# 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:** 18\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/161 "2014-01-16T02:49:15Z")
Bannned name! ---
**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 16, 2014, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/162 "2014-01-16T03:16:36Z")
In a more serious note, I imagine that in the aftermath of the hacking, TPTB are looking at the Dope with an eye to beefing up security. And in the interim, the “Admin” title has been set aside. Anything more specific, I further imagine, would be a “Need To Know” sort of thing. So, until I hear differently from an official source, I’m going to assume there’s been a coup, Cecil and Ed are under “psychiatric observation”, Dex is now Our Dear Leader, and all the other staffers are cowtowing to Our Dear Leader because they know what’s good for them. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/163 "2014-01-16T03:18:21Z")
I think those are safe assumptions to make. ---
**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 16, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/164 "2014-01-16T03:35:35Z")
Viva Cecil! ---
**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 16, 2014, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/165 "2014-01-16T04:24:26Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > Viva Our Dear Leader! Fixed that for you. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/166 "2014-01-16T06:41:25Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > Fixed that for you. 🙂 Just so you know, it’s against the rules to change other posters quotes, so don’t do this again in the future. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/167 "2014-01-16T12:17:38Z")
Wow. I leave town for a week and everything goes to shit. The inmates are running the asylum. Hold all my calls. ---
**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 16, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/168 "2014-01-16T14:11:20Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > Just so you know, it’s against the rules to change other posters quotes, so don’t do this again in the future. No harm intended. I apologize. It won’t happen again. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/169 "2014-01-16T17:28:00Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > In a more serious note, I imagine that in the aftermath of the hacking, TPTB are looking at the Dope with an eye to beefing up security. And in the interim, the “Admin” title has been set aside. Anything more specific, I further imagine, would be a “Need To Know” sort of thing. So, until I hear differently from an official source, I’m going to assume there’s been a coup, Cecil and Ed are under “psychiatric observation”, Dex is now Our Dear Leader, and all the other staffers are cowtowing to Our Dear Leader because they know what’s good for them. Nonsense. Dex has always been Our Dear Leader. Always. There never was a Cecil or Ed. Just look at the photos. They aren’t there. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/170 "2014-01-16T20:52:14Z")
I had heard that Cecil and Ed had been torn apart by 120 half-starved Hamsters. I have nothing to be envious of! ---
**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 16, 2014, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/171 "2014-01-16T21:29:51Z")
Since it seems we’ve gotten about all the answers we’re going to get here, which is basically none, I’m going to ask for this thread to be closed. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/172 "2014-01-16T21:49:21Z")
I’m going to ask you to not ask that. ---
**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 16, 2014, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/173 "2014-01-16T21:56:02Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > I’m going to ask you to not ask that. Just trying to get any kind of mod action on the questions in the thread. If they close it then at least we know they have no intention of ever replying to the question. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/174 "2014-01-17T02:31:21Z")
I think we already know that. There have been multiple posts in this thread by mods, and none of them have touched on the subject. There seems to be a deliberate effort to not provide insight there. It might be for legal reasons. It might be because they are hoping that obscurity provides some protection. It might be because they think we can’t handle the truth. Honestly, I hope it’s the first of those. The other two options I came up with would be disappointing. ---
**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 17, 2014, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/175 "2014-01-17T03:09:07Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > I think we already know that. There have been multiple posts in this thread by mods, and none of them have touched on the subject. There seems to be a deliberate effort to not provide insight there. It might be for legal reasons. It might be because they are hoping that obscurity provides some protection. It might be because they think we can’t handle the truth. > > Honestly, I hope it’s the first of those. The other two options I came up with would be disappointing. It may be that is is none of our damn business. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/176 "2014-01-17T04:46:39Z")
Suggestion - change the moderator title to Junior Ghod. Change the admin title to Senior Ghod. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/177 "2014-01-17T05:18:29Z")
> [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](#): > > Honestly, I hope it’s the first of those. The other two options I came up with would be disappointing. If it’s the last two, they need to stop shopping at [Target](http://krebsonsecurity.com/2014/01/target-names-emails-phone-numbers-on-up-to-70-million-customers-stolen/) with their [Capital One](http://consumerist.com/2014/01/15/capital-one-is-the-most-complained-about-credit-card-company/) card. At the very least quit reading the [Chicago Tribune](http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/breaking/sns-rt-target-datanotification-analysis-20140116,0,203395.story). ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2014, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340/178 "2014-01-17T16:08:16Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > Suggestion - change the moderator title to Junior Ghod. Change the admin title to Senior Ghod. You misspelled “goat.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-admins-now/678340.md?page=8)