# I pit thin-skinned moderators **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 21, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047 "2011-09-21T11:08:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/1 "2011-09-21T11:08:45Z")
I just got permanently banned at one of my favorite sites. Kinda came a shock to me too, because I was pretty sure I had been on my best behavior. So I look to see what I got banned for… > [@](#): > > Creationists are insane and stupid; it’s a damn shame that they’re not of the same caliber as Flat-Earthers and Moon Denialists. …_THAT_ is banworthy? I’m sorry, but if I’m not allowed to take potshots at creationists for being demonstrably wrong and therefore either ignorant or lying, then there is something wrong here. And I don’t think I was even insulting anyone on the site, either, because the number of YECs on that site is what, 3? This really bothers me because that was one of the sites I spent most of my time debating on, mostly because it was about on par, intelligence-wise, to SDBM, but with less people, making the debates a lot easier to follow. But yeah, anyways, fuck you stupid thin-skinned moderators. You may go eat a dick. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/2 "2011-09-21T11:40:05Z")
I just got a warning at a large general interest message board. The reason? “Being naughty”. Yes, those were the words used. The warning I can live with, but for fucks sake I am not nine years old, telling me I am being naughty really rankles for some reason. Fucking moderators, don’t they know I got a rep to protect. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/3 "2011-09-21T12:21:36Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I just got a warning at a large general interest message board. > > The reason? “Being naughty”. Yes, those were the words used. _Bad_ **buckety**! Go to your room! ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/4 "2011-09-21T13:04:14Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > The warning I can live with, but for fucks sake I am not nine years old, telling me I am being naughty really rankles for some reason. That’s adorable. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/5 "2011-09-21T13:13:14Z")
What the heck is a ‘Moon Denialist’? " That’s no moon, that’s the Death Star!" Yeah, I know it’s probably moon landing denialist… ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/6 "2011-09-21T14:17:31Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I just got a warning at a large general interest message board. > > The reason? “Being naughty”. Yes, those were the words used. > > The warning I can live with, but for fucks sake I am not nine years old, telling me I am being naughty really rankles for some reason. > > Fucking moderators, don’t they know I got a rep to protect. 😉 Aww, did someone miss his nap? ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/7 "2011-09-21T14:35:25Z")
The Straight Dope Bowel Movement? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/8 "2011-09-21T14:41:45Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I just got a warning at a large general interest message board. > > The reason? “Being naughty”. The last time I was told I was naughty it was said as a compliment. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/9 "2011-09-21T15:20:44Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > What the heck is a ‘Moon Denialist’? " That’s no moon, that’s the Death Star!" > > Yeah, I know it’s probably moon landing denialist… I thought he meant “Moon\* landing \*denialists” as well, until I found [this site](http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm). ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/10 "2011-09-21T16:12:44Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought he meant “Moon\* landing \*denialists” as well, until I found [this site](http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm). … I am… blown away by this website. They should hang out with the Time Cube guy… I bet they’d get along nicely. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/11 "2011-09-21T16:16:55Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > The reason? “Being naughty”. Yes, those were the words used. > > The warning I can live with, but for fucks sake I am not nine years old, telling me I am being naughty really rankles for some reason. Well, I think you should take some time to think about what you did. Or you could just sit there and pout. eta: The moon is bullshit, I can’t believe how gullible the sheeple on this board are - oh yeah, the moon must be real because THE GOVERNMENT says so. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/12 "2011-09-21T16:24:48Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > What the heck is a ‘Moon Denialist’? " That’s no moon, that’s the Death Star!"\ Heh heh. > [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought he meant “Moon\* landing \*denialists” as well, until I found [this site](http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm). Oh boy. Hey, maybe they’re from that school of philosophy who wonder if anything actually exists or if we’re all just figments of our own imaginations. Well, you’re probably all figments of MY imagination, but I’m pretty sure I’M real. