# "Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest..." \[badchad banning\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 19, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599 "2007-03-19T18:06:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/1 "2007-03-19T18:06:47Z")
[Thou fucking troll.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8372633&postcount=209) Heartfelt thanks to the mods. Regards, Shodan ---
**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:** [March 19, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/2 "2007-03-19T18:08:22Z")
About fucking time. ---
**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:** [March 19, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/3 "2007-03-19T18:14:12Z")
[Link to ATMB thread announcing the ban.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=413034) ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/4 "2007-03-19T18:30:59Z")
Conga line starts here… _Na Na NAH Na Na Na NAH Na OH HELL YEAH_ Goodbye\* \*Stone Cold Steve Austin substituted this line after winning a loser leaves town match against Vince McMahon. I like it better than the original. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/5 "2007-03-19T18:34:21Z")
Y’know, watching the whole badchad melt-down, I was reminded of the Road Runner cartoons I loved so dearly as a little kid. You know, when Wile E. Coyote would plunge off the end of a cliff, and fall down. . .down. . .down, and you’d think “how the hell long can one stupid coyote (or troll) be in freefall, before hitting the ground and going splat?” It was like that. 'Bout bloodydamn time. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/6 "2007-03-19T18:39:28Z")
Thread title changed to be more descriptive. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/7 "2007-03-19T18:46:54Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] Thread title changed to be more descriptive. [/QUOTE] thanks - I thought it was about John Ashcroft, but then I looked at the OP’s name and got 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/8 "2007-03-19T19:04:34Z")
**Badchad** , if you can hear me, peace be with you. ---
**Author:** ![Mtgman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/9 "2007-03-19T19:08:02Z")
**badchad** , Quellious still loves you. Enjoy, Steven ---
**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 19, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/10 "2007-03-19T19:21:29Z")
**Giraffe** , I thought we were not suppose to have threads like this following a banning. Is there an exception being made for BC? Not that I disagree with the banning, I just wonder if you should have closed this instead of just changing the title. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Menocchio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@Menocchio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Menocchio)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/11 "2007-03-19T19:31:39Z")
Out of curiosity, what was the offending sig? I’m guessing it’s a quote from Polycarp that, at least out of conext, paints Poly in an unflattering light. Am I right? ---
**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:** [March 19, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/12 "2007-03-19T19:34:45Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] **Giraffe** , I thought we were not suppose to have threads like this following a banning. Is there an exception being made for BC? [/QUOTE] My understanding is that they are discouraged, but not forbidden. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/13 "2007-03-19T19:41:07Z")
[QUOTE=Menocchio] Out of curiosity, what was the offending sig? I’m guessing it’s a quote from Polycarp that, at least out of conext, paints Poly in an unflattering light. Am I right? [/QUOTE] You can open his profile to see it. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/14 "2007-03-19T19:43:10Z")
And until the Mods close it, we will dance the Dance of Joy. Ho-pa! ---
**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 19, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/15 "2007-03-19T19:43:35Z")
[QUOTE=Menocchio] Out of curiosity, what was the offending sig? I’m guessing it’s a quote from Polycarp that, at least out of conext, paints Poly in an unflattering light. Am I right? [/QUOTE] Yes! > [@](#): > > “I actually see your point. I’m certain that I, and other liberal Christians including theologians), rationalize to a far greater extent than we’re prepared to admit to anyone, including ourselves.” Polycarp > > “I did want to applaud everyone in this debate, badchad (whom I think has backed off of the inflammatory button pushing aggressiveness) included. I’m learning a lot by reading the exchanges.” Meatros Thanks **Miller**. Jim ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/16 "2007-03-19T19:46:25Z")
[QUOTE=Miller] My understanding is that they are discouraged, but not forbidden. [/QUOTE] Dunno that they’ve spelled it out completely, but often the threads opened after a banning involve questions/debating if/why the poster got banned. Doesn’t seem to be happening here (and I rather think that **Dex’s** thread in ATMB delivers the ‘why’ in a very succinct manner.) Further, there doesn’t seem to be a whole lotta ‘gosh how could anyone be so cru-el as to ban him’ sentiment (especially given the multi page threads “why hasn’t he been banned yet”). so, this does indeed seem to fall into the “gloating the guy is gone” type that the PTB often do seem to wish wouldn’t be started, as the objet’ du pitting is unable to respond. In any event, I’m sure if some one wants it closed, it will be closed. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/17 "2007-03-19T19:47:45Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] **Giraffe** , I thought we were not suppose to have threads like this following a banning. Is there an exception being made for BC? Not that I disagree with the banning, I just wonder if you should have closed this instead of just changing the title. [/QUOTE] It’s a bit murky. We generally don’t want threads which are nothing but bashing away at a banned poster, because it’s pointless and kind of shitty. At the same time, we don’t want to squash discussion of administrative actions. So discussion of **badchad** ’s banning is fair game, including discussion of **badchad** ’s actions which one believes made the banning justified/unjustified. If the thread devolves into nothing but posts about what an asshole **badchad** was, I’ll probably close it. ---
**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 19, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/18 "2007-03-19T19:50:13Z")
[QUOTE=Giraffe] It’s a bit murky. We generally don’t want threads which are nothing but bashing away at a banned poster, because it’s pointless and kind of shitty. At the same time, we don’t want to squash discussion of administrative actions. So discussion of **badchad** ’s banning is fair game, including discussion of **badchad** ’s actions which one believes made the banning justified/unjustified. If the thread devolves into nothing but posts about what an asshole **badchad** was, I’ll probably close it. [/QUOTE] Thank you for the clarification. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/19 "2007-03-19T19:53:12Z")
All the other mods could be paragons of virtuous statesmanship, and still be outweighed on the morality scale by that lying, weaselly, hypocritical, father rapin’, blowhard, unidexter scumbag **tomndebb**. Having said that, they managed to stumble blindly across a nugget of wisdom with this most recent action. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599/20 "2007-03-19T20:20:07Z")
Damn, **Contra** - don’t hold back, man, tell us how you _really_ feel. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599.md?page=2)