# Stump the moderator **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 4, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618 "2014-05-04T03:38:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/1 "2014-05-04T03:38:12Z")
Was there ever a thread so profound or more likely so inane that the moderating staff was wholly unable to determine its proper forum (so long as it resided somewhere else)? Related: among moved threads, what is the record for the maximum number of forums resided in? I’ve seen a few three-fers in my day, but never a four forum grand slam. Members, feel free to pose other salient questions in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/2 "2014-05-04T03:46:56Z")
One year for April Fools, the mods created a thread that got bounced around to all the forums. ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/3 "2014-05-04T04:16:11Z")
It rhymes with ‘Punt’. ---
**Author:** ![Rico](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rico/32/3582_2.png) [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/4 "2014-05-04T04:31:29Z")
Just FYI in regards to Oaky’s post - the thread in question was not created by us, rather we picked one at random and asked the OP if it was OK to have fun with it. Approval was granted and hilarity ensued. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/5 "2014-05-04T04:39:14Z")
It’s just wrong not to include a link. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/6 "2014-05-04T04:52:58Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > It’s just wrong not to include a link. Ditto this! From what I’ve seen, it’s commonplace for threads too provocative, bizarre, or merely pointless to get closed down rather than moved. At least once I’ve seen the reason given as “Too dumb to live.” ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/7 "2014-05-04T08:16:27Z")
This is relevant to my interests. Links from anyone involved would give not just me, but several folks a chuckle. ---
**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:** [May 4, 2014, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/8 "2014-05-04T09:33:30Z")
This is the thread that got punted from forum to forum: > **[How do you estate lawyers know when their clients die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365385)** > > Say I hire a lawyer to draw up my will. Tomorrow, out of the blue, I die. How will she/he find out about it so that they can mete out my property? (Forgive me if this is a dumb question.) If I counted right, it was moved 18 times. ---
**Author:** ![Askthepizzaguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askthepizzaguy/32/9405_2.png) [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/9 "2014-05-04T09:37:24Z")
A gracious thank you from me, kind moderator. And one internet to each of the mods who participated. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/10 "2014-05-04T18:28:00Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > This is the thread that got punted from forum to forum: > > [How do you estate lawyers know when their clients die? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=365385) > > If I counted right, it was moved 18 times. Thanks for the link - I busted a gut! 😃 ---
**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:** [May 4, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/11 "2014-05-04T18:39:05Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > Was there ever a thread so profound or more likely so inane that the moderating staff was wholly unable to determine its proper forum (so long as it resided somewhere else)? To to answer this factually, MPSIMS isn’t so much a forum with its own theme but a grab-bag for threads that don’t belong elsewhere. So any really problematical thread would likely end up there (unless it got contentious enough to be sent to the Pit). One logical progression for multiple movements would be GQ\>IMHO\>GD\>The Pit, as a topic became progressively more opinionated and contentious, but I’m not aware of any specific examples offhand. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stump-the-moderator/687618/12 "2014-05-04T19:22:46Z")
Thanks for responses and posting the link. On progressions, I’ve seen GQ-\>GD-\>Pit a fair amount.