# I'm going on indefinite hiatus from the Dope **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 29, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305 "2014-07-29T04:50:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/21 "2014-07-29T20:59:00Z")
> [@Fotheringay-Phipps](#): > > The problem with posts like this is that people come and go all the time. You look back at the older threads and very few of the people who were prominant back then are still so today. That’s the nature of MBs, and of life in general. > > So the notion that any one person leaving the boards is some sort of big deal, such that the PTB would - or should - reconsider their approach because of this guy’s dissatisfaction, is a mistaken one. Ehhhhhh, I’d argue that it can potentially be useful (to the board’s management and the posters who do care) and pointless (to most posters in general). The main problem is that there’s no ideal way to have these posts. An individual thread per each user is going overboard, but a sticky for “Dopers Leaving” that could be updated by posters would probably not be noticed (and I could see it clogged up by trolls or overly-dramatic posters who leave and come back after like, a few days). But if someone thinks, “I wonder what happened to (name); s/he was cool and then they just stopped posting,” it’d be awesome to have a quickref with a brief mention that (name) had twins and got too busy, has an illness, got annoyed at something, etc. And for board management, it can (in general, anyway) be useful to see why users leave and look for potential concerns they might want to address. Kind of like a business wanting to know if their controversial commercial/reformulation/whatever is motivating customers to leave. If people rant about how offensive the commercial is but they remain customers afterward, they don’t need to spend marketing money apologizing, etc.; if those people actually do leave/boycott because of the commercial in significant numbers, it may be worthwhile to do so. So if board management could see that no, really, a LOT of posters have left because of (insert dissatisfaction here) and it’s not something only a small handful will complain about, IN THEORY that might motivate them to take another look at the issue. Again, I know there’s no practical way to do it, but it’d be nice. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/22 "2014-07-29T22:04:35Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I enjoy reading your posts and I hope you reconsider after some time. A message board is an imperfect system run by imperfect people who sometimes mess up. I think most of the mess-ups by mods do get corrected, understanding that there will always be some people unhappy no matter what the final result. I’m holding out hope we see an apology from Dex pretty soon. And as much as the malware and censoring of sound-mixing-guy threads sucked, there’s no good solution to those. Maybe, but one thing that would help would be the board taking responsibility. With the malware or self-playing ads it’s always “Not our fault.” and the sound-mixing censoring and the “Giraffe Incident” there is nary an acknowledgement of hypocracy but rather “It’s our board and we do what we want.” ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/23 "2014-07-30T00:46:49Z")
> [@stpauler](#): > > When someone says that they’re leaving and you could really give two shits less that they are. Their name then becomes “felicia”, a random bitch… MODERATOR INTERJECTION: **stpauler** , I assume this is meant to be a joke, but it’s still insulting and as such not permitted in this forum. (You not giving two shits is not the problem, but “random bitch” is.) I agree it’s border-line, but you know better, and please don’t do this again. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/24 "2014-07-30T01:02:30Z")
[quote=“Drunky\_Smurf, post:16, topic:694305”] Who’s Felicia? I thought drewtwo was a dude. NSFW ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/25 "2014-07-30T01:51:01Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/26 "2014-07-30T08:08:56Z")
> [@Guinastasia](#): > > Well, obviously you must have cared enough to post. :rolleyes: Oh clearly I care, my heart is breaking and my liver is self harming at the thought of the gaping hole that has been left in this message board. This is an awful, awful day for this message board. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/27 "2014-07-30T10:21:37Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Oh clearly I care, my heart is breaking and my liver is self harming at the thought of the gaping hole that has been left in this message board. This is an awful, awful day for this message board. Well, then, why did you open a thread marked by **drewtwo** saying that he was going on an indefinite hiatus? You cared, even if it was only enough to be able to try out that sick burn up thread. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/28 "2014-07-30T11:20:43Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Oh clearly I care, my heart is breaking and my liver is self harming at the thought of the gaping hole that has been left in this message board. This is an awful, awful day for this message board. ::: MODERATOR BANGS GAVEL FOR ATTENTION ::: HEY! This is NOT the Pit. It’s not even MPSIMS. Such nasty comments are uncalled for and inappropriate here. **drewtwo99** chose this forum to make comments about board and moderator performance, and several of you are making it personal. Enough. You want to discuss **drewtwo99** ’s comments, go right ahead. You want to discuss how little you care about another human being’s feelings, that belongs elsewhere. This is the second time I’ve called someone on the same issue. I don’t want to have to do it again. I understand that these type of comments are often made when people announce their resignations in other forums – MPSIMS, Pit, wherever. I assume they’re acceptable there, I don’t moderator there. But this forum is About This Message Board, not about individuals (unless it’s rules-related discussion.) Aiming for a kinder, gentler ATMB. ---
**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:** [July 30, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/29 "2014-07-30T11:25:03Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Hey, no one offered _me_ any drugs! Damned autocorrect. Hugs. She meant hugs. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/30 "2014-07-30T15:01:58Z")
I totally understand your feelings **drewtwo99**. The board is in wane, and I don’t see that stopping. But, that’s the case with general message boards everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/31 "2014-07-30T15:05:11Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Damned autocorrect. Hugs. She meant hugs. Oh great, now what am I going to do with all of these [pugs](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BE4LBbACcAIeOZr.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/32 "2014-07-30T15:11:24Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Aiming for a kinder, gentler ATMB. _Read my quips… No new attackses._ ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/33 "2014-07-30T16:26:12Z")
When you become so attached to a website that you take note of minor kerfluffles and allow them to impinge on your enjoyment of same… yeah, probably a good idea to take a break. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/34 "2014-07-30T19:20:06Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > _Read my quips… No new attackses._ Gollum H. W. Smeagol? ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/35 "2014-07-31T14:10:44Z")
[QUOTE=drewtoo99] It really has killed the magic, the respect, and the **adoration** I had for both the posters and the moderators/administrators. [/QUOTE] There’s the problem right there. It’s just a message board, with people typing into cyber-space. Neither the mods nor the posters merit adoration. We’re all just folks with opinions and keyboards. Too heavy an expectation is bound to come a cropper at some point. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/36 "2014-07-31T15:50:37Z")
“Sound-mixing celebrity”? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/37 "2014-07-31T15:56:02Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > “Sound-mixing celebrity”? Now you’ve done it. They should be knocking at your door soon. > **[In the matter of Michael Minkler](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=726709)** > > We’re taking down an old thread involving an individual named Michael Minkler. Since this thread has attained some notoriety, we’re providing the following background: In 2007 Michael Minkler was part of a team that won an Oscar for sound mixing.... ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/38 "2014-07-31T15:57:32Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > “Sound-mixing celebrity”? Scroll back in ATMB to June and look for a locked thread posted by **Ed Zotti** with 0 replies. I’m not going to mention it directly because **Ed Zotti** has directed us to lay off the issue. There’s another thread by **KarlGauss** just above it that is also locked. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/39 "2014-07-31T15:58:52Z")
Removed because we’re not supposed to talk about it (thanks **Trout** and **Irish** men). ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305/40 "2014-07-31T16:09:35Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Removed because we’re not supposed to talk about it (thanks **Trout** and **Irish** men). It is the first rule of sound mixing, after all. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305.md?page=3)