# The legend of Zeldar **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [July 22, 2015, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866 "2015-07-22T10:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/41 "2015-07-22T20:36:45Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > . . . and oh god its anal as fuck. . . . It’s. (Anal as fuck about grammar and spelling.) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/42 "2015-07-22T20:51:50Z")
This is what Miller said in the ATMB thread I started. > [@How many threads is too many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-threads-is-too-many/725825/5): > > There isn’t a hard upper limit on how many active threads you can start in one forum at a time. That said, fifteen at once is a bit much. We’ve contacted **Zeldar** to ask him to pace his threads out a bit more. Whether or not we close any of the existing threads is up to the CS mods, but it looks like we’re leaning towards leaving them open and letting them drop off the front page normally. Trouble is, it doesn’t look like it’s working. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Nylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/43 "2015-07-22T20:56:28Z")
Personally, I think he made a bet with someone to see how many list threads he could make before he was stopped. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/44 "2015-07-22T20:58:18Z")
I think I was in CS the other day and refreshed the page and eleventy-billion top 5 threads appeared and I was about to rant about it somewhere when my wifi cut out. When I checked back in I saw I was not the only one annoyed by it both here and in ATMB and was glad I didn’t have to rant about it. Then I thought he was definitely trolling when I saw one of the threads (top 5 Tor Johnson films) but I realized it wasn’t Zeldar’s but SnowBo who was most likely attempting a parody. I can understand Bo’s frustration but when there are already a gazillion threads making another one as a parody is probably not going to have the effect you want and will get you included in Zeldar’s pitting. So I am tacking SnowboarderBo onto Zeldar’s pitting and including anyone else who decides to take up even more space in CS by making parody threads. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/45 "2015-07-22T21:15:50Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > This is what Miller said in the ATMB thread I started. > > > [@Miller](#): > > > > There isn’t a hard upper limit on how many active threads you can start in one forum at a time. That said, fifteen at once is a bit much. We’ve contacted Zeldar to ask him to pace his threads out a bit more. Whether or not we close any of the existing threads is up to the CS mods, but it looks like we’re leaning towards leaving them open and letting them drop off the front page normally. > > Trouble is, it doesn’t look like it’s working. It’s been _one day_. How fast do you think threads normally drop off the first page? ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/46 "2015-07-22T21:17:49Z")
Yeah Bo’s parody thread was a little too much like the genuine article. Many are taking it seriously. It could have had promise, but not sure it will turn into the kind of thread Bo was hoping for. Or maybe he is a huge Tor fan and I’m being whooshed. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/47 "2015-07-22T21:22:46Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > It’s been _one day_. How fast do you think threads normally drop off the first page? When I start them? 3.2 seconds. ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/48 "2015-07-22T21:58:41Z")
List of Top 5 movies with Numeric Titles Under 6 1. [4](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1045798/) 2. [1](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2518788/) 3. [Less Than Zero](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093407/) 4. [5](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1527588/) 5. [Two](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295210/) ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/49 "2015-07-22T22:30:57Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > It’s been _one day_. How fast do you think threads normally drop off the first page? Choose only one option: a) less than four hours b) between four and twelve hours c) twelve to thirty six hours d) more than thirty six hours e) I just want to vote ---
**Author:** ![MoonMoon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moonmoon/32/2959_2.png) [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/50 "2015-07-22T22:31:19Z")
List threads are the ultimate in message board masturbation. Once it gets beyond a page, do you think anyone is reading everyone else’s choices? Hell no. They don’t care. They just want to put their own words on you. Count me as another one who’s opened Cafe Society and backed right out lately. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/51 "2015-07-22T22:33:25Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > What is it with this board and the overkill of lists? You ask something like “Recommend a book like X” and someone will come in and spam you with 200 books. That’s not a recommendation, that’s a library. PICK ONE. > > _grumble mutter_ That actually makes me punch walls. “Anybody recommend a good western?” “Here is a list of every Western ever made with no comment on which I would actually recommend and also a link to the Western movie database so you won’t need this thread anymore”. “Go fuck yourself you hypothetical dingbat.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/52 "2015-07-22T22:33:47Z")
