# Seriously, can't something be done about handy? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 25, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082 "2003-11-25T01:20:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/1 "2003-11-25T01:20:41Z")
**First,** I’d like to say that I do not want this to be a handy-bashing thread. I’m sure we can all go on at length about times handy has [spouted grossly incorrect info in GQ](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=224983). I’d be willing to bet I can find a dozen examples in the past few days if I was willing to spend a little time wrestling hamsters. My question is whether there’s something that can actually be done about it. Mods, can we **please** consider such behavior “being a jerk”, given that it’s completely counter to the whole purpose of this message board? The great thing about the SDMB is that you can come here and have a pretty reasonable expectation of getting an informed answer to your question. Sure, people sometimes post stuff they don’t know for a fact, and they get corrected, and everyone learns something, but that’s part of a discussion. With handy afoot (ha, I kill me), he posts something blatantly wrong, and the conscientious posters on the boards go back and forth with him, trying to point out his error, and the people who asked the question just end up confused about who’s right. Having someone posting wrong information in GQ just for the sake of getting a high post count is a significant detriment to the SDMB. Why isn’t this considered “being a jerk”? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/2 "2003-11-25T01:39:01Z")
He seems to be getting worse lately. ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/3 "2003-11-25T01:55:14Z")
ntucker, every time I read your name my brain at first processes it as a swear word. Like “nutfucker”. Was this deliberate? Do you fuck nuts but are afraid to admit it? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/4 "2003-11-25T01:55:45Z")
If he could only admit he was wrong about something. Then it might be a bit more tolerable. Watching how he goes thru the most amazing gyrations and rationalizations to justify how what he said might apply in some parallel universe so he really isn’t wrong gets very tiresome. However, I can offer no constructive solutions. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/5 "2003-11-25T01:58:16Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ntucker \* > \*\* > Having someone posting wrong information in GQ just for the sake of getting a high post count is a significant detriment to the SDMB. Why isn’t this considered “being a jerk”? \*\* How are you so sure that he isn’t simply mistaken? ---
**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:** [November 25, 2003, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/6 "2003-11-25T01:59:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Qadgop the Mercotan \* > \*\*However, I can offer no constructive solutions. \*\* Freeze or hide his post count. He wouldn’t have any reason to go on posting. ---
**Author:** ![Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/7 "2003-11-25T02:02:09Z")
You know, it’s amazing but true - I visit GQ quite regularly and I’ve yet to come across “Handy Syndrome” - but obviously it exists. So many people have created Pit threads about him. And considering his post count it’s extraordinary I haven’t noticed him before. But I haven’t. I guess, with hindsight, I should simply count myself extremely lucky. It’s just an extraordinary source of mystification to me why I haven’t come across him yet. ---
**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:** [November 25, 2003, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/8 "2003-11-25T02:07:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Revtim \* > \*\*How are you so sure that he isn’t simply mistaken? \*\* That’s the point. Handy doesn’t care if the info is correct or not, which is a detriment in GQ. He posts on subjects he knows nothing about. Everyone makes an occasional mistake or inane post, but with handy it’s a cottage industry. ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/9 "2003-11-25T02:10:56Z")
I’ll admit that I’ve seen posts where Handy is mistaken, but I feel there are far more posters who are more irritating. Besides, he turned me onto a website that had good prices for toner cartridges. How about having a mod gently remonstrate with Handy? ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/10 "2003-11-25T02:16:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Colibri \* > \*\*That’s the point. Handy doesn’t care if the info is correct or not, which is a detriment in GQ. He posts on subjects he knows nothing about. > > Everyone makes an occasional mistake or inane post, but with handy it’s a cottage industry. \*\* What I was objecting to was the idea that he is posting wrong stuff for the sake of increasing post count. It seems more likely he is simply mistaken. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/11 "2003-11-25T02:18:20Z")
**Revtim** : There’s obviously no way of being sure he’s not simply mistaken. **However** , this happens so astoundingly frequently that one can only come to the conclusion that he simply answers questions without regard to whether or not he knows the answer, which is really the behavior I’m complaining about. In addition, he is impervious to all reason when his mistakes are pointed out. I’m not asking for a hard ban on this behavior – I’m asking for moderators to use their Cecil-given discretion to treat egregious examples as “being a jerk” and warn him off this habit. **Boo Boo Foo** : You say you haven’t seen an example of this. Do you see it in the thread I linked? His off-the-cuff answer was exactly wrong, and it was obvious from the start to anyone who knew the subject. He denied it vehemently, and now it’s been **proven** that he’s wrong. This is the behavior I’m talking about. Far too much effort by knowledgeable people is wasted correcting handy’s misinformation. **Eternal** : I can neither confirm nor deny any nut-fucking activities, but suffice it to say that I would never fuck nuts without their consent. ---
**Author:** ![PhiloVance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e19adc/32.png) [@PhiloVance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhiloVance)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/12 "2003-11-25T02:18:43Z")
Why is this such a big fuckin deal? 'sides, there are ways to deal with people whom you’d like to **ignore**. (hint, hint) ---
**Author:** ![Extraneous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/0ea827/32.png) [@Extraneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Extraneous)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/13 "2003-11-25T02:20:53Z")
Cottage? If what I’ve seen to date is representative, that ain’t no cottage - it’s closer to a factory. How can one person even TRY to chime in on so many topics? Let alone being so wrong so many times? ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/14 "2003-11-25T02:27:22Z")
Who gives a fuck about his stupid post count? Or anybody else’s for that matter. I admit, however, that I do on occasion get slightly annoyed at his frequent wrong and/or completely irrelevant answers, however. ---
**Author:** ![Eleusis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/15 "2003-11-25T02:29:55Z")
However, I like the word however, however. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/16 "2003-11-25T02:32:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by ntucker \* > > * * * > > **Eternal** : I can neither confirm nor deny any nut-fucking activities, but suffice it to say that I would never fuck nuts without their consent. \*\* Thats nuckin futs!! HA! ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/17 "2003-11-25T02:33:05Z")
Saying “just ignore him” misses two points: 1) why the fuck would we impose such rigor on ourselves as to insist on only asking “factual questions” in GQ, yet completely disregard the quality of the answers? This is supposed to be a place to find _information_. And 2) what about the folks who haven’t yet figured out that he’s completely full of shit? Do we only wish the boards to be useful to those who have been here for years, keeping track of who’s full of shit and who’s not? ---
**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/18 "2003-11-25T02:39:39Z")
ntucker, you did a fine job of hijacking that thread with your attack on handy though. Is that being a bigger jerk? ---
**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:** [November 25, 2003, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/19 "2003-11-25T02:41:52Z")
Maybe **Lynn** could change the title under his name from “Member” to “10 pounds of shit in a 5-pound bag”. That should clear up any confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Ms2001](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ms2001/32/18463_2.png) [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2003, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082/20 "2003-11-25T02:47:47Z")
I’d just take handy back to the store I purchased him from. You could probably find it with Google. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-cant-something-be-done-about-handy/215082.md?page=2)