# Mods.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 25, 2002, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793 "2002-12-25T00:18:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/21 "2003-01-02T06:48:42Z")

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Being the ultimate fair, reasoned poster, I would, of course, make the perfect moderator.

Unfortunately, I’m not _that_ insane.

Maybe next year. 😉

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**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/22 "2003-01-02T21:57:27Z")

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I toyed with the idea of becoming a mod. Then I realized I had more fun poking them with a stick, and I hate it when people poke me with a stick. Don’t you? I do.

😉

Esprix

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/23 "2003-01-02T22:09:19Z")

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> [@](#):
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> and I hate it when people poke me with a stick

Of all the people I never expected to hear _that_ from!

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**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/24 "2003-01-02T22:20:59Z")

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You haven’t been paying attention to the ATGG threads, **Knead – Esprix** is a _top_. 😉

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**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2003, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/25 "2003-01-02T22:30:05Z")

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Stop poking me! Ow! Quit it! MOM!

Esprix

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**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/26 "2003-01-03T04:32:34Z")

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> [@](#):
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> _Originally posted by Polycarp \*  
> **…Esprix** is a top._\*

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> _Originally posted by Esprix_  
> **Stop poking me! Ow! Quit it! MOM!**

No, he’s a top from _Arkansas_😛

::d&r::

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**Author:** ![SlickRoenick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e68b1a/32.png) [@SlickRoenick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickRoenick)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/27 "2003-01-03T07:31:29Z")

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Has anyone ever stepped down from being a mod or admin?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2003, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/28 "2003-01-03T11:34:00Z")

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Yes. Two recent examples being **Chronos** and **JillGat** , IIRC.

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**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/29 "2003-01-05T08:07:11Z")

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But… why? What awaits them on the other side?

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2003, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods/144793/30 "2003-01-05T08:15:18Z")

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I think you’ve been around long here long enough, **Blackeyes** , that where the SDMB is concerned, there _is_ no “other side” – there is only the [_Far Side_.](http://www.thefarside.com/) 😃

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