# manhattan has resigned **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 25, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376 "2005-05-25T02:31:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/41 "2005-05-25T16:49:40Z")
[right]Truly missed indeed. His posts & contributions were thought-provoking, his moderating of GQ fair-minded & his beer-drinking abilities well above par. I join the chorus of those who wish him well, lament his departure and hope to see him again in the future. For those who question the reasoning behind his depature, (in this thread and in the pit), I’ll offer this analogy: Only the most foolish dogs who find their bedding infested with fleas stay put and scratch their skin raw. The wiser & more reasonable ones get up and move on to less annoying environs. In honor of manhattan, I encourage all those who people who will miss him – whether they always found themselves in accordance with his views or not – to ‘hang out the flag’ in message board format by: **Formatting all their posts for the next month to: Align Right** [/RIGHT] ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/42 "2005-05-25T17:14:36Z")
Just have one thing to say… Dammit. Ok, two things. May you have lots of fun/success with your freed up time, **Manhattan**. ---
**Author:** ![Good\_Egg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/96bed5/32.png) [@Good\_Egg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Good_Egg)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/43 "2005-05-25T17:25:13Z")
I found Liberal’s post thought provoking. This board claims to fight ignorance. But what is ignorance? Whatever the majority on here disagree with? I wonder sometimes. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/44 "2005-05-25T17:25:51Z")
> [@grienspace](#): > > Hmmm > > 1. most members are liberal > > I’m not sure about the agnostic part. Most members tend towards the left side- but I think the board is more _libertarian_ (note small case “l”) than Liberal. The board tends to be Pro-choice, pro-gun, anti-tax, anti-administration, anti-war in Iraq, and anti-large Government. That strong anti-gun control bias takes the "mean’ poster out of the classic “Liberal” camp. The board also tends to be anti-organized religion. Not “anti-faith” by any means, but organized religion takes a lot of hits. ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/45 "2005-05-25T17:34:18Z")
Best wishes to him. He was a spectacularly good moderator and he will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/46 "2005-05-25T17:36:27Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Most members tend towards the left side- but I think the board is more _libertarian_ (note small case “l”) than Liberal. No, it tends to be more libertarian than \*\*conservative \*\*(in the American sense), but it still has many, many liberal (or leftist) posters. What there are few of, is social conservatives. ---
**Author:** ![siberia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/siberia/32/9129_2.png) [@siberia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/siberia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/47 "2005-05-25T17:52:51Z")
> [@John Mace](#): > > What there are few of, is social conservatives. To put an even finer point on it, there are few social conservatives on this board that are willing to identify themselves by participating in debates/discussions due to the futility of such an excercise. So long Manhattan. You’ll be missed. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/48 "2005-05-25T17:53:42Z")
I’m sorry you had to leave, **manhattan**. You will be missed! ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/49 "2005-05-25T18:11:56Z")
So long and thanks for all the fish, **Manhattan**. Take care of yourself. _many hugs_ ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spectre_of_pithecanthropus/32/12343_2.png) [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/50 "2005-05-25T18:26:23Z")
Well damn! I’ll be sorry to see him go. I disagreed with him on many things, but as an all round Doper he was great and added much. After all, you can’t be a mod around here without having a level head. (No, I really believe that. I’m not sucking up!) ---
**Author:** ![WeRSauron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f19dbf/32.png) [@WeRSauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WeRSauron)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/51 "2005-05-25T18:29:24Z")
_splutter_ Noooooooooooooooooooooo! We need every conservative we can hold! This is such a tragedy! I really, really liked **manhattan**. I’m going to miss him tons. I do hope he reconsiders. WRS - three days of mourning in Mordor! ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/52 "2005-05-25T18:41:39Z")
Roger thornhill – buns3000 – It’s rather churlish of you at the very least to throw stones in a thread that was written to thank manhattan for his many years of devoted service to the Straight Dope community. Manny brought a lot to the Straight Dope and he will be missed. If that’s more than you can handle then you shouldn’t be reading this thread in the first place. Your behavior is our of line in this thread and exactly the kind of rude and nasty behavior that makes people reconsider being here in the first place. There’s places on this board where you disagree with someone all day long. This was a poor choice for you to make here. If you can’t say something nice in this thread, then take it somewhere else. You owe the board – and Manhattan, most of all – an apology. your humble TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/53 "2005-05-25T19:37:59Z")
I never interacted much with **manhattan** (or anyone else, for that matter) in political threads, and if I had, I probably would have disagreed with him on many points. But I did interact with him (and with many other of our fine posters) in other threads, where I can say that he made a strong and positive contribution to the boards. For those contributions, as a moderator, staffer, and member, he will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/54 "2005-05-25T19:40:47Z")
Wow, that highway sign was right! (obscure joke reference) ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/55 "2005-05-25T21:28:14Z")
In my own opinion, the purpose of this thread seemed to be, as indicated by the title, was to announce that Manny had resigned. An expression of gratitude from Ed Zotti was part of the OP, but not necessarily the primary focus. Nevertheless, I understand why many of the comments belong in another thread. ---
**Author:** ![Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/57b2e6/32.png) [@Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Random)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2005, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/56 "2005-05-25T22:18:32Z")
Sorry to see you go, **Manny**. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/57 "2005-05-26T00:34:44Z")
Manny you will be missed. Good luck in all that you do. You will always be the fucking hall monitor to me. ---
**Author:** ![stockton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5a626/32.png) [@stockton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stockton)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/58 "2005-05-26T01:37:29Z")
Adios, amigo. I’m sorry we never met or had a chance to share a cold beer or smoke a Camel or two together. Oh wait… We did! Do what you must. I don’t much agree with your politics, but I know you’re a mensch and I know you’re my friend. I’ll miss your hip-shootin’ brand of smackdown. You are welcome in my casa anytime (along with your SO!) and we need not talk of politics or ideologies while you’re here. We can agree on bloody marys at 10 AM, right? stockton ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/59 "2005-05-26T01:52:26Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Roger thornhill…It’s rather churlish of you at the very least to throw stones in a thread that was written to thank manhattan for his many years of devoted service to the Straight Dope community. > > Manny brought a lot to the Straight Dope and he will be missed. If that’s more than you can handle then you shouldn’t be reading this thread in the first place. > > Your behavior is our of line in this thread and exactly the kind of rude and nasty behavior that makes people reconsider being here in the first place. > > There’s places on this board where you disagree with someone all day long. This was a poor choice for you to make here. > > If you can’t say something nice in this thread, then take it somewhere else. > > You owe the board – and Manhattan, most of all – an apology. > > your humble TubaDiva Stuff and nonsense. I just said he was a wimp for saying he was stopping posting because because the board wasn’t “a comfortable place” for politically conservative posters. ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376/60 "2005-05-26T03:20:30Z")
Since **Roger Thornhill** isn’t pointing it out himself, I will. I doubt that he disagreed with **Manhattan** on very many political points. Mr. Thornhill has a somewhat conservative perspective on many issues although I suspect he defies and would resent easy labelling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-has-resigned/305376.md?page=4)