# Burned at the stake

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 11, 2008, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221 "2008-02-11T23:45:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![The\_Them](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/898d66/32.png) [@The\_Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Them)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221/21 "2008-02-13T00:39:30Z")

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vison, if I had to account for every bad post I’d ever made…

Really, it’s kind of surprising the mods haven’t kicked me out yet! You’re not alone.

By the by, your OP was wonderfully eloquent. 🙂

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**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221/22 "2008-02-13T10:35:53Z")

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A gaffe? Surely you jest.

_I_ would _never_ say anything I would want to take back.

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**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221/23 "2008-02-13T15:15:34Z")

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[QUOTE=The Them]  
vison, if I had to account for every bad post I’d ever made…

Really, it’s kind of surprising the mods haven’t kicked me out yet! You’re not alone.

By the by, your OP was wonderfully eloquent. 🙂  
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[hijack]I _love_ your user name.[/hijack]

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**Author:** ![supergoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@supergoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supergoose)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221/24 "2008-02-13T21:35:51Z")

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[QUOTE=vison]  
I take your advice and comments in the spirit in which they are given.  
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Thanks. I can see now that some of what I posted could be considered quite condescending. Sorry about that. Guess I get to take some of my own advice now, huh? :smack:

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**Author:** ![vison](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/e47774/32.png) [@vison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vison)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-at-the-stake/437221/25 "2008-02-13T22:08:52Z")

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[QUOTE=supergoose]  
Thanks. I can see now that some of what I posted could be considered quite condescending. Sorry about that. Guess I get to take some of my own advice now, huh? :smack:  
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Great Scott, no, not condescending at all - I took it in the spirit of kindness, which is, I am sure, what you meant. Had I been a complete internet noob, your advice would have been spot on. It was, anyway.

The thing is, as I said, every MB has its own culture. As a relative stranger (and no relatives here to guide me) I am happy as a clam to have a native take notice.

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