# MPSIMS political jabs and use of MPSIMS for op rants **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 8, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031 "2018-04-08T16:50:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/21 "2018-04-09T13:54:16Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > This MPSIMS mod sees it exactly the same way. For fearlessly locking **3 nonsense threads in 5 minutes** , your intrepidity and dedication to duty has earned you a nominated for the _ **Morgenstern Excellence in Modding** _ award. Awarded once every year, the **MEM** Award brings the recipient fame, fortune and Faux-fur jackboots (PETA approved). You were second only to **Spicey** , but she [del]wised up[/del] retired leaving you the obvious choice. Congratulations. (I would have given you your own thread, but I was afraid of angering one of the monster mods) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/22 "2018-04-09T18:21:23Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > For fearlessly locking **3 nonsense threads in 5 minutes** , your intrepidity and dedication to duty has earned you a nominated for the _ **Morgenstern Excellence in Modding** _ award. Awarded once every year, the **MEM** Award brings the recipient fame, fortune and Faux-fur jackboots (PETA approved). You were second only to **Spicey** , but she [del]wised up[/del] retired leaving you the obvious choice. > > Congratulations. (I would have given you your own thread, but I was afraid of angering one of the monster mods) If I knew that’s all it took I would lock 5. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/23 "2018-04-09T19:27:14Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > For fearlessly locking **3 nonsense threads in 5 minutes** , your intrepidity and dedication to duty has earned you a nominated for the _ **Morgenstern Excellence in Modding** _ award. Awarded once every year, the **MEM** Award brings the recipient fame, fortune and Faux-fur jackboots (PETA approved). You were second only to **Spicey** , but she [del]wised up[/del] retired leaving you the obvious choice. > > Congratulations. (I would have given you your own thread, but I was afraid of angering one of the monster mods) I would like to thank the Academy, the Teeming Millions, and most of all Cecil, from whom all blessing and personalized mugs flow, for this honor. ETA: Note my new custom title ---
**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:** [April 9, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/24 "2018-04-09T22:37:06Z")
> [@DSeid](#): > > You must be confusing this with some other thread. That has not happened in the particular example brought up. No, it’s just that you seem to have misunderstood me. I was talking about the previous time the rule was enforced–the February shooting thread. It’s the only other time I can think of where the hijacks were allowed to stand. I assumed you were familiar with it, given your accusation that the rule is never enforced. The only thing I said about this thread was that the mods must not see it as a “breaking news” thread. Because, otherwise, they have been enforcing the rule. And my apologies for interrupting the mod awards. I also think highly of ITD’s modding. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/25 "2018-04-10T03:12:14Z")
As a non-partisan political person, I think it’s high time we dispense with the usual political courtesies, etc associated with the man whom currently (but hopefully not much longer) holds the title of President. His lies and so forth have become so egregious that they’re a joke, so therefore we should joke about them in the hopes that his 3AM Twitter rants somehow stumbles across the SDMB so he can send the FBI after us (not to worry, by the time that happens, there will be someone else in charge of the FBI, and with any hope and a golden Willy Wonka ticket, the Presidency too.) ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/26 "2018-04-10T15:50:47Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > As a non-partisan political person, I think it’s high time we dispense with the usual political courtesies, etc associated with the man whom currently (but hopefully not much longer) holds the title of President. His lies and so forth have become so egregious that they’re a joke, so therefore we should joke about them in the hopes that his 3AM Twitter rants somehow stumbles across the SDMB so he can send the FBI after us (not to worry, by the time that happens, there will be someone else in charge of the FBI, and with any hope and a golden Willy Wonka ticket, the Presidency too.) Do you really think your ability to speak unflatteringly about Trump is being stifled here? ---
**Author:** ![HelenGawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a88e4f/32.png) [@HelenGawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelenGawn)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/27 "2018-04-10T17:44:50Z")
And a thread about a MPSIMS thread being hijacked by political jabs is now teetering on the edge of the same fate. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/28 "2018-04-10T17:48:06Z")
> [@HelenGawn](#): > > And a thread about a MPSIMS thread being hijacked by political jabs is now teetering on the edge of the same fate. This is 2018. There’s a punch line in everything Washington does. So we laugh because laughing beats the other option. ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/29 "2018-04-10T19:42:34Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > Do you really think your ability to speak unflatteringly about Trump is being stifled here? No sir. It was a poor excuse for a joke. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2018, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/30 "2018-04-10T22:46:37Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > That would require them to exercise self-control. Don’t hold your breath. > [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](#): > > This is one of the most ironically hilarious things I’ve ever read. You should write for SNL. Bravo! Indeed. ATMB, home of the mods. Oh, what the hell, I’ll just lob a little insult over the fence and see what happens. > [@Morgenstern](#): > > For fearlessly locking **3 nonsense threads in 5 minutes** , your intrepidity and dedication to duty has earned you a nominated for the _ **Morgenstern Excellence in Modding** _ award. Awarded once every year, the **MEM** Award brings the recipient fame, fortune and Faux-fur jackboots (PETA approved). You were second only to **Spicey** , but she [del]wised up[/del] retired leaving you the obvious choice. > > Congratulations. (I would have given you your own thread, but I was afraid of angering one of the monster mods) You’re putting pressure on the rest of us, you know. For excellence in dispatching trolls, spammers, and other Internet filth, **Colibri** you have been awarded the **Monster Hunter Award for 2018**. This achievement earns you fame, fortune, yada, yada, yada, and the beverage of your choice should we ever be in the same approximate geographical area. I’d offer you a mace or cross bow, but I assume that you’re all geared up. Thank you for your service. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2018, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/31 "2018-04-14T18:42:54Z")
After killing this thread, I do have one other thought on the matter at hand: would it be reasonable to add “Breaking News” to the title of the thread that is meant to be the Breaking News thread? I’m suggesting this as a guideline only. I don’t see the need for another rule. If Breaking News is in the title, it would be easier to tell which thread is the Breaking News thread and which thread is the heated debate thread. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2018, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/32 "2018-04-15T22:28:13Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > After killing this thread, I do have one other thought on the matter at hand: would it be reasonable to add “Breaking News” to the title of the thread that is meant to be the Breaking News thread? I’m suggesting this as a guideline only. I don’t see the need for another rule. If Breaking News is in the title, it would be easier to tell which thread is the Breaking News thread and which thread is the heated debate thread. That ain’t a bad idea although it isn’t like I start that many threads anywhere. But I am making note of it just in case that changes. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/33 "2018-04-16T13:38:57Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > After killing this thread, I do have one other thought on the matter at hand: would it be reasonable to add “Breaking News” to the title of the thread that is meant to be the Breaking News thread? I’m suggesting this as a guideline only. I don’t see the need for another rule. If Breaking News is in the title, it would be easier to tell which thread is the Breaking News thread and which thread is the heated debate thread. If you go back and read the sticky you will see that Ed says the same thing. If my faulty memory is correct there was some discussion to make it mandatory but that was decided against pretty quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031/34 "2018-04-16T21:15:06Z")
:smack: Oh, that sticky. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mpsims-political-jabs-and-use-of-mpsims-for-op-rants/812031.md?page=1)