# Okay, what the heck is this? \[Staff Notice\] **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 17, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144 "2021-02-17T17:44:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/1 "2021-02-17T17:44:06Z")
In this thread, after post 45. Something with a blue background, no attribution, no post number. I haven’t noticed one of those before. > [@So that happened... Whedon's “history of creating toxic and hostile work environments”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-happened-whedons-history-of-creating-toxic-and-hostile-work-environments/932735): > > Joss Whedon is not just a producer of creepy nonsense, he’s a nonsense creep. Was it obvious to others from his dialogue or not? ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/2 "2021-02-17T17:48:42Z")
I think it might be a staff notice. It appears to be an option we mods have that we haven’t used before. I’ll try adding one to your post. * * * I kind of like it, might be good for housekeeping stuff like thread moves & merges. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/3 "2021-02-17T18:00:37Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > It appears to be an option we mods have that we haven’t used before. FYI - I have used it before. ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/4 "2021-02-17T18:01:07Z")
I should have said, “that I haven’t noticed before”. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/5 "2021-02-17T18:05:03Z")
I also mentioned it in the newbie moderator’s guide. (Yes, I’m just giving you a hard time for no reason now…) 😉 ---
**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:** [February 17, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/6 "2021-02-17T18:08:39Z")
Hey look at that: > If desired, you can also add a Staff Notice to the post being moderated. This is useful in bringing attention to a particular mod note so that other users will know that the post was moderated. That paragraph never registered before with me. Now I know what it means too. * * * BTW: Thank you again for the guide. It was invaluable at first. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/7 "2021-02-17T18:42:16Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > It was invaluable at first. But later on it became a burden. A crushing burden that ate away at your very soul. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/8 "2021-02-17T18:52:34Z")
I love this place. ---
**Author:** ![BippityBoppityBoo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bippityboppityboo/32/5745_2.png) [@BippityBoppityBoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BippityBoppityBoo)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2021, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-what-the-heck-is-this-staff-notice/933144/9 "2021-02-18T05:13:45Z")
Me too.