# Mods mod-ing their own posts. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 9, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298 "2001-03-09T02:54:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/21 "2001-03-10T02:56:06Z")
manhattan has just done me a great injustice! In a blatant misuse of his sense of humour and wit, he has caused me to cough up a lung laughing. For his injustice, I DEMAND that he right his wrong by cleaning up all the crap I spewed all over my monitor from the insane bouts of gut-rending laughter that ensued. Okay, that, or he could keep it up. That was the funniest thing I’ve seen in a long time. 😃 To new to comment on mod actions here; but from what I’ve seen, I’ve seen I likes it. Control is needed, y’know? Hard job, but they’re doing a bang up job. Especially for my health. (Laughing’s good for ya, y’know). ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/22 "2001-03-10T03:20:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mnementh \* > [snip]he has caused me to cough up a lung laughing. For his injustice, I DEMAND that he right his wrong by cleaning up all the crap I spewed all over my monitor[snip] Eeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Why do you have crap in your lungs? Manhattan: stay away from there, friend! ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/23 "2001-03-10T03:22:09Z")
Aw, Veb; I was hoping you’d’ve said “_snauf_ should be pronounced as though it’s spelt _snoof_ (either pronunciation for that one.” Oh, well. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/24 "2001-03-10T03:42:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monty \* > \*\*Aw, Veb; I was hoping you’d’ve said “_snauf_ should be pronounced as though it’s spelt _snoof_ (either pronunciation for that one.” > > Oh, well. \*\* Uh…of course it can be pronounced “snoof” as well. Regional differences. Dialects. Vowel drift. (Pure BS, actually.) But one clarification needs to be made: clean ups do _not_ include mopping up **Mnementh’s** lung. Uh-UHHH, not gonna happen. Coding snaufs and bad links, fine. Horked up organs, no way in hell. Veb ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/25 "2001-03-10T03:51:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TVeblen \* > \*\*But one clarification needs to be made: clean ups do _not_ include mopping up **Mnementh’s** lung. Uh-UHHH, not gonna happen. Coding snaufs and bad links, fine. Horked up organs, no way in hell. > > Veb \*\* well, there **is** some precedent for [equipment replacement](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61561&pagenumber=4) anyhow. _Originally posted by **manhattan** _ in another thread > [@](#): > > \*\*Phi\_, you \_eriou\_\_y owe my co\_pany a new \_eyboard. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![John\_Corrado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a88e4f/32.png) [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/26 "2001-03-10T05:31:46Z")
1: It’s pronounced “snawf”, sort of a cross between snarf and snuff. 2: Greetings, Ms. OpalCat. 3: As for my own editing of my posts, when I first became a moderator, I used the honor\* almost to abuse- screw up a spelling, make a little coding error, decide I could clarify my words a bit, _poof_! There ya go. Then I realized: First, it takes a damned long time to edit a post. Click on “edit”, wait for it to load, figure out where the change is necessary, make the change, then submit and wait for it to return to the thread. Easily three times the work of the original thread; certainly not worth it for adding a missing apostrophe. Second, my actions as a moderator are based on mutual trust; my fellow posters and moderators trust me to do what is fair and just and to not abuse my powers\*. Going around and indiscriminately editing all of my messages post facto raises the question of what I originally said, not to mention of my own competence if I feel a need to go back and re-write everything I do\*\*. So I use it sparingly, and with the criteria by which I would edit someone else’s posts- a major screwup, which affects comprehending the actual post. - I should use the word “priviledge”, but I’m not sure I’d spell it correctly. Synonyms are a poor speller’s best friend. \*\* Though Lord knows I need an editor- Mr. Zotti taking a quick look over the Staff Reports I’ve submitted has been a godsend. ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/27 "2001-03-10T05:50:47Z")
Hey, you’re mods. I’m sure lung-mopping is in that description somewhere. 😃 _Mnementh, pushing the envelope of Moderator abuse a little too far, discovers a horde of them trying to jam the lung straight up his ass and flees in defeat_ ---
