# merriment and wellbeing all around - thumbs up for jdavis **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 5, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702 "2000-05-05T20:26:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/1 "2000-05-05T20:26:14Z")
Well, I want to extend a big hearty handshake to jdavis, TubaDiva, our administrators and moderators, and all the people who have made this upgrade work! We have been **a whole week** now without the board having to be brought down for “maitenance”. I haven’t seen that in a long time. Congratulations all on a tremendous achievement! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/2 "2000-05-05T20:31:43Z")
I’d like to 2nd that. A job well done. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![casdave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c6cbf5/32.png) [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/3 "2000-05-05T22:41:02Z")
And I’d like to 3rd that ,if it is possible. ---
**Author:** ![Jois](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea666f/32.png) [@Jois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jois)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/4 "2000-05-05T23:29:01Z")
And it really is better than the old set up! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2000, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/5 "2000-05-05T23:43:32Z")
Sucking up! ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2000, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/6 "2000-05-06T13:23:25Z")
Research has shown that “sucking up” is only possible where two conditions can be met: first, there must be an actual corporeal anus and actual corporeal mouth, capable of coming in contact, even if only at long distance. Second, there must be some possibility of reciprocity, in other words, favors performed for favors received. Since **JDavis, Tuba,** and the others are first of all, not corporeal, being nothing more than imaginary message board personas, and second, are not capable of reciprocity, being nothing more than pixels on a screen emanating from locations all over the world who couldn’t do me any good even if they tried, I have not the slightest fear of being accused of “sucking up” when I say to the entire administration, moderators, techs, Cecil, the Straight Dope Advisory Board, secretaries and janitorial staff at the Chicago _Reader,_ “well done!” ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2000, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/merriment-and-wellbeing-all-around-thumbs-up-for-jdavis/18702/7 "2000-05-06T23:42:13Z")
I actually meant that I, too, was praising everyone connected to the board with a job well-done. I chose my phrase poorly. \*mea culpa]/i] But if they aren’t real people, but mere pixels, how can you convict a person of computer child pornography…“What?” “Another thread?” Nevermind!