# Can I see the Moderator Registration Agreement? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 24, 2001, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040 "2001-11-24T17:51:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/81 "2001-11-28T02:13:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by barbitu8 \* > \*\*That is not responsive. You said who do I believe, Cecil or some putz? Well, since Cecil never said anything concerning his identity, it’s not an “either or.” However, since Ed said he was not Cecil and you said who do I believe, the logical conclusion is that Ed is Cecil. Altho Cecil does not lie, Ed might. > \*\* Your logic is flawed. I will attempt to correct it. If necessary, r.e.a.d. s…l…o…w…l…y… Two givens: **1**. Ed has said that he ain’t **Cecil** (and, in one of the later books, didn’t Cecil say that he ain’t Ed? I’ll check later) **2**. Cecil never lies. Four possible states: **A**. Ed=Cecil…and lies **B**. Ed[sym]¹[/sym]Cecil…and lies **C**. Ed=Cecil…and tells the truth **D**. Ed[sym]¹[/sym]Cecil…and tells the truth State **A** is out. since it violates Given #2. State **C** is out since it violates Given #1. State **B** violates both Given #1 _and_ Given #2. Ed’s already said he’s not Cecil. If he’s lying about it, it means that Cecil _is_ a liar, and that thought won’t be tolerated. That leaves us with State **D** , Ed isn’t Cecil. \< Foghorn Leghorn voice \> Logic, boy! You c’n argue with me, but ya cain’t argue with logic! Ah, (ah say) Ah keep pitchin’ ‘em son, but you’re lahk th’ flu bug after th’ innocoulation: yuh ain’t catchin’! \ Logician Fenris ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/82 "2001-11-28T03:04:50Z")
Fenris, you don’t get my point. Cecil cannot lie. This is a given. Ed can lie, when he posts as Ed, but he cannot lie when he posts as Cecil. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/83 "2001-11-28T03:09:50Z")
Thing the first: I just wanted to post in a thread with the Master. B.: I think the humble **TubaDiva** is **Cecil**. **Ed** is a sock created to throw off the dogs. Heck, he might even be a real man, but if so, he’s merely a patsy. Put that in your pipe and smoke it, **Fenris**. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/84 "2001-11-28T03:16:43Z")
Holy crap! I just noticed something: **SPOOFE** seems to be getting an awful lot of [special](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1856197) notice from the Master. I wonder what this means? ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/85 "2001-11-28T03:18:24Z")
Heh, make that [special](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1856197#post1856197) notice. [sub]Sorry.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/86 "2001-11-28T11:37:50Z")
> [@](#): > > Holy crap! I just noticed something: SPOOFE seems to be getting an awful lot of special notice from the Master. > > I wonder what this means? It means I’m better at attracting attention from the Master than Aha ever was. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/87 "2001-11-28T12:22:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Fenris \* > > \*\*We can take it as axiomatic that **Cecil** never lies, right? \*\* > > Well, last year I invited **Cecil** to my daughter’s cornet recital, and he said he had to wash his hair that evening. > > I later found out that he had been seen in a series of Chicago hotspots well into the night, with a redhead on one arm and a platinum blonde on the other, balancing a fifth of Haitian rum on the tip of his nose. > > Do “little white lies” count? \*\* It’s perfectly obvious - the two women were hairdressers. Just because Cecil chooses to get his hair washed in Chicago hotspots, and have a little drink while doing so… ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/88 "2001-11-28T12:39:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > \*\*I think the humble **TubaDiva** is **Cecil**. \*\* Impossible. **TubaDiva** speaks with a pronounced Georgian accent. As the World’s Smartest Human, **Cecil Adams** would be, by definition, a Yankee. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/89 "2001-11-28T13:47:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tavalla \* > \*\*It’s perfectly obvious - the two women were hairdressers. Just because Cecil chooses to get his hair washed in Chicago hotspots, and have a little drink while doing so… \*\* And maybe he was washing his hair **in** the rum. Man, does that guy know how to party or what? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/90 "2001-11-28T14:27:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SPOOFE \* > It means I’m better at attracting attention from the Master than Aha ever was. 😃 Yeah, **SPOOFE** , you’re the best Master baiter I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![thinksnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thinksnow/32/2849_2.png) [@thinksnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thinksnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/91 "2001-11-28T14:31:12Z")
I guess with a name like yours you had no choice but to watch, eh? 😉 Oh, and **Uke** , I stand corrected. [sub](It just seemed to fit…)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/92 "2001-11-28T14:36:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > \*\* As the World’s Smartest Human, **Cecil Adams** would be, by definition, a Yankee. \*\* Cecil is a human? I thought he was God. BTW, handy, you have the dubious recognition of being the only person ever bawled out by Cecil. Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/93 "2001-11-28T15:18:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thinksnow \* > I guess with a name like yours you had no choice but to watch, eh? 😉 Oh man … that’s just … that’s just … _cruel_. [sub]I love it.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/94 "2001-11-28T16:16:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ukulele Ike \* > As the World’s Smartest Human, **Cecil Adams** would be, by definition, a Yankee. Joe Torre? ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/95 "2001-11-28T17:27:46Z")
> [@](#): > > BTW, handy, you have the dubious recognition of being the only person ever bawled out by Cecil. Congrats! Actually, Cecil called Coldfire an asshole, or something similar, a while back. Wait … here it is: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23950](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=23950) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/96 "2001-11-28T17:35:45Z")
[suicidal] Yeah, but **handy** ’s still the only _person_ ever, right? [/suicidal] ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/97 "2001-11-28T17:49:08Z")
Hey, **Cecil** - since you’re being an unusually prolific poster these days, any chance of you checking out and posted to [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=90638)? Your obedient humble servant, Esprix ---
**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/98 "2001-11-28T20:38:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Cecil Adams > Perfect Master > > Registered: Mar 1999 > Posts: 92 > > ## quote: > > ## By the way, you’re my favourite poster! I love your “Weekly Column” Threads > > Eat shit and die, you loser. Sorry, wrong forum, but it IS my message board. That seems a bit excessive, even by Uncle Cecil’s standards. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/99 "2001-11-28T20:49:08Z")
What, you don’t remember what **Coldy** was like, back in those days? ---
**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2001, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040/100 "2001-11-28T21:30:39Z")
And seen most of it. I just forget a lot… :: sigh ::: :: ain’t got much fire left. :::: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-see-the-moderator-registration-agreement/95040.md?page=6)