# We have a new moderator -- LOACH **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 20, 2014, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191 "2014-11-20T20:11:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/41 "2014-11-21T01:41:47Z")
> [@btthegreat](#): > > Can you tell us how you go about finding selecting /recruiting a new moderator? is there an application process or is this where being someone’s favorite but ne’r- do- well nephew suffices? Some people volunteer, some people are nominated by the staff. Either way, if you’re picked we steal your pets and hold them hostage so you won’t quit. ---
**Author:** ![btthegreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@btthegreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/btthegreat)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/42 "2014-11-21T02:14:38Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Some people volunteer, some people are nominated by the staff. Either way, if you’re picked we steal your pets and hold them hostage so you won’t quit. You’re that n’er-do- well nephew aren’t you? ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/43 "2014-11-21T02:21:21Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Some people volunteer, some people are nominated by the staff… Some people are tased and stuffed into a sack… ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/44 "2014-11-21T02:22:16Z")
Actually he does very well indeed. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/45 "2014-11-21T02:47:14Z")
I forgot to ask, is there a rule about drinking and modding? Need answer fast. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/46 "2014-11-21T02:55:03Z")
> [@](#): > > Loaches are **active bottom dwelling scavengers ideally suited for the community aquarium**. Loach fish consist of some of the most popular of all tropical fish, adding color, interest, and beauty to any larger community aquarium. **Loaches are semi-aggressive** fish when housed in the aquarium individually, so it is important to maintain each species in groups of six or more to minimize aggression. [Loaches: Kuhli and Clown Loaches and other Loach Fish for Sale](http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=830+885) So you have the qualifications to be a mod here. Congratulations! 😃 ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/47 "2014-11-21T03:05:49Z")
> [@btthegreat](#): > > Can you tell us how you go about finding selecting /recruiting a new moderator? is there an application process or is this where being someone’s favorite but ne’r- do- well nephew suffices? I don’t know how they do it here, but I remember when I got recruited to be a chat host back in the AOL SD days. All it took was a photo of Tuba, CK, Zotti, and my mother all together, with Mom holding a copy of that day’s newspaper. :o ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/48 "2014-11-21T03:10:28Z")
> [@btthegreat](#): > > Can you tell us how you go about finding selecting /recruiting a new moderator? is there an application process or is this where being someone’s favorite but ne’r- do- well nephew suffices? It’s simple really. All they have to do is find someone willing to accept all the abuse that comes with the position. The pay is really good though, as they make the big bucks. Almost as much as Tuba. Of course, you get benefits. 3 weeks paid vacation, paid medical leave, pregnancy benefits, and you get your name, address and phone number published in the Chicago Reader’s annual swimsuit edition. I’ll give you the password to the mod forum so you can check it out for yourself. It’s “baa ram ewe.” [**Hal Briston**](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=333640) insisted on that one I hear. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/49 "2014-11-21T03:20:54Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I forgot to ask, is there a rule about drinking and modding? Need answer fast. This is why [del]if you survive[/del] after you complete your probationary period you get a coffee mug. Drinking straight out of the bottle is uncouth. And messy. Don’t ask me how I know, just trust me on that one. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/50 "2014-11-21T03:35:24Z")
Congrats No I wasn’t speeding. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/51 "2014-11-21T03:52:35Z")
> [@Loach](#): > > I forgot to ask, is there a rule about drinking and modding? Need answer fast. The rule is, “It’s usually a good idea.” ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/52 "2014-11-21T03:53:04Z")
I love you Mods. No, I really do. No snark. You are a great group of people. Hey, I’ve had a couple of warnings, and I fully deserved them. But I am on your side 99% of the time. I just finished my 6th beer though, so I might change my mind in the morning. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/53 "2014-11-21T04:05:38Z")
Welcome to the crew! Your first assignment is to “accidentally” ban **Morgenstern**. ---
**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:** [November 21, 2014, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/54 "2014-11-21T04:08:05Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I love you Mods. No, I really do. No snark. You are a great group of people. > > Hey, I’ve had a couple of warnings, and I fully deserved them. But I am on your side 99% of the time. > > I just finished my 6th beer though, so I might change my mind in the morning. 😉 I love you, man. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/55 "2014-11-21T04:16:24Z")
> [@btthegreat](#): > > You’re that n’er-do- well nephew aren’t you? No, I’m the only one who knows how to tell the male and female hamsters apart. If you put two of opposite sexes in the same wheel it gets spinning too fast and then there’s hell to pay. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/56 "2014-11-21T04:35:21Z")
Yay! Congrats! MPSIMS, huh? Wow, that’s a tough crowd. Good luck. Remember, petroleum and animal fat. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/57 "2014-11-21T04:39:16Z")
Who is in charge of the betting pool of when we get the first ATMB thread complaining about him? Put me down for December 20th. Congrats and thanks to all involved - great choice! ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/58 "2014-11-21T04:50:09Z")
Raises glass of egg nog to Loach. Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/59 "2014-11-21T05:27:05Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191/60 "2014-11-21T05:40:28Z")
Congratulations, **Loach**. I think I still have an old 1960’s style taser (model ZOTTI23) laying around from my mod days. It runs off of solar cells, sheep dip, and the blood of spammers. I’ll send it to you. > [@Colibri](#): > > Either way, if you’re picked we steal your pets and hold them hostage so you won’t quit. See how well that worked? 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-moderator-loach/705191.md?page=4)