# THE STRAIGHT DOPE WANTS YOU! But probably not me. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 16, 2019, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927 "2019-12-16T04:01:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/41 "2019-12-16T19:28:39Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > I would hand out warnings to anyone who criticized me. The resulting geometric progression would cause an implosion of the internet followed by the heat death of the universe. So, no. So we would have nothing to fear but… ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/42 "2019-12-16T19:34:20Z")
The pay sucks, and they don’t even give you a t-shirt. ☹ I also lack a proper mod mentality. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/43 "2019-12-16T19:42:39Z")
Because the conversations in ATMB make my head hurt. ---
**Author:** ![PlaceboTarget](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/placebotarget/32/1073_2.png) [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/44 "2019-12-16T21:03:41Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I would ban everyone who thinks Die Hard is a Christmas movie. The Christmas tree in _Angels with Filthier Souls_ has fooled many people too. I’d be a little more lenient if I were you. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/45 "2019-12-16T21:14:27Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I would ban everyone who thinks Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Also anyone who puts ketchup on a hot dog. I think you have to be moderate in order to moderate. Leaves me out. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/46 "2019-12-16T21:24:25Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The pay sucks, and they don’t even give you a t-shirt. ☹ Who needs a tee when you can get sparkly jackboots? ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/47 "2019-12-16T21:25:37Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > On an average day, how much time did it take to md? Two hours a day, maybe; it wasn’t a very busy board. For me the problem was that it had to be every day, which not only messed up my weekends, but whenever I wanted to go away I was expected to still have internet access and moderate. This was in the early 2000s, when remote access was complicated. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/48 "2019-12-16T21:51:34Z")
Because there are people I believe are here who do nothing good for the forum and I’d be spending too much time trying to get them booted. Also I work 15 hours most days so I come here to scroll about while I have a coffee break. My patience is stretched after about fifteen minutes. Five if I click on the pit. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/49 "2019-12-16T23:18:04Z")
One thing I’ve noticed is that **Tuba** hasn’t apologized for not extending a personal invitation. WELL! I guess she really doesn’t want me to apply. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/50 "2019-12-17T00:36:22Z")
I am retired and already spend a couple hours a day on the boards. I think I would be a pretty laid back mod. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/51 "2019-12-17T01:26:34Z")
> [@Slash1972](#): > > I would ban everyone who thinks Die Hard is a Christmas movie. > [@Chefguy](#): > > Also anyone who puts ketchup on a hot dog. All you sons of bitches who don’t use the word literally right? Dead men. ---
**Author:** ![ASL\_v2.0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asl_v2.0/32/3525_2.png) [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/52 "2019-12-17T01:47:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > All you sons of bitches who don’t use the word literally right? Dead men. Wow, I guess I’m literally a dead man walking, then (as I type this while seated in my chair). ---
**Author:** ![Calavera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calavera/32/70_2.png) [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/53 "2019-12-17T01:51:27Z")
Because my judgement is too good and those clowns wouldn’t let me into their treehouse. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/54 "2019-12-17T03:50:03Z")
If I told you, I would have to \*\*\*\* you. And being in prison would DQ me (I think) and most of all might DQ me from the Celebrity Death Pool. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/55 "2019-12-17T06:52:48Z")
@ **GuanoLad** , thank you. I am not interested but I was curious about that. I spend maybe 15-30 minutes a day here. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/56 "2019-12-17T07:06:56Z")
if i wanted to put up with a bunch of rules lawyers id just run a high school aged ad&d game at the local shop … ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/57 "2019-12-17T13:45:05Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I am retired and already spend a couple hours a day on the boards. I think I would be a pretty laid back mod. I’d nominate you as a GQ mod, if nominations were the way it was done. ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/58 "2019-12-17T19:32:51Z")
I’d be too capricious and screw with people for no reason. I’d ban anybody who used “literally.” I’d give scary Mod warnings to newbies, then tell them I got them confused with somebody else. I’d isolate a random user to an instance forum filled with bots who’d agree with everything they say. I’d introduce drinking rules to a random thread and suspend anybody who doesn’t follow them. I’d do this for a couple hours then lose interest in modding altogether. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/59 "2019-12-17T19:39:22Z")
> [@Knowed\_Out](#): > > I’d introduce drinking rules to a random thread and suspend anybody who doesn’t follow them. Omg why has no one ever created a Straight Dope drinking game? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927/60 "2019-12-17T21:26:32Z")
> [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](#): > > Omg why has no one ever created a Straight Dope drinking game? We have, we have, but there were so few survivors. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-wants-you-but-probably-not-me/844927.md?page=4)