# Damn forum rules....whyyyyy???? :( **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 6, 2003, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935 "2003-01-06T14:18:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/21 "2003-01-06T16:19:57Z")
Ah. Patience you need, young **Themis**. And, perhaps, a respect for the efforts of others. What we have here is a finite resource. With a **lot** of users. The time limits are an artifact of the vBB software, for reasons cited above. The “edit” disabling was done by the Administrators because the ability to edit was being abused by people trolling. The rules are there to allow equitable access to the resource we have here and prevent its abuse. (The above written after I thought this through and decided to give a straight answer; my first impulse was to post “My thread’s breath smells like hamster food.” :)) ---
**Author:** ![iampunha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/74df32/32.png) [@iampunha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iampunha)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/22 "2003-01-06T17:01:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor \* > **Michael Ellis** , the above is a frivolous ause of the perfectly respectable poster, **Torgo**. **Bosda Di’Chi of Tricor** , the above is a frivolous abuse of the perfectly respectable piece of punctuation, **comma**. And here’s a B for good measure;) [sub]My thread’s food smells like Polycarp’s breath:D[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/23 "2003-01-06T17:14:05Z")
No, it isn’t, **Pun**. **Torgo** is a restrictive phrase (single words can be phrases) in apposition indicating which specific respectable poster **Bosda** is speaking of. As such, it is properly set off from the preceding phrase to which it is in apposition by a comma. Note that this is only the case when one is appending a name in apposition after phrasing implying that there is more than one person who fills the bill. Like this: “Our resident vBB expert, **Arnold Winkelried** , says…” implies that we have only one resident vBB expert, who is Arnold. “Our resident vBB expert **Gaudere** says…” implies that we have more than one vBB expert but that **Gaudere** is one of them. “That would involve a hack to vBB code that the Reader tech. staff is loath to do, according to our resident vBB expert, **Arnold** ,” does not specify how many resident vBB experts we have, but only that Arnold is one that we do have. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/24 "2003-01-06T17:42:32Z")
Themis wrote: > [@](#): > > And, for the love of mother earth, why can’t we EDIT our posts??? Some of us can. Look to see whether the word “Moderator” appears under your user name. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/25 "2003-01-06T18:01:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Themis00 \* > \*\*😉 > > No meds, sir. It’s winter break and school’s (college) out until next week. > > J/K \*\* You’re in COLLEGE?! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/26 "2003-01-06T18:12:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Blackeyes \* > \*\*You’re in COLLEGE?! :eek: \*\* Sir, you don’t even know me offline. Of course I am. ---
**Author:** ![flyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/27 "2003-01-06T18:29:11Z")
Themis, lucky for you this OP preceded your newbie thread, where **jjimm** gave you some good advice regarding your OP here. To wit: > [@](#): > > And just accept the board rules - you won’t change them by complaining. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/28 "2003-01-06T19:15:54Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Themis00 \* > \*\*Sir, you don’t even know me offline. Of course I am. \*\* _Of course_ you are, sir. ---
**Author:** ![elf6c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@elf6c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elf6c)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/29 "2003-01-06T19:41:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Themis00 \* > \*\*Sir, you don’t even know me offline. Of course I am. \*\* “Son, fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life.” ---
**Author:** ![lno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lno)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935/30 "2003-01-06T19:49:53Z")
I’ve always wondered if people who are banned first go on double secret probation. See, you never hear about it because it’s _double secret_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-forum-rules-whyyyyy/146935.md?page=1)