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/13 "2011-09-21T16:45:31Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > … I am… blown away by this website. They should hang out with the Time Cube guy… I bet they’d get along nicely. Sorry, I’ve never been able to read enough of the Time Cube site to puzzle out what the guy’s thesis is supposed to be. But isn’t that guy (Time Cube guy, that is) actually serious? ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/14 "2011-09-21T17:05:33Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Sorry, I’ve never been able to read enough of the Time Cube site to puzzle out what the guy’s thesis is supposed to be. But isn’t that guy (Time Cube guy, that is) actually serious? That’s because you’re Educated Stupid! Gene Rya is a genius and time cube is the one mathematical truth! 🙂 Yes he is serious. The moon hoax page seemed serious to me too. I especially liked, “Did you know there are no photographs of the moon before 1850? It’s true!” Or “there’s no mention of the moon in the english language befor 1066! You can check!” lol… too good. ---
**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/15 "2011-09-21T17:19:49Z")
> [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > I just got permanently banned at one of my favorite sites. Kinda came a shock to me too, because I was pretty sure I had been on my best behavior. So I look to see what I got banned for… > > …_THAT_ is banworthy? I’m sorry, but if I’m not allowed to take potshots at creationists for being demonstrably wrong and therefore either ignorant or lying, then there is something wrong here. And I don’t think I was even insulting anyone on the site, either, because the number of YECs on that site is what, 3? This really bothers me because that was one of the sites I spent most of my time debating on, mostly because it was about on par, intelligence-wise, to SDBM, but with less people, making the debates a lot easier to follow. > > But yeah, anyways, fuck you stupid thin-skinned moderators. You may go eat a dick. What do their rules say? Calling people, even a group of people, “insane and stupid” is something I could see falling under a rule about insults or flaming. I don’t necessarily agree with such a rule being wise or necessary, but if their rules say to keep it civil and polite and you didn’t, I don’t think they’re being thin-skinned. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/16 "2011-09-21T17:22:34Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > The moon hoax page seemed serious to me too. I especially liked, “Did you know there are no photographs of the moon before 1850? It’s true!” Or “there’s no mention of the moon in the english language befor 1066! You can check!” lol… too good. I liked the last part of the disclaimer: > [@](#): > > And no, we’re not really offering $100,000. What are you, crazy? ETA: OP, how vigilant are they about socks over there (or just multiple accounts)? ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/17 "2011-09-21T17:22:59Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > That’s because you’re Educated Stupid! Gene Rya is a genius and time cube is the one mathematical truth! 🙂 > > Yes he is serious. The moon hoax page seemed serious to me too. I especially liked, “Did you know there are no photographs of the moon before 1850? It’s true!” Or “there’s no mention of the moon in the english language befor 1066! You can check!” lol… too good. Check out his section on 9/11 where he blames it all on Canada. ETA: I like this disclaimer on the 9/11 page: > [@The Mad Revisionist](#): > > Though Mr. Sphere acknowledges that this is not, in fact, what the evidence shows, the evidence in question was doctored by CSIS. In support of this claim, Jim is offering a cash reward to anyone who can prove that he is not, in fact, an air-photo expert. Those seeking to claim this reward can direct their inquiries to a post office box that we’re not going to check anyway, so don’t bother. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/18 "2011-09-21T17:49:06Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > Heh heh. > > Oh boy. Hey, maybe they’re from that school of philosophy who wonder if anything actually exists or if we’re all just figments of our own imaginations. Well, you’re probably all figments of MY imagination, but I’m pretty sure I’M real. Well, I don’t know about me, but I’m sure that _you_ are just of a figment of _my_ imagination, and the moon is just a figment of _your_ imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/19 "2011-09-21T18:52:59Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > What the heck is a ‘Moon Denialist’? " That’s no moon, that’s the Death Star!" > > Yeah, I know it’s probably moon landing denialist… Nope. [http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm](http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/The-Mad-Revisionist.htm) A parody. I _hope_. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047/20 "2011-09-21T20:05:29Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > I thought he meant “Moon\* landing \*denialists” as well, until I found this site. The logic of [this](http://www.revisionism.nl/Moon/Feedback13.htm) is so compelling, my brain went into meltdown.:eek: And of course, I absolutely [blame Canada](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOzG7bBylRo). For everything. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-thin-skinned-moderators/597047.md?page=2)