# Question about edited dickeries. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 6, 2008, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656 "2008-10-06T12:50:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 7
**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:** [October 9, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/121 "2008-10-09T22:32:52Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > It wasn’t necessary because he was suspended for that one post. Period. He had other warnings, true, and while the inclusion of those might have helped some people feel better about the suspension, it wasn’t necessary to bring them up. He posted a vile, racist insult just for the pleasure of doing so; there was no excuse for it, not even a silly “heat of the moment” defense, so a suspension was warranted independent of any previous warnings he may or may not have had. But his vile racist insult was edited out by him and only one poster apparently saw it. This will probably continue to look like a overreaction to many of us on the board that did not know of \*\*Marley23’s \*\*explaining that there were other considerations. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/122 "2008-10-09T22:43:47Z")
We know what term was used but not the context (ETA: by which I mean the way the term was used in his post, not the situation leading up to it). I don’t know if that made a difference or not. I think the message is, the insult was there and was there long enough that it _could_ have been seen and caused offense to someone, regardless of who did actually see it. ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/123 "2008-10-09T22:54:40Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Oddly enough, it’s possible to enjoy participating here and interacting with the membership as a whole, as well as particular posters on an individual basis, and still disagree with way things are run. Or do you think people who don’t like the way things often get done around here should just STFU and go away and not bother to try to speak up for change? Maybe Americans who don’t like the way the US is run shouldn’t bother to vote and, instead, should just move someplace else? Yeah, let’s all do that. That’s a much better way! Don’t be silly - of course it’s possible to criticise while still participating. But that’s not the case with you. You seem so uhappy here, and you’re the butt of so many jokes, that it just doesn’t make sense for you to stick around. That chip on your shoulder seems to affect you so deeply – just look at your posts in this thread. It’s clear that something is going on and it doesn’t really seem healthy. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2008, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/124 "2008-10-09T23:08:00Z")
> [@leander](#): > > But that’s not the case with you. Tell you what. If you stop telling me what I think or what the motives are behind my posts, I won’t tell you where to stuff your wild-assed amateur psychoanalysis. Deal? I know why I post here, I know whether or not I’m happy here and I know what size the chip on my shoulder is. And you, very obviously, don’t. > [@leander](#): > > …you’re the butt of so many jokes… Wrong board. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/125 "2008-10-09T23:12:56Z")
> [@leander](#): > > Don’t be silly - of course it’s possible to criticise while still participating. But that’s not the case with you. You seem so uhappy here, and you’re the butt of so many jokes, that it just doesn’t make sense for you to stick around. That chip on your shoulder seems to affect you so deeply – just look at your posts in this thread. It’s clear that something is going on and it doesn’t really seem healthy. Almost as unhealthy as you lending your dubious psychobabble abilities to reading into someone’s life by the words they choose to type here. Your last line of the above comment is so funny, it’ll forever make me read your comments with the voice of a busybody old biddy who has more time on her hands than sense. Bonus for me if you’re actually a man and not a woman. And yes, I am judging your POSTS and not your mental fitness as you seem to be judging Q.E.D. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/126 "2008-10-09T23:33:42Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > But his vile racist insult was edited out by him and only one poster apparently saw it. This will probably continue to look like a overreaction to many of us on the board that did not know of \*\*Marley23’s \*\*explaining that there were other considerations. There are times when thread title changes and thread closures look like overreactions to some people. On a board of thousands you’re almost always going to find some people to complain about an action, so I’m not particularly worried about it. But, I’m also not going to say that his previous warnings had anything to do with his suspension when, in fact, they did not. ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/127 "2008-10-09T23:34:21Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Tell you what. If you stop telling me what I think or what the motives are behind my posts, I won’t tell you where to stuff your wild-assed amateur psychoanalysis. Deal? I know why I post here, I know whether or not I’m happy here and I know what size the chip on my shoulder is. And you, very obviously, don’t. You do know that this post pretty much validates everything I said, right? > [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > Almost as unhealthy as you lending your dubious psychobabble abilities to reading into someone’s life by the words they choose to type here. > > Your last line of the above comment is so funny, it’ll forever make me read your comments with the voice of a busybody old biddy who has more time on her hands than sense. Bonus for me if you’re actually a man and not a woman. > > And yes, I am judging your POSTS and not your mental fitness as you seem to be judging Q.E.D. That’s very sweet, but if you’ve been around for as long as I have then you’ll know that there is in fact a huge chip on QED’s shoulder and there’s a reason for it. Want a hint? He’s been trying to be a mod for years and they won’t let him, for very good reasons (see all his posts above). ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/128 "2008-10-09T23:37:36Z")
**leander** , **Q.E.D.** , and **Sleeps With Butterflies** , your conversation really isn’t germane to this thread and is more appropriate for the Pit. Please move it there if you want to continue it. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2008, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/129 "2008-10-09T23:41:52Z")
> [@leander](#): > > You do know that this post pretty much validates everything I said, right? Um, no? > [@leander](#): > > He’s been trying to be a mod for years… You can cite that, right? I mean, you can produce recent posts of mine to that effect, can’t you? Yeah, I asked about it. Yeah, I sent an application in. That was five years ago. I haven’t really been interested in years; if they asked now, I’d most likely say no. Now, let me use my awesome amateur psychic powers to predict your response to that.: "You’re just saying that to cover up how you really feel! You’re hurt and angry that they won’t let you be a mod even though you really, really, REALLY want to! You need a hug! ETA: And per **Skip** , that’s it for me with regard to this hijack. A pit thread is fine by me, but I’m not starting it–not worth it. ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/130 "2008-10-09T23:42:46Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > **leander** , **Q.E.D.** , and **Sleeps With Butterflies** , your conversation really isn’t germane to this thread and is more appropriate for the Pit. Please move it there if you want to continue it. Fair enough. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2008, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656/131 "2008-10-10T03:28:07Z")
> [@SkipMagic](#): > > \ there was no excuse for it, not even a silly “heat of the moment” defense,\ Okay, that does make sense (I know, you were all waiting for my approval to move on with your lives 😃 ). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-edited-dickeries/466656.md?page=6)