# I got a friend request from a Moderator! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2016, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570 "2016-10-15T00:43:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/21 "2016-10-15T04:20:07Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > I was hoping (given the user name) for a [dog theme](https://blackdogrunsdisney.com/2016/05/11/wonder-mutt-wednesday-111/)! Where’d you get that picture of me? 😃 I’m touched, thanx! ---
**Author:** ![Buttercup\_Smith](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buttercup_smith/32/473_2.png) [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/22 "2016-10-15T04:42:03Z")
I have been a proud friend for about a year or more. I say accept. ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/23 "2016-10-15T04:47:36Z")
Getting an invite put a smile on my face. Happy to be your friend, Idle. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/24 "2016-10-15T12:27:26Z")
I’m also happy to be included in the group! Call if you need help moving a body! Or maybe even creating one. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/25 "2016-10-15T14:37:45Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > I’m also happy to be included in the group! Call if you need help moving a body! Or maybe even creating one. Ooo, I’m in! ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/26 "2016-10-15T14:48:21Z")
I think maybe this is the first time in my life I’ve been one of the cool kids. In with the in crowd. Uh, this is the in crowd, no? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/27 "2016-10-15T16:04:39Z")
Aw, now I don’t feel so special. I’ve been a Doper for a long time, but I’ve never been one of the big names. I’ve never bothered with friending people here, because I didn’t see the point (it’s not like Facebook where your friendship status affects your ability to interact with someone). When Idle Thoughts sent me a friend request I checked our mutual posting histories to see where we’d interacted, and was surprised to see that we hadn’t. I was a bit confused, but now I understand. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/28 "2016-10-15T17:04:53Z")
If I accepted the invite, I’d have more friends online than in the real world. One. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/29 "2016-10-15T17:07:41Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > . And what about us “long-time posters” who didn’t get a request? > > Don’t worry, I’ll be strong and get over it. You’re my friend. That should be enough for you. Mods come and go. Me, not so much. 😛 ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/30 "2016-10-15T17:09:27Z")
2 questions please: Did you know we can click your profile and see your friends? Did you know I can’t think of **Idle Thoughts** as a jackbooted thug? Probably as I’ve had him as a board friend since before he was a moderator and I don’t post much anymore. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/31 "2016-10-15T17:10:13Z")
I was **Idle** ’s friend before it was cool! ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/32 "2016-10-15T17:23:33Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > I was **Idle** ’s friend before it was cool! She friended me loooong ago! ---
**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:** [October 15, 2016, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/33 "2016-10-15T18:10:35Z")
Yeah, some (most) of you come from years and years ago, over the many of them. ---
**Author:** ![voltaire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voltaire/32/313_2.png) [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/34 "2016-10-15T18:18:17Z")
I only accepted because I thought that was how to redeem the free Whopper! ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/35 "2016-10-16T01:58:55Z")
The free Whopper made the deal for me too. Umm, free food. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/36 "2016-10-16T02:47:54Z")
That’s so cool! I have one friend now! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/37 "2016-10-16T03:28:54Z")
> [@voltaire](#): > > I only accepted because I thought that was how to redeem the free Whopper! I’m still waitin’ for my “Song Challenge” dollar! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/38 "2016-10-16T05:12:56Z")
You mean some of you got a gift with [del]purchase[/del]invite? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/39 "2016-10-16T08:02:56Z")
Yeah, yeah, it seems fresh and exciting at first, getting a little attention from a Mod. But he’ll just use you and then throw you away and move on. Don’t ask me how I know. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570/40 "2016-10-16T08:17:39Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > I’m still waitin’ for my “Song Challenge” dollar! Me too, and mine’s already spent. In 16 years, I’ve gotten exactly four friend requests … all from people I never heard of, before or since. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-friend-request-from-a-moderator/768570.md?page=3)