# We have a new moderator in Great Debates: Jonathan Chance **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 7, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253 "2013-09-07T15:10:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/21 "2013-09-07T18:33:25Z")
Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/22 "2013-09-07T18:40:46Z")
Odds on how much time passes before bias complaints appear? Odds on who will post said complaints? (Mr. Chance, just kidding, you’ll do great–please don’t discipline me!) ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/23 "2013-09-07T19:44:05Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > But, really, what more is there to making a Mod than duct-taping a target to his or her back? > > (ETA: Best of luck to you, Mr. Chance!) There’s filling their pillow with pudding and covering their toilet seat with saran wrap. ---
**Author:** ![Lobohan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobohan/32/79_2.png) [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/24 "2013-09-07T19:50:54Z")
Has anyone tested the new guy’s snark threshold? I have some sharp retorts I’ve been crafting. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/25 "2013-09-07T19:58:09Z")
> [@Ranger\_Jeff](#): > > There’s filling their pillow with pudding and covering their toilet seat with saran wrap. Doing it the other way around is a _lot_ funnier-trust me. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/26 "2013-09-07T20:10:01Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > (Mr. Chance, just kidding, you’ll do great–please don’t discipline me!) Bondage threads go in IMHO, not GD. Good luck, **Mr Chance**. Thanks for helping to run the asylum! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/27 "2013-09-07T20:15:27Z")
Well, I’m told I get the soft straightjacket when I’m a mod. It’s worthwhile. Did I mention that I first applied in 2001? I think that’s the longest delay in history. And a weird sign that I’ve been around a LONG time. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/28 "2013-09-07T20:28:47Z")
I look forward to reading your capricious thread closings, **Jonathan Chance**. ETA: Because that’s about the limit of my GD participation, not because I have any previous knowledge of _Jonathan Chance_’s capriciousness. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/29 "2013-09-07T20:47:19Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > Good luck, **Jonathan**. I have a feeling you’ll need it. Especially given how busy he is in Nigeria. ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/30 "2013-09-08T00:47:05Z")
Congratulations! I look forward to interact… wait, in Great Debates? Good luck and God bless (so to speak)! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/31 "2013-09-08T01:54:10Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Too LATE, big boy. Already acted! Popped your cherry. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/32 "2013-09-08T02:34:47Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Too LATE, big boy. Already acted! I’d look to see who got the first taste of your whip, except there’s nothing in GD lately that interests me. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/33 "2013-09-08T13:44:38Z")
[Here you go](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=16644624#post16644624), Shodan. Go to town. (Search works pretty well for unimportant things like this.) Nothing against it–I just want to see **Shodan** try. > [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Did I mention that I first applied in 2001? I think that’s the longest delay in history. And a weird sign that I’ve been around a LONG time. :eek: I hope they made sure you still wanted the job! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/34 "2013-09-08T19:49:57Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Well, I’m told I get the soft straightjacket when I’m a mod. It’s worthwhile. > > Did I mention that I first applied in 2001? I think that’s the longest delay in history. And a weird sign that I’ve been around a LONG time. When you’re ready, you’re ready. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/35 "2013-09-08T20:26:02Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Did I mention that I first applied in 2001? I think that’s the longest delay in history. And a weird sign that I’ve been around a LONG time. We banned all the others on the list. Last man standing. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/36 "2013-09-10T11:23:56Z")
So we are leaving everything to Chance ? :eek: I kid - congratulations on the promotion. I hope the free coffee mug isn’t too stained and the jackboots fit well. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/37 "2013-09-10T14:03:32Z")
Polish your jackboots, guv’nor? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/38 "2013-09-10T15:04:53Z")
[ul] [li]So will your mod actions be a “Chance meeting?”[/li][li]Will your mod actions be so different from the other mods that a new Dope meme will arise, fearful of your wrath, … “not a Chance!” ?[/li][li]Will you play that Johnny Mathis hit before you act … “Chances Are?”[/li][li]Will there be a benevolence in your mod actions so rare that “one Chance in a million” will be your underlying reputation?[/li][li]So how far will a disruptive poster be tolerated? Will you give them “one last Chance?”[/li][li]Or will your response be “Fat Chance, Bub!” ?[/li][/ul] BTW, welcome and good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/39 "2013-09-10T15:10:07Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > [ul] > [li]Will there be a benevolence in your mod actions so rare that “one Chance in a million” will be your underlying reputation?[/li][/ul] > > BTW, welcome and good luck! Nah, because as Elan says, “A hundred to one is impossible, but a million to one is a sure thing.” ---
**Author:** ![Jake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253/40 "2013-09-10T16:26:23Z")
Have you not given your obligatory offering of chocolates & beer to the admins? Oh, and don’t forget to ask them where your hiding place is from Little Ed! I won’t mention the goats -yet… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-in-great-debates-jonathan-chance/668253.md?page=3)