# How many SDMB mods can you list, just off the top of your head? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616 "2025-08-30T20:56:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/1 "2025-08-30T20:56:32Z")
Without doing any searching or deep dives or going out of this thread, how many SDMB mods can you name? I’m talking about any member who has ever been a moderator (however short the tenure was–thinking of two specific ones here)… So, from the beginning of these 1999 boards to now… …how many? List as many as you can in your reply. Not really fair to “team up” and only list ones others have missed, …that’s easy to do. What’s hard is to list them all in your own post and you can mention the ones that others forgot in THAT. Or ..what…can you only remember some (the ones others in here forgot) and not the ones the others in here GOT?? Yeah, that’s what I thought. Seriously, though…how many can you name in one post? I’ll award the top three in here who can. I very much doubt anyone can get them all, well, unless you’re a mod too,… like @Czarcasm MIGHT be able to…but not even I can remember them all, I don’t think…I couldn’t name them, at least, all in one place… so yeah, good luck. Aim for the top three. I will not count anyone who simply “adds on” to someone else’s reply. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/2 "2025-08-30T23:27:09Z")
I can list at least one former mod (me). There was Colibri, Jonathon Chance, Tuba Diva, Currently, Puzzlegal, What\_Exit. Super mod Ed Zotti. That’s all I can think of right offhand. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2025, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/3 "2025-08-30T23:54:20Z")
Let’s see how I do > **Summary** > > Me > Czarcasm > Hari S > Bone > Johnathan Chance > Loach > Ivorytowerdenzien > fluiddruid > Lynn Bodoni > CK Dexter Haven > Colibri > Samclem > Spice Weasel > Puzzlegal > What Exit > Raventhief > Asmovian > Spectre of P > Cajun Man > Manhattan > Dr Matrix > DavidB > Alphagene > John Corrnado > TVeblen > UncleBeer > Ukulele Ike > Miller > Giraffe > SkipMagic > Euchy > Gaud…er..something. > xash > MEBuckner > Engineer Comp Geek > Marley > Twickster > Ellen Cherry > Hal Briston > Um…the one who used to co-mod the game room with me…heh, can’t remember his name off hand. That’s not bad. I know I’m probably missing or forgettilng a good 4 or 6, but I’ll take my trophy now, thank you. @engineer_comp_geek could PROBABLY come along and blow this list out of the water. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/4 "2025-08-31T02:13:42Z")
Not a one. Even the ones that chastised me in the past. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/5 "2025-08-31T02:26:05Z")
We have a book by Colibri on a living room shelf, so that’s an easy one to remember (may his memory be a blessing). ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/6 "2025-08-31T02:45:00Z")
Idle Thoughts Engineer \_Comp\_Geek Aspenglow Czarcasm Giraffe Puzzlegal Colibri What\_Exit? Tuba Diva–? Ed? Somebody Chance ETA: Spiceweasel UncleBeer? ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/7 "2025-08-31T02:49:11Z")
ETA ETA: Skip Magic? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/8 "2025-08-31T03:19:09Z")
I pay no attention to anybody’s username. To me everyone has the same voice, the same beliefs, and the same physical appearance as a vaguely human-shaped amorphous blob. I will recognise a name occasionally, but couldn’t tell you anything about what country they’re from, how long they’ve been here, or what their political opinions are, anything. So remembering who are Mods? Forget it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/9 "2025-08-31T03:30:03Z")
manhattan, is he still around? Aspenglow I know is one currently. Eta: Jonathan Chance. Was Eutychus a mod? Arnold Winkelried, Frank, Lynn Bodoni, JillGat, tomndebb. Was Polycarp ever a mod? ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/10 "2025-08-31T04:13:40Z")
Ok, here goes: Tomndebb Colibri Czarcasm Ellen Cherry Twickster TubaDiva Johnathan Chance Spiceweasel Marley (I don’t think that was his full name but that’s what everyone called him. Marley23 maybe? He banned me once but had a change of heart and quietly unbanned me after realizing it was the _other_ guy’s fault) Miller Puzzlegal Engineer\_comp\_geek Manhattan I thought there was another Tom or maybe Todd or something mod but damned if I can remember their name. I honestly thought I wouldn’t be able to remember a single one save Tubadiva. I’m not sure how many on the above list are even current mods. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/11 "2025-08-31T10:26:39Z")
