr/442638.md?page=15)