# Break time for Unclviny **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 24, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206 "2005-05-24T01:51:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![unclviny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e274bd/32.png) [@unclviny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unclviny)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/1 "2005-05-24T01:51:39Z")
First a couple of notes: I am putting this in the Pit because I am sure that it would eventually end up here anyway. I will not be providing cites because I am not looking to hang anyone else. I will be taking a break from the Dope (I will be reading and I will probably post from time to time unless I get Banned for this post, but as of this moment there ain’t no way that I will renew again). This MB has been getting too bizarre for me lately with the seemingly arbitrary enforcement of “the Rules” (second from the left in that little blue bar near the top of the screen) and the seemingly random “new, improved Rules” that get made up. Luckily for the rest of you these “new, improved Rules” only seem to affect folks named **Unclviny** (unless you are after me on the “selective enforcement” list). It’s been real. Unclviny ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/2 "2005-05-24T02:24:48Z")
> [@unclviny](#): > > Luckily for the rest of you these “new, improved Rules” only seem to affect folks named **Unclviny** (unless you are after me on the “selective enforcement” list). That’s quite the allegation of persecution. Don’t let the door etc. ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/3 "2005-05-24T02:26:58Z")
I think someone got his hand smacked. And can’t take it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/4 "2005-05-24T02:33:22Z")
Ya know it took me until this OP to recognize how to pronounce **unclviny**. I kept trying to make something of it with a soft “c.” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/5 "2005-05-24T02:42:18Z")
_This is the way the world ends Not with a bang but a whimper. Thomas Eliot_ ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/6 "2005-05-24T02:47:55Z")
I’d be interested to see an example or two of this “arbitrary enforcement” of the rules. I’m not doubting, but i’d still like the chance to judge for myself. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/7 "2005-05-24T02:51:08Z")
Later, **unclviny**. Keep yer powder dry. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/8 "2005-05-24T02:59:23Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > I’d be interested to see an example or two of this “arbitrary enforcement” of the rules. I’m not doubting, but i’d still like the chance to judge for myself. **Reeder** nailed it. Run a quick search. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/9 "2005-05-24T03:03:35Z")
Wait… [for the warning on this page?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317486&page=2&pp=50) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/10 "2005-05-24T03:25:32Z")
Well, if one gets too serious about what goes on around here, it makes sense to take a break and decompress a bit. If the linked thread on tailgating is the one that caused all the brouhaha, though, I don’t see any selective enforcement. Near as I can tell, referring to posters as ‘idiots’ and ‘fucking stupid’ in MPSIMS pretty much guarantees a smackdown. And as smackdowns go, it seemed a fairly mild one; **SkipMagic** even said ‘please’, fer cryin’ out loud. Anyway, stick around, why doncha. No one wants to lose a solid go-to guy on projectile weapons and cafe racers. ---
**Author:** ![Chairman\_Pow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/838e76/32.png) [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/11 "2005-05-24T03:34:24Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Ya know it took me until this OP to recognize how to pronounce **unclviny**. I kept trying to make something of it with a soft “c.” 😃 I have to admit that I’ve been wondering this myself. Uncle Vinny? ---
**Author:** ![GaWd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f08c70/32.png) [@GaWd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaWd)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/12 "2005-05-24T15:22:12Z")
Wow. You think these are new rules, Vin? Gimme a break. You fucking whiner. You haven’t been able to call someone “fucking stupid” in MPSIMS for, I dunno, at least the 4-5 years I’ve been around. Seriously, considering your past posting record, you won’t be missed around here. Sam ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/13 "2005-05-24T15:35:34Z")
I think you should stay. If you leave, the terrorists will have won. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/14 "2005-05-24T16:27:15Z")
I won’t miss you. If you _do_ post again, take a class in basic grammar and spelling first. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/15 "2005-05-24T17:01:24Z")
I’ll be on the veranda… I’ll also be waiting for a few linkie loos. ---
**Author:** ![Feydeau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Feydeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feydeau)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/16 "2005-05-24T17:04:51Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > I won’t miss you. If you _do_ post again, take a class in basic grammar and spelling first. [Hear, hear!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=317346) ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/17 "2005-05-24T17:10:30Z")
Taking a break is sometimes a good thing. I had myself suspended for a month a while ago to try to regain some sense of perspective. I hope things look different when you return. Be well until then. Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [May 24, 2005, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/18 "2005-05-24T17:57:27Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > I’ll be on the veranda… > > I’ll also be waiting for a few linkie loos. #9, apparently. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/19 "2005-05-24T18:30:27Z")
> [@GaWd](#): > > Wow. You think these are new rules, Vin? Gimme a break. You fucking whiner. You haven’t been able to call someone “fucking stupid” in MPSIMS for, I dunno, at least the 4-5 years I’ve been around. > > Seriously, considering your past posting record, you won’t be missed around here. > > Sam Well said. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206/20 "2005-05-24T19:13:33Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > #9, apparently. Yeah, but I figured that there would have to be more than that little episode to set someone off. Mayhap I’m wrong though. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/break-time-for-unclviny/305206.md?page=2)