# Let's talk about etv78 **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 13, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622 "2012-09-13T18:57:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/81 "2012-09-14T13:39:42Z")
Does nobody else care why **etv78** PMed **Ambivalid** claiming to be an author wanting info on the life of a handicapped person? This sounds juicy to me. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/82 "2012-09-14T13:46:52Z")
Missed the edit window, but I just realized I probably should have posted that last post in the BBQ Pit thread rather than this. Sorry! ---
**Author:** ![SubaRhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@SubaRhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SubaRhubarb)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/83 "2012-09-14T14:06:36Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > Just from the menu (descriptions of ATMB): > > “Comments and complaints about SDMB administration should go in About This Message Board.” > > "For all questions, comments, and complaints about the SDMB. This is also the place for test threads. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/84 "2012-09-14T15:33:23Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Just watch him, **Tuba**. That’s all I ask. If you’re so concerned why don’t you. Your the one getting all Mr. Concerny Cerned so why are you wanting someone else to waste their time for you? ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/85 "2012-09-14T16:24:03Z")
I vote we posters form a “concerned posters society”, tasked with monitoring from within the community the activities of posters I arbitrarily decide just aren’t our type. I vote me for group chairman. Vigilante action may or may not follow, I could not possibly comment on that. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/86 "2012-09-14T16:37:31Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > I vote we posters form a “concerned posters society”, tasked with monitoring from within the community the activities of posters I arbitrarily decide just aren’t our type. > > I vote me for group chairman. Vigilante action may or may not follow, I could not possibly comment on that. [Here you go!](http://i330.photobucket.com/albums/l438/AClockworkMelon/SDMBWatch.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/87 "2012-09-14T16:48:12Z")
That’s just great. :rolleyes: Now we have to avoid wearing hoodies and carrying skittles while posting. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/88 "2012-09-14T16:57:03Z")
Yes, you should avoid carrying the skittles. That’s just evidence for the po-po. You should have eaten the skittles immediately after you stole them. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/89 "2012-09-14T17:23:41Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > That’s just great. :rolleyes: Now we have to avoid wearing hoodies and carrying skittles while posting. Hoodies are ok. I would avoid wheelchairs though. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/90 "2012-09-14T17:24:24Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Hoodies are ok. I would avoid wheelchairs though. Especially while snowboarding. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/91 "2012-09-14T17:39:20Z")
Not to keep bringing this up; but I really do find it odd that **etv** PM’ed me asking about what the daily challenges might be for a character with spina bifida in a book he’s writing. No? I don’t care if he’s a troll, I just find it interesting that this board member; who has been here for years and has supposedly been known here as having spina bifida (or has he just been known as “disabled”?) would ask a relatively new handicapped member for insight into the daily challenges faced by someone using a wheelchair. ---
**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:** [September 14, 2012, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/92 "2012-09-14T17:43:34Z")
Because it’s always interesting to hear someone else’s story. Perhaps etv has been in a wheelchair for most of his life and wanted to know how someone who had to make a hard transition from full mobility to a wheelchair feels. Perhaps he lives in a particularly handicap-friendly town and wants to hear about what it’s like to live somewhere less adapted. Or any of a million variations that could be a difference between the two of you. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/93 "2012-09-14T17:44:10Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Because it’s always interesting to hear someone else’s story. Perhaps etv has been in a wheelchair for most of his life and wanted to know how someone who had to make a hard transition from full mobility to a wheelchair feels. Perhaps he lives in a particularly handicap-friendly town and wants to hear about what it’s like to live somewhere less adapted. Or any of a million variations that could be a difference between the two of you. Exactly. I’m not sure why he asked you either, but it’s easy to think of hypothetical reasons. **etv78** has been saying since 2002 that he has spina bifida (leaving aside the fact that people in this thread are saying they’ve met the guy), so I think it’s unlikely the question had anything to do with how he represents himself on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![AClockworkMelon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aclockworkmelon/32/10803_2.png) [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/94 "2012-09-14T17:46:13Z")
People on the board have met him in meatspace. The Dope has a long and storied history of people attempting to use it to write a book for them. Maybe it was just a socially awkward way of trying to strike up conversation with you. Edit: Ninja’d. Edit 2: Actually… I’ve got it! A story about a ninja with spina bifida! It’s gonna be a hit! **Ambivalid** , **etv78** , what kind of challenges would such a character face? I want to get into his headspace, you know? ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/95 "2012-09-14T17:48:52Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > A Monkey With a Gun, look at me. Look at my eyes. _Umkay can never hurt you again. We have caught her. She can’t hurt you anymore._ I almost choked on my bourbon. Hilarious. > [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#): > > Guys, get a life. > > … > > So, yes, going forward, feel free to have your private doubts. But this sentiment of “We must get to the bottom of this, for great justice!” is truly risible. Seriously. When I saw the thread title, my first thought was “Why?” Then I read the OP and thought, “We need to throw this in the quarry where it belongs.” If he shows clear signs of trolling here, then they can ban him, like they always do. Until then, it’s just some dude admitting to having done dumb things on the internet. Get off the case, Nancy Drew. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/96 "2012-09-14T18:11:00Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Because it’s always interesting to hear someone else’s story. Perhaps etv has been in a wheelchair for most of his life and wanted to know how someone who had to make a hard transition from full mobility to a wheelchair feels. Perhaps he lives in a particularly handicap-friendly town and wants to hear about what it’s like to live somewhere less adapted. Or any of a million variations that could be a difference between the two of you. He was looking for information for a character with Spina Bifida. With a T-7 injury level. Has anyone ever heard of him discuss _his own_ injury level before? He was asking very specific questions. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/97 "2012-09-14T18:17:11Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > He was looking for information for a character with Spina Bifida. With a T-7 injury level. Has anyone ever heard of him discuss _his own_ injury level before? He was asking very specific questions. Maybe he was trying to find out if you were a troll. Why don’t you drop it already. The point of this thread is to ridicule an armed simian. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/98 "2012-09-14T18:20:02Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > He was looking for information for a character with Spina Bifida. With a T-7 injury level. Has anyone ever heard of him discuss _his own_ injury level before? He was asking very specific questions. Missed the edit window. He was _not_ asking about any aspect of my life specifically. ---
**Author:** ![Ostrya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/35a633/32.png) [@Ostrya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ostrya)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/99 "2012-09-14T18:20:12Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > He was looking for information for a character with Spina Bifida. With a T-7 injury level. Has anyone ever heard of him discuss _his own_ injury level before? He was asking very specific questions. How does this line of curiosity have anything to do with About This Message Board forum? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2012, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622/100 "2012-09-14T18:23:06Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > How does this line of curiosity have anything to do with About This Message Board forum? I was just replying to another post. 😕 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-etv78/634622.md?page=6)