# Newsflash: you run a messageboard, not a police state **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 7, 2003, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110 "2003-01-07T05:40:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/21 "2003-01-07T08:37:52Z")
…when you could be spending time here with all _these_ horny loser geeks…? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/22 "2003-01-07T10:18:57Z")
Their rules won’t restrict you if you don’t go there. ---
**Author:** ![ageless6](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9de053/32.png) [@ageless6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ageless6)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/23 "2003-01-07T12:42:09Z")
I haven’t the slightest interest in any of this (to my mind) puerile crap, but Zoe’s “no holes barred” site has a somewhat endearing if comical and bizarre flavor that I find enticing. “No holes barred” could be interpreted on a number of levels and I believe I’ve lasciviously thought of all of them. I’ve always been against barring holes. UP THE HOLES! ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/24 "2003-01-07T14:59:37Z")
God… I run a message board and gods know I’ve been tempted to set up rules like the ones described. My people are incapable of staying on topic for more than ten messages. It starts off with the voltage on the third rail and ends up being why they should extend the metro to Quebec City. With pictures. That, or the national question (and then I have to ban someone). Agh. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/25 "2003-01-07T15:27:17Z")
One of the funniest things I’ve seen this year was on there: "Sure! We have a daily thread where OT is welcomed. The thread will either be named Good Morning Miss Kitty Fantastico or Sophomore Level Psychology (they will vary depending on the day of the week, i.e. Happy Friday Miss Kitty Fantastico). " 😕 😕 😕 😕 😕 😕 😕 😕 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Reeder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/26 "2003-01-07T17:46:25Z")
I have no idea what the board is, I didn’t look at the link. But if you come into my house you play by my rules or you don’t come in. They have every right to set whatever rules they see fit. It is their board. If you don’t agree with the rules find another board. Or perhaps start your own and set your own rules. ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/27 "2003-01-07T21:30:26Z")
I would like to defend myself at this point by saying that the Kitten was once a great site for spoilers and “wildfeed”, which was why I went there (and I also loved the W/T pairing when it was on. Now I wouldn’t mind seeing a little Willow-on-Molly action. Too bad that annoying Yank Kennedy keeps hogging Willow, blocking her from flirtations with the much prettier Brit. But I digress). **pepperlandgirl** was right; T got perforated by The Magic Bullet and every Kitten went nutso. Also, I would politely ask **Reeder** to please consider the subtleties of paragraphs 4, 5 and 7 of the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/28 "2003-01-07T21:58:21Z")
[sub]I know I’ll regret asking…[/sub] What is “Applesauce and Tuna Fish” or what does it refer to? ---
**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/29 "2003-01-07T22:14:01Z")
I’m assuming that you saw the Poster Titles, and that’s where you got the “Applesauce and Tuna” reference. All of the poster titles on the board are lifted from the show. The idea is that the junior or newbie posters get names that are references to things that happened **earlier** in W and T’s relationship, and the veteran posters get names that are from **later**. For example, in the beginning of their courtship, W and T did a spell that involved floating a rose in midair. Thus, Level 2 is “floating rose”. Later on, when they had become a coupley-couple, W and T lay looking up at the stars and T began pointing out constellations she had made up, such as “Big Pineapple”, which is also a user title. “Applesauce and Tuna”, I believe, refers to foods that Willow could feed Tara when Tara was (temporarily) mentally incapacitated and couldn’t feed herself. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/30 "2003-01-07T22:24:44Z")
That site makes me glad I’m a _Doctor Who_ fan. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Mojo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Mojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mojo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2003, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/31 "2003-01-07T22:35:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Michael Ellis \* > \*\*That site makes me glad I’m a _Doctor Who_ fan. :eek: \*\* You obviously haven’t read any of the “Doctor & K9” fanfiction…🙂 **kung fu lola** , your explanation was a **lot** tamer than what I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/32 "2003-01-08T06:45:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mojo \* > **You obviously haven’t read any of the “Doctor & K9” fanfiction…🙂** I said fan, not ‘obsessive’. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/33 "2003-01-08T07:23:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by apotheosis \* > \*\*The “avatar from your own site” thing is probably to protect them from the negative repercussions of bandwidth thievery. > > There’s a couple of sites out there (no names mentioned) whose admins, on discovering that a pic on their site is linked without permission, will replace the image with something remarkably unwholesome to discourage future offenses. \*\* _falls into a cornor hugs legs and wimpers as **Muad’Dib** remembers the time he foolishly directly linked to a Something Awful Photoshop Phriday pic_ _The horror… The horror…_ ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/34 "2003-01-08T08:54:57Z")
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHa… _Gasp_hehehehehee… Sorry MD, that’s too funny. Did you get the gigantic semen covered penis head? Man, you know, I might kick about some of the modding done around here, but wow am I glad I’m not there. ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/35 "2003-01-08T08:59:57Z")
Oh dear God… The worst part was that thread title was something like “hey guys, what is this?”. The original picture was confusing and I did not get the joke. Everyone who responded got an entirely different joke. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/36 "2003-01-08T14:44:26Z")
Well, I think the Dr. Who reference wasn’t about the “sex stuff”, but was about the fact that Dr. Who keeps going and going, with different actors in the part, whereas Willow And Tara are essentially stuck in a time loop, endlessly replaying the same seven (?) episodes over and over again. At least The Old Star Trek has 79 episodes in their time loop… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/37 "2003-01-08T14:54:12Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by kung fu lola \* > \*\*Oh, good heavens, **Haj** , I really hope there is no one in the Universe with so much time on their hands that they would actually try to start a board war with these tiny little people. \*\* I believe the issue is that they may see this thread in their referrer stats and come over _here_ and start a board ware _with us_ not vice versa. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/38 "2003-01-08T15:56:16Z")
I don’t think that will be an issue…they stick mainly to themselves. They send out a few feelers to fuck up the other Buffy fandoms or to steal spoilers, but I doubt this would even be a blip on their radar screen. Of course, having said that, I jinxed us horribly. ---
**Author:** ![Themis00](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/13edae/32.png) [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/39 "2003-01-08T16:09:00Z")
Alrighty, let me go over there, I’ll show them WHO’S BOSS!!! _evil laugh_ ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110/40 "2003-01-08T17:00:52Z")
I sincerely hope that’s said in jest, Themis, because it sounds to me an awful lot like admission of an intention to troll. Whatever you do, and I recommend you do nothing, keep the name of the SDMB out of it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsflash-you-run-a-messageboard-not-a-police-state/147110.md?page=3)