# Trying to guess Moderator actions... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 28, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043 "2000-11-28T16:29:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/1 "2000-11-28T16:29:39Z")
What is it with people trying to guess (or influence) Moderator actions? So many times I see posts with no informative/interesting/humorous content, simply stating the fact that the thread is going to be moved/closed/etc or a user yelled at/banned when most of the time nothing happens at all. I won’t give any examples, I don’t want to make any enemies _yet_. I’m just sick of seeing it, let the Moderators decide that. I’m just a newbie, so don’t hate me. I just needed to vent. ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/2 "2000-11-28T16:38:10Z")
You know, I think it should be up to the mods as to whether this is really an issue, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/3 "2000-11-28T16:41:00Z")
Interesting… I didn’t even see that coming. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/4 "2000-11-28T16:49:29Z")
Link? Then we can help you vent. Are you a Sea-Goat or a Middle C-Goat? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2000, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/5 "2000-11-28T16:52:56Z")
Hi-C\_Goat. MMMMMM ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/6 "2000-11-29T01:49:30Z")
Hey-O, Mr. Goat. How’s it going? I thought for a second you were another long-time lurker (we’ve had a few guys like that), but then I saw you were here since August. Never really saw you on the Boards, so I just wanna take this chance to say “Hi”. Hi. Anyway… I assume you’re referring to the standard “This is going to be moved to the Pit soon” kind of posts. Yeah, I’ve seen those. Never really get bothered by it. In almost every thread, especially in MPSIMS, IMHO, or the Pit, you’re going to get the “Drive-by Quick-post”… a one- or two-sentence post that simply provides a (often-bad) pun. **handy** is good with those, as is **tracer** (and myself, I’m better than both of them put together :D). I wouldn’t be too troubled by it. I mean, yeah, there’s really no point to it, but does every post need a point? If it did, the SDMB would never have gotten larger than GQ. Anyhoo, I’ll see you around the Boards. Oh, and watch out for a shmuck named “Coldfire”… he’s a bitch. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/7 "2000-11-29T01:51:27Z")
**handy** does puns? Where? Cites? ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/8 "2000-11-29T04:08:55Z")
:::whispers::: Sssh! No one’s told him about the moderator initiation with goats, right? And somebody bought off the sheep…? :::whistles, scuffs toe in dirt::: Nuthin’ to see, no problems, nope. Hey, lookit over _there!_ Quick, there, or you’ll miss it! :::stuffs Goat Hither Pan Pipes in Coldy’s breeches::: Ooops, musta been a sunspot. Well, gotta go, there’s a coven, uh, Illuminati, uh _staff_ meeting we gotta get to. David B. is bringin’ the human sacrifice…I mean _doughnuts_. Sheesh. Veb ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/9 "2000-11-29T06:10:20Z")
> [@](#): > > handy does puns? Where? Cites? Sorry, sorry, Clogbitch, I was too obscure. I meant that **handy** was good at the Drive-by Quick-posts. Y’know, the ones (much like yours above :D) that don’t add to the whole thread? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/10 "2000-11-29T08:05:00Z")
I’m not a mod, but I read the rules. Hope this helps: When you see that a thread has been moved it just means that the moderator felt the subject was more appropriate in the forum it was moved to. No insult or slight is ment or should be taken. You mentioned seeing banned people. Most likely you saw banned _names_. When you see a name banned, there is a reason even if one does not seem apparent. Most likely you’re seeing a person who was already banned who is trying to sneak back in with a fake name (referred to as a sock puppet). There are methods for banned people to return. Posting under a fake name is not one of them. In fact, posting under a fake name is against the rules and only compounds the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Ayesha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Ayesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ayesha)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/11 "2000-11-29T09:52:43Z")
I’m not trying to suck up now that you are a Mod. Veb (congrats btw), but have I told you lately that I love you ? ---
**Author:** ![Pink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/71c47a/32.png) [@Pink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pink)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/12 "2000-11-29T10:23:55Z")
It’s a reasonable gripe. There’s even a term for it in Transactional Analysis of Behavior: “Let’s You and Him Fight” If you’ve got a beef, state it, but don’t presume to drag 3rd parties into it to defend you. That’s more than Miss Manners allows. ---
**Author:** ![TwistofFate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@TwistofFate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwistofFate)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/13 "2000-11-29T10:41:33Z")
I like peanut butter. nothing to add to the OP, just thought I’d declare that fact. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/14 "2000-11-29T14:26:11Z")
Cool, we get to make predictions about moderator actions? I bet Gaudere comes sauntering into this thread and sits on my lap! (hope hope) ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/15 "2000-11-29T14:54:44Z")
Just to clarify… SPOOFE had it right, sorta. Those Drive-By Quick Posts bother me, but only when they’re a “Countdown to the pit…” or “We’ll see how long it takes for you to be banned, OP type person” or “This belongs in MPSIMS…”. I’m a big fan of puns and funny quips however, no problem there. In fact I’m guilty of a few myself (though maybe noone else thought they were funny). And initiation rituals involving goats are OK, just as long as they’re not sacrificed or had sex with. If you feed them paper and shirts, that would be cool. ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/16 "2000-11-29T15:45:24Z")
See the second post in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=48519) thread for an example of what I’m complaining about. In this case the person happened to be right though. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/17 "2000-11-29T17:43:06Z")
Sorry Max. Gaudere is busy. All you get is little old me. Now lemme tell ya what I want for Christmas, I believe you can pick one up from Browning for about $450.00 I’ve been a _good_ boy this year. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/18 "2000-11-29T19:19:31Z")
I’d be worried that the mods got some ideas from [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41020) a while back. If I were you, I be watching my back. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![c\_goat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@c\_goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/c_goat)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-guess-moderator-actions/43043/19 "2000-11-29T19:30:54Z")
That might be fun though to launched out of PVC pipe. BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa \