# Is TubaDiva only a moderator? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 16, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880 "2014-03-16T23:49:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![R3d\_Anonymous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/aeb1de/32.png) [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/1 "2014-03-16T23:49:21Z")
Or is she still an administrator? ---
**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 17, 2014, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/2 "2014-03-17T00:03:34Z")
She’s still an administrator. All of the admins have been changed to mods in the software for security reasons, but the admins are still admins. If you have an admin level issue (like you want to change your name, something a mod can’t do) you still contact Tuba Diva. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/3 "2014-03-17T00:35:20Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > She’s still an administrator. All of the admins have been changed to mods in the software for security reasons, but the admins are still admins. If you have an admin level issue (like you want to change your name, something a mod can’t do) you still contact Tuba Diva. Wow, an answer this time. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/4 "2014-03-17T13:28:24Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Wow, an answer this time. We will probably never hear from **engineer\_comp\_geek** again. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2014, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/5 "2014-03-17T14:04:01Z")
RIP **engineer\_comp\_ge** ek. ---
**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 17, 2014, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/6 "2014-03-17T15:39:47Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > RIP **engineer\_comp\_ge** ek. Ah, **engineer\_comp\_geek** , we hardly knew ye. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/7 "2014-03-17T16:13:48Z")
As an engineer he can only answer in binary. So his response would be either yes or no. The real question is, was his response a 0 or a 1? 😃 ---
**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 17, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/8 "2014-03-17T16:16:04Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > As an engineer he can only answer in binary. So his response would be either yes or no. The real question is, was his response a 0 or a 1? > > 😃 It think it was a 10! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/9 "2014-03-17T17:23:38Z")
Wouldn’t an engineer answer by a curve on a graph? ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/10 "2014-03-17T19:32:42Z")
The question is, does she like being talked about in third person? ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2014, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/11 "2014-03-17T20:43:25Z")
Of course; she’s a diva. So long as we’re talking about her, she’s good. ---
**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 17, 2014, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/12 "2014-03-17T20:45:05Z")
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**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:** [March 17, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/13 "2014-03-17T20:55:43Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Wouldn’t an engineer answer by a curve on a graph? No, that’s Analog is the new Digital. ---
**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:** [March 17, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/14 "2014-03-17T23:11:32Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > 72 65 70 6f 72 74 73 20 6f 66 20 6d 79 20 64 65 61 74 68 20 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 65 6e 20 67 72 65 61 74 6c 79 20 65 78 61 67 67 65 72 61 74 65 64 That’s exactly what I’d expect the response-bot to say. 4D 72 2E 20 54 75 72 69 6E 67 2C 20 61 72 65 20 79 6F 75 20 74 68 65 72 65 3F ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/15 "2014-03-18T02:14:13Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > No, that’s Analog is the new Digital. So I _have_ had it backwards all this time! ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/16 "2014-03-18T02:48:13Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > That’s exactly what I’d expect the response-bot to say. > > 4D 72 2E 20 54 75 72 69 6E 67 2C 20 61 72 65 20 79 6F 75 20 74 68 65 72 65 3F Hey, watch your fingers there! Save that sort of language for the Pit, huh? :mad: Besides, that’s not a very nice thing to say about **engineer\_comp\_geek** ’s mother. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/17 "2014-03-18T05:51:24Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Besides, that’s not a very nice thing to say about **engineer\_comp\_geek** ’s mother. 49 74 20 77 61 73 6e 27 74 20 68 69 73 20 6d 6f 74 68 65 72 2c 20 69 74 20 77 61 73 20 68 69 73 20 66 61 74 68 65 72 21 :eek: ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/18 "2014-03-18T06:47:37Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > 72 65 70 6f 72 74 73 20 6f 66 20 6d 79 20 64 65 61 74 68 20 68 61 76 65 20 62 65 65 6e 20 67 72 65 61 74 6c 79 20 65 78 61 67 67 65 72 61 74 65 64 > [@TroutMan](#): > > 4D 72 2E 20 54 75 72 69 6E 67 2C 20 61 72 65 20 79 6F 75 20 74 68 65 72 65 3F > [@Cheshire\_Human](#): > > 49 74 20 77 61 73 6e 27 74 20 68 69 73 20 6d 6f 74 68 65 72 2c 20 69 74 20 77 61 73 20 68 69 73 20 66 61 74 68 65 72 21 :eek: Okay, I give up…how can I convert this to text? ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/19 "2014-03-18T06:56:38Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Okay, I give up…how can I convert this to text? Convert to text? How can I stop my iphone from trying to convert it to (ridiculous) phone numbers? Find yourself an ASCII conversion chart. [Here’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII) one from Wikipedia. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2014, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880/20 "2014-03-18T07:25:10Z")
> [@jimbuff314](#): > > Find yourself an ASCII conversion chart. [Here’s](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII) one from Wikipedia. I was kind of hoping for a javascript app that goes ASCII –\> Text instead of the other way 'round (Google’s being unkind tonight.) Oh well, so much for courtesy. //rolleyes// [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-tubadiva-only-a-moderator/683880.md?page=2)