# Is There Any Rule Against Posting Private Messages **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 5, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318 "2012-07-05T15:15:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/21 "2012-07-05T20:22:56Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Oh, shit, it’s Thursday already, isn’t it? Almost forgot it was my turn to PM you. > > Hmm. What’s a good rhyme for “scabrous waste?” I don’t know, but it’s nice to see a little effort for a change. Most of the mods just scream “WHORE!” at me over and over again. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/22 "2012-07-05T20:27:24Z")
You didn’t like the skywriting? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/23 "2012-07-05T20:29:44Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You didn’t like the skywriting? I didn’t really get it – it just said “WHOLE! WHOLE! WHOLE!” Whole what? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Who\_me\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/958977/32.png) [@Who\_me\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Who_me_1)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/24 "2012-07-05T21:12:02Z")
> [@Astroboy14](#): > > I dunno about him, but I’d totally dig on the attention… and happy to post it here!🙂 Good abuse needs a fuel… B84 has provided the fuel for abuse, for you I got nothing. What am I supposed to say? Your rocket feet marked up the carpet? Or maybe that I like Astroboy15 better… I got nothing. ---
**Author:** ![Suil\_Dubh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85f322/32.png) [@Suil\_Dubh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suil_Dubh)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/25 "2012-07-05T21:32:07Z")
> [@Who\_me\_1](#): > > Good abuse needs a fuel… B84 has provided the fuel for abuse, for you I got nothing. What am I supposed to say? Your rocket feet marked up the carpet? Or maybe that I like Astroboy15 better… I got nothing. Send him a PM and call him a scybalous whole. That oughtta get his dander up. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/26 "2012-07-05T22:17:22Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > Do you need a glass of water? You seem flushed. Heh. That was funny. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/27 "2012-07-05T22:45:53Z")
**Giraffe** is getting dirty poems from mods? I’m jealous. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/28 "2012-07-05T23:40:13Z")
> [@InternetLegend](#): > > **Giraffe** is getting dirty poems from mods? I’m jealous. Count your blessings. The mods are about as poetic as a Vogon. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/29 "2012-07-06T00:48:17Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Count your blessings. The mods are about as poetic as a Vogon. We don’t get paid to be poetic. Hey! Wait! We don’t get paid _at all_. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/30 "2012-07-06T08:09:41Z")
> [@Shodan](#): > > FYI, I believe that if you have someone on Ignore, they cannot send you PMs Well, then, we know B84 isn’t _getting_ the PMs, then, given the size of his much-publicized ignore list… ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/31 "2012-07-06T11:37:31Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > We don’t get paid to be poetic. > > Hey! Wait! We don’t get paid _at all_. :eek: You mean you don’t get paid as much as Marley. Oh - Hush my mouth. It slipped out Marley, honest. (If it makes you feel better Miller only gets $10,000 a year after tax from Ed). ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/32 "2012-07-06T18:51:46Z")
Usually, I get paid _not_ to be poetic. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318/33 "2012-07-06T18:55:12Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Well, then, we know B84 isn’t _getting_ the PMs, then, given the size of his much-publicized ignore list… I’m actually pretty sure he hasn’t seen any of the replies to his question because of said Ignore list. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-rule-against-posting-private-messages/627318.md?page=1)