# Do Mods Get a Stipend? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 6, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785 "2007-03-06T05:13:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/21 "2007-03-07T19:20:57Z")
[QUOTE=essell] So do SDSAB members get Mod powers too? [/quote] No. As far as participation on the Board goes, those listed as SDSAB are just ordinary members. We have nothing to do with administration of the Board. The only distinction is that we write Staff Reports (based on questions sent in to Cecil that he does not choose to handle himself), and may on occasion assist Cecil with research. Only those who have the titles of Moderator or Administrator have Mod powers. However, Moderators and Adminstrators also have access to questions, and are therefore also ex-officio members of the SDSAB. Some write Staff Reports, some do not. Retired Moderators and Administrators retain the SDSAB title for a time (indefinitely if they continue to write Staff Reports). > [@](#): > > Are they greater or lesser compared to Mods? Apples and oranges. Mods have POWER, SDSAB have KNOWLEDGE. > [@](#): > > What about compared to Superman ? I don’t know about the others, but I personally am faster than a speeding bullet. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/22 "2007-03-07T19:24:13Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] I don’t know about the others, but I personally am faster than a speeding bullet. [/QUOTE] That’s what she said… D&R 😃 (Hi fives to \*The Office \* fans out there.) ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/23 "2007-03-07T21:02:13Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] We don’t even have a budget for hookers and blow anymore. ::: sigh ::: [/QUOTE] That’s what killed it for me. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/24 "2007-03-07T22:04:30Z")
> [@](#): > > Only those who have the titles of Moderator or Administrator have Mod powers. Correction: Only those with the titles of Moderator, Administrator, or Perfect Master. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/25 "2007-03-07T22:07:25Z")
I used to be a moderator at an online forum which had more than 100,000 members. When I joined the moderating team, the site administrator told me “You won’t be paid anything, but you get all the trolls you can eat.” ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/26 "2007-03-08T02:23:17Z")
[QUOTE=pinkfreud] I used to be a moderator at an online forum which had more than 100,000 members. When I joined the moderating team, the site administrator told me “You won’t be paid anything, but you get all the trolls you can eat.” [/QUOTE] You didn’t get as much spam as you could eat, too? We get more spam than we can digest around here. Good thing, too, because trolls are just so damn gritty. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/27 "2007-03-08T03:03:38Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] You didn’t get as much spam as you could eat, too? We get more spam than we can digest around here. Good thing, too, because trolls are just so damn gritty. [/QUOTE] I imagine the socks taste funy too. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/28 "2007-03-08T03:09:45Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] **Chronos** used to be a Mod, and then he retired. Retired mods in good standing have the SDSAB title, and sometimes continue to contribute to Staff Reports. [/QUOTE] It would be kind of cool if one of you who’s been around since AOL days listed off the former Mods. who remain members in good standing, as a bit of board history. In addition to **Chronos** , there’s **Euty, TVeblen, Uncle Beer,** and **Coldfire** ; I think **nickrz** is still around at least occasionally, and I know I’m missing several names. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/29 "2007-03-08T03:20:44Z")
[QUOTE=Polycarp] It would be kind of cool if one of you who’s been around since AOL days listed off the former Mods. who remain members in good standing, as a bit of board history. In addition to **Chronos** , there’s **Euty, TVeblen, Uncle Beer,** and **Coldfire** ; I think **nickrz** is still around at least occasionally, and I know I’m missing several names. [/QUOTE] **JillGat** is still around, and of course **Arnold Winkleried**. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/30 "2007-03-08T04:44:40Z")
There’s also **DavidB** , though I don’t know what became of him. Is **Cajun Man** still a mod? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/31 "2007-03-08T04:46:22Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] Is **Cajun Man** still a mod? [/QUOTE] [He is listed for MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php?). ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/32 "2007-03-08T04:48:44Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] [He is listed for MPSIMS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php?). [/QUOTE] And he locked this thread in January.[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8196423#post8196423](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=8196423#post8196423) ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/33 "2007-03-08T05:20:13Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] \I don’t know about the others, but I personally am faster than a speeding bullet. [/QUOTE] I don’t think that’s something I’d advertise… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/34 "2007-03-08T12:29:18Z")
The question that must be asked, of course, is whether or not Stipends in Soviet Russia get a Mod? I’ll get my coat. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/35 "2007-03-08T13:29:10Z")
I, personally, have always wondered about this mug thing moderators get. I mean, who the hell wants some awful pic of someone’s face cluttering up their desk? And who’s mug is it, anyway? 😃 Beyond that, I have always envied the mods. Yeah, I know. Sick. ---
**Author:** ![Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hypnagogic_jerk/32/4252_2.png) [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/36 "2007-03-08T16:55:10Z")
[QUOTE=Chronos] Correction: Only those with the titles of Moderator, Administrator, or Perfect Master. [/QUOTE] Really? I didn’t know that. I don’t think **Cecil Adams** has ever done any moderating, though. He doesn’t post often enough for that. Despite being an Administrator (and therefore presumably having the powers), I don’t think **jdavis** has ever done any moderating as well, since his job is on the technical side of things. ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2007, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/37 "2007-03-08T21:55:57Z")
Jerry is not a moderator, no. He does have administrative powers and even bigger juju on the server side. All hail Jerry! ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Carrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/38 "2007-03-09T02:51:46Z")
[QUOTE=Ruby] I don’t think that’s something I’d advertise… 😛 [/QUOTE] Already done in post 22. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/39 "2007-03-09T03:53:50Z")
[QUOTE=Captain Carrot] Already done in post 22. [/QUOTE] Was wondering if anybody noticed… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2007, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785/40 "2007-03-09T15:09:56Z")
[QUOTE=Ruby] I don’t think that’s something I’d advertise… 😛 [/QUOTE] I was talking about how fast I do the Sunday NY Times crossword puzzle. What were you thinking of? :dubious: [QUOTE=DSYoungEsq] I, personally, have always wondered about this mug thing moderators get. I mean, who the hell wants some awful pic of someone’s face cluttering up their desk? And who’s mug is it, anyway? [/QUOTE] Mine has an illustration by Slug Signorino on it. Quite disquieting, really. I usually keep mine in the back of the cupboard so it doesn’t scare visitors. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mods-get-a-stipend/394785.md?page=3)