# I don't know this board sysadmin Jerry, but..

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 7, 2008, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-this-board-sysadmin-jerry-but/462437 "2008-09-07T01:52:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-this-board-sysadmin-jerry-but/462437/51 "2008-09-08T02:05:09Z")

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> [@Q.E.D](#):
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> No. The board is not a business, it is a business _tool_. Subscriptions barely offset its own operating cost, let alone put any money into the pockets of the parent company.

> [@Some questions for Ed Zotti (re Barn House)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-questions-for-ed-zotti-re-barn-house/462165/10):
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> My relationship with the SD is I’m in charge of it. CL reorganized it as a separate business unit, which I manage, and my job is to make money on it as soon as possible. Does that answer your question?

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