# The SDMB Admiration from Afar Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 8, 2001, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199 "2001-04-08T00:12:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/21 "2001-04-08T17:32:41Z")
Poster: **Polycarp.** His grace, style, wit, and wisdom never fail to dazzle and humble me. Moderator: The one I’ve always admired from afar is **Gaudere.** I don’t suck up to her the way I have with some of the others for two reasons: one, she moderates a forum in which I don’t participate much (because it’s just WAY over my head), and two, I not only admire her, I fear her. I’m always afreaid that she’ll just kick me in the head with her Poster-Stompin’ Moderator A Go-Go Boots if I got too close to the hem of her robe. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/22 "2001-04-08T17:48:18Z")
Poster. Esasy one: Eve. Witty, cool job, and she liked my Family Circus Sniper concept. Modeator: Coldfire. For many of the reasons already said. Plus he doesn’t seem to fear wading in when the wading is good. ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/23 "2001-04-08T18:09:06Z")
Ah, heckers. I can _never_ pick and choose in these things. Too many great folks keep popping into mind. Nice problem to have though, innit? Okay, okay. Admire from afar but don’t interact with much…hmmmm. A couple of newish posters have vaulted into my must-read column: **Redboss** and **Francesca** : always interesting, insightful and frequently funnier than hell. Mods/admins are even tougher, in a different way. I’ll go with **Lynn** : goddesslike blend of funky, offbeat humor with smooth, titanium-clad _power_. Nothing shakes her and no one intimidates her, but she’s fair and funny while doing it. Veb (Oh, _phoooey!_. Screwed up the bolding on Francesca’s name. Sigh.–Veb) [Edited by TVeblen on 04-08-2001 at 01:13 PM] ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/24 "2001-04-08T18:09:27Z")
I think that the poster i choose would have to be **Fenris** - I _always_ read your threads, you crack me up and your writing is always fluid and clear. I have a lot of respect for you. For the mod, i’m going to go with **TVeblen** - always rational, often very funny, and most of all always human 😉 Fran ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/25 "2001-04-08T18:12:53Z")
> [@](#): > > A couple of newish posters have vaulted into my must-read column: Redboss and Francesca: always interesting, insightful and frequently funnier than hell. I would like the record to note that i nominated TVeblen before i saw this. Wow, thanks - i’m almost ashamed to say that’s made my day 😃 Fran ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/26 "2001-04-08T18:26:48Z")
I got two votes? Has the world gone topsy turvy? I’m all blushy about it. Thanks pals. :: doin’ an ‘aw shucks’ thing with my big toe :: Anyhoo, Coldfire has been told on numerous ocassions that I dig him, but the other Moderator I love is **Manhattan**. I don’t know man. I learned a little too much about him in the Slave Auction thread and now I follow him everywhere. Poster? Sheesh. There’s so many swell kids around here. But I do so love **Sua Sponte**. Funny, clever, SO VERY VERY SMART. He posted in one of my threads the first month I was here and hasn’t interacted with me since. _sigh_ I just can’t impress him. jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![magdalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df788c/32.png) [@magdalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magdalene)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/27 "2001-04-08T19:00:13Z")
I was gonna say **jarbabyj** as well, but as I got drunk with her on Friday night, she’s no longer “afar” from me. Woman, you could not possibly BE any cooler. For mods, I’d have to say **Arnold Winkelreid** , due to his legendary description of his years working at a religious bookstore, his impassioned and well-reasoned arguments in the trade with China thread, and his patience in class in moderating his forum. For posters, I gotta say **Collounsbury**. Dude has got the patience of Job. I don’t post to many GD threads on subjects that interest me simply because y’all would kick my ass once you saw the number of “Well, as Collounsbury has stated so eloquently…” and “I agree with Collounsbury!” posts. ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2001, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/28 "2001-04-08T23:10:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Soda \* > \*\*I could also have picked **Coldfire**. I’m completely in awe of him for his language skills (among many other things). OTOH, I’m scared of him, and I don’t know why. I always thought he should moderate the pit instead. \*\* Scared of _me_? Please, don’t be! Moderate the Pit? I wouldn’t last a day there, with all those meanies and poopy heads! 😛 And since you’re Swedish: your language skills aren’t half bad either. Or are you just _living_ there? ---
**Author:** ![FunkDaddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bc79bd/32.png) [@FunkDaddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FunkDaddy)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/29 "2001-04-09T00:15:23Z")
Relative newcomer, but I’m always willing to stick my nose in where it doesn’t belong… I’ve been reading a lot longer than I’ve been posting, mainly because I don’t feel qualified compared to the rest of ya. 🙂 For poster, I’m going to have to say **Quazgop the Mercotan** which I’m completely sure I’ve mispelled. He’s brilliant and very informative - definitely a credit to the SDMB. My apologies for mispelling your name. **Anthracite** gets an honourable mention because she’s taught me a lot of things in fields I’m horrendously undereducated about and she’s also made me laugh some. 🙂 For moderator, I’m saying **Coldfire** after considerable debate… there’s a lot of good mods, but CF comes off as genuine, compassionate, and knowledgable. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen much posting from **CF, manny** , or **Chronos** lately. I’m guessing it’s a combination of my relatively intermittent presence, and the mod duties. Fairly sad, actually. ☹ FD - founder of SportNudity. ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/30 "2001-04-09T01:02:27Z")
