# Off-board drama: how should we handle it? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 31, 2008, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426 "2008-03-31T18:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/101 "2008-04-01T18:57:09Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] QED: didya? [/QUOTE] No. And I formally give any and all Pit mods permission to confirm or refute this. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/102 "2008-04-02T03:47:44Z")
Wait a second. I am not trying to stir up any shit, but have we not had a couple of instances of mods themselves going to “other boards” and using info from there to use against posters here? I know of at least one person was revealed to be a sock “there” and was immediately banned here. (I’m not condoning sockery, just saying that info was acquired - reviews legal lexicon gleaned from episodes of Law & Order - um, something about poisoned fruit, maybe?) If we have a “don’t bring it here” rule, it should be across the, er, board. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/103 "2008-04-02T05:13:18Z")
[QUOTE=LifeOnWry] Wait a second. I am not trying to stir up any shit, but have we not had a couple of instances of mods themselves going to “other boards” and using info from there to use against posters here? I know of at least one person was revealed to be a sock “there” and was immediately banned here. (I’m not condoning sockery, just saying that info was acquired - reviews legal lexicon gleaned from episodes of Law & Order - um, something about poisoned fruit, maybe?) If we have a “don’t bring it here” rule, it should be across the, er, board. [/QUOTE] That’s a little on the unprovable side, to some degree. There was the case of jarbabyj/tinyham sock, which might be the one you’re thinking of, that was loudly detected on the other place, but people could have also done proper “report this post” to catch her. A couple of my own official warnings were accompanied by (IMHO inaccurate) implications about what I posted “there”. There is opposing evidence that they don’t read there a lot (or enough??). Two examples are the case of the “KaitSix Outing” (white guy pretending to be Korean transvestite) and the Desmostylus banning for multiple “final” warnings, that required posters to repeat info on the SDMB before any action was taken. eta: oh yeah, my warnings with the false implications were over the Desmo affair. lol. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/104 "2008-04-02T14:52:58Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] If we don’t have a conflict, we at least have a _perceived_ conflict and people like What Exit? and bbs2k will be clicking Report like they were sending telegraphs from Sutter’s Mill itself. That stuff makes the mods’ jobs harder. [/QUOTE] Now where do you get this crap from? Oh yeah, I guess I know where. I do report posts, we have been asked to. Most of what I report is wrong forums threads or when a poster is hoping a mod will wander by to do something. I have yet to have a single mod complain about my reporting posts making their job harder. :rolleyes: What an ass you as for no good reason. I was not involved in this thread. I glanced it over and stayed out of it. I am a frequent target on your stupid board and I am too stupid to completely ignore it. So please, just fuck off already. I don’t take the crap in the other place seriously, but shouldn’t that crap stay there? ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/105 "2008-04-02T15:02:15Z")
> [@](#): > > **WhatExit?** said: > I have yet to have a single mod complain about my reporting posts making their job harder. What’s that saying? Everyone loves a Stool Pigeon. No, that’s not it. Nobody likes Raymond? No, that’s not it either… > [@](#): > > I am a frequent target on your stupid board and **I am too stupid to completely ignore it.** > _[bolding mine]_ Why should there be rules and moderators dealing with what is clearly your own personal problem? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/106 "2008-04-02T15:08:02Z")
[QUOTE=catsix] What’s that saying? Everyone loves a Stool Pigeon. No, that’s not it. Nobody likes Raymond? No, that’s not it either… Why should there be rules and moderators dealing with what is clearly your own personal problem? [/QUOTE] Where did I say there should be? I was specifically address El Cid. Apparently you are just too dumb period. Go find a gun thread to spit and scream in. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/107 "2008-04-02T17:40:27Z")
> [@](#): > > **WhatExit?** said: > Where did I say there should be? I was specifically address El Cid. You were the one claiming to be too stupid to ignore snark on your own. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/108 "2008-04-02T17:55:08Z")
[QUOTE=catsix] You were the one claiming to be too stupid to ignore snark on your own. [/QUOTE] Yes and you were the one too stupid to realize that I never asked anyone to do it for me. ---
**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:** [April 2, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/109 "2008-04-02T18:19:14Z")
I don’t get how people know how many posts you’re reporting. …unless you’re, like, telling them. 😉 I report posts, too, but I don’t advertise the fact. Two winkies —\> 😉 😉 😃 ---