**Author:** ![Vince\_the\_Intangible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ba8739/32.png) [@Vince\_the\_Intangible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vince_the_Intangible)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/28 "2001-03-10T06:18:51Z")
Snauf? Sounds like something pinky would say… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Ps\_Qs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6bbea6/32.png) [@Mr.Ps\_Qs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Ps_Qs)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/29 "2001-03-10T07:11:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TubaDiva \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Ps and Qs \* > > \*\*They are the ones where UncleBeer or Colfire go on a rampage attacking > > someone. You know the deleted part was more of the same only worse, sent at > > the time the victim was posting and gone before an Admin could object. > > \*\* > > Not only is that an unwarranted statement on your part, it’s an out and out > blatant lie. > > You may consider yourself warned. And this thread is moving to the Pit. > > your humble TubaDiva > Administrator > > \*\* It’s not a lie. I saw one of the threads before and after editing, and if UncleBeer hadn’t edited it, I’m certain someone would have asked you to edit it. Do your own check. Search for “[Edited by UncleBeer” in the pit, all dates. He also has a few in MPSIMS in the same vein. If they all contain busted links, I eat my hat. And I don’t like being warned when I’m telling the truth. Just because he’s a mod doesn’t mean he’s a nice person like you are. There’s no longer a nice-guy requirement to become a mod, as far as I can tell. The recent additions, except Chronos, have not been the kind of people most of us want to read. They are coarse, insulting, rude for no reason. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/30 "2001-03-10T07:16:36Z")
Sniff, Sniff, Man, I swear something smells horrible around here. I’ve smelled this before over here…my Lord what can it be? Sheesh, would someone do some clean up? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/31 "2001-03-10T11:25:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by John Corrado \* > \*_… I used the honor_ … > > - I should use the word “priviledge”, but I’m not sure I’d spell it correctly. Synonyms are a poor speller’s best friend.\*\* Well, it doesn’t help that you misspelled _honour_ as well. 😉 **Monsieur Piss and Squeeze** or whatever your name is: don’t ask _us_ to search for links. You make a statement that is perceived as false. YOU then have to substantiate it. That’s the way the game works, bucko. But what’s that? A second screen name? For heavens sake! That’s against the rules as well. Never mind backing up your statement. We’ll be right with you to show you the door. Ass. [Completely unedited by Coldfire on 3-10-2001] ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/32 "2001-03-10T13:57:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Ps and Qs \* > **They are the ones where UncleBeer or Colfire go on a rampage attacking someone. You know the deleted part was more of the same only worse** Not that **Unc** or **Coldfire** need poor lil’ me to defend them, but I was always under the impression that they were editing their posts (after they’d gotten their hands on the Webster’s) in order to correct the more egregious errors in grammar and spelling. No thanks necessary, fellers! ---
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/33 "2001-03-10T14:08:27Z")
On examination, I would expect some slightly anti-mod posters to become big fans of the lot of 'em just to not associate themselves with Mr. clicheusernamewhowillsoonbeleavingus. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/34 "2001-03-10T14:28:10Z")
Mr. Ps and Qs: 23 posts Mr. Ps & Qs: 1 post I wonder _what_ Coldy could be talking about? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/35 "2001-03-10T15:03:04Z")
I’ve noticed in my tenure as a mod that certain threads are just puppet magnets as long as they are open. All the usual yahoos crawl out of the woodwork to chime in. Because of that, I’m gonna close this thread. I think John did an excellent job of answering the OP. As usual, if anyone have any more questions feel free to ask. Thanks for playing. Not a “nice guy”, Alphagene ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2001, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298/36 "2001-03-10T15:10:42Z")
Now now, it could just be that one of the mean ol Moderators has evilly edited Mr. PQRST’s entire account. That’s why he had to get another screen name! Someone high up on the food chain changed his password! It’s been known to happen on at least 27 seperate occasions that I won’t mention in detail here but if you do a search through the forums GD, GQ, ATMB, and IMHO I’m sure you’ll run into a clue eventually. But rest assured it does happen because moderators are evil. I’d tell Mr. Ps and Qs to mind himself, but that would be far too much wit to waste on him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-mod-ing-their-own-posts/57298.md?page=1)