**Polycarp** is my admired-from-afar nomination. I’ve always thought of him as one cool guy. He usually says what I’m thinking, only a thousand times more concisely, coherently, and intelligently. (Not sure if those are words, but if they aren’t, they are now, okay?) I gotta love **TVeblen**. I want to be like her when I grow up. She’s witty, smart, honest, fair, and cool as hell. I always walk away from her posts knowing something I didn’t know before, or thinking in a new way. Her non-mod posts make my day. Slight hijack: Mag and Jar, next time you guys get drunk, I wanna be invited! ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/31 "2001-04-09T14:00:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Nacho4Sara \* > > Slight hijack: Mag and Jar, next time you guys get drunk, I wanna be invited! Next time we get drunk EVERYONE’S invited! And I’ll remember to bring cab money so I don’t have to wander aimlessly through the wasteland that is West Rogers Park 🙂 jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![Catmarie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8491ac/32.png) [@Catmarie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catmarie)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/32 "2001-04-09T15:42:48Z")
Hmm favourite poster, **Fenris** by a long way, there are lots of other cool posters but he’s the best! Moderator: **Coldfire** but I have huuuge admiration for them all, I’d hate their jobs! ---
**Author:** ![moi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@moi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moi)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2001, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/33 "2001-04-09T21:09:45Z")
Oh, yeesh, I’m torn. I think **Esprix** (I read all of The Gay Guy threads whilst lurking…) and **Anthracite** (The Lesbian Orgy thread was my first post…) are my “admired from afar” posters. For mods, I have to say **Euty**'cos I see the most of his non-mod posts. And, um, **Soda** , I’m kinda skerrid of **Coldie** , too? 😕 ---
**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 9, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/34 "2001-04-09T21:27:35Z")
Yeesh, I’m flattered - thank you, **Fenris** and **moi**. Feel free to interact with me more often {nudge nudge wink wink}. Poster I most admire from afar? Actually, no one in particular - the people I admire are the ones I interact with. I was going to say **Polycarp** , for example, but he and I interact often. As far as mods go, I suppose **manhattan**. I don’t hit his boards much, so when I see him post someplace where I’m posting, it’s always refreshing. This, of course, only reflects the people I may admire that I _don’t_ regularly post with. I admire the vast majority of people I _do_ regularly post with, of course. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/35 "2001-04-10T00:30:56Z")
**Poster:** This would have to be **Xploder** , I can never get enough of the stories about how his wife and daughters drive him nuts. 😃 **Moderator:** Hands down, **Euty**. Look the sig below to find out what I am talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/36 "2001-04-10T00:39:39Z")
Poster: I’d have to say Ukulele Ike. He’s cultured, witty, urbane, erudite – in short, he really classes up the joint. Moderator: Well, I’d have to say Coldfire, because he’s remained calmly rational in the face of stupidity that would have had me phoning the Frost Giants and ordering a side of Ragnarok for the planet. ---
**Author:** ![Medea\_s\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8baadc/32.png) [@Medea\_s\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Medea_s_Child)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/37 "2001-04-10T00:42:15Z")
**Maeglin** He’s just that good. I feel outclassed, but I still think he rocks. **Alphagene** so good for the Pit. He makes me laugh and he takes care of the forum I always feel like I’m breaking the rules when I post in. ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/38 "2001-04-10T01:17:12Z")
Favorite poster, by far, is **Scylla**. One of the funniest, if not the funniest, posters on the board, and the first person every to acknowledge me back when I twas just a clueless newbie. He always knows what to say, how to say it, and when, and I don’t think I’ve ever read a post or OP by him that hasn’t made me laugh, think, or both. In short, **Scylla** is my own personal hero. As for mods, I think **Euty** gets my vote. Never have I met someone more calm, and more lethal, all at once. \ ---
**Author:** ![Scylla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/39 "2001-04-10T01:40:42Z")
I’d like to get in here and post something in this thread, but my head doesn’t seem to fit. Thanks Jester. That’s just about the finest compliment I ever received here. (Here’s that $50.00 I promised you) ---
**Author:** ![riley\_dieffenbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@riley\_dieffenbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riley_dieffenbach)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2001, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199/40 "2001-04-10T12:17:31Z")
Time to hear from a newbie. Moderator - This one is easy Veb is a treasure. Consistent, funny and loves animals too. Poster - Honorable mentions go to Fenris and Nachos4Sara, but Scylla has never failed to make my day. I have read posts so funny my bowels were in danger of losing control. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-admiration-from-afar-thread/61199.md?page=3)