# E-Mailing The Mods

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mailing-the-mods/247894>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 31, 2004, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mailing-the-mods/247894 "2004-05-31T06:03:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mailing-the-mods/247894/1 "2004-05-31T06:03:40Z")

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Dude, if you’re in doubt about how a post might be received, get a second opinion before you make yourself look like a complete ass. I did, and I am glad that I took the trouble.

I had written a satirical tune based on a thread title I saw on SDMB, and although I thought it was funny as hell, something in the back of my poor addled brain kept nagging at me that it might not be thought of as being funny, and so I e-mailed **Coldfire** about it.

He sent me back an e-mail advising against it, and he could not have been nicer in his wording. My little tune would have ruffled some serious feathers and it would have painted a picture of ol’ **Quas’** that would not have represented me in the best possible light.

If in doubt get a second opinion.

That’s it. End of sermon. 🙂

Love Y’all

Q

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2004, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-mailing-the-mods/247894/2 "2004-05-31T13:05:00Z")

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I’m working on developing a policy that if I have to think more than five seconds about whether to post something, I probably shouldn’t. Seems to be helping so far.