I know I’m not going to win, since I haven’t been here from the beginning. But I’ll have a go anyway: Current mods: Engineer\_Comp\_Geek What\_Exit Aspenglow Puzzlegal ParallelLines Miller RickJay Chronos? SuperMod: Ed\_Zotti Past mods: TubaDiva Colibri Bone Hari\_Seldon Czarcasm Spice\_Weasel? I’m sure I’ve missed even some current mods, since there are forums I rarely look at or rarely see moderated when I do. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/12 "2025-08-31T10:50:35Z")
From memory :- - What\_Exit - Chronos - PuzzleGal - Aspenglow - Parallel\_Lines - Miller - RickJay - Engineer\_Comp\_Geek - Tuba\_Diva (rip) - Colibri (rip) Eta: how’d I forget Ed ?! ---
**Author:** ![scudsucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scudsucker/32/14101_2.png) [@scudsucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scudsucker)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/13 "2025-08-31T11:13:58Z")
Marley. That’s it, off the top of my head, and only for his infamous site take-down mistake, and even that happened before I joined. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2025, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/14 "2025-08-31T11:44:32Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > @engineer_comp_geek could PROBABLY come along and blow this list out of the water. I compiled a list of every mod we’ve ever had, so it would be cheating if I posted. FWIW, there are 54 names on my list. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/15 "2025-08-31T11:51:30Z")
Naw, not going to try. (Reading other entries) Huh, bunch of people i didn’t know were mods, bunch of people I’ve never heard of. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/16 "2025-08-31T13:10:01Z")
Puzzlegal. When a name pops up in a thread I can say “oh yeah, that’s a mod”, but otherwise it doesn’t stick with me. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/17 "2025-08-31T13:34:21Z")
It doesn’t really stick for me either, but I want to thank the mods for keeping this place in line. Oh wait, there’s one — @Miller , because I met him at the San Francisco Dope Fest back in 2023. I met his wife too. Anyway, to the mods, I thank you for the work you do! ---
**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:** [August 31, 2025, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/18 "2025-08-31T16:24:19Z")
Let’s see, from the beginning (not counting AOL) and off the top of my head: 1. Cecil Adams 2. Ed Zotti 3. Tubadiva 4. Lynn Bodoni 5. C K Dexter Haven 6. manhattan 7. Chronos 8. Arnold Winkelreid 9. DavidB 10. tomndebb 11. Eutychus 12. Ukelele Ike 13. Dr. Matrix 14. CajunMan 15. Melin 16. bibliophage 17. QED 18. Czarcasm / Slythe 19. xash 20. Coldfire 21. Jonathan Chance 22. samclem 23. EngineerCompGeek 24. Marley23 25. InvisibleWombat / Gary Robson 26. Hari Seldon 27. Spice Weasel 28. Giraffe 29. What Exit? 30. Puzzlegal 31. ParallelLines 32. IdleThoughts 33. Jerry (the original tech guy; while he never did any moderating, he technically had mod powers) Ironically, I know I’m missing some of the current mods. This is partly because we communicate mostly through e-mail, so I recognize their email names more readily than their board names, and don’t always remember who’s who. ---
**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:** [August 31, 2025, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/19 "2025-08-31T16:29:32Z")
Man, there used to be a comic somewhere “What if everyone who had ever been an Avenger was still an Avenger?”, and it culminates with a scene of like sixty people showing up to rescue a cat stuck in a tree. But I can’t find it now. ---
**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616/20 "2025-09-01T18:48:36Z")
There’s that guy (you know the one), the one who’s really annoying, the one we all miss, that other guy, the one who was banned, and of course, the one who banned all of us (for 20 minutes at the bottom of the Marianas trench) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-sdmb-mods-can-you-list-just-off-the-top-of-your-head/1022616.md?page=2)