300+ posts and David B has not resigned or been replaced yet.
It’s true - You never really settle these here great debates…
Yer pal,
Satan
Well, Satan, N/A certainly gave some compelling reasons, but I was just barely able to hang on. Phew!
I thought N/A’s posts were very compelling. 
They compelled me to read this whole thread just to see how many ways people would say, ‘David B. aint gonna go.’
Still waiting for rebuttals posted by folks possessing more than one body…
My vote?
Hey, I couldn’t handle the responsibility. I’d crack. I already have. Aigh. Aigh. Slaver. Writhe.
(Sits in the corner, keening, rocking back and forth.)
Reading back through NA’s diatribe - and some of PHaedrus’, and so forth- one thing that seems to be consistent about the trolls is that they interpret posts from David B, TubaDiva, and the other moderators differently than from other members. Now we can go into the psychology of why their fear of authority leads them to so resent any criticism or disagreement from those posters, but what it boils down to is they are assuming that the moderators are speaking AS moderators, all the time. I know that DavidB makes a point of putting his moderator hat on when he is moderating and otherwise is posting as a member, but clearly, not everybody understands that. So let me ask, would it be possible to change the way your member status is presented on the left-side of the screen to indicate that you’re a member, except when you’re moderating? And would that help matters?
Just a thought.
Felice, once upon a time I was a moderator who dared to criticize a post made by another moderator. I was careful to type, at the bottom of the post, “privately, not as moderator,” even as David has, since the LBMB debacle, done his cute trick with “moderator hat - on.” For that post, and for refusing to say that I would never again type anything critical of a moderator on the subject of racial prejudice (I had thought the post was racist), I was fired. It was explained at the time that (1) there’s no way to disable the word “moderator” underneath the name of the poster; (2) Ed does not want moderators criticizing what another moderator on the board (which makes one wonder about Nickrz’ recent post on another thread in the Pit calling David an asshole, but I digress); and (3) Ed does not want moderators (or anyone else, now), posting under a different name. It was further explained that moderators were “held to a higher standard” than mere members.
You must judge for yourself whether these various rules have been evenhandedly enforced, and whether you believe that standard has been kept.
-Melin
Former Board Goddess
Actually, Felice, David and I discussed this a while back, at lunch. IIRC, he told me UBB doesn’t allow this sort of thing.
Doubtful. Those with persecution complexes would still hoist them like the banners of martyrdom they perceive them to be.
We interrupt this thread to increase
dramatic tension.
Melin wrote:
Indeed. How about you let me worry about when I feel I’ve been insulted? I think I know Nickrz well enough to know a joke from him when I see it. I took my humor pills that day. If I was not offended and/or upset by it, there is no reason you should worry yourself over it. But thanks for your concern.
Well, if I were inclined to stir up trouble – and that’s just what a 331-post thread needs, by the way – I might be inclined to point out that the gravamen of Melin’s initial “misconduct” was public bickering, as opposed to public bickering. It would then seem important not so much whether David felt insulted, but whether the reading public viewed the line as insulting, and indicative of public fussin’ and feudin’ between moderators.
But since the last thing I want is trouble, I won’t make that observation.
- Rick
Man, I’m disappointed. I thought this thing would’ve reached 500 posts by now. Is this a record for the BBQ Pit as it is?
>< DARWIN >
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Bricker said:
If you were tryin’ to stir up trouble, I would suggest that anybody who thought Nickrz was seriously calling me an asshole, rather than joking around (especially given my response), is in need of a humor pill refill at their nearest pharmacy. But since you’re not, I won’t. 
(Humor pills: Small, yellow, have two dots on top and an arc across the bottom. 
)
DavidB, in light of your admonitions in the past, I would suggest that you not prescribe medication on a message board. As always the best advice is to consult your personal physician as soon as possible.
“You can be smart or pleasant. For years I was smart.
I recommend pleasant.”
Elwood P. Dowd
AARGH!!! That should say “not diagnose conditions/prescribe medications…”
So David, newbies know that you and Nickrz joke about such things?
And I guess that means that Nickrz doesn’t think that Krispy Original is an asshole either, huh? He was “just joking” about that, and in fact they are bosom buddies?
And what is the difference between “Moderator Hat – Off” and the phrase “Posting Privately, Not As Moderator”?
-Melin
Siamese Twin Puppet – California
Well, as a newbie, in fact I didn’t know Nickrz and David joke about such things. But it struck me as being a matter between the two of them, and no concern of anyone else. If David chose not to take offence at it, what business is it of mine?
Felice
“There’s always a bigger fish.”
Once again the Queen Honer of Grudges reveals why she’s really angry. What’s it been now, nearly a year?
David and the Infidel are both mature enough to handle any and all cheap shots I could possibly throw their way. (How about I know for a fact David relishes *circus peanuts* and actually eats them like he was swallowing goldfish? I have pictures).So Jill wasn’t mature enough to accept someone criticizing her blanket statement about white people?
-Melin
Siamese attack puppet – California
Is that a non sequitur in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?
I demand that Nickerz publicly apologize to DavidB.
And while I’m at it, I apologize for bashing the entire white race. Except a couple of em. Now can we move on?
Jill