# Wait...what the fuck? \[RSSchen thread closing\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 10, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505 "2007-04-10T17:42:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Equipoise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/equipoise/32/151_2.png) [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/1 "2007-04-10T17:42:04Z")
Last night before I went to bed I posted in the [bitch](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=415625&page=1&pp=40) thread. I just logged on and find that [my post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8448331&postcount=497) might have gotten the thread closed but not before I was being called a “dumbass” and lambasted. Why? I didn’t do anything that **Rubystreak** and several others hadn’t already done before me, which was take something that **RSSchen / MizGrand** (a name change, ha, good one) had written in a previous thread and post it in that thread. It was a quote. That SHE wrote. Referencing yet ANOTHER thread that she posted in (which I didn’t go to the trouble of searching for). Nowhere in my post did I “threaten” to out her. Yet I was called a “dumbass” and got my post reported? For what?? Dozens of other posts went far beyond my post, and they didn’t get called dumbasses or get their posts reported. Hell, other people had _ **already said** _ that they knew \*\*RSSchen / MizGrand’s \*\* name, address, telephone number, husband’s initial and cop boyfriend’s address! They couldn’t have been that hard to find. I just want to clear my name in this particular matter. SHE posted about how her husband had a live-in relationship with a popular singer’s sister. It was another example of pointing out what kind of stupid loudmouth she was, posting personal information all over the Dope. I never said I wanted to use that information to out her! If people read it that way, I apologise profusely. I have no intention of contacting Green Day people or in any other way doing anything to out the cheater. Nothing could be further from my mind. Not that I don’t think she deserves it, but a) it’s not my place, b) I’m not even slueth enough or care enough to find out the information that others easily found (I never even went to look at her Flickr page), and c) I don’t intend to actively hurt another human being (not her, but her husband). I don’t know why the thread got closed, but if my post had anything to do with it, again, I’m sorry (to everyone except cuntswallop). ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/2 "2007-04-10T17:45:36Z")
The cited thread, while containing some useful insight and suggestions along with justifiable anger, was generally also filled with so much over the top behavior from multiple directions as to render a lot of the actions in it about as personal as a random punch thrown in a street brawl. Or a random kiss in a 37 person orgy. ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/3 "2007-04-10T17:55:53Z")
That thread closing is a really good example of the saying, “closing the barn door after the horses have stampeded.” There are others who watch and discuss this board, after all. ---
**Author:** ![Pedro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/919ad9/32.png) [@Pedro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pedro)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/4 "2007-04-10T18:18:38Z")
I don’t get it either why your post was egregious compared to the others who hinted at her identity. ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/5 "2007-04-10T18:21:07Z")
Yeah, I agree, **Equipoise**. I could understand if you specifically outed **RSSchen** , but you didn’t. You pointed out that it would be easy to track her down, thereby pointing out that she isn’t nearly as clever as she thinks she is. Totally different. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/6 "2007-04-10T18:47:29Z")
Well, I will note that your post did run contrary to [my instructions](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=8442414&postcount=281) to people not to dig up information from **RSSchen** ’s past posts which could assist in identifying her (even if the person posting it had no intention of identifying her themselves): [QUOTE=Giraffe] Guys, don’t do this. Collecting personal information from other threads and/or offering suggestions to potential Internet detectives on how to track someone down in real life is simply not cool. Any more posts along these lines by anyone will results in warnings and an overuse of the :mad: smiley. [/QUOTE] I’m giving you the benefit of the doubt and assuming you just missed my post since the thread was moving quickly and your intentions were obviously not malevolent, but your post could have easily drawn a warning. Be glad we just decided to close the whole trainwreck instead. (And for what it’s worth, the thread was closed for being a big fat trainwreck, not because of your post.) ---
**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:** [April 10, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/7 "2007-04-10T18:50:43Z")
I edited the thread title to be more descriptive, for people who don’t want to read about this any more. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/8 "2007-04-10T18:59:28Z")
