# The fastest moderator. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 28, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873 "2002-08-28T02:22:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/1 "2002-08-28T02:22:10Z")
Who is the quickest mod to catch infractions on the SDMB? I tried searches and such, but with no luck. I _almost_ posted this in ATMB, but realized that my question isn’t about the workings of the SDMB, but rather about people who work (and an excellent job they do ;)) on the board. **Manhattan** seem’s to be pretty quick. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/2 "2002-08-28T02:29:18Z")
I think it varies, depending on who’s awake at any particular time. **bib** is certainly, uh, attentive, but **manny** does the best slap-downs. IMHO, of course. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/3 "2002-08-28T02:51:25Z")
No no no. _Not_ IMHO. A _question_, in need an answer. I’m too computer naive to know how to tabulate such stuff, but I’ve seen counts of other stuff. I know some dopers know how to do it. I wanna be educated. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/4 "2002-08-28T03:03:38Z")
> [@](#): > > No no no. Not IMHO. A question, in need an answer. I wanna be educated Actually, I think you are making a MPSIMS question. You don’t want to know how to do this so that you can do it in the future. You simply want to know the answer to a trivial, mindless question. And that’s OK. Nothing wrong with that. And, the answer is, **bib**. IMHO. He is on here, IMHO, more time than any other mod. Perhaps Tuba comes close. But she has more to read. ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/5 "2002-08-28T03:44:01Z")
First one to move this thread to ATMB wins! ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/6 "2002-08-28T04:06:41Z")
Q.E.D. ---
**Author:** ![Sylkyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/da6949/32.png) [@Sylkyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylkyn)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/7 "2002-08-28T04:16:47Z")
I always seem to wind up in the thread that **Coldfire** gets to first. That might be merely coincidence, however. I also notice my beloved **Eutychus** is pretty quick on the draw, as well. Hard to tell. I never took “statistics”…and have no plans to begin a career in that field now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/8 "2002-08-28T06:10:09Z")
I’m gonna go to bat for **Arnold Winkelried** here. Admittedly, he is in charge of some pretty low-traffic forums, but he’s definitely Quick-Draw McGraw around here in ATMB. ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/9 "2002-08-28T07:47:54Z")
It depends when. Fairly obviously **Coldfire** is around more during the European day. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/10 "2002-08-28T13:35:55Z")
Well, we could organise a shoot-out. Like, an unknown (to us mods) group of posters will randomly place porn links in various fora. First mod to delete the link scores one point. If the mod deletes the link outside his own forum, it’s two points. Three rounds of one hour. Mod with the most points wins. [sub]Yes, of _course_ I’m joking.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Achernar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e274bd/32.png) [@Achernar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Achernar)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/11 "2002-08-28T14:39:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by White Lightning \* > \*\*I’m gonna go to bat for **Arnold Winkelried** here. Admittedly, he is in charge of some pretty low-traffic forums, but he’s definitely Quick-Draw McGraw around here in ATMB. \*\* I agree; he’s always very helpful and prompt. But he doesn’t really do moddy things here. **TubaDiva** is the moderator for this forum. ---
**Author:** ![dantheman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dantheman/32/9421_2.png) [@dantheman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dantheman)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/12 "2002-08-28T14:44:00Z")
Hm, who’s the slowest? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/13 "2002-08-29T00:05:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Coldfire \* > **Well, we could organise a shoot-out. Like, an unknown (to us mods) group of posters will randomly place porn links in various fora. First mod to delete the link scores one point. If the mod deletes the link outside his own forum, it’s two points. Three rounds of one hour. Mod with the most points wins.** Okay, GO! Oh wait, you were joking? ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/14 "2002-08-29T00:12:07Z")
Is one minute quick enough? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/15 "2002-08-29T00:12:46Z")
Ah, feck. Seven minutes. Damn SDMB clock is on crack again. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fastest-moderator/125873/16 "2002-08-29T01:18:54Z")
One hour and twenty-two minutes. Not bad, **bibliophage**. If it _had_ been a porn link, I’ll bet you would’ve been quite a bit quicker. I’m still going with **manhattan**. Just say something stupid, you’ll see. BTW; Mods don’t actually delete porn links, they save them. Kinda like cops who “confiscate” illicit herbs. 😉 Peace, mangeorge (Comfy in the ATMB)