# Spice Weasel is stepping down as an SDMB mod **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 23, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433 "2018-02-23T20:54:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/41 "2018-02-24T20:47:53Z")
Aw, **Spice Weasel** , we hardly knew you (as a mod, at least). I’m glad things are going better for you already, and I also kinda hope you have the inclination and opportunity to come back sometime in the future. You done good. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/42 "2018-02-26T15:39:50Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I understand these people have lives outside the SDMB Can they _do_ that? Thanks for your service, Sparkly One. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/43 "2018-02-26T16:28:47Z")
We thank you for your service! Mods are like teachers. We tend to take them for granted because they just always seem to be there, but the fact is that it takes a personal sacrifice to dedicate so much time to an enterprise such as this. God bless you and, again, THANK YOU!! ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/44 "2018-02-26T18:06:00Z")
> [@Sunny\_Daze](#): > > MMPer nicknames are changed by an entirely different process. **Sparkly** stays. Just maybe add “Former Mod Currently Still Regarded As **Sparkly** ” to the whole thing. Just to make the MMP that much more -------- different. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/45 "2018-02-26T23:53:20Z")
Good luck to ya, SW. The sight of your sparkly jackboots kicking butt was…something unique. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/46 "2018-02-27T00:25:25Z")
Knockin’ it down a notch, eh? Well a heartfelt BAM! to you, madame. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/47 "2018-02-27T01:09:42Z")
> [@Clothahump](#): > > The sight of your sparkly jackboots kicking butt I am trying to parse that sentence. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/48 "2018-02-27T06:04:58Z")
Am I the only one who is actually not overly surprised by this, and who for the sake of **Spice Weasel** is a little relieved? Let me explain: I hold Spice Weasel in the highest of esteem, and am constantly amazed at the thought she puts into her posts. She is never careless or indifferent or short-tempered when it comes to sorting out complex matters of human interaction. Her insight, compassion, and willingness to share her ideas are remarkable. Anyway, I’m a moderator elsewhere and while this place is pretty different from the board I mod, being a moderator gives me some sense of what moderating here would be like: there must be times when it necessitates a tremendous amount of engagement and discussion in the mod channel. Banning spammers is easy. Figuring out what to do about problem posters who are right on the edge, or who provoke varied reactions from different moderators, can be HARD. As soon as I saw that Spice was taking up moderating duties, I thought, “Oh no - it’s lucky for the board but I’m not so sure it’s good for her. She’ll devote so much time to thinking through the thorny issues that arise, and then she’ll spend even more time writing her ideas in a thoughtful, persuasive manner. The job of moderator will eat her alive!” Maybe I’m totally wrong. I certainly didn’t want to say anything like that at the time her moderatorship was announced. Nor do I expect commentary one way or the other from Spice Weasel or the other mods. You can all just laugh behind my back at how I got the situation wrong! But if there is a ghost of a clue of a scrap of a hint of truth to my theory - Spice, I am glad you’ve made a healthy decision for yourself. But your sparkly jackboots will be missed. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/49 "2018-02-27T11:49:04Z")
I can say that she certainly did spend time thinking through thorny issues and writing her ideas in a thoughtful, persuasive manner, and that her doing so was good for the board. Of course, I can’t speak as to her internal mental state. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/50 "2018-02-27T14:19:46Z")
She did a great job. And she really livened the clubhouse up with her new approach to decor. I have to wear sunglasses, now. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/51 "2018-02-27T14:43:58Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > She did a great job. > > And she really livened the clubhouse up with her new approach to decor. I have to wear sunglasses, now. I heard you were high bid for the sparkly jackboots. Can you tell us what you paid for them? ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/52 "2018-02-27T15:14:46Z")
It’s for the Ex-Mod museum. It’s a non-profit centered on contemplation, meditation and frozen yogurt parties. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2018, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/53 "2018-02-27T22:06:38Z")
Ex-Mod Museum? So _that’s_ what happened to [my old watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=1061774&postcount=19)! ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/54 "2018-02-28T20:59:24Z")
Thanks for your service SW! How does one become a mod anyway? Do the shadow masters of the SDMB show interest and contact them, or do they volunteer themselves? Not that I’m interested… I have enough idle time but I hate doing administrative work. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2018, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/55 "2018-02-28T21:45:16Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > How does one become a mod anyway? Do the shadow masters of the SDMB show interest and contact them, or do they volunteer themselves? See this thread: > **[Questions on SDMB mods](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=790182)** > > Out of curiosity I have some questions on being a moderator here. \[ul\] \[li\]How does one become a moderator at the SDMB ?\[/li\] \[li\]What are the qualifications one needs ?\[/li\] \[li\]I am assuming this high status job is an unpaid position, am I... ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/56 "2018-03-01T02:55:55Z")
I could never be a moderator at a message board that would allow someone like me to post. I have standards ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/57 "2018-03-01T03:01:11Z")
I’m sorry it didn’t work out, **Spice** , but I’m glad you’re prioritizing real life. You’re still great! Modding sucks. I’ve done it a couple times, but my jerk tolerance is way too low. Kudos to the mods. I try not to be difficult or too jerky myself but sometimes I fail. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/58 "2018-03-01T11:52:09Z")
I was just thinking of her this weekend when Ace Hardware pissed me off. I told my partner “I have to go back and raise hell with my sparkly jackboots on.” I astonished myself I’m sorry you’re stepping down ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2018, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/59 "2018-03-01T23:48:20Z")
—Glances at freshly healed “SpiceWeasel@SDMB” tattoo on right upper arm. THIS won’t go well… Sent from my SM-N910V using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433/60 "2018-08-15T03:23:38Z")
I just checked out **Spice Weasel** ’s profile and she says she’s not here anymore. I haz the sadz. ☹ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433.md?page=4)