Hear, here! Now we know how you got to 5.29k posts!
Dang, that was one “Big Fucking Deal!!!” Not as big as the “CUNT” in that other Pit thread, but still pretty big.
Ban 'em all and let Cecil sort 'em out!
Thank you for your well reasoned advice SandWriter but at this point it seems that we are all having fun at each others expense. A regular S&M fest. Still I sincerely appreciate your concern for me. Now, if you will excuse me, I believe it’s my turn.
Ahem…
Dear Moderators –
I’m sorry I criticized one of your own. I don’t know what I was thinking. I was wrong and I will never do it again. You are all above reproach.
In fact I have built a shrine in our living room to the moderators at the SDMB where I worship every hour. Hark! I hear a bell. ‘Tis time for services to begin.
Every time bnorton’s bell rings, a moderator gets his mug.
Another convert.
I don’t recall seeing wings or halos on any of the mods I’ve met. And one of them smelled a bit.
Well, he smells a bit, but he has a heart of gold.
S&M fest???
I wanna play too!
What toys should I bring?
Oh, and thank you Arnold. But I was kind of hoping for a stern warning and a nice spanking.
That’s how they torture us, Kricket. They keep promising nice spankings but the never deliver.
Heartless bastards.
Now that’s the proper attitude, bnorton. The rest o’ y’all should take heed. I knew you’d eventually see it our way. But I still wanna hear ya say it. C’mon, you can do it.
"I love Big Brother."
Yikes! Honestly, SandWriter, I didn’t intend to sound mean and threatening. A little condescending, maybe 
; I’ll admit to that. But mean? There’s not a mean bone in my body! And I can’t imagine what in the world I could threaten anybody with, except my continuing presence here (which, come to think of it, might be enough for some folks 
).
Mean and threatening? Maybe I have undiscovered talents!
Or maybe it’s just PMS.
Hey, that wasn’t my fault! The bottle said “eau de toilet” right on it. Stupid 6th Grade French class.
That is the toughest part about this text messaging schtick. Not picking on you coosa btw.
Some user types a simple statement…
If you don’t like the way the board is run then you might be happier starting your own board.
A reader can interpret that sarcastically, humorously, or condecendingly or any other ly based on how they are feeling at the time they read it.
Now if someone is talking to you you can see their expression, eyebrow position. You can hear the tone of their voice.
All we have here are little smilies, swearing, CAPS LOCK, quotes, etc… At one job we ended up putting *'s around words to denote sarcasm. Now, with the vb we have italics and bold and the quote thing to. I’ll figure it out someday, and then it’ll be something else.
-Sandwriter
You are so right!
I demand that Arden Ranger and I get the nice spankings that we so rightly deserve!