# Ed\_Zotti appears to be back on the staff **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 22, 2020, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965 "2020-07-22T00:16:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ed\_Zotti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/fbc32d/32.png) [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/21 "2020-07-22T15:13:39Z")
That pretty much covers it. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/22 "2020-07-22T15:15:23Z")
Thank you for stepping up. ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/23 "2020-07-22T15:22:19Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I don’t disagree and I’m not trying to deny anyone’s break, we’d just appreciate a notification. This is the sort of thing that, I think, should warrant an Announcement. I doubt I’m alone in that I don’t care for these quiet, secretive moves and I don’t think a request for an explanation is unreasonable. You are not having a bag dropped over your head and dragged into an unmarked van in Portland here… ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/24 "2020-07-22T15:30:11Z")
Wait. Can we DO that? ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/25 "2020-07-22T15:46:55Z")
only if you want the protests to get larger! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/26 "2020-07-22T16:45:10Z")
Yeah. Baby. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/27 "2020-07-22T17:03:16Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Wait. > > Can we DO that? I’ll send you a list. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/28 "2020-07-22T17:06:43Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Can we DO that? Man, this new board software has all kinds of cool features! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/29 "2020-07-22T17:12:03Z")
@discobot Keep a close eye on these peeps. ---
**Author:** ![discobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/discobot/32/570_2.png) [@discobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/discobot)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/30 "2020-07-22T17:12:04Z")
Hi! To find out what I can do, say `@discobot display help`. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/31 "2020-07-22T17:12:39Z")
> [@discobot](#): > > Hi! We’re cool, lil dude. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/32 "2020-07-22T17:36:39Z")
Good, @kayaker. You can clean up after him. If I step in one more pile of bytes… 😠🤖 ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/33 "2020-07-22T18:50:25Z")
Yeah, you already knew why, you didnt need a explanation. I didnt need a explanation. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/34 "2020-07-22T18:51:09Z")
Thanks Ed. Glad to see you are back, even if only for a while. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/35 "2020-07-22T20:02:35Z")
Thanks for stepping up yet again. It is appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/36 "2020-07-22T20:14:25Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > And Cecil too… Who is that? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/37 "2020-07-22T20:44:33Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Who is that? [Beany and Captain Huffenpuff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beany_and_Cecil) are crying. I hope you are happy… 😜 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2020, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/38 "2020-07-22T20:56:25Z")
Not that Cecil. ‘Our’ Cecil. The perfect Master, Unca Cec, the knower of all things. Big Cec to our Lil’Ed. Shy Cecil Adams who’s traispjng around somewhere thinking up smart thoughts and no one to share them with. We’re here Cecil, we’re here. Make my day! (Hell, make my life) ---
**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:** [July 22, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/39 "2020-07-22T21:32:51Z")
On the other hand, not making an announcement meant losing the opportunity to use the subject line “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss”. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2020, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965/40 "2020-07-23T00:49:14Z")
> [@GIGObuster](#): > > [Beany and Captain Huffenpuff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beany_and_Cecil) are crying. I hope you are happy… My work here is done. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ed-zotti-appears-to-be-back-on-the-staff/915965.md?page=3)