# message boards that waste so much time and energy complaining about moderators **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 13, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315 "2006-11-13T22:29:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mater\_Sammich](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47774/32.png) [@Mater\_Sammich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mater_Sammich)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/21 "2006-11-14T15:34:00Z")
[QUOTE=Colibri] At least on this board inactive members are never “weeded out.” Once a name has been registered, it remains listed as a member; this goes for banned members, socks, and those who have never posted even once. [/QUOTE] I hear ya. As you can see, I’ve been around for awhile but have almost never posted (only 21 posts total, including this one). ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/22 "2006-11-14T17:58:35Z")
One thing the moderators don’t do here (that I’ve seen on numerous other boards) in engage directly in vitriol-laced debates. When that happens the solid line between a member and a moderator becomes very blurred and any sense of rules and decorum goes out the window. It gets worse when these same moderators start banning people after having first baited them. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2006, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/23 "2006-11-14T23:25:35Z")
[QUOTE=John DiFool] It gets worse when these same moderators start banning people after having first baited them. [/QUOTE] There’s a poetry board where this happens all the time. The moderators will insult and harass a member until the member “fights back” and then they ban the member for fighting back. It’s awful. ---
**Author:** ![xash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/c6cbf5/32.png) [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/24 "2006-11-15T05:22:50Z")
[QUOTE=blinkingblinking] Where the threads start seem to me to be more about which forum people ‘hang out’ in rather than on other criteria. I suppose this could be in debates or the pit or ‘About this board’. But it does not really matter to me. It seems to matter to the mods. [/QUOTE] I’ve explained my reasons for moving threads in a recent thread on this topic. My answer might help you understand why we do it: [Thread moving policy](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=388572) - **xash** General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/25 "2006-11-15T15:50:06Z")
[QUOTE=John DiFool] One thing the moderators don’t do here (that I’ve seen on numerous other boards) in engage directly in vitriol-laced debates. When that happens the solid line between a member and a moderator becomes very blurred and any sense of rules and decorum goes out the window. It gets worse when these same moderators start banning people after having first baited them. [/QUOTE] I don’t know about “vitriol laced debates,” but I’ve definitely seen moderators here be condescending know-it-alls. ---
**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/26 "2006-11-15T16:17:05Z")
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill] I don’t know about “vitriol laced debates,” but I’ve definitely seen moderators here be condescending know-it-alls. [/QUOTE] In fairness, though, I’ve seen everybody here be a condescending know-it-all. (Me included.) It’s that kind of place. ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/27 "2006-11-15T16:17:21Z")
[QUOTE=Walter Windchill] I don’t know about “vitriol laced debates,” but I’ve definitely seen moderators here be condescending know-it-alls. [/QUOTE] Yeah, and the worst of the condecending know-it-alls is [this fellow](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/member.php?userid=31). He’s practically made a career out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Walter\_Windchill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Walter\_Windchill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walter_Windchill)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/28 "2006-11-15T16:23:09Z")
[QUOTE=Rube E. Tewesday] In fairness, though, I’ve seen everybody here be a condescending know-it-all. (Me included.) It’s that kind of place. [/QUOTE] Oh, I agree. It was meant as a compliment. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/29 "2006-11-15T17:09:59Z")
[QUOTE=Mynn] I think this is probably one that actually allows it. Other message boards spend a lot of time and money banning anyone who dares complain, closing threads by the dozens, et cetera. . [/QUOTE] My Bro was banned on one board for just asking about why they did things one way! _In_ the proper forum for asking about such things. It was deemed a “complaint”, and he was banned. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315/30 "2006-11-21T19:02:25Z")
Moving a thread to this forum just kills it off faster [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/message-boards-that-waste-so-much-time-and-energy-complaining-about-moderators/380315.md?page=1)