# Mondo Moderators **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 19, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518 "2001-10-19T23:47:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deltopia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@deltopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltopia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2001, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/1 "2001-10-19T23:47:03Z")
My purpose for posting this is twofold: 1. It’s a test post. Basically, I really wanted to post a :wally, but I didn’t want him to hurt any credibility I might have on the GQ board. 2. I wanted to ask about those marvellous moderating creatures. You guys are always on the ball, apparently active 24/7, fast, fair, firm, and effective. Have I just not been around long enough to see you screw up? How many mods are there? Are you all unpaid volunteers working long, unappreciated hours without a word of thanks and thinking evil thoughts about Cecil and Ed, who are profiting madly from advertising revenues and Chicago Reader subscriptions, and living the high life because of your hard work, the selfish bastards? Thanks for making it a really good board, anyway. Please don’t hesitate to delete this thread if you don’t feel like answering; it’s no big. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/2 "2001-10-20T01:34:18Z")
There are no actual human Moderators. A couple are cyborgs controlled by the Illuminati, the Roman Catholic Church and the Northern Alliance. **TubaDiva** is either an angel or bhoddisatva, or possibly both. **UncleBeer** is a sockpuppet of **spooje** or **SPOOFE** , I forget which. **Lynn** and **Jill** are also higher sentient lifeforms when they aren’t doubling as bikini models. And for putting up with all of this all they get is a lousy mug. [/TongueFromCheek] [sub]Ok, IRL they are real people that have great patience as long as you don’t push them to far. They are a truly wonderful lot and often demonstrate a delicious sense of humour. Just don’t tell 'em I told you[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/3 "2001-10-20T03:53:49Z")
There has got to be a rule about this much sucking up to moderators in a thread. ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/4 "2001-10-20T10:14:42Z")
> [@](#): > > UncleBeer is a sockpuppet of spooje or SPOOFE, I forget which. Dammit, can’t you people get it right? **I’m** the original! **Unclebeer** is the sockpuppet (as is **SuaSponte** ). **Spooje** isn’t so much a sock as he’s one of my alternate personalities. Jeez, I have more trouble clarifying that than the mods have of distinguishing the Nazis from the commies from the fascists… ---
**Author:** ![waterj2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/858c86/32.png) [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/5 "2001-10-20T17:42:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by CrankyAsAnOldMan \* > \*\*There has got to be a rule about this much sucking up to moderators in a thread. \*\* I thought there was a sufficient amount, considering there was only two posts at the time. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2001, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/6 "2001-10-21T00:44:05Z")
I think it entirely depends on the type of sucking[sub]up[/sub] you’re doing. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/7 "2001-10-22T04:11:13Z")
> [@](#): > > And for putting up with all of this all they get is a lousy mug. Not true! It’s actually a pretty nice mug. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/8 "2001-10-22T05:50:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > It’s actually a pretty nice mug. \*\* I’m sure that Jenny has a very nice mug. I don’t know about the rest of you. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/9 "2001-10-22T06:32:11Z")
You call _this_ sucking up?!? Too much “sucking” and not enough “up”, IMHO. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Abe\_Babe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3ab097/32.png) [@Abe\_Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abe_Babe)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mondo-moderators/88518/10 "2001-10-22T18:02:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > And for putting up with all of this all they get is a lousy mug. > > Not true! > It’s actually a pretty nice mug. \*\* Hey!! Weren’t you supposed to give that back with your Mod bowler and umbrella when you got your life back?