# Clarification about mod comment in 'Akward Erections' thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 11, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231 "2013-07-11T16:09:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![colonial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@colonial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colonial)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/41 "2013-07-12T20:57:59Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > I think it was more of a preemptive strike rather than a response to the actual merit. The “glistening” struck some people a bit too anticipatory, and Ellen was reminding folks on the thread to stay within bounds rather than follow the lead where it might take some. That’s my take, anyway. When we reach the point where the word _“glistening”_ is worthy of an, er, uh, _anticipatory preemptive strike_ then rational minds _must_ conclude that moderation criteria here is a train wreck, and is off the deep end, and should be scrapped, and the Powers That Be should just start the moderation SOP over from scratch. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/42 "2013-07-12T21:39:05Z")
“I wish I could be everywhere that people are doin’ art, so that I could keep the public from gettin’ aroused, or titillated, or otherwise confused by the counterculture.” – _Sen. Howell Tankerbell (Dixiecrat-GA)_ ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/43 "2013-07-12T23:28:11Z")
> [@colonial](#): > > When we reach the point where the word _“glistening”_ is worthy of an, > er, uh, _anticipatory preemptive strike_ then rational minds _must_ conclude > that moderation criteria here is a train wreck, and is off the deep end, > and should be scrapped, and the Powers That Be should just start the > moderation SOP over from scratch. I think rational minds would not conclude this at all. I think several of you are overreacting very badly. And I think the moderation in this case was perfect. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/44 "2013-07-12T23:54:55Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > I think several of you are overreacting very badly. And I think the moderation in this case was perfect. Several of who? Besides the confusion related to the TapaTalk tangent and people suggesting more uniform ways of identifying official Mod Actions, I don’t see anybody faulting the moderation, much less “overreacting very badly.” (other than **colonial** ) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/45 "2013-07-13T00:30:02Z")
OP? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/46 "2013-07-13T00:35:31Z")
Really? I think if you look closely you’ll see that none of my posts actually criticize the moderation. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/47 "2013-07-13T01:22:03Z")
> [@colonial](#): > > When we reach the point where the word _“glistening”_ is worthy of an, > er, uh, _anticipatory preemptive strike_ then rational minds _must_ conclude > that moderation criteria here is a train wreck, and is off the deep end, > and should be scrapped, and the Powers That Be should just start the > moderation SOP over from scratch. The person whose comment was modded even _agreed_. Let’s talk about the mods not doing something about your silly carriage returns. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/48 "2013-07-13T01:31:04Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > “I wish I could be everywhere that people are doin’ art, so that I could keep the public from gettin’ aroused, or titillated, or otherwise confused by the counterculture.” > > – _Sen. Howell Tankerbell (Dixiecrat-GA)_ > [@colonial](#): > > When we reach the point where the word _“glistening”_ is worthy of an, > er, uh, _anticipatory preemptive strike_ then rational minds _must_ conclude > that moderation criteria here is a train wreck, and is off the deep end, > and should be scrapped, and the Powers That Be should just start the > moderation SOP over from scratch. I dig it man :::snaps fingers::: yeah! Now do Howl! ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/49 "2013-07-13T18:15:32Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > I dig it man :::snaps fingers::: yeah! > > Now do Howl! I have seen the best threads on my message board destroyed by madness. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/50 "2013-07-13T19:37:52Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > … Also makes you respect their authoritah more because you respect their opinions and thinking acuity when you see them out off the office, so to speak. I don’t recall anyone ‘respecting’ Cartman’s ‘authoritah’. Are you sure you’re posting at the board you intended? ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/51 "2013-07-13T19:41:57Z")
I totally support the moderation re the word “glistening,” and if there is a list of these things being kept somewhere, I would like to petition to have the word “moist” added to it. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/52 "2013-07-13T20:47:01Z")
Oh, no, not that craziness. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231/53 "2013-07-13T22:59:49Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > … > > It’s particularly enjoyable about SD that mods take part in threads as regular posters. You know, humanizes 'em. Also makes you respect their authoritah more because you respect their opinions and thinking acuity when you see them out off the office, so to speak… > [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > I don’t recall anyone ‘respecting’ Cartman’s ‘authoritah’. Are you sure you’re posting at the board you intended? Even were Cartman himself a mod, I’d respect his authoritah. Signed, Butters [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-about-mod-comment-in-akward-erections-thread/663231.md?page=2)