# Should a Moderator be allowed a post party? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 19, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978 "2000-08-19T18:30:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/1 "2000-08-19T18:30:36Z")
I bring this up because I have noticed that **David B** , co-moderator of Great Debates, is fast approaching the 5000-post mark. For any other Doper, this would be cause for great celebration. However, as a Moderator, Mr. B. has an advantage the rest of us don’t. He HAS to be here, whereas the rest of us are here voluntarily. He has more opportunities to post than we mere mortals. I suggest the following: We should go through his entire output and count how many posts he has made with his Moderator hat ON and how many he has made with it OFF. (I’d do it, but even **I** don’t have that much free time.) We would then subtract that from his overall total giving us a true measure of the man. A “mixed” post (containing both content and Official Moderatin’ Duties) would be counted as a Moderator post and not as a Doper post. (We gotta draw the line somewhere.) To be fair, we should do the same for the other Moderators, even if they were mere Dopers in a previous life: **Gaudere, Arnold Winklereid, manhattan** , _et al_. Former Moderators are, of course, ineligible. I invite you all to post your feelings and join the debate on one of the most pressing issues of the day. Moderators are free to join in, of course, unless you’re doing it just to inflate your post count. Thank you. _Brought to you by CPIC._ (The Committee to Prevent Inflated Counts) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/2 "2000-08-19T18:52:05Z")
If you want to do that, are you also going to go subtract all post-padding done by non-moderators? (i.e. all posts on “The Post-Padding Thread”, all posts along the lines of “1 less post to go until XXX”, all posts in which the person posts one word per post to make up a sentence, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/3 "2000-08-19T18:52:22Z")
If you prick them, doth them bleed? ---
**Author:** ![Myrr21](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@Myrr21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrr21)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/4 "2000-08-19T19:15:30Z")
> [@](#): > > If you prick them, doth them bleed? Well, I’ve always thought they just oozed green slime…which I’m not sure counts as bleeding, per se 😃 ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/5 "2000-08-19T19:21:02Z")
Anyone who participates in a post party should have posting privileges suspended for one week (and have their post count reduced 10%). What is the purpose of celebrating the number of times a person has clicked _Submit Reply_? (I’m not really mad about this, just bemused.) ---
**Author:** ![aha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/6 "2000-08-19T19:53:52Z")
> [@](#): > > What is the purpose of celebrating the number of times a person has clicked _Submit Reply_? It seems to me, in at least advanced cases, a post count denotes dedication to the SDMB. A sort of “I’ve hung in there” mark which might give one a sense of belonging to something. I think most of us humans need that. I also think some posters might even think of it as a post/birthday. One \* could \*liken ones number of posts to the hash marks on a soldiers uniform. The ones on his sleeve that refer to previous campaigns and duties and says to others in general " I’m no fresh upstart, I’ve been around a bit and may be able to give you somewhat of a sensible answer to your question." If so, that would be cause for celebration in my book. And I ain’t mad neither. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Freyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freyr/32/5763_2.png) [@Freyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freyr)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/7 "2000-08-19T20:11:11Z")
Satan said: ## If you prick them, doth them bleed? I thought they got a wonderfuly stimulated prostrate. Sorry, I simply couldn’t resist. 🙂 I’m a bad boy, someone spank me. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/8 "2000-08-19T20:29:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Satan \* > \*\*If you prick them, doth them bleed? \*\* Ow! Quit it! ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/9 "2000-08-19T23:37:41Z")
jab said: > [@](#): > > I bring this up because I have noticed that David B, co-moderator of Great Debates, is fast approaching the 5000-post mark. For any other Doper, this would be cause for great celebration. However, as a Moderator, Mr. B. has an advantage the rest of us don’t. He HAS to be here, whereas the rest of us are here voluntarily. Pssssst! I have a secret. Although you may have heard otherwise, it is not at all true that Ed chains us to our computers and forces us to read the SDMB. Some of us actually _do_ do this voluntarily (though we sometimes wonder _why_ 😉 ). > [@](#): > > He has more opportunities to post than we mere mortals. You have all the opportunities I do. I prove this by pointing out that I do not have the highest post count on the board, nor does any moderator or administrator. > [@](#): > > I suggest the following: We should go through his entire output and count how many posts he has made with his Moderator hat ON and how many he has made with it OFF. Yeesh. Good luck. Frankly, though, the ratio of ON:OFF is fairly low. That said, I’m probably going to have to put it on to toss this over to MPSIMS… ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/10 "2000-08-19T23:39:24Z")
[Moderator Hat: ON] Sorry, jab, but even though it’s a thread about me, I still gotta do my duty. Off to MPSIMS it goes. * * * David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator [Moderator Hat: OFF] ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2000, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/11 "2000-08-19T23:57:22Z")
Here’s my 5000th post: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=35259](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=35259) ---
**Author:** ![2sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/2/e47774/32.png) [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/12 "2000-08-20T00:01:05Z")
I notice that **Tom** posts a lot on this topic. I wonder if he might be engaging in a subtle joke. I think that post milestones can be seen as birthdays. If they were just an excuse to have a party then would that be so bad? Everytime you submit a reply you are sharing. I am glad that you do. I might enjoy reading it. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![FreakFreely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/48db29/32.png) [@FreakFreely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FreakFreely)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/13 "2000-08-20T00:10:14Z")
Tomndebb- > [@](#): > > What is the purpose of celebrating the number of times a person has clicked Submit Reply? So, why celebrate birthdays? It’s just a meaningless number, right? We do it because it’s fun, not to mention it’s a bonding experience. No other reason is given, or needed (at least, not by me). David B- > [@](#): > > Some of us actually do do this voluntarily Heheheheheheh… doodoo… hee-hee! God blessed those of us who are easily entertained… Now, where’s that shiny thing? ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/14 "2000-08-20T06:16:33Z")
> [@](#): > > I notice that Tom posts a lot on this topic. I wonder if he might be engaging in a subtle joke. Something titled **A Modest Proposal**? Surely not. picmr ---
**Author:** ![silent\_rob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@silent\_rob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silent_rob)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2000, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/15 "2000-08-20T08:00:26Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tomndebb \* > **Anyone who participates in a post party should have posting privileges suspended for one week (and have their post count reduced 10%).** When you said **A modest proposal** , I thought maybe you were suggesting eating post party participants. Well, I guess that’s just because I’m a Swift fan. Never mind. ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/16 "2000-08-21T14:26:33Z")
…why can’t we debate this? > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by David B \* > **…I do not have the highest post count on the board, nor does any moderator or administrator.** So who does? ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/17 "2000-08-21T15:04:42Z")
A high post count does not indicate intelligence. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/18 "2000-08-21T15:42:43Z")
Gee, that’s the smartest thing you’ve ever posted. ---
**Author:** ![KeithT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@KeithT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KeithT)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/19 "2000-08-21T16:22:43Z")
> [@](#): > > A high post count does not indicate intelligence. That made my day! **handy** , I average maybe five posts in a good week. Can I use that as a sig? ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2000, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978/20 "2000-08-21T23:28:21Z")
Sure, Keith. Maybe mods should be the only ones who can have post parties because it shows how hard they work. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-moderator-be-allowed-a-post-party/29978.md?page=2)