Am I wrong in not thinking that this thread had to be posted in the Pit? If all you’re doing is asking Zeldar why he like polls so much (as the ATMB thread is covering the “don’t post so many at once” part), I would think the mods would be okay with that in MPSIMS. When I asked him, he just said he figured he was wired differently than everyone else. He wonders why the things he finds interesting don’t interest everyone else. He’s also said he’s a big fan of the “unpopular threads will fall off the page” idea. There’s this one thread he kept bumping to just have a conversation about posting habits on the board which got closed, and he thought that was silly. But he was also extremely gracious about it, so I doubt he’s offended at all about being asked to pull back on the polls. ---
**Author:** ![bucketybuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/53 "2015-07-22T22:35:15Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Am I wrong Of course you are, what a stupid question. ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/54 "2015-07-22T22:51:13Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > Am I wrong in not thinking that this thread had to be posted in the Pit? If all you’re doing is asking Zeldar why he like polls so much (as the ATMB thread is covering the “don’t post so many at once” part), I would think the mods would be okay with that in MPSIMS. > > When I asked him, he just said he figured he was wired differently than everyone else. He wonders why the things he finds interesting don’t interest everyone else. > > He’s also said he’s a big fan of the “unpopular threads will fall off the page” idea. There’s this one thread he kept bumping to just have a conversation about posting habits on the board which got closed, and he thought that was silly. > > But he was also extremely gracious about it, so I doubt he’s offended at all about being asked to pull back on the polls. Shut up, **BigTard**. Yes, you are wrong. Complaints about users belong in the Pit. It doesn’t matter if the complaint is minor or is directed at someone who generally doesn’t annoy people. This thread is where it belongs. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/55 "2015-07-22T22:59:37Z")
Many, many people posted and voted in those threads. How many people actually thanked **Zeldar** for the hours and hours of work he did? This didn’t need to be in the Pit. What’s wrong with a PM asking him to back off for a while? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/56 "2015-07-22T23:00:15Z")
> [@bucketybuck](#): > > Of course you are, what a stupid question. And you post so little of substance that it’s difficult to even call what you say wrong. You post to snipe, and you’re not even all that good at it. At least _luci_ makes you laugh. At least _Shodan_ makes you angry. I’m pretty sure that, if you stopped posting right now, no one would even notice you were gone. ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/57 "2015-07-22T23:06:48Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > At least _luci_ makes you laugh. At least _Shodan_ makes you angry. If you’re going to use code to make a username stand out, why don’t you **bold** them like normal people do? And the fact is, you are wrong. This is the place for criticism of other posters, even if it is mild and restrained criticism. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/58 "2015-07-22T23:12:05Z")
> [@splatterpunk](#): > > Shut up, **BigTard**. > > Yes, you are wrong. Complaints about users belong in the Pit. It doesn’t matter if the complaint is minor or is directed at someone who generally doesn’t annoy people. > > This thread is where it belongs. Hey, moron! He wouldn’t be complaining if he just asked a him a question. The thing about the **BigTard** label I’ve noticed the only people who use it seem to be dumber than I am. And I’m not the most intelligent person here by a long shot. But you do always have to say something stupider than anything I say. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/59 "2015-07-22T23:17:29Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > It’s been _one day_. How fast do you think threads normally drop off the first page? Fucker. Get on that satin _chaise longue_! ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866/60 "2015-07-22T23:17:34Z")
> [@Frank](#): > > If you’re going to use code to make a username stand out, why don’t you **bold** them like normal people do? > > And the fact is, you are wrong. This is the place for criticism of other posters, even if it is mild and restrained criticism. Again, he wouldn’t be criticizing anyone. I’ve already asked him that question and gotten an answer. And I gave it to be nice, and then _buckshit_ pissed all over me. He’s too stupid to read beyond three words in a post. It’s a called a fucking typo. Bringing it up to call me not a normal person is a shitty thing to do. I only give you a pass because you’ve been suicidal lately and I don’t want to contribute to that. But if you are depressed, you shouldn’t go around insulting people. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legend-of-zeldar/725866.md?page=4)