# TomNDeb Abusing mod-powers again **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [August 22, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401 "2017-08-22T20:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/1 "2017-08-22T20:49:28Z")
[This post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20421880&postcount=32)came about 10 hours after **Ed Zotti** personally [locked it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20417605&postcount=31) He over ruled **Ed Zotti** Himself, just to have the last word. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/2 "2017-08-22T21:03:07Z")
Is this a joke? He went to a thread that was about his moderation, and gave a clarification as to whether he was in mod mode before-something I would have assumed(before this moment) you would appreciate. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/3 "2017-08-22T21:04:56Z")
Dude, just admit you misinterpreted “dismissed”. Not to us, but to yourself. And be over it. ---
**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:** [August 22, 2017, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/4 "2017-08-22T21:08:20Z")
If you think a moderator is abusing his powers, you should report it to the administration. There’s no reason to start a thread about it. The issue is going to be decided by the administration not by winning over public opinion. Moderators do not run for office. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/5 "2017-08-22T21:10:05Z")
This again? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/6 "2017-08-22T21:14:21Z")
> [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](#): > > [This post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20421880&postcount=32)came about 10 hours after **Ed Zotti** personally [locked it](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=20417605&postcount=31) > > He over ruled **Ed Zotti** Himself, just to have the last word. It is not an abuse of mod powers to use mod powers to deal with moderation issues. You raised the issue. He didn’t get to the thread until after it was locked. He then used his mod powers to address your moderation issue. It was not only not an abuse, but he actually went out of his way to answer you. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndeb-abusing-mod-powers-again/794401/7 "2017-08-22T21:22:59Z")
**Moderator Action** As **IvoryTowerDenizen** explained, **tomndebb** was not abusing his mod powers. We are allowed to add posts to closed threads, and often do in cases exactly like this where we feel some clarification needs to be added. Since this is basically an extension of the same issue as the other thread, this is also closed. **Zeke N. Destroi** , do not start any more threads in ATMB about this same issue.