# Mods, can't you tell Snowboarder Bo to shut up? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 14, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483 "2012-01-14T05:02:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Absolute](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/1 "2012-01-14T05:02:09Z")
For the third time today I’ve read a thread that Snowboarder Bo has inserted his nonsensical catchphrase into. I seem to recall the mods taking action in the past when people were making repetitive, contentless, useless posts all over the place - i.e., the infamous Grapist. Why is it that Snowboarder Bo is allowed to continue? It’s not like this is some meme that everyone on the board participates in occasionally (like “1920’s style death ray”) - it’s the same one guy posting the same inane phrase all over the board. It’s not funny, it’s stupid, tedious and distracting. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/2 "2012-01-14T05:20:31Z")
You’d think that if a lot of people complain about it, then it would fall under the rule of ‘don’t be a jerk’. If you continually do something that you know pisses people off, that’s being a jerk. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/3 "2012-01-14T05:26:58Z")
Start a petition thread. I’ll sign. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2012, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/4 "2012-01-14T06:09:29Z")
I guess I just mentally filed it away in the Regards folder. If they won’t put a stop to lame signoffs, I don’t see why they would do anything about a catchphrase. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/5 "2012-01-14T06:22:04Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I guess I just mentally filed it away in the Regards folder… Is that where _you_ put it? I’ve been putting it in the Recurring-Senile-Old-Man-Remarks file. ---
**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:** [January 14, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/6 "2012-01-14T06:31:37Z")
My folders have many labels. I may look organized but really, they mostly all just lead to the shredder. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/7 "2012-01-14T06:39:01Z")
I think it’s funny. I LOL at it. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/8 "2012-01-14T07:03:49Z")
Perhaps if enough people just report it? ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/9 "2012-01-14T07:08:06Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I think it’s funny. I LOL at it. Me too. 😃 ---
**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:** [January 14, 2012, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/10 "2012-01-14T07:10:09Z")
> [@needscoffee](#): > > I think it’s funny. I LOL at it. > [@Ambivalid](#): > > Me too. 😃 You’re the worst kind of people. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/11 "2012-01-14T07:25:28Z")
You know, you have the power to never see his posts again. It’s a beautiful thing. ---
**Author:** ![brittekland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/12 "2012-01-14T07:39:19Z")
I thought he was some sort of SDMB legend/guru with long white bread who normally sits on a big rock and meditate, high up in a mountain. I was honored that one of my thread was graced with his presence/ his legendary phrase appearing so unexpectedly. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/13 "2012-01-14T08:03:53Z")
> [@brittekland](#): > > I thought he was some sort of SDMB legend/guru with long white bread who normally sits on a big rock and meditate, high up in a mountain. He is, but only in his own mind. The catchphrase is an attempt to extend that fame to a wider circle. I fear it’s destined to be successful, but not in a good way. ---
**Author:** ![DarrenS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/14 "2012-01-14T09:43:58Z")
> [@Absolute](#): > > I seem to recall the mods taking action in the past when people were making repetitive, contentless, useless posts all over the place - i.e., the infamous Grapist. As I recall, what did **The Grapist** in was that he materially changed the content of posts he quoted, not just “graped” them. That is a no-no here. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/15 "2012-01-14T09:46:36Z")
I remember when my son was three or four. As is the way with kids of that age he’d hear a joke, repeat it to me and be delighted with the laughter he’d elicit. Then a minute later he’d come back and tell it again. And again. And again. And again. After a few too many bouts of forced laughter I’d sit him down and try to explain that you can’t tell the same joke over and over again and expect the same response as the initial telling. Of course, he completely ignored me at the time but he soon grew out of the habit, as all kids do. Well, most kids. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/16 "2012-01-14T10:45:18Z")
Well an anagram of his name is **Snowboard Bore** ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Barchetta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/17 "2012-01-14T11:22:31Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I guess I just mentally filed it away in the Regards folder. If they won’t put a stop to lame signoffs, I don’t see why they would do anything about a catchphrase. Nailed it. With that said, I’d be happy if all of the above were banned. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/18 "2012-01-14T12:55:12Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > I guess I just mentally filed it away in the Regards folder. If they won’t put a stop to lame signoffs, I don’t see why they would do anything about a catchphrase. Because those are specifically allowed in the rules. And because it was never clear that someone was doing it just to piss people off, which is clear of Bo. The phrase makes absolutely no sense. A simple signature at the end of posts may be redundant, but at least it makes sense. Posting deliberate nonsense is trolling on a message board that is about fighting ignorance. You can’t say that about closing off a post. ---
**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/19 "2012-01-14T14:53:35Z")
I just did a quick search of his posts and didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. What’s this about? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483/20 "2012-01-14T15:24:44Z")
> [@HeyHomie](#): > > I just did a quick search of his posts and didn’t see anything out of the ordinary. What’s this about? [He wants to throw stuff in quarries.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=637351) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-cant-you-tell-snowboarder-bo-to-shut-up/609483.md?page=2)