# Rico, was there a radical rewrite of board rules I missed? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 3, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139 "2006-04-03T20:30:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/81 "2006-04-07T22:32:43Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > Buh? Threads expressing concern about moderator decisions now go in ATMB? No, those go here. If one wants to ask questions about board policy (for example, the Posting Guidelines on discussions of illegal drug) that might be better in ATMB. It could go here as well, though. ---
**Author:** ![LiveOnAPlane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/82 "2006-04-07T22:56:30Z")
> [@Left Hand of Dorkness](#): > > I know I might get in trouble for asking this, but does anyone know what supercriminals taste like? > > Daniel Like long pig. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/83 "2006-04-08T00:23:38Z")
All I know is [apologies taste like suck](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=326734). ---
**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 8, 2006, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/84 "2006-04-08T01:39:45Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > There has not been. I donā€™t really expect there to be. Feel free to email an admin or start an ATMB thread if you feel this is a serious concern. I would be happy if either you or any other member of the administration would just make a clear ruling on which of the following two policies is correct. You have not made any statement on the actual question at hand, and **Ricoā€™s** response in post #18 just served to muddy the waters. 1. Discussion of the effects of illegal drugs is permitted. Such discussion is permitted even if the means of ingesting these drugs, whether orally, nasally, rectally, or by injection, is illegal. 2. Discussion of the effects of illegal drugs is not permitted. It is prohibited because ingesting drugs is itself illegal. Perhaps there is some other alternative; if so please let us know. I think it is reasonable to request a clear ruling on this issue. It is of particular concern to me because as a biologist this is the kind of question I may be able to offer an expert opinion on. If one comes up, I would like to know whether I may answer it freely, or should report it. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/85 "2006-04-08T01:57:25Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > If one wants to ask questions about board policy (for example, the Posting Guidelines on discussions of illegal drug) that might be better in ATMB. It could go here as well, though. Um, it is here. Other than a shit-ass response in which a Mod was called out by many, with no further response than a non-answer, Iā€™m-better-than-you-donā€™t-question-it, we got nothinā€™. Itā€™s about as substantive as what a hit of acid tastes like. (Note, never said what it tastes like, just saying the response was ā€œnothingā€). Does there have to be another thread opened in another forum for a non-condescending response? Us lesser-than-humanā€™s donā€™t expect answers, but we do at least hope for the insult of a Mod we ask a question of to talk down to us. We canā€™t even get that? I, for one, will renew. The cost will at least give me another year to see if **Rico** will stand by his decision to enter this tread another time instead of leaving it at a horseshit response before running away. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/86 "2006-04-08T02:01:29Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I would be happy if either you or any other member of the administration would just make a clear ruling on which of the following two policies is correct. Iā€™m not really qualified to issue a ruling on the boardwide policy concerning discussion of illegal drugs. Iā€™m a fairly new mod, Iā€™m not familiar with the legal issues involved, and Iā€™m also sort of lazy. Tell you what, though, Iā€™ll send an email to the mod loop relaying your request for clarification on this issue. Who knows, maybe thereā€™s still someone who hasnā€™t blocked my address? ---
**Author:** ![The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_King\_of\_Soup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_King_of_Soup)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/87 "2006-04-08T02:34:08Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Iā€™m not really qualified to issue a ruling on the boardwide policy concerning discussion of illegal drugs. Iā€™m a fairly new mod, Iā€™m not familiar with the legal issues involved, and Iā€™m also sort of lazy. Huh. So, in a thread questioning a mod decision, posted in the appropriate forum for such, weā€™ve managed to have completely useless participation by _two_ mods. **Rico** , at least, managed to contain his fecklessness in only one post. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/88 "2006-04-08T02:50:01Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Iā€™m not really qualified to issue a ruling on the boardwide policy concerning discussion of illegal drugs. Iā€™m a fairly new mod, Iā€™m not familiar with the legal issues involved, and Iā€™m also sort of lazy. > > Tell you what, though, Iā€™ll send an email to the mod loop relaying your request for clarification on this issue. Who knows, maybe thereā€™s still someone who hasnā€™t blocked my address? Iā€™m available as an emergency outlet. Based on some recent decisions, I canā€™t imagine Iā€™d do any worse. Hell, at least Iā€™d show up for a lambasting if (when) I fuck it up. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/89 "2006-04-08T02:50:09Z")
> [@The King of Soup](#): > > Huh. So, in a thread questioning a mod decision, posted in the appropriate forum for such, weā€™ve managed to have completely useless participation by _two_ mods. **Rico** , at least, managed to contain his fecklessness in only one post. Thatā€™s why they gave him a classy forum like GQ while Iā€™m stuck in this dump with you losers. ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/90 "2006-04-08T02:53:30Z")
Thanks, Giraffe. I donā€™t really intend to participate in the thread, but one of the things I appreciate about this place is the ability to discuss such things. I do hope that this is left as the rules say. ---
**Author:** ![duffer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duffer/32/1026_2.png) [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/91 "2006-04-08T02:57:04Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Thatā€™s why they gave him a classy forum like GQ while Iā€™m stuck in this dump with you losers. Well, water sinks to itā€™s ownā€¦ OW! What the fuck was that for? šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/92 "2006-04-08T03:55:22Z")
> [@Hamadryad](#): > > Homosexual acts (in several states) ā€œAre you a Top or a Bottom?ā€ I believe _Lawrence_ changed that. I could be wrong though. ---
**Author:** ![pool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pool/32/4152_2.png) [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/93 "2006-04-09T08:15:05Z")
I donā€™t think we should just let this issue die, so I followed Giraffeā€™s advice and made a new thread in ATMB, though if the mods responses in this thread is any indication of the administrators feelings I wouldnā€™t expect much. > **[Can we have some sort of official ruling on this issue, or just reopen these...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=366597)** > > Ok I will follow your advice and start a thread here. Though Iā€™m not expecting much to come of it. Ok I know it is dificult to make a rule across the board, that will cover every possible scenario, but I think it is obvious that these threads should... ---
**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 9, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/94 "2006-04-09T22:13:34Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > Iā€™m not really qualified to issue a ruling on the boardwide policy concerning discussion of illegal drugs. Iā€™m a fairly new mod, Iā€™m not familiar with the legal issues involved, and Iā€™m also sort of lazy. > > Tell you what, though, Iā€™ll send an email to the mod loop relaying your request for clarification on this issue. Who knows, maybe thereā€™s still someone who hasnā€™t blocked my address? Thank you. I appreciate that. I think it is worth clarifying. ---
**Author:** ![wring](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/838e76/32.png) [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/95 "2006-04-10T01:43:11Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Thank you. I appreciate that. I think it is worth clarifying. well the first response from **Tuba** in the ABTMB thread leaves much to be desired. ---
**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 10, 2006, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139/96 "2006-04-10T01:57:16Z")
> [@wring](#): > > well the first response from **Tuba** in the ABTMB thread leaves much to be desired. Indeed. Closing threads merely because someone asserts an urban legend as fact without allowing any refutation? What extraordinary bullshit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rico-was-there-a-radical-rewrite-of-board-rules-i-missed/351139.md?page=4)