# Is there a Moderator timeline available? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 22, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467 "2023-03-22T01:00:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/1 "2023-03-22T01:00:30Z")
Has anyone ever posted a timeline as to when Moderators served and for how long? ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/2 "2023-03-22T01:25:11Z")
Neat idea. They serve working a difficult task for an indefinite sentence. ANd yet they define an era. I’d like to see such a thread, even if @Ed_Zotti has to be the person to start it. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/3 "2023-03-22T02:43:03Z")
We had a spreadsheet at one time. I don’t know if anyone still has a copy of it. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/4 "2023-03-22T03:20:43Z")
This is from 2017 and had a lot of gaps even back then, but it’s probably the closest thing we have to a complete list. Since this is from 2017 the newer mods are not listed. Any corrections are welcome. Alphagene 5/25/2000 to 1/1/2001 Arnold Winkelried 5/22/2000 to 10/16/2005 Asimovian 1/27/2015 to ? bibliophage 8/20/2001 to 9/8/2009 Bone 11/9/2016 to ? C K Dexter Haven 5/15/2000 to 1/27/2015 Cajun Man ? to 2/16/2012 Chronos 9/21/2000 to ?, 11/9/16 to Present Coldfire 11/16/2000 to 4/7/2005 Colibri 6/20/2007 to ? Czarcasm 5/25/2005 to 10/3/11 David B 6/1/1999 to 1/28/2005 DrMatrix 8/20/2001 to 5/10/2007 Ellen Cherry 9/27/2009 to ? engineer\_comp\_geek 9/7/2013 to Present Eutychus 3/11/1999 to 7/17/2003 fluiddruid 10/10/2005 to 2/15/2012 Frank 10/19/2005 to 7/30/2008 Gary Robson (InvisibleWombat) 7/2/2008 to ? Gaudere 2/6/2000 to ? Gfactor 6/20/2007 to ? (Some time between 6/6/2014 and December 2014) Giraffe 5/9/2005 to 2/16/2009 Gukumatz 6/7/2009 to 1/27/2015 Hal Briston 9/8/2013 to 11/9/2016 Idle Thoughts 6/15/2011 to 11/15/2017 IvoryTowerDenizen 1/27/2015 to ? JillGat ? to 4/29/2002 John Corrado 10/11/2000 to ? Jonathan Chance 9/7/2013 to ? Loach 11/20/2014 to Present Lynn Bodoni 3/11/1999 to 2/20/2014 Marley23 3/18/2008 to 10/20/2014 MEBuckner 12/5/2001 to 9/8/2009 Miller 9/25/2009 to Present Nickrz ? to 4/28/2000 RickJay 6/14/2011 to Present Rico 10/19/2005 to Present ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/5 "2023-03-22T03:41:51Z")
-Jan 2019. Feels longer than that! Miss y’all! ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/6 "2023-03-22T03:42:25Z")
Newer mods: Aspenglow 6/2/2021 to Present Hari\_Seldon 9/2/2020 to ? Puzzlegal 9/2/2020 to Present What\_Exit 9/2/2020 to Present ---
**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:** [March 22, 2023, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/7 "2023-03-22T03:44:46Z")
**raventhief** also, 9/2/2000 ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/8 "2023-03-22T03:46:30Z")
I could have sworn I had raventhief on the list. The four of you started at the same time. ---
**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:** [March 22, 2023, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/9 "2023-03-22T03:48:26Z")
I don’t see TubaDiva, samclem or tomndebb on the list. I think everyone after Rico alphabetically was cut off twickster is another. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/10 "2023-03-22T04:01:47Z")
samclem 6/18/2004 to ? SkipMagic 4/7/2005 to ? Spectre of Pithecanthropus 5/17/2010 to 11/17/2011 slythe 5/25/2000 to ? tomndebb 12/25/2004 to ? TVeblen ? to ? twickster 6/4/2009 to 1/27/2015 Ukulele Ike 8/29/2001 to 5/28/2009 UncleBeer ? to ? xash 7/17/2003 to 5/24/2010 ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/11 "2023-03-22T04:04:19Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > I don’t see TubaDiva TubaDiva and Ed were admins. TubaDiva got demoted in the software after the security breach but she still functioned as an admin (she just occasionally had to have Jerry punch some things into the software for her). ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/12 "2023-03-22T04:07:22Z")
I seem to recall that **Spice Weasel** was a mod too, for a while. She wasn’t afraid to use her sparkly jackboots. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/13 "2023-03-22T04:10:38Z")
Spice\_Weasel 12/2/2017 to ? ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/14 "2023-03-22T04:26:21Z")
slythe was @Czarcasm 's original name. He occasionally posts under that name at the GB. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/15 "2023-03-22T04:26:33Z")
slythe am Czarcasm. slythe/Czarcasm 5/25/2000 to 10/03/2011. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/16 "2023-03-22T04:33:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > slythe am Czarcasm. I did not know that. And apparently whoever created the original spreadsheet did not know that either because they were two separate entries. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/17 "2023-03-22T04:35:31Z")
Bone quit in November 2019 > [@Good luck, signing off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-luck-signing-off/843952): > > Thus far I’ve been pretty careful about revealing personal information on the boards. I’m a pretty private person. I think many people would assume I’m older than I am, and that I’m a white person. It makes me chuckle a bit. Both of these things are untrue. I registered at the Dope in 2003. I was just out of college. My parents immigrated to this country – poor and not speaking any English. I’m first generation American. I’ve also been the target of quite a bit of racism growing up as a… ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/18 "2023-03-22T04:49:47Z")
Yeah-Downed a bottle of Tullamore D.E.W. one night and decided to have a “Rename The Moderator” contest. ---
**Author:** ![JeffB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeffb/32/188_2.png) [@JeffB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JeffB)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/19 "2023-03-22T06:59:14Z")
Missing the fucking hall monitor himself, **manhattan**. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-moderator-timeline-available/981467/20 "2023-03-22T13:23:20Z")
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