# How do I contact a moderator or administrator **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 30, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343 "2005-01-30T00:16:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FlippyFly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/1 "2005-01-30T00:16:38Z")
From the user agreement: If you’re not sure whether a link is appropriate, contact a moderator or administrator before posting it. How do I do this? I have a question about sexual mechanics that I am not sure I can post or what forum to put it in… ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/2 "2005-01-30T00:24:51Z")
There’s a link on the bottom of the main page labeled [“View forum leaders”](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showgroups.php?), it has links to email the staff. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/3 "2005-01-30T15:11:21Z")
As a thought, I gather that there are people (guests, lurkers, the erroneously banned) who cannot access the “contact forum leaders” box. (I’m not logging out or requesting a momentary banning to check this out!) If that’s the case, it might be worth while to post the e-mail addresses somewhere in ATMB (a sticky thread?) in a searchable form that would be clear to such people but will not be “harvestable” by spambot spiders – something like “Tuba Diva at ay-oh-ell-dot-com” ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/4 "2005-01-30T17:50:49Z")
It’s already in the [FAQ.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=1930292&postcount=2) ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/5 "2005-01-30T21:34:25Z")
At the bottom of any forum, there should be Moderators’ names… clicking on that, should allow you to email the Moderator. Alternately, a REPORT BAD POST button in the appropriate forum will allow you contact a Moderator. You can say that you’re just using that to get in contact, there’s nothing wrong the post. Sexual mechanics? Is that like automechanics? OK, look, if it’s something that would have an answer, it’s probably GQ. If it’s something on which there would be multiple opinions, it’s probably GD. If it’s just plain disgusting, go to MPSIMS, **Cajun Man** gets hazard pay for working there. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/6 "2005-01-30T23:35:42Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > If it’s just plain disgusting, go to MPSIMS, **Cajun Man** gets hazard pay for working there. He get’s hazard pay? What are we, chopped liver? You told me all he got was a raincoat when I signed on. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/7 "2005-01-30T23:57:04Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > He get’s hazard pay? What are we, chopped liver? You told me all he got was a raincoat when I signed on. 😃 Do you really want to moderate [I got carnal with my Hoover Dustette!(maybe TMI)](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/) ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2005, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/8 "2005-01-31T02:04:00Z")
I didn’t click on that link, I swear. ---
**Author:** ![FlippyFly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FlippyFly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlippyFly)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/9 "2005-02-03T17:41:38Z")
Started the thread, if you were curious what I actually wanted to ask > **[Sex in the shower - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=300472)** > > How do you (physically) have sex in the shower? I tried it, and damn, the mechanics! Much more difficult than I thought it would be. Is it just not all that I had dreamed, or are there some tips and tricks out there that I need to know? For the... Happy posting! ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-contact-a-moderator-or-administrator/287343/10 "2005-02-08T06:42:10Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > \ Sexual mechanics? Is that like automechanics? > > \. Yikes! How much would _THAT_ cost!? If my car’s cooling system costs $987.00 to fix over 3 weeks… nevermind