# kambuckta's suspension and stickies. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 1, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077 "2004-01-01T05:54:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/21 "2004-01-02T13:08:23Z")
Go fuck yourself! ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/22 "2004-01-02T14:12:48Z")
Well, on review, that was unduly harsh, but it was no more counterproductive than the comment that prompted it. Apologies for my rudeness… ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/23 "2004-01-02T15:14:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > \*\*I think that the sticky thread title should be changed to “no more JOKE threads, post parties, etc.” instead the term “game threads”, because I thought that meant threads about gaming, so I paid no attention. > > Also, for what it’s worth, I believe that the Chicago Reader is just not up to the task of running this board. It has become bigger than just being about Cecil Adams’ stuff. They complain about it taking up too much bandwidth and reduce our privileges, but they won’t take that stupid honkin’ ass huge logo off every freakin’ page and won’t even entertain the thought of asking for contributions to improve their equipment. > > Most of the users on this board have never read and will never read the Chicago Reader and why should they unless they’re from Chicagoland? So in light of that fact, I would say that the Reader has no real interest in this board other than promoting Cecil Adams. \*\* For one thing, the game thread sticky is in MPSIMS. My sticky is in the Pit, and contains Pit rules. For another thing, many newspapers around the country carry The Straight Dope column, which is owned by the Chicago Reader. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/24 "2004-01-02T16:56:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Lynn Bodoni \* > \*\*For another thing, many newspapers around the country carry The Straight Dope column, which is owned by the Chicago Reader. \*\* I know that; that’s how I discovered The Straight Dope. Don’t see how that’s relevant. All this whining about the poor widdle independent weekly unable to handle the bandwidth requirements of a very popular message board (even with the syndication income) just doesn’t move me. It only underscores the fact that the Reader is out of it’s league. Sorry if that seems callous; I support my own area independent weeklies and wish the Reader the best, but really, this board has grown beyond their scope and it doesn’t appear that anyone there is going to do anything about it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/25 "2004-01-02T18:53:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by An Arky \* > \*\* this board has grown beyond their scope and it doesn’t appear that anyone there is going to do anything about it. \*\* So what _should_ the Reader do about it? And _why_? ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/26 "2004-01-02T19:02:36Z")
I’m not a technical person, so I don’t really have an answer for that, but basically some hard decisions have to be made. Cut members, charge members, change servers, change software, farm it out or give up this message board. But going on and on being a penny ante outfit trying to run something beyond their capabilities just doesn’t cut it anymore. Sorry if I don’t have a solution, but they don’t either and they’re the ones running the show, so it’s on them. Frankly, if they decided, “screw it, it’s just too much to handle”, I would be disappointed, but it’s understandable. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/27 "2004-01-02T19:12:06Z")
Oops, I forgot to mention that making the mods police threads more becuase of this is also quite unfair; they’re already doing an unpaid, nearly thankless job as it is… ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/28 "2004-01-02T19:33:29Z")
You act like they owe you something, **An Arky**. They don’t owe you anything at all. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077/29 "2004-01-02T20:19:12Z")
Of course they don’t. It’s just hard to stand by and watch a good thing get screwed up by an organization unwilling or unable to prevent it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kambucktas-suspension-and-stickies/222077.md?page=1)