**Author:** ![bbs2k](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/110 "2008-04-02T18:46:08Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] Two winkies —\> 😉 😉 [/QUOTE] Reported, for blatant over-use of smilies. (Why are we all being so serious?) ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2008, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/111 "2008-04-02T23:25:08Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] No. And I formally give any and all Pit mods permission to confirm or refute this. [/QUOTE] FTW ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/112 "2008-04-03T00:36:06Z")
This is going in a weird direction. I’m pretty sure none of us is bothered by posts being reported. ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/113 "2008-04-03T01:25:01Z")
What is this “off-board” life the OP describes? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/114 "2008-04-03T01:27:18Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I do report posts, we have been asked to. Most of what I report is wrong forums threads or when a poster is hoping a mod will wander by to do something. I have yet to have a single mod complain about my reporting posts making their job harder. :rolleyes: [/QUOTE] Reporting threads in general makes our job easier, not harder. Speaking for myself at least, I’d rather wade through a few unnecessary reports than to see a situation in a thread escalate until it’s gotten out of hand because no one bothered to report it. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/115 "2008-04-03T01:37:25Z")
[QUOTE=Marley23] This is going in a weird direction. I’m pretty sure none of us is bothered by posts being reported. [/QUOTE] [QUOTE=Colibri] Reporting threads in general makes our job easier, not harder. Speaking for myself at least, I’d rather wade through a few unnecessary reports than to see a situation in a thread escalate until it’s gotten out of hand because no one bothered to report it. [/QUOTE] Of course it’s great when people report. We should all report and report often. I just don’t like Junior Mods mucking up the place. I especially don’t like Junior Mods reading something misattributed somewhere else then reporting it here. It makes life a little . . . anxious, if you know what I mean. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/116 "2008-04-03T01:45:55Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] Of course it’s great when people report. We should all report and report often. I just don’t like Junior Mods mucking up the place. I especially don’t like Junior Mods reading something misattributed somewhere else then reporting it here. It makes life a little . . . anxious, if you know what I mean. [/QUOTE] What are you babbling about? I read your post in this thread and reacted to it. Are you now accusing me of being a Junior Mod too? I thought that was the complaint normally reserved for **Q.E.D.**? It seems like the shit-stirrers of the Dope having been working overtime lately, I just never noticed you were one of them before. New hobby? Any reason why you brought up a stray charge against \*\*bbs2k \*\* & me? What did it even have to do with this thread and could it have been any dumber with the complaint that reporting posts makes the mods’ jobs harder.? You are just showing yourself to either be trolling or stupid with that post. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/117 "2008-04-03T01:51:11Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Are you now accusing me of being a Junior Mod too? [/QUOTE] No, that was my original claim many posts ago. You just needed a little more explaining, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/118 "2008-04-03T01:59:36Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] No, that was my original claim many posts ago. You just needed a little more explaining, I guess. [/QUOTE] I responded to your first post in this thread, when out of the blue you made a spurious and inherently stupid charge against myself and **bbs2k**. Two posts back was your first mention of the Jr Mod crap. Do you even know what you posted in this thread? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/41988e/32.png) [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/119 "2008-04-03T03:02:30Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] I responded to your first post in this thread, when out of the blue you made a spurious and inherently stupid charge against myself and **bbs2k**. Two posts back was your first mention of the Jr Mod crap. Do you even know what you posted in this thread? [/QUOTE] Long ago we established you report posts like reporting posts is actually paying your rent. How you don’t understand that this makes you the Junior Moddiest douchebag who ever horned in on a buncha shit is actually a little surprising. Seriously, you need to learn to butt out. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426/120 "2008-04-03T03:06:28Z")
[QUOTE=El Cid Viscoso] Long ago we established you report posts like reporting posts is actually paying your rent. How you don’t understand that this makes you the Junior Moddiest douchebag who ever horned in on a buncha shit is actually a little surprising. Seriously, you need to learn to butt out. [/QUOTE] Fuck off you shit stirring ass. Who is we? Why are you just making stuff up? Seriously, is this new hobby, I never even noticed you beyond an odd name before. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-board-drama-how-should-we-handle-it/443426.md?page=7)