# lekatt is leaving **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 23, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816 "2004-06-23T16:30:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/1 "2004-06-23T16:30:40Z")
Yep, it’s true. Finally, **lekatt** [up and left](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=261872&postid=4996024#post4996024). Or so he claims: > [@](#): > > I have given this a lot of thought, and in the light of the recent personal attacks by the moderator I can no longer post on this board. This “personal attack” was **Czarcasm** telling the publicly available truth about the dream **lekatt** interpreted to be a near death experience in spite of the fact that he wasn’t near death at the time. **lekatt** continues: > [@](#): > > If by chance anyone would want to discuss some of these subjects with me post them on the board below in the “Great Debates” section. This board will be moderated honestly. This board currently has one thread with one post; **lekatt** ’s. I suspect “honest moderation” means “removal of all posts that make any sense”, but that’s me, a suspicious bastard. So, do we rejoice, grieve or shrug? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/2 "2004-06-23T16:34:41Z")
I don’t know the poster in question, but I hate to see people leave the board these days. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/3 "2004-06-23T16:35:20Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > So, do we rejoice, grieve or shrug? Shrug. For one thing, I’ve learned long ago to regard him as little more than an annoyance. For another, he’ll be back. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/4 "2004-06-23T16:37:46Z")
Shrug. From what I saw of his posts, **Lekatt** only wanted to preach; didn’t, apparently, want to listen. Most of the “data” he advanced in support of his views on NDEs appears to be spurious. No added value, IMO. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/5 "2004-06-23T16:38:43Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I don’t know the poster in question, Really? He was sort of hard to miss, especially if you spent any time in GD. He is pretty much a one-note-wonder, posting in any thread that had anything at all to do with the supernatural. His threshold of proof is basically “If I believe it, it must be true.” Kind of amusing, in an annoying sort of way. But yeah, sad to see him leave. In a way. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/6 "2004-06-23T16:38:56Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > I don’t know the poster in question You have 8400+ posts and don’t know **lekatt**? You must steer clear of Great Debates like it’s got the Black Plague. > [@tdn](#): > > For one thing, I’ve learned long ago to regard him as little more than an annoyance. For another, he’ll be back. There is that, of course. And then we’ll have another Eternal Question For **Lekatt** : “Didn’t you say you were leaving?”. However, I do think he was rather more than an annoyance with his repeated hijacks and constant need of correction lest impressive minds get the idea that there’s anything worthwhile in his ravings. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/7 "2004-06-23T16:44:38Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > However, I do think he was rather more than an annoyance You know how sometimes when adults are carrying on a conversation, a kid will show up and say “Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!”? And how the adults will attempt to ignore the kid and continue conversing? And how the most dangerous thing to do is ask the kid “What?”, because you know you’re in for an hour of watching lame cartwheels? That’s the kind of annoyance I’m talking about. Unfortunately, too many dopers ask “What?” ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/8 "2004-06-23T16:48:10Z")
Unfortunately, new posters cannot tell that **lekatt** is a proverbial kid, and he doesn’t shout “Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!” but “I have amazing absolutely true facts that I can show scientifically”. There’s a bit of difference. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/9 "2004-06-23T17:06:25Z")
> [@](#): > > For another, he’ll be back. So what you’re saying is that lekatt is finally gonna have his NDE - a Near Departure Experience? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/10 "2004-06-23T17:12:23Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > You have 8400+ posts and don’t know **lekatt**? You must steer clear of Great Debates like it’s got the Black Plague. 😃 For some reason I don’t venture over there too much. Why? I have no idea. ---
**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/11 "2004-06-23T17:19:16Z")
I never understood why he was here in the first place. And I have to say, for some reason I cannot articulate, that “Love” sig was uncalcuably annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/12 "2004-06-23T17:55:54Z")
To paraphrase another, **lekatt** was mad, bad, sad, and terribly annoying to know. If I knew he’d left, I’d had steak for lunch to celebrate. As it stands~~Strawberry Ice Cream when I get home!! 🙂🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/13 "2004-06-23T17:58:35Z")
Has he ever contributed _anything_ to this Board other than his dubious NDE? Ever talked about, oh, his favorites movies, or his family, or pets? ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/14 "2004-06-23T18:04:37Z")
**Lekatt**? Isn’t that the part Tom Cruise played in _Interview with a Vampire_? ---
**Author:** ![ElectricZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58f4c7/32.png) [@ElectricZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElectricZ)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/15 "2004-06-23T18:06:13Z")
Lekatt was the poster child for being [stone deaf](http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame78.html). How any one person could ignore the points of so many people is as mystifying as how one person could choose to singlemindedly defend and spread his views on a subject like near death experiences… especially to the point of having to butt into non-related threads to bring it up. I wonder what else could have been done with all that time and energy? Apathy EZ ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/16 "2004-06-23T18:11:04Z")
Woohoo, I’m Masturbating Like A Motherfuck! ---
**Author:** ![PatriotX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c4cdca/32.png) [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/17 "2004-06-23T18:12:39Z")
> [@Priceguy](#): > > **lekatt** continues: > This board currently has one thread with one post; **lekatt** ’s. I suspect “honest moderation” means “removal of all posts that make any sense”, but that’s me, a suspicious bastard. It’s **Lekatt** ’s own forum. Not that this is necessarily a sign that your suspicions are unfounded, but he never removed my posts. I’ll be sad to see him go. I think that he’s a great experience for people. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/18 "2004-06-23T18:14:08Z")
> [@World Eater](#): > > 😃 > > For some reason I don’t venture over there too much. Why? I have no idea. Well I know why I don’t venture there. It’s because I can read a GQ or a silly MPSIMS thread in 5 minutes, but I’m afraid of getting involved in a GD thread and spending an hour. (Good) GD threads just aren’t worth reading unless you stick with them. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/19 "2004-06-23T18:22:37Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > Has he ever contributed _anything_ to this Board other than his dubious NDE? Ever talked about, oh, his favorites movies, or his family, or pets? [Yes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=276374&page=3) So **Lekatt** had a bit of a thing about NDE’s. So what? Lots of posters have irksome quirks. **Libertarian** occasionally goes mad. **Elucidator** accounts for fully 25% of the "thier"s posted in the last month. That’s no reason to bait them endlessly, no excuse for being mean. There _is_ no excuse for that. ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816/20 "2004-06-23T18:42:35Z")
[QUOTE=Squink] [Yes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/search.php?searchid=276374&page=3) That link doesn’t go anywhere. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-is-leaving/251816.md?page=2)