Would you guys mind changing the “for the Straight Dope” to something else? When I see that, I read, “for ‘Cecil Adams’ and the Chicago Reader”.
I mean, I understand why you close threads for various reasons. I understand you deal with and nail trolls. I understand that you’ve got a volunteer job.
But it kind of seems weird that you might indirectly, corporately associate yourselves with Cecil’s [sub]whomever he may be[/sub] and the Chicago Reader’s works.
Can you change it to maybe, “for the Straight Dope Message Board” or something?
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I admit you have a thankless job and I have respect, but not when it seems kind of pungent in some cases.
Wha? I’m not real clear on what point you’re trying to make. Especially since I believe it’s just Lynn that uses that phrase. It’s just her way of saying, “This is official, beeyotch.”
Smeghead, you’re right. In this threadCajun Man says “for the SDMB”. I don’t have a problem with it. He’s answering on behalf of the moderators and on behalf of the Straight Dope Message Board.
It irks me. I personally can’t answer on behalf of the government, nor any specific company I work for. But, I can answer for my shop.
It’s a statement that lends me to believe she’s answering on behalf of the Straight Dope in its entirety versus just the Straight Dope Message Board. If I were a newer poster, I might even be scared off. . . I dunno, it just seems like it’s a line that’s a little too big for it’s britches.
I have received word from Cecil Himself that I am his very own Angel of Death. I AM acting on behalf of the Straight Dope. In addition to my mod/admin duties, I also write the (very occasional) Staff Report, and I promote the Straight Dope, and if I see it mentioned in another area (like one of my local newspapers, cited as a source), I bring it to the attention of the Chicago Reader. When I see one of Cecil’s columns or a Staff Report or even a message board post on some other site, I check to see if they’ve received permission to reprint it. Usually they haven’t. And in that case, I hound the site to get them to remove the article or post.
I work for the Straight Dope, not just for the Straight Dope Message Board, although the board does take up most of my time. When I sign a post “Lynn, For the Straight Dope” it means that it’s official, and that I’m acting for the Straight Dope, not just the message board.
Can we turn this into a “fawn all over Lynn” thread now? Because Lynn, you are so kick ass. All the mods and admins here are fab, and do a great job, but they just don’t do it with quite the same flair you do.
[Hijack] Stupid smilies. I couldn’t remember the text code for rolleyes and the damn hamsters keep collapsing the smilie box so all I can do is :wally :eek: [/Hijack]
They don’t have the problems with heartburn I do. Lucky bastiches.
It was, for a while. I’m thinking of changing it to something that another mod said in an email…“Lynn, who waits in the shadows with terrible patience, carefully honing The Unending Cosmic Hurt.”
Yeh, that’s a great idea! Let’s get all the Pitizens in here and have a flash crowd party for our Esteemed (especially when steamed) Admin, the Captain of the Troll Patrol, the Layer Down of Law, the Swift Terrible Sword of Sock Removal, the Lady of the Apple-Head Siamese:
LYNN BODACIOUS BODONI!!!
[CMOT Dibbler] Sausages! Getcher hot sausages! Inna bun!
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Say, Lynn. This is a pretty stupid question that I’d be too embarassed to bring up in ATMB or email you about, but as long as there’s a fairly frivolous thread about you here, I may as well ask it.
I recall seeing a poster by the name of Limbo Donni a little while back. He’s still a member, so he’s not an obvious parody or vengeful troll. Any relation, or is this just one of those eerie coincidences?
Ahem. Cite?
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I have been smackethed before, I shall be smackethed again.
Honestly, I just thought you were just a mod on the SDMB. I don’t closely follow much of what any particular Doper does on the boards, so whatever you do behind the scenes is something I’m totally unaware of.
No relation. As far as I know, the only relation that has bothered to register and post here is my brother John, and HIS last visit was nearly four years ago. He only posted three times. I have warned my parents that this site includes some pretty gross stuff, and they have declined to visit it. Same deal with my sister. My husband and daughter are similarly uninterested, though I do sometimes make them read a particularly funny thread or post. Everybody has different tastes.
It was in an email. So was the commendation I got for changing some dipshit’s user status to “2Stupid2Live” or something like that. Cecil was VERY pleased with that one. So was I.
:wally 