# C K Dexter Haven, Professional Hall Monitor! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 22, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432 "2006-10-22T10:28:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carnick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/1 "2006-10-22T10:28:03Z")
**C K Dexter Haven** , please stop with your stupid overzealous hall monitor act. Every time you need to make a mod action you have to blow your stupid virtual whistle and announce your moderator status. At first I thought it was amusingly pitiful, but it’s starting to get real fucking old. If you need to do some moderating, simply state your purpose quietly and concisely then take the necessary action. Have some respect for yourself and The Straight Dope, it really doesn’t make you look good. One [recent example](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7888540&postcount=30). If you’re familiar at all with CS you’ll know what I’m talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Stratocaster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stratocaster/32/16393_2.png) [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/2 "2006-10-22T11:01:34Z")
I thought the whole point of Moderator “hats,” “whistles,” “underoos,” “whatevers,” was to make sure everyone understood that the Mod was acting in that capacity, and not just contributing as a participant in the discussion. Seems like a good policy. Why is this a bad practice again? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/3 "2006-10-22T11:16:47Z")
[QUOTE=Stratocaster] Why is this a bad practice again? [/QUOTE] The OP is objecting to the light-hearted _style_ of the practice, not the practice itself. Good grief. Does this win the award for the lamest, most trivial Pitting ever? ---
**Author:** ![Hung\_Mung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@Hung\_Mung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hung_Mung)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/4 "2006-10-22T11:45:41Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] Does this win the award for the lamest, most trivial Pitting ever? [/QUOTE] No, because every time I think we’ve hit rock bottom, someone grabs a jackhammer and finds a new level of worthless minutiae to complain about. ::goes back to bed:: ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/5 "2006-10-22T11:48:20Z")
This is _so_ not going to count in the mod pitting scores. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/6 "2006-10-22T12:04:56Z")
I thought **manhattan** was the fucking hall monitor. ---
**Author:** ![Noone\_Special](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/noone_special/32/2863_2.png) [@Noone\_Special](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noone_Special)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/7 "2006-10-22T12:15:43Z")
[QUOTE=Lord Ashtar] I thought **manhattan** was the fucking hall monitor. [/QUOTE] Well there’s _Fucking Hall_ and there’s _Professional Hall._ I know which one I’d rather monitor… :D. **Dex** , I think you got screwed with your job assignement (or not, as the case may be…) ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/8 "2006-10-22T13:00:46Z")
::Quickly and silently hides his Magic Mod Hat O’ Doom:: ---
**Author:** ![rayh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e79b87/32.png) [@rayh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayh)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/9 "2006-10-22T13:08:35Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] ::Quickly and silently hides his Magic Mod Hat O’ Doom:: [/QUOTE] You’re fooling no one with that act you know. ---
**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:** [October 22, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/10 "2006-10-22T13:27:24Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] The OP is objecting to the light-hearted _style_ of the practice, not the practice itself. Good grief. Does this win the award for the lamest, most trivial Pitting ever? [/QUOTE] No, but in the running. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/11 "2006-10-22T14:54:07Z")
I agree with the OP. Editorial comments by moderators should be devoid of vowels. Surely no-one would object if the linked post had said : \> TWT! \< :::Mdrtr blws whstl ::: Prsnl cmmnts bt thr pstrs r t f plc n ths frm. Otto, your remark was uncalled for. nd y plgz by ffrng yt nthr prsnl cmmnt? Pf. Behave yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/12 "2006-10-22T15:11:36Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] I agree with the OP. Editorial comments by moderators should be devoid of vowels. Surely no-one would object if the linked post had said : \> TWT! \< :::Mdrtr blws whstl ::: Prsnl cmmnts bt thr pstrs r t f plc n ths frm. Otto, your remark was uncalled for. nd y plgz by ffrng yt nthr prsnl cmmnt? Pf. Behave yourself. [/QUOTE] I knew it! Hebrews run the world! 😛 (Where’s that Orthodox guy when you need him…) ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/13 "2006-10-22T15:33:54Z")
[QUOTE=Carnick] **C K Dexter Haven** , please stop with your stupid overzealous hall monitor act. Every time you need to make a mod action you have to blow your stupid virtual whistle and announce your moderator status. At first I thought it was amusingly pitiful, but it’s starting to get real fucking old. If you need to do some moderating, simply state your purpose quietly and concisely then take the necessary action. Have some respect for yourself and The Straight Dope, it really doesn’t make you look good. One [recent example](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=7888540&postcount=30). If you’re familiar at all with CS you’ll know what I’m talking about. [/QUOTE] Huh? When a member is both a moderator and a poster it’s useful (to me at least) to have them announce that status when they are acting in mod capacity, and especially when they are personally admonishing someone. If they are just doing post clean ups, forum moves and general thread janitorial duties it’s not really necessary. Now tell me again why someone wants to be a moderator. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/14 "2006-10-22T15:40:26Z")
Personally, I think it would be cool if the moderators would use a different way of announcing that the post is a moderating comment instead of a regular old post. One time, they could say “Blows whistle!” The next time, “Dropkicks this post through the goalposts of the Interenet.” The key is they should never use the same attention getting line twice. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/15 "2006-10-22T16:42:39Z")
[QUOTE=astro] Now tell me again why someone wants to be a moderator. [/QUOTE] Well, it _used_ to be because the job came with a really cool whistle, but now **Carnick** has ruined it. ::sulks:: ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/16 "2006-10-22T16:57:05Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] ::Quickly and silently hides his Magic Mod Hat O’ Doom:: [/QUOTE] Like this? > **[Akurat79: Kemenangan Super Setiap Hari di Situs Terpercaya!](https://www.makebelievecostume.com/)** > > Temukan momen kemenangan super di Akurat79, situs permainan tepercaya dengan permainan adil, fitur-fitur terbaik, dan peluang pembayaran nyata. ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/17 "2006-10-22T16:58:33Z")
Or this? [http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/glitter\_carmen\_full.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/hatstore/prods/09005mult.html&h=375&w=350&sz=44&tbnid=5tTUBHEZ4V-hlM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcarmen%2Bmiranda%2Bhat&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/glitter_carmen_full.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.hatsinthebelfry.com/hatstore/prods/09005mult.html&h=375&w=350&sz=44&tbnid=5tTUBHEZ4V-hlM:&tbnh=122&tbnw=114&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcarmen%2Bmiranda%2Bhat&start=1&sa=X&oi=images&ct=image&cd=1) ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/18 "2006-10-22T17:00:14Z")
No, no, [this](http://www.bbdozen.com/images/catalog/Blinky_Hats/tn_PGG-blinky-13-jester-hat.jpg) ! ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/19 "2006-10-22T17:00:21Z")
Skip, I had no idea what big bananas you mods had. Well worth the $14.95. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2006, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432/20 "2006-10-22T17:11:02Z")
[QUOTE=jjimm] The OP is objecting to the light-hearted _style_ of the practice, not the practice itself. Good grief. Does this win the award for the lamest, most trivial Pitting ever? [/QUOTE] Sadly, no. It is, however, a major contender for “most humor-impaired.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-k-dexter-haven-professional-hall-monitor/377432.md?page=2)