Dude, that ship has sailed, sunk, rusted and is now a thriving coral reef.
This is, truly, the Sixth Sign of the Aporkcalypse. Hug what you hold dear, for the End Times are upon us. Alas, Babylon!
Another non-starter. Not even in the same universe.
No worries about that. I’d never be able to figure out the math.
Is that when pigs fly? 
Yes. I asked you why you started the thread. You replied that you had decided moderating decisions needed to be made by you, not by the moderators.
God forbid I should speak of my husband around here in a “Mr. Clawbane says <such and so> but I think <otherwise>.” manner! :rolleyes: :dubious: There have been plenty of “Ask my cat” type threads around too. One even had their baby sibling giving their wisdom in a “Ask my baby sibling” thread as I recall. As others have said, it is the intent that matters. Millical had an idea she wanted to pose to “The Dopers” that her Dad hangs out with, and he agreed to post the idea on her behalf. He was honorable and labled it. I don’t know if Pepper Mill is paid up or not I didn’t look up her profile, maybe she is but just hasn’t felt like posting. Plenty of times the children of SDMB members grow up and become members themselves. QtM’s daughter did, and I think that before she did he posed a question or two on her behalf. I cannot remember who Mama Tiger is Mom to, (brainfarting, not that I don’t pay attention to both their posts) but I know there are other parent/child relationships here as well. And what about the “settle a debate” topics? They are sort of posing a question on behalf of a family member or friend, but also on the poster’s own behalf as well. I think you’re just looking to find infractions, and not able to see that the law (rules here) aren’t rigid in the ways you think they is.
Well! That settles that. Never again will I allow my ferret to post directly to the SDMB, lest the practice attract unsavory attention! Potential ferret molesters, take note! Your freaked-out ferret fondling fantasies have been foiled!
Dingus is less than pleased by the restriction (I can only paraphrase the response here, of course, but in essence: “errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr4aqrggggeaee9999999”). However, safety first.
kaylasdad99, your earlier response was suspiciously avuncular. I’m watching you.
Then it’s too bad you’re coming across as such a big honkin’ jerk.
In fairness to TLDR, he is, in this case, exactly half right. We do discourage others (family, friends, ferrets) posting under a member’s account. The half wrong part is that the usual response, as noted above, is a mild reminder of policy, not the guillotine.
I demand more illegal anecdotes.
This one time, I was walking along the road, and who should stop me but Britney Spears! I made a greeting, and she turned back and said -
Well, hello, Officer. No, I’m not doing anythingheywhereareyoutakingaakemremrmaewrthj3.63
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I gotta say dude, I love how quickly you trotted out this brand new argument.
“Hey, something here isn’t fair”
sounds of crickets chirping
“Well, won’t somebody think of the children!!!”
Seriously, it’s cracking me up, what else can you come up with?
I blame Bush.
Well, but it has been allowed before that a person can pose a question on behalf of a friend or family member, usually phrased in a “settle an argument” way. I believe I have seen both that they have checked with the moderators before, and sometimes the person hasn’t. If I am not mistaken, the person who had their young sibling doing a “Dear Abby” type question and answer exchange was okayed by the moderators, and we all got a look at how a young child sees the world. Certainly speaking about a spouse, family member or friend while relating an anecdote is allowed, correct?
Well, yeah. And I can’t remember anyone ever worrying about “My wife says you’re all nuts,” type posts. This was a case of the family member using the account to type out their own post.
Oh, yeah. Airman Doors is a figment of everyone’s imagination. See, I wanted to have some fun with y’all, so I invented a whole new persona who is male, conservative and in the military. Really, I invented the whole Doors family. Trust me.
(Note: This is sarcasm. The sad, boring truth is that one or the other of us is in a hurry to respond to a post, so we don’t bother to check to see who’s logged in. It’s more noodle-brainedness than malice. But you already knew that, right? In other words, TLDR can eat a bowl of shit.)
Robin
as_u_wish (not a family member) gets very small and sneeks into the pit. A hush falls over the usual crowd.
The confession begins.
Several times in the decade I’ve been a posting, I’ve let my son, daughter or husband type a post under my name. These were usually cases where they had special knowledge (music, hockey, computers) and were able to provide an answer to a question asked in the OP. Usually the post began something like “as_u_wish’s daughter here…” I could, I suppose, have had them dictate the response to me and just let people think I knew stuff about music or hockey. But it seemed, somehow, simpler and more reasonable to have them do the typing. Have I sinned? Is there something I should do to expunge my guilt and be readmitted to the good graces of the SDMB?
Oh og oh og, have mercy upon my possibly theoretical soul.
Without waiting for a verdict, as_u_wish scuttles back to the gentler fora. (fori? forums? whatever, I’ll be over in the Game Room checking for a new Family Feud.)
A day in the life of TLDR:
<1> Think of a couple of legitimate OPs and post them to prevent the grand troll experiment from being as obvious - file away in case he is accused of such.
<2> Desperately try and find a new and interesting way (to him) of stirring up trouble. Extra points if he has some slim point to add to his faux legitimacy.
<3> Attempt in follow-up posts in item <2> to make it seem like he’s not really trolling, but with juuust enough horseshit to see how much he can get away with. “I’m just concerned for the integrity of the board, and for the safety of minors that might be tempted to post here…I just want to keep this place fair and safe for everyone.”
<4> Dance with glee at the trouble caused by his fresh experiment.
<5> Repeat.
Nice work. It’s all falling into place for you again.
I’d be frightened, Missy. You post less than 80 times/year. Therefore, you ain’t one of the cool kids. And we don’t like people who aren’t cool.
You’re on double-secret probation.
Ahem. My cool credentials are completely in order. <submits dossier showing her work on Bobby Kennedy’s campaign in California and documentation that Wally noticed her once back in the day>. I’d post more, but we only have four computers and the kids monopolize them.