Haven’t you done enough damage already, Equipoise? I’m not quoting your post, and I can’t understand why it wasn’t deleted, but the other people simply _warned_ her that she was not anonymous, and that it’s not hard to find personal info about people. YOU actually took the step of searching ANOTHER THREAD to find personal information about someone and POSTED it in the thread. You really don’t see how that’s crossing a line? And don’t say “anyone could have done that”, because they didn’t and you _did_. I think you’re lucky you didn’t get banned. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/9 "2007-04-10T19:06:48Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] And don’t say “anyone could have done that”, because they didn’t [/QUOTE] Your reading comprehension skills need some work. Actually, I should say, they need to _exist._ People, lots of people, were doing _EXACTLY FUCKING THAT_ all through the thread. **RSSchen** ’s _entire posting history_ was being combed through and referenced in point-by-point detail. I don’t know what thread you were looking at, but it couldn’t have been that one. **Equipoise** did nothing that others weren’t doing, and you’re an idiot for asserting otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/10 "2007-04-10T19:07:39Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] I think you’re lucky you didn’t get banned. [/QUOTE] I think you’re lucky you haven’t shit your pants with righteous indignation. \*\*Equipoise \*\*did nothing in that message but [sharply] point out to \*\*RSSchen \*\*the marks she was making by rubbing her ass all over the internet. A lot of ban-happy fuckheads around here lately. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/11 "2007-04-10T19:17:06Z")
[QUOTE=Cervaise] Your reading comprehension skills need some work. Actually, I should say, they need to _exist._ People, lots of people, were doing _EXACTLY FUCKING THAT_ all through the thread. **RSSchen** ’s _entire posting history_ was being combed through and referenced in point-by-point detail. I don’t know what thread you were looking at, but it couldn’t have been that one. **Equipoise** did nothing that others weren’t doing, and you’re an idiot for asserting otherwise. [/QUOTE] If other people did the same thing, then they were wrong as well. I don’t get it, are you saying “He did it too” is a justification for doing something fucked-up? I reserve the same ire for anyone else who did the same thing. It was a long thread, so I certainly could have missed it. I did see other posts that warned in a general way and did not actually search other threads for personal info. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/12 "2007-04-10T19:18:54Z")
[QUOTE=Uvula Donor] I think you’re lucky you haven’t shit your pants with righteous indignation. \*\*Equipoise \*\*did nothing in that message but [sharply] point out to \*\*RSSchen \*\*the marks she was making by rubbing her ass all over the internet. [/quote] Bullshit. > [@](#): > > A lot of ban-happy fuckheads around here lately. Fuck you. It’s a sad fucking day when you assholes start trying to out people who don’t want to be outed; I don’t care how much you hate them. Grow the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/13 "2007-04-10T19:24:16Z")
[QUOTE=Uvula Donor] I think you’re lucky you haven’t shit your pants with righteous indignation. [/QUOTE] Oh, this is rich. ---
**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:** [April 10, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/14 "2007-04-10T19:30:05Z")
[QUOTE=Uvula Donor] \ A lot of ban-happy fuckheads around here lately. [/QUOTE] Hey, I resemble that remark! (But I’m working on it. 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![Uvula\_Donor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e19adc/32.png) [@Uvula\_Donor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uvula_Donor)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/15 "2007-04-10T19:32:38Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] Fuck you. It’s a sad fucking day when you assholes start trying to out people who don’t want to be outed; I don’t care how much you hate them. Grow the fuck up. [/QUOTE] No, fuck _you_. I don’t hate anyone, and no one was outing **RSSchen**. Take **Cervaise’s** advice and read for comprehension, you microcephalic abortion. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/16 "2007-04-10T19:37:20Z")
Silly member: only Mods are allowed to research and report personal information. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/17 "2007-04-10T19:41:30Z")
[QUOTE=Uvula Donor] No, fuck _you_. I don’t hate anyone, and no one was outing **RSSchen**. Take **Cervaise’s** advice and read for comprehension, you microcephalic abortion. [/QUOTE] You can scour the thesaurus for oh-so-witty names to call me all you like, but what you’re not getting is that this person searched _another_ thread for personal info about someone and then posted it, with the intention of demonstrating: “See, here’s how someone could find out who you are”. That was totally unneccesary as well as fucked-up. What is it you’re not understanding about the situation? ---
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/18 "2007-04-10T19:43:02Z")
People started doing it and Giraffe posted the warning, which other people clearly didn’t read because they continued doing it. So the wah wah about ‘well _she_ did it’ is bullhooey. It was really over the top, IMHO. Fine, be self-righteous. Fine, be all over someone, but I thought this was much too much. > [@](#): > > There are others who watch and discuss this board, after all. I discovered that. And can scarcely imagine a more pathetic pastime. ---
**Author:** ![lowbrass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dc4da7/32.png) [@lowbrass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lowbrass)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/19 "2007-04-10T19:44:19Z")
[QUOTE=Quiddity Glomfuster] People started doing it and Giraffe posted the warning, which other people clearly didn’t read because they continued doing it. So the wah wah about ‘well _she_ did it’ is bullhooey. It was really over the top, IMHO. Fine, be self-righteous. Fine, be all over someone, but I thought this was much too much. [/QUOTE] Thank you. Sanity prevails. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2007, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505/20 "2007-04-10T19:45:26Z")
[QUOTE=lowbrass] Thank you. Sanity prevails. [/QUOTE] You might be a tad premature on that one. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505.md?page=2)