# Gutless Turkeys - Junior Modding and lack of humor **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 8, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986 "2016-10-08T21:52:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/1 "2016-10-08T21:52:43Z")
What the heck. Billions of dollars of hurricane damage…and the possibility of the Donald having his finger on the nukes :eek: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19685308#post19685308](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19685308#post19685308) If this/that gets a mod note…then this place is one storm away from the hamsters drowning. PS I’ll hope this was actually a class one mod note(lets keep the “legal” department happy) and NOT a class ten mod note (one step away from an actual warning). Good grief Charlie Brown. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/2 "2016-10-08T22:14:13Z")
What is this thread? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/3 "2016-10-08T22:22:34Z")
Your link was set up to bring up a new reply box, which I don’t think is what you intended. I think I’ve fixed it to point to the post that you were intending to link to. If I have it wrong, let me know and I’ll fix it. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/4 "2016-10-08T22:23:45Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > Your link was set up to bring up a new reply box, which I don’t think is what you intended. I think I’ve fixed it to point to the post that you were intending to link to. If I have it wrong, let me know and I’ll fix it. Thanks. Let the feathers fly. PS. gotta go do “important” stuff for awhile. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/5 "2016-10-08T22:28:48Z")
It was humorless junior modding. As **Idle Thoughts** pointed out, **jtur88** should have made a report. As God is my witness, the mod note was spot on. And I can sympathize with **Johnny L.A.'s** irritation with him in the thread. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2016, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/6 "2016-10-08T23:30:23Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It was humorless junior modding. As **Idle Thoughts** pointed out, **jtur88** should have made a report. As God is my witness, the mod note was spot on. And I can sympathize with **Johnny L.A.'s** irritation with him in the thread. Given the title of this thread and the OP, I am sure that **billfish678** is complaining about the fact that he got a mod note for calling other posters turkeys twice, not about the mod note to **jtur88**. Of course the complaint is meritless. **billfish** did not make it clear he was joking, and even if a mod recognizes that an insult is meant as a joke not everyone else will. So it’s standard practice to mod note insults in order to avoid their targets taking offense and disrupting the thread if they retaliate. **billfish** has been around long enough to be familiar with this rule, so he doesn’t have any excuse. From the FAQ: > [@](#): > > Generally, you may not directly insult or personally attack other posters. The strictness of this rule varies a bit by forum, but the basic rule is that you should attack what the other person says, not the other person. \*\*This rule applies to all insults, \*\ ***including jokes** and quotes from books & movies, **as others may not get the joke.** Using smilies (e.g., "You’re a jerk ") does not make insults okay. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2016, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/7 "2016-10-08T23:35:48Z")
I apologize for the misunderstanding. ---
**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:** [October 8, 2016, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/8 "2016-10-08T23:43:11Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I apologize for the misunderstanding. It’s possible he was complaining about both, since he mentions junior modding in the title, but I assume the main complaint is about his own note. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/9 "2016-10-09T00:23:55Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Given the title of this thread and the OP, I am sure that **billfish678** is complaining about the fact that he got a mod note for calling other posters turkeys twice, not about the mod note to **jtur88**. > > Of course the complaint is meritless. **billfish** did not make it clear he was joking, and even if a mod recognizes that an insult is meant as a joke not everyone else will. So it’s standard practice to mod note insults in order to avoid their targets taking offense and disrupting the thread if they retaliate. **billfish** has been around long enough to be familiar with this rule, so he doesn’t have any excuse. > > From the FAQ: Thank God. As God as my witness I thought mods could mod. test PS… If I get modded/banned from the fracking funniest TV moment in history (WKRP) so be it…kiss my shinny metal ass (to bring it to the next generation). That turkeys (flightless none the less) might lead to “gutless” turkeys when they hit the pavement “like bags of wet cement” is a stretch is just too much. And that junior modding humorless other posters (lets get real that ONE poster) being referenced as “turkeys” when talking to the original poster is an insult… Jesus on a cracker… test PS… If I get modded/banned from the fracking funniest TV moment in history (WKRP) so be it…kiss my shinny metal ass (to bring it to the next generation ---
**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:** [October 9, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/10 "2016-10-09T00:31:20Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Thank God. > > As God as my witness I thought mods could mod. > > That turkeys (flightless none the less) might lead to “gutless” turkeys when they hit the pavement “like bags of wet cement” is a stretch is just too much. > > And that junior modding humorless other posters (lets get real that ONE poster) being referenced as “turkeys” when talking to the original poster is an insult… Yes, the insults you directed at other posters were modded according to well-known and posted rules. Technically you could have received a warning for your posts. Even though you were just given a mod note, here you are complaining about it. > [@](#): > > Jesus on a cracker… I’ll say.:dubious: ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/11 "2016-10-09T00:31:26Z")
Forgive the mangled previous post…working against a crappy computer/connection and the edit time limit… But hey, it is all good. If only I had said "you know you ain’t an actual turkey but what you said is actually “turkeyIST” it would be all good. PS. Ban my ass for calling a humorless turkey a turkey in a turkey related humor thread…I dare you. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/12 "2016-10-09T00:32:12Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > PS… If I get modded/banned from the fracking funniest TV moment in history (WKRP) so be it…kiss my shinny metal ass (to bring it to the next generation You were modded for insulting other posters. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/13 "2016-10-09T00:32:31Z")
I don’t see the merit in your complaint. You quoted **Johnny L.A.** and posted “Gutless turkey.” If it hadn’t already been modded, I would have reported it myself. Even if you were joking, the rules don’t give you a pass. You were clearly on the wrong side of the rules. Besides, what are you beefing about? It was just a mod note, not a warning. Edit - posted before I saw **Colibri’s** reply, above. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/14 "2016-10-09T00:39:14Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > You were modded for insulting other posters. See above post(s). Ask the OP IF he was mortally offended by my comments. Take a poll. Is my mortal crime not putting a smiley at the end of the sentence? ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/15 "2016-10-09T00:45:58Z")
What’s that sound I hear? Falling turkeys? Naw, the circling of the wagons… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/16 "2016-10-09T00:47:16Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > See above post(s). > > Ask the OP IF he was mortally offended by my comments. Take a poll. Is my mortal crime not putting a smiley at the end of the sentence? A smiley makes no difference. Even joking insults are against the (clearly) posted rules. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/17 "2016-10-09T00:49:16Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > A smiley makes no difference. Even joking insults are against the (clearly) posted rules. Insults in HUMOR? OMFG. Who knew… Note, this/my post(s) was NOT in General Questions or Great Debates it was in a MPSIMS forum…AND it was obviously NOT a PSA but a humor related observation. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/18 "2016-10-09T00:56:10Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Insults in HUMOR? > > OMFG. > > Who knew… > > Note, this/my post(s) was NOT in General Questions or Great Debates it was in a MPSIMS forum…AND it was obviously NOT a PSA but a humor related observation. Stuff like this is almost why I hope Trump wins… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/19 "2016-10-09T00:56:55Z")
I think your complaint is just recreational outrage, so I’ll stop feeding you. **Colibri** , if this comment is out of bounds, I’ll accept whatever sanctions you give me without a complaint. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986/20 "2016-10-09T01:01:35Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > I think your complaint is just recreational outrage, so I’ll stop feeding you. > > **Colibri** , if this comment is out of bounds, I’ll accept whatever sanctions you give me without a complaint. Awfully something something of you…given you came AFTER the fact and did some two degrees of seperation modding modding… And yeah, you agree with the mods but will accept any sanctions they give you :dubious: Way to go out on a limb there… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gutless-turkeys-junior-modding-and-lack-of-humor/767986.md?page=2)