# No admins now? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 9, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340 "2014-01-09T05:10:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/101 "2014-01-13T15:59:35Z")
> [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](#): > > Yep, we work as mods as well. Always have, always will. Wow a mod has finally deigned to join in the discussion here. Should we consider the “as well” part of your post tacit confirmation that you are still and admin, regardless of the title shown under your name? ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/102 "2014-01-13T23:54:29Z")
> [@MikeG](#): > > I’m suspicious of Octarine. I use that username everywhere else online except here and I have NEVER seen I use other than by me. I don’t understand! When I got the latest brain from Extraterrestrial Assimilation ™, they told me the person they’d cloned it from was dead! ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/103 "2014-01-14T00:07:46Z")
In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17011116&postcount=12) post, **tomndebb** instructed a poster in contact an Admin. Exactly how are we supposed to do that? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/104 "2014-01-14T00:54:28Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17011116&postcount=12) post, **tomndebb** instructed a poster in contact an Admin. Exactly how are we supposed to do that? I’d search for a username and PM them. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/105 "2014-01-14T01:14:00Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > In [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17011116&postcount=12) post, **tomndebb** instructed a poster in contact an Admin. Exactly how are we supposed to do that? Admins on this Board are C K Dexter Haven Gaudere Gfactor Marley23 TubaDiva ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/106 "2014-01-14T01:39:33Z")
So you _say_. Got any proof? You know, like a title or something? ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/107 "2014-01-14T02:21:14Z")
Go ahead, poke him with a stick. Jesus Christ! How about we calm down and do anagrams and movie reviews for a while, bitch about work and stuff? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/108 "2014-01-14T02:28:43Z")
Nah. That’s no fun. This is the Dope, where we piss on the third rail for giggles. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/109 "2014-01-14T03:29:39Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Nah. That’s no fun. This is the Dope, where we piss on the third rail for giggles. You’re a dead man. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/110 "2014-01-14T04:18:20Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Admins on this Board are > > C K Dexter Haven > Gaudere > Gfactor > Marley23 > TubaDiva > [@silenus](#): > > So you _say_. > Got any proof? You know, like a title or something? As a poster I admire, you should just let this slide. Alternatively, you could continue to make fun of an unfortunate situation, which could happen to any site out there. Your call. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/111 "2014-01-14T04:23:19Z")
I stand abashed. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/112 "2014-01-14T05:04:26Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Admins on this Board are > > C K Dexter Haven > Gaudere > Gfactor > Marley23 > TubaDiva What about Lynn Bodoni, Ed Zotti, and a few others who’s name escapes me at the moment? Did some administrators get the boot? Is this list meant to be exhaustive? Could we please get an official sticky with the list of current administrators to contact for administrator-type tasks? I hope that the SDMB management will come out with an announcement of some sort that will make it clear who the Admins still are and who are not, what has really changed, if anything. I don’t even care about the why, if it has to remain secret for some reason. Even if the announcement says, “These folks are the board administrators, don’t ask any questions about why they don’t have the title anymore because we aren’t going to answer them.” that would be great. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/113 "2014-01-14T06:12:00Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > What about Lynn Bodoni, Ed Zotti, and a few others who’s name escapes me at the moment? Did some administrators get the boot? Is this list meant to be exhaustive? > > Could we please get an official sticky with the list of current administrators to contact for administrator-type tasks? > > I hope that the SDMB management will come out with an announcement of some sort that will make it clear who the Admins still are and who are not, what has really changed, if anything. I don’t even care about the why, if it has to remain secret for some reason. Even if the announcement says, “These folks are the board administrators, don’t ask any questions about why they don’t have the title anymore because we aren’t going to answer them.” that would be great. **Lynn** is kinda retired. **Ed Zotti** has akways been an Admin. I just didn’t add him as, trying to email him to perform an Admin function is not always as efficient as emailing the others I listed. ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/114 "2014-01-14T06:25:30Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Admins on this Board are > > C K Dexter Haven > Gaudere > Gfactor > Marley23 > TubaDiva Marley, Tuba, Gaudere, Gfactor and CK Dexter Haven all have “Moderator” as their title at the moment. Even Ed has “Moderator”. Hence the questions. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/115 "2014-01-14T06:49:15Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > **Lynn** is kinda retired. > > **Ed Zotti** has akways been an Admin. I just didn’t add him as, trying to email him to perform an Admin function is not always as efficient as emailing the others I listed. But can those other guys actually perform Admin functions at this time? In the thread that I linked, Tomndebb told a poster to email an Admin to do something that requires the Admin CP to do. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/116 "2014-01-14T06:52:24Z")
I just figured there was a coup d’état and C.K. was now the Dear Leader of the SD. Occum’s Razor and all that. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/117 "2014-01-14T07:36:04Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > I just figured there was a coup d’état and C.K. was now the Dear Leader of the SD. Occum’s Razor and all that. :smack: See, I figure it’s Marley. Ever since the Great Banning, he’s been holding Ed, Tuba, etc. in his basement dungeon and just been pretending to be all the other mods. ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/118 "2014-01-14T08:06:11Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > See, I figure it’s Marley. Ever since the Great Banning, he’s been holding Ed, Tuba, etc. in his basement dungeon and just been pretending to be all the other mods. No way. You have to remember that C.K.'s too smart to expose himself. Remember, the nail that sticks out is the first one to get hammered. Marley is just the public mouthpiece for Our Dear Leader, following the guidelines and scripts that Our Dear Leader has provided for him. When the counter-revolution comes, Marley will be the first one against the wall. Tuba will be commanding the firing squad and Our Dear Leader will have purchased the ammunition. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/119 "2014-01-14T16:57:28Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > As a poster I admire, you should just let this slide. Alternatively, you could continue to make fun of an unfortunate situation, which could happen to any site out there. > > Your call. **samclem** , to clarify that I’m reading this right - are you threatening \*\*silenus’ \*\* posting privileges for pressing for an answer to the question about the Admin status of various moderators (the entire topic of this thread)? The purpose of this thread is not to make fun of an unfortunate situation, but to ask a very simple question about the status of admins/mods on this board that nobody seems willing or able to answer, even with a “sorry we can’t comment on our current statuses.” I mean it was however many days before a mod of any kind even popped in here, without any kind of answer, and now you’re here threatening posters for even asking what’s up. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/120 "2014-01-14T17:03:07Z")
You know who used to threaten people who asked too many questions? Hitler. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340.md?page=7)