# Moderators are like parents to me **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 3, 2014, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701 "2014-08-03T08:57:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/21 "2014-08-04T02:49:27Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > Speak for yourself. > > I’m a JohnClay fan. His threads are fascinating. Often in a bizarre way, true, but I’ll always click on one if I see it. I discovered that he posts on a another board, and I read his threads there too. (I don’t post there.) People often tell him to “get a blog.” If he does, I’d read it. > > He’s also started a few interesting threads lately where he does not overshare about his personal life. In his thread about the phrase “you can be right or you can be happy,” I notice that [YOU are the one who brought up his wife](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17604132&postcount=9)! He didn’t take the bait, either. (Good on ya’, John) Then you pop in here just to tell him he’s unpopular. > > I love you to bits, **Ambi** , but you’re being kinda stinky. It wouldn’t kill ya to give the guy a break, and even a little support if you can manage it. I’m a **JC** fan myself. Perhaps you misunderstood my short post above. I meant that the _mods_ are doing nothing to lessen any unpopularity he may be experiencing. He’s getting no breaks given to him. Stinky? Really?! K. ETA: I’ll admit to making a stupid post in the “you can be right or you can be happy thread”. Guilty there. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/22 "2014-08-04T02:55:35Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > …I meant that the _mods_ are doing nothing to lessen any unpopularity he may be experiencing… I mean reforming my behavior could be helping my popularity. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/23 "2014-08-04T03:05:10Z")
> [@JohnClay](#): > > I mean reforming my behavior could be helping my popularity. Hmm. I’d say that the “bad **JC** ” is the **JC** that became popular in the first place. No? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/24 "2014-08-04T03:05:53Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > I’m a **JC** fan myself. Perhaps you misunderstood my short post above. I meant that the _mods_ are doing nothing to lessen any unpopularity he may be experiencing. He’s getting no breaks given to him. Thank you for explaining. I disagree, however. If they’re making him dial it back when he needs to dial it back, I’d say they’re helping. They’re also putting in the effort to work with him. They could have just banned him. I’m glad he appreciates it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnClay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/25 "2014-08-04T03:17:52Z")
> [@Ambivalid](#): > > Hmm. I’d say that the “bad **JC** ” is the **JC** that became popular in the first place. No? Maybe it’s a case of “too much of a good thing”? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/26 "2014-08-04T03:18:50Z")
I hereby nominate **JC** SDMB Prom King 2014. Do we need to vote, or can it just be overwhelming acclamation? Who knows the by laws? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/27 "2014-08-04T03:48:46Z")
Moderators are like the grandparent who slips you a few bucks to go to the movies when your parents say you can’t. And they pet and preen over you and say, “Who’s made a boo-boo” when you skin your knee. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/28 "2014-08-04T04:16:09Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Is it Regression Week around here or something? 😃 Here’s how I’m starting to picture the average Dopers: [http://l.yimg.com/os/en-US/video/video.snl.com/SNL\_0816\_04\_Playground.png](http://l.yimg.com/os/en-US/video/video.snl.com/SNL_0816_04_Playground.png) Should I start a thread or ten about playground merry-go-rounds? Anybody here _really_ into see-saws? Nothing beats a good slide, though, amiright? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/29 "2014-08-04T10:31:10Z")
MOD NOTE: Please, let’s refrain from personal insults. “Stinky” is one such. Don’t make me have to stop the car. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/30 "2014-08-04T11:01:22Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > Nothing beats a good slide, though, amiright? I’ve heard swing sets can be pretty stimulating. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/31 "2014-08-04T12:10:34Z")
Oh, its a **JohnClay** thread. That explains it. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/32 "2014-08-04T13:39:05Z")
_“Not mother?”_ ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/33 "2014-08-04T14:57:34Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > All parents have a favorite child. Man, did I ever get smacked for saying that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/34 "2014-08-04T15:00:21Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > All parents have a favorite child. In my family it wasn’t even me despite being an only child! ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/35 "2014-08-04T15:23:05Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > MOD NOTE: Please, let’s refrain from personal insults. “Stinky” is one such. Don’t make me have to stop the car. CHILL, people. I don’t want to be here if he has to count to three. Cause then he won’t take us out for ice cream. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/36 "2014-08-04T15:26:06Z")
Are we there yet? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/37 "2014-08-04T18:49:18Z")
Is banning posters akin to some kind of infanticide? Just asking the question … ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/38 "2014-08-04T19:09:41Z")
You know what they say: “Spare the ban-hammer, spoil the child.” ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/39 "2014-08-04T21:44:08Z")
Do I have to start a Pit thread to tell Dex that Siam Sam is looking at me? ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701/40 "2014-08-04T22:48:56Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > “Spare the ban-hammer, spoil the child.” Or “spoil the poster-child”, cause he is a poster-child for something. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701.md?page=3)