# SDMB Mods are party Poopers. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 14, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648 "2008-11-14T02:14:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/1 "2008-11-14T02:14:43Z")
But I mean that in an almost good way. Con: On the SDMB it is not possible to exercise complete spontaneity as it is with other MBs. Anything that is truly spontaneous (i.e. lacks any consideration for the ‘rules’) is quickly closed. Pro: This is what keeps the SDMB the special place that it is. Sure - I’m a little disappointed when a rare moment of playfulness gets closed, but I know it’s what causes this place to be meaningful. I’d love to see avatars. I’d love to see the [img] code work. But both of these would cause this place to resemble the more typical MBs on the internet (which are entertaining, but not informative) As much as it conflicts with my love of internet imagery I beg you to keep the SDMB free of it, keep it a haven from lolcats, do-not-want images, and so on. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/2 "2008-11-14T13:33:27Z")
Still…the **Why?** thread looked like it was just starting to get a direction to it. I think some foax here don’t have a full appreciation of the surreal. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/3 "2008-11-14T18:13:50Z")
link? ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/4 "2008-11-14T18:20:17Z")
> [@Sapo](#): > > link? [Why?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=492804) Just a guess, but I think this is what s_p_a_wned_ the lament. ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/5 "2008-11-14T18:22:27Z")
Well… Asked for and gotten, for that thread. And it is “kudos”, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/6 "2008-11-14T18:26:58Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > [Why?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=492804) Just a guess, but I think this is what s_p_a_wned_ the lament. Heh. This is how I first read it. . . “Just a guess, but I think this is what s_p_a_wned_ the lame[del]nt[/del].” Did you add some extra letters? To the OP: Are you thanking the mods for closing your thread? Did you know they would? If so, why did you open it? ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/7 "2008-11-14T18:32:18Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > Still…the **Why?** thread looked like it was just starting to get a direction to it. > > I think some foax here don’t have a full appreciation of the surreal. I’m actually disappointed I didn’t get to post in in before it was locked…☹ ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/8 "2008-11-14T18:34:43Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > I think some foax here don’t have a full appreciation of the surreal. Please don’t confuse “surreal” with “weird” or “stupid.” Too many people do that. 😉 I think it’s important to give every strange thread the benefit of the doubt if people are having fun with it, but even in MPSIMS I think there has to be a limit on the pointlessness. ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/9 "2008-11-14T18:44:40Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > I’m actually disappointed I didn’t get to post in in before it was locked…☹ I do believe you were mentioned in it, actually. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mods-are-party-poopers/472648/10 "2008-11-14T18:57:33Z")
> [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](#): > > Heh. This is how I first read it. . . > > “Just a guess, but I think this is what s_p_a_wned_ the lame[del]nt[/del].” I read it as… "I think this is what spawned the _Internet_.