# Scott Plaid, Stand Up or Shut Up **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 2, 2005, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794 "2005-07-02T03:22:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/221 "2005-07-05T12:03:50Z")
> [@duffer](#): > > No, no, no. The two lunches are for **Bricker** and **Shodan** so they don’t take **Scott** ’s. With the withering ass-handing that would follow I’d hate to see **Scott** bow out through fainting from low blood sugar. > > Because that would just be wrong. By the time those guys finish exsanguinating him, low blood sugar will be the least of his worries. **Scott** , learn to write correctly, please, if you want anyone to even bother reading what you say, let alone take it seriously. It takes an effort of will to slog through more than two sentences of one of your screeds just because of the crappy writing, never mind the jumble of ideas it flails about trying to express. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/222 "2005-07-05T12:35:22Z")
> [@Rubystreak](#): > > here Your unwillingness to acknowledge or address your writing problems is frustrating. The first word of a sentence should be capitalized, and unless you didn’t intend for the word “here” to begin that sentence there should be a comma (",") after it. Either way, it’s a puerile mistake indicative of a mind inadequately prepared to use the English language. Please grow up. 😛 I mix-up “they’re”, “there” and “their” all the time when I’m writing informally. So nyah! ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/223 "2005-07-05T12:43:08Z")
> [@Metacom](#): > > I’m struck by the sudden urge to start a GD thread entitled “George W Bush’s Illegal Invasion of Iraq Proves the Existence of God”. > > Would that be wrong? 😕 Are you kidding? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/224 "2005-07-05T12:53:26Z")
Or rather - Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/225 "2005-07-05T13:00:30Z")
Maybe “why don’t I learn to code”? Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/226 "2005-07-05T13:07:00Z")
OK, here is a genuine question - why isn’t my new sig showing up? I clicked on “show signatures” under Edit Options, and on the reply panel. Hmmmm… Oh, it defaults back. That’s what I get for previewing. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/227 "2005-07-05T13:11:29Z")
You may want to link to the specific post in addition to the thread, so they don’t have to wade through the whole thing. Something like: Does [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6329639&postcount=188) in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=323762&page=4) answer your question? ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/228 "2005-07-05T13:16:30Z")
I’m so sorry I missed this. Well, maybe not, because I’d probably have gotten a little extremem about the whole thing. Let me just say it’s nice that everyone’s annoyance with Scott seems to have united the boards, both leftie and rightie. 😉 Also, to add value to my post, two people so far have made the statement “he paid his money, so…” - a minor quibble, but someone paid his subscription for him, if I recall correctly. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/229 "2005-07-05T13:42:11Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Also, to add value to my post, two people so far have made the statement “he paid his money, so…” - a minor quibble, but someone paid his subscription for him, if I recall correctly. Who did that? Can we have them imprisoned? ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/230 "2005-07-05T13:45:29Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Who did that? Can we have them imprisoned? You don’t think knowing how Scott presents himself here is punishment enough? ---
**Author:** ![zut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zut/32/2875_2.png) [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/231 "2005-07-05T13:59:40Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > You don’t think knowing how Scott presents himself here is punishment enough? Depends. If we’re talking about a godless liberal hippie, then it’s certainly punishment enough. If we’re talking a God-fearin’ pro-business Red-stater, then Scott’s probably the best investment of fifteen bucks ever. ---
**Author:** ![Excalibre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/232 "2005-07-05T14:01:52Z")
> [@Uvula Donor](#): > > You don’t think knowing how Scott presents himself here is punishment enough? No! Nothing is punishment enough! Being on the receiving end of a caribou’s sweet lovin’ isn’t punishment enough! A week in the company of Ann Coulter and Michael Savage isn’t punishment enough! Being trapped in an elevator with Céline Dion while she practices her scales isn’t punishment enough! Actually, I remember his ATMB thread requesting sponsorship - people already were annoyed by him. I figured no one would take him up on it. I was mightily displeased when someone did. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/233 "2005-07-05T14:07:41Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Actually, I remember his ATMB thread requesting sponsorship - people already were annoyed by him. I figured no one would take him up on it. I was mightily displeased when someone did. [That would be **JSexton**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=5937742&postcount=322). ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/234 "2005-07-05T14:16:46Z")
He was a really nice guy. He knew what he was doing. > [@JSexton](#): > > I know what you mean. I figure, hey, this fella’s contributed more posts in one month than I have in five+ years. That’s either a really good sign or a really bad one. I’ll take the chance. Also, I have said this before, (Even before this bet) and I will say this again. I am reviewing old threads, and I intend to change my posting style. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/235 "2005-07-05T14:24:40Z")
> [@Excalibre](#): > > Who did that? Can we have them imprisoned? There must be a provision in The Patriot Act that would apply. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Scott\_Plaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Scott\_Plaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scott_Plaid)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/236 "2005-07-05T14:25:48Z")
Hey? Aren’t judges suppose to be impartial? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/237 "2005-07-05T14:36:42Z")
Boy, did I come in late, or what? That’s what I get for taking the weekend off. **Scott** , I think you’d get much less grief here if you repeated the mantra, “Less signal, more noise”. IOW, before you hit the Submit button, ask yourself if you are really contributing to the conversation. I think I post too much, and I have less than half your post count. Just my $0.02. * * * > [@Excalibre](#): > > people don’t have a problem with you because we drew your name out of a hat at a secret meeting of the SDMB Haters’ Cabal. Wait, whose name DID we pull out then? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/238 "2005-07-05T14:38:37Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > “Less signal, more noise”. _Sigh_ I even previewed too. That should be “more signal, less noise”. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![FinnAgain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finnagain/32/12500_2.png) [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/239 "2005-07-05T14:41:45Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > I think I post too much, and I have less than half your post count. Less than one tenth. \ ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2005, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794/240 "2005-07-05T14:42:34Z")
> [@Scott Plaid](#): > > Hey? Aren’t judges suppose to be impartial? 🙂 Only in GD! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-plaid-stand-up-or-shut-up/310794.md?page=13)