# Jill's leaving General Questions **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 29, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335 "2002-04-29T18:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335/41 "2002-05-17T01:19:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > If you have a problem with Jill (who does not work here anymore, probably at least in part because of this kind of abuse), you are hereby invited to take it elsewhere. That was abuse? wring said that it was it was a mistake to let her have a life. SPOOFE implied that she was a computer program, and that Manhattan was a Nazi Fascist Moderator. minty green accused her of trying to extort a coffee mug. bibliophage made disparaging remarks about her math skills. Were any of those abuse? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335/42 "2002-05-17T10:20:51Z")
No, **The Ryan** , those were examples of _humour_. I’m not offended that you couldn’t tell the difference - not surprised, either. I should forewarn you that should you want to debate this matter further, it will have to be done in the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335/43 "2002-05-17T16:05:22Z")
**Coldfire** , I hesitate to attempt to discern **THeRyans** true meaning in most cases, but it \*may \* be that his post was also an attempt at a joke, and he noted the other ‘joking’ references as examples. However, trying to attempt to joke about banning is a tricky proposition, as we see here. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Ryan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7feea3/32.png) [@The\_Ryan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ryan)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335/44 "2002-05-17T23:50:50Z")
[As wring has pointed out, it is you that are unable to tell the difference. Furthermore, your pulling rank on me is an abuse of power. I really don’t think that the purpose of the moderator rank is to give some people the right to have the last word. If you thought that the discussion had gotten out of hand, you shouldn’t have added to it. I don’t see why people are allowed to make desparaging remarks about me, but if I want to defend myself, I have to go do it in another](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=115797) ---
**Author:** ![reprise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@reprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reprise)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335/45 "2002-05-18T10:14:51Z")
link? **The Ryan** , I think Dex is about the only mod/admin on this messageboard with whom I haven’t had a difference opinion during my time here, but unless someone who happens to be a mod/admin is clearly posting as such I’ve never found disagreeing with their opinions a problem. If anything at all, I’ve become aware that the mods/admins here rarely post as individuals anymore, and that when they do and people disagree with them they tend to grant those who disagree a little bit MORE latitude than they would grant if the conflict was between members without mod/admin powers. I really miss our mods and admins being a part of this community, but when I read thread after thread and post after post criticising them, I can understand why they no longer feel welcome as posters here. “Abuse of power”? Get over yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2002, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335/46 "2002-05-18T10:18:50Z")
**The Ryan** I’ve elaborated in the linked Pit thread. Next time, a link which doesn’t include the entire OP will suffice. Yeah, I know, the text links to the appropriate thread, which is in the Pit. You took me literally. Har. Har har. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jills-leaving-general-questions/106335.md?page=2)