# Question about Hal Briston **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 14, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780 "2017-10-14T03:57:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2017, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/1 "2017-10-14T03:57:39Z")
He retired as a moderator, didn’t he? His profile shows him as a charter member, but his name is in the list of mods at the bottom of MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/2 "2017-10-16T00:18:54Z")
Has he posted since quitting? I do remember that titles don’t change until your next post, so maybe the same is true for the board leaders (moderators). I actually thought this thread would be checking up on him to see if he’s alright, since I can’t remember seeing any posts from him in a while. Anyone know if he’s okay? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/3 "2017-10-16T00:20:22Z")
Last activity: Yesterday 6:13a (PDT) His most recent post was 9-17 ---
**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:** [October 16, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/4 "2017-10-16T00:43:48Z")
He’s fine. I see him pretty much every day on Facebook. He’s one of those that has moved there, for the most part. ---
**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:** [October 16, 2017, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/5 "2017-10-16T00:48:07Z")
The mod title thing is just oversight. Only an admin can change it, though. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/6 "2017-10-16T01:44:51Z")
Can confirm, still alive. Citation: \ ---
**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:** [October 16, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/7 "2017-10-16T01:46:12Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Citation: \ What is it? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/8 "2017-10-16T01:48:53Z")
It’s a slight throbbing in time with your heartbeat, where the veins are close to the surface. But that’s not important right now. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/9 "2017-10-16T01:49:29Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > What is it? A tactile indication of cardiac activity but that’s not important right now. ETA: What a pisser. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/10 "2017-10-16T02:50:59Z")
I knew he was OK and active. I was just curious why he was still listed as a mod. I just assumed it was a hiccup from all the recent board changes. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/11 "2017-10-16T03:02:15Z")
> [@Idle\_Thoughts](#): > > The mod title thing is just oversight. Only an admin can change it, though. Hal’s learned you don’t let anyone else make changes to your account when you’re not there. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/12 "2017-10-16T03:05:40Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Hal’s learned you don’t let anyone else make changes to your account when you’re not there. Yeah, he probably felt pretty sheepish about that. 😃 ---
**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:** [October 16, 2017, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/13 "2017-10-16T12:45:53Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > What is it? Without the setup, **Chronos** and **running coach** couldn’t shine. Here’s to the straight man; cheers! ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/14 "2017-10-16T14:06:06Z")
> [@Hal\_Briston](#): > > Can confirm, still alive. > > Citation: \ > [@Colibri](#): > > What is it? > [@Chronos](#): > > It’s a slight throbbing in time with your heartbeat, where the veins are close to the surface. But that’s not important right now. > [@running\_coach](#): > > A tactile indication of cardiac activity but that’s not important right now. > > ETA: What a pisser. Came here expecting this. Was not disappointed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/15 "2017-10-16T14:52:41Z")
The fact that it took 12 posts to have sheep mentioned says we’re slow these days. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/16 "2017-10-16T15:03:09Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > The fact that it took 12 posts to have sheep mentioned says we’re slow these days. ☹ Sheep jokes are more effective when they’re not forced. There was no good opening. If chocrane had started with “Hal is still listed as a mod for MPSIMS, I thought he was sent to the Daisy Hills Moderator Farm”. or “Hal is still listed as a mod for MPSIMS, I thought he was put out to pasture”, that would have kicked off a whole flock of jokes. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/17 "2017-10-16T15:19:32Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Sheep jokes are more effective when they’re not forced. There was no good opening. There is always a good opening with sheep. 'Twas the whole point of the thread, IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/18 "2017-10-16T17:33:13Z")
> [@DSYoungEsq](#): > > The fact that it took 12 posts to have sheep mentioned says we’re slow these days. ☹ Hey, we’re not sheeple! 😃 I didn’t want to be “that guy” and start the thread off with a sheep joke. I want to give **Little Nemo** a shout out for giving me the opening, though. > [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Hal’s learned you don’t let anyone else make changes to your account when you’re not there. > [@cochrane](#): > > Yeah, he probably felt pretty sheepish about that. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/19 "2017-10-16T23:52:13Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > A tactile indication of cardiac activity but that’s not important right now. > > ETA: What a pisser. I’m still shocked that someone beat you to something. Too bad the setup wasn’t labeled spam. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780/20 "2017-10-16T23:55:34Z")
> [@Asimovian](#): > > I’m still shocked that someone beat you to something. Too bad the setup wasn’t labeled spam. 🆒 To be fair to coach, he’s been running a lot of interference in the truther thread. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hal-briston/798780.md?page=2)