# The board makes me angry **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 23, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461 "2003-04-23T00:18:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/81 "2003-04-24T00:54:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\*Give me a cite to when a mod banned someone for “something silly”, and then maybe we’ll understand what the hell your talking about. \*\* Well, **Clint in Wichita** had a similar query, and Lynn answered- > [@](#): > > Yes, you can. And you’re skating pretty damn close to the edge, lately. In fact, while no SINGLE post might get you banned, a collection of posts might. It’s happened to other members of this message board. Whether or not it happens to you is completely up to you. > > Lynn > For the Straight Dope So according to Lynn, I can make a few posts, and if the teeming millions have a hair up their collective asses about it, get banned. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/82 "2003-04-24T00:56:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Indygrrl \* > \*\*Incubus–I enjoy [www.somethingawful.com](http://www.somethingawful.com). It costs 9.95 to join the forums. > > I am such a dork for paying to go on yet another forum, but it is worth it. There’s some priceless shit on there. \*\* I am _seriously_ considering joining their message board. I frequent the site, and really enjoy their reviews. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/83 "2003-04-24T01:18:32Z")
If you’ve ever read **Clint** ’s posts, you’ll see it’s not “silly” at all. ---
**Author:** ![Incubus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c68b51/32.png) [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/84 "2003-04-24T01:27:06Z")
I’ve read his posts. And him and I are in a similar situation- we’re both condemned for having unpopular opinions. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/85 "2003-04-24T01:29:57Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > \*\*Well, **Clint in Wichita** had a similar query, and Lynn answered- > > So according to Lynn, I can make a few posts, and if the teeming millions have a hair up their collective asses about it, get banned. \*\* Did you read the actual posts? If you did, I’m sure you’d see what **Lynn Bodoni** meant. No one but Lynn or any of the admins or mods decide who gets the boot. If it were really like that, people like december would’ve been banned a long time ago(I personanlly don’t know if december is really that bad a poster to ellicit 20 pit threads a month). The mods here are fair, they wouldn’t ban you for “silly” things(What EXACTLY is the thing you’d do that get you banned? You’ve been much too vague about it). It’s not a popularity contest ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/86 "2003-04-24T01:35:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > \*\*I’ve read his posts. And him and I are in a similar situation- we’re both condemned for having unpopular opinions. \*\* You can have unpopular opinions without getting people angry at you/ or banned. You see, there is a difference in having unpopular opinions and and being an asshole about having a different opinion. Clint chooses to be an asshole. Surely, you can state your opinion logically without being a jerk about it? ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/87 "2003-04-24T07:37:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Aslan2 \* > \*\* > No one but Lynn or any of the admins or mods decide who gets the boot. If it were really like that, people like december would’ve been banned a long time ago(I personanlly don’t know if december is really that bad a poster to ellicit 20 pit threads a month). > > The mods here are fair, they wouldn’t ban you for “silly” things. \*\* Yeah, that’s kind of a rarity too. I paid $10…well **Tars** paid it for me actually…to post on forums where they will ban you for arbitrary and capricious reasons, including simply the joy of banning. They ban a few dozen people a month over there, and put their names on a list that everyone can see, detailing their crime. The slightest critical remark of a moderator there gets you banned. A banning here is almost always for persistent trolling, registering just to make one post promoting your own website, that sort of thing. Bannings for anything else are an extremely rare event. And they never come because some guy has an unpopular opinion, they come because the people who hate that guy goad him into crossing the line. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/88 "2003-04-24T08:25:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Incubus \* > \*\*I’ve read his posts. And him and I are in a similar situation- we’re both condemned for having unpopular opinions. \*\* You’re condemned for being a whiny-ass putz and and all-around idiot. You don’t like it here? Then go away. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/89 "2003-04-24T08:29:52Z")
Just saw [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=179419). I retract my last comment. So I’m a little slow. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/90 "2003-04-24T09:38:59Z")
As do I. Sorry, **Incubus**. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/91 "2003-04-24T16:00:45Z")
Your brother’s an asshat. Welcome back! Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2003, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461/92 "2003-04-24T18:03:28Z")
I’m gonna close this thread, as it was started by an imposter. Lynn [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-board-makes-me-angry/170461.md?page=4)