# Tuckerfan - How bored are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 30, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603 "2005-06-30T23:08:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/41 "2005-07-01T01:24:21Z")
> [@The Weird One](#): > > I like **Tuckerfan** , but I did think that that many threads in such a short time, without adding anything of his own, was annoying. A lot of the stories that I read on here don’t interest me as much as what other people say about them, and it’s the conversations and debates that I’m looking for, not just a quote and a link to an article. I agree with this word for word, except I’d substitute the phrase “perhaps a bit much” for the word “annoying” because I don’t quite feel that strongly about it. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/42 "2005-07-01T01:25:49Z")
> [@Lord Ashtar](#): > > Who’s more bored: the guy who starts five threads in 20 minutes or the guy who pits the guy who starts five threads in 20 minutes? > > > [@John Mace](#): > > > > The guy who responds to the guy who Pits the guy who starts 5 threads in 20 minutes. Or the guy who thinks 3 Weezie memorials are two too many. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/43 "2005-07-01T01:26:27Z")
You know, **lightingtool** , I’m one of the few Dopers on this board who can spell your screen name correctly. Better apologize to **Tuckerfan** for this, or I’ll starting adding in that extraneous “n” like everyone else. Think I’m bluffing? Try me, punk. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/44 "2005-07-01T01:28:28Z")
Jesus. **Tuckerfan’s** posts are great. I read them every time. What kind of dipshit pits someone for posting informative threads about subjects he likes? Threads like Tuckerfan’s are in the best tradition of the Straight Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgonzola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e480ec/32.png) [@Gorgonzola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgonzola)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/45 "2005-07-01T01:29:40Z")
Threads like these are why I hardly ever post. I can’t believe what pisses people off around here, and even more so, pisses them off enough that they feel absolutely _compelled to share it!_ ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/46 "2005-07-01T01:36:45Z")
I don’t mind all the Tuckerthreads, but the Science stuff is a little over my head. I like the car threads tho’. If so many of you like the science threads, why do you let them sink to the bottom of the page with no replies? I’m just sayin’… ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/47 "2005-07-01T01:37:40Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > I don’t mind all the Tuckerthreads, but the Science stuff is a little over my head. I like the car threads tho’. > > If so many of you like the science threads, why do you let them sink to the bottom of the page with no replies? I’m just sayin’… How many replys of “Neat!” does one thread need? I just read 'em for the info, mostly. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/48 "2005-07-01T01:39:52Z")
I always open **Tuckerfan** ’s posts. It’s nice to see posts about cool science stuff, and really, there’s not much you can say about the news except “Wow!” I’ve learned from **Tuckerfan** and **Johnny L.A.** not to judge a thread by the number of replies it gets; this has given me the courage to occasionally start threads about something I think is really cool, even when I know the thread won’t get many replies. Sometimes it’s really a case of “Stuff I _Must_ Share”. Excitement about science is a good thing. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/49 "2005-07-01T01:42:30Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > How many replys of “Neat!” does one thread need? I just read 'em for the info, mostly. A “thanks for the info” would suffice. Y’all are smart, I’m sure you can come up with many different ways of saying it. I don’t mean 20 pages of the same thing, just a few replies so lots of people can have a chance to read them. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/50 "2005-07-01T01:42:47Z")
> [@Metacom](#): > > Where did I tell other people what to do there? I made a suggestion, which is an entirely different thing then telling people what to do. > > Vapid, shit-eating cunt. Do you felch your mother with that mouth? _For shame_. ---
**Author:** ![Metacom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecae2f/32.png) [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/51 "2005-07-01T01:48:35Z")
> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#): > > Sorry, **Metacom** , I misread your post through the filter of… well, let’s just say this is not a day I’ll look back on fondly. Or at all, if I can help it. So yes, I was out of line. Peace? Thank you for the apology; I appreciate it and accept it. Peace. ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/52 "2005-07-01T01:51:28Z")
[From the SDMB Rules](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/rules.php?) > [@](#): > > Do not post the same or similar messages or threads to multiple forums; multiple threads on the same topic; or an excessive number of threads on any topic within a limited period of time. I’d say the threads listed in the OP qualify. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/53 "2005-07-01T02:11:00Z")
Hmmmm… **porcupine** , you have a point (HA, I slay myself sometimes), but I think **Tuckerfan’s** five posts that provoked this Pitting don’t quite fit that rule, although I can see the argument for its application. Part 1 doesn’t apply since they were all in MPSIMS. Part 2 is borderline. They’re all neato science link threads, but on different science topics. I guess it would depend on how narrowly you define “the same topic.” Part 3 on reflection seems to me to be on point: five threads in 20 minutes. Okay, you got me on clause 3. 😃 Anyway, **Tuckerfan** , if you’re reading this, please do go on posting cool links, but space 'em out, okay? Or do a today’s cool stories multi-link OP. ---
**Author:** ![Rhubarb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/59ef9b/32.png) [@Rhubarb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhubarb)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/54 "2005-07-01T02:27:24Z")
Hey! I really like **TF** s science posts. I even started a thread about it which sank out of sight in a distressingly short time (but got a lot of views). If he wanted to post 5 threads in 5 minutes, I’d still read every one of 'em and respond to only one or less. He posts nifty crap that I don’t see much of anywhere else. Time to check MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/55 "2005-07-01T02:32:34Z")
I’m a sucker for Tucker, Fucker. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/56 "2005-07-01T02:32:55Z")
I may not reply to most of those threads, but I do nearly always read them. As others have said, these are often things that I would not otherwise have seen. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/57 "2005-07-01T02:50:17Z")
Good point, **porcupine** (ha! that never gets old), but while it says a limited period of time, it doesn’t specify the time limit. A day? An hour? I’m not particularly interested in **Tuck’s** science-related threads, but I take them with a grain of salt because last I heard the guy is unemployed and has way too much time on his hands. This keeps him off the streets and out of trouble. I say, no big deal. ---
**Author:** ![Binarydrone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Binarydrone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Binarydrone)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/58 "2005-07-01T03:17:06Z")
Have to say that I am with the OP on this one. There is sharing interesting news stories, and then there is posting that starts to look a little obsessive. Frankly, if I want a big old list on weird news I can go to Fark. ---
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/59 "2005-07-01T03:18:24Z")
Hi everybody. For those of you not following along, I’m the dumbass who started this thread. I’m not going to try and rehash why I started this thread, or bore you with reasons why I’m rather pissy today. I think it’s enough for me to say I completely flew off the handle here for no real reason, and lots of Dopers are being kind enough to point that out to me. Now that I’m home, with a gin and tonic, and I’ve unwound from the day, I do feel like a ‘dipshit’ (as **Sam Stone** pointed out). As I said earlier in the thread, I have absolutely no problem with **Tuckerfan**. While I haven’t commented in many of his threads (if any), I do read most of them and often come away knowing a little more about the world around me. I do think that 5 threads in such a short amount of time is excessive, but he paid just like me to post whatever he wants to while abiding by the rules of this message board. I was wrong to ‘Pit’ **Tuckerfan** for these threads. **Tuckerfan** , I sincerely do apologize for this thread. I over-reacted to something that really wasn’t a problem in the first place. Again, I’m sorry. **Miller** , thanks for spelling my name correctly, and for the folks that didn’t, it’s **lighting** tool, not **lightning** tool. Although, at this point, I feel the ‘tool’ portion of my name is overshadowing the rest. Thanks for reading. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603/60 "2005-07-01T03:24:05Z")
Mark me down as a **Tuckerfan**. Thanks **Tuck** , carry on. Nic [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuckerfan-how-bored-are-you/310603.md?page=4)