# Welcome our new administrator Marley23 **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 7, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456 "2011-09-07T02:01:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/81 "2011-09-07T16:17:11Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Marley does a lot of work around here; apparently he wants more! šŸ˜› I, of course, welcome our new Marley Overlord. Apparently he is the overlordiest! ---
**Author:** ![Doctor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Doctor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/82 "2011-09-07T16:22:38Z")
Well that 'splains why I couldnā€™t get on earlier. Guess I sent an email to Tuba for no good reason. I mean if someone had told me earlier that **Marley** was in control, everything would of made senseā€¦ šŸ˜ƒ (ETA: Please donā€™t ban my IP again **Marley**! All hail the Administerminator!!) ---
**Author:** ![Shot\_From\_Guns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ccd318/32.png) [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/83 "2011-09-07T16:28:04Z")
Welcome to your new role, **Marley** , but a little protip: \* is not the shortcut to ban all assholes. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/84 "2011-09-07T16:30:56Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Iā€™ll still be moderating GD, Cafe, and the Elections forum. This just gives me some other behind-the-scenes abilities/responsibilities. For example when I look at your user profile I can see you naked. And this is considered a perk? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/85 "2011-09-07T16:39:33Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > The obvious inference is that that ban caused the big lockout. Even if thatā€™s the case, I donā€™t know of any reason it should have done that. Heh. Iā€™ve gotten myself in trouble (elsewhere) by changing a setting and failing to notice a tiny checkbox in the corner, or something like that. Man, if thatā€™s the case here, you definitely have my sympathies. I should note that, to date, my own use of ā€œI donā€™t know of any reason it should have done thatā€ didnā€™t seem to persuade anyone I was innocent. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/86 "2011-09-07T17:22:12Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > You were saying? I have to embarrassingly admit this flew right over my head. Is there some inside joke Iā€™m missing? I was just saying I believe you will do a good job. Elucidate, por favor. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/87 "2011-09-07T17:27:19Z")
I was (jokingly) taking responsibility for the bans this morning. We donā€™t know what actually happened and weā€™re looking into it. ---
**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 7, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/88 "2011-09-07T17:28:23Z")
Marley is not only getting the doughnuts at the next meeting, heā€™s buying the beer. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/89 "2011-09-07T17:59:34Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Before my joke gets out of hand, I should explain seriously that I did ban one IP address this morning right before whatever happened happened. The obvious inference is that that ban caused the big lockout. Even if thatā€™s the case, I donā€™t know of any reason it should have done that. It was not a broad ban and the range I banned was only used by a couple of spammers located in India. I hope Jerry can tell us what happened at some point. The minute you get control of the Big Red Button, you pushed, right? Power tends to corruptā€¦ šŸ˜‰ In all seriousness, congrats - I have appreciated your moderatingā€¦ ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/90 "2011-09-07T18:06:12Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > Before my joke gets out of hand, I should explain seriously that I did ban one IP address this morning right before whatever happened happened. The obvious inference is that that ban caused the big lockout. Even if thatā€™s the case, I donā€™t know of any reason it should have done that. It might have done that if you accidentally put in an extra asterisk somewhere - so all joking aside, itā€™s probably a good bet that you did do it. ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/91 "2011-09-07T18:09:18Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > A total handbasket; the place has become. If youā€™re going to quote Yoda, I think it would be common courtesy to credit him. I for one\*, welcome our new Administrator overlord. * * * \*[satire]If, by ā€œoneā€, we mean the hive mentality that eventually infects every SDMBer.[/satire] Okay, Iā€™ll behave now. ---
**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:** [September 7, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/92 "2011-09-07T18:11:33Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > Marley is not only getting the doughnuts at the next meeting, heā€™s buying the beer. Beer, hell. Itā€™s all 18-year single malt Scotch (the Macallan will do fine) and 5-year extra anejo tequila. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/93 "2011-09-07T18:15:24Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > It might have done that if you accidentally put in an extra asterisk somewhere - so all joking aside, itā€™s probably a good bet that you did do it. We can say thatā€™s not what happened. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/94 "2011-09-07T18:33:06Z")
I donā€™t want to jinx things, but hereā€™s betting my second day on the job will be less chaotic than this one. ---
**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 7, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/95 "2011-09-07T19:03:15Z")
> [@WordMan](#): > > The minute you get control of the Big Red Button, you pushed, right? > > Power tends to corruptā€¦ > > šŸ˜‰ > > In all seriousness, congrats - I have appreciated your moderatingā€¦ It is all shiny and candy-like. And it has a sign that says ā€˜DO NOT PUSHā€™ so thatā€™s probably the problem right there. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/96 "2011-09-07T19:24:51Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > And it has a sign that says ā€˜DO NOT PUSHā€™ so thatā€™s probably the problem right there. Actually, in an homage to [The Far Side](http://www.flickr.com/photos/tmlsb/228428783/), it probably says ā€œPullā€ on it so Marley immediately pushed itā€¦ šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/97 "2011-09-07T19:57:52Z")
> [@TubaDiva](#): > > It is all shiny and candy-like. > > And it has a sign that says ā€˜DO NOT PUSHā€™ so thatā€™s probably the problem right there. In times like this, I always think of Daffy, Elmer, and the [Big Red Button](http://youtu.be/gms_NKzNLUs). (NB: Youtube link) ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/98 "2011-09-07T20:34:40Z")
Iā€™m just curious. Marley gets promoted and everyone gets banned, albeit briefly. Iā€™m sure there has to be a connection. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Toucanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3bc359/32.png) [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/99 "2011-09-07T20:44:00Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Iā€™m just curious. Marley gets promoted and everyone gets banned, albeit briefly. Iā€™m sure there has to be a connection. šŸ˜ƒ Oh, greatā€¦the birth of the _Modders_ CT. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456/100 "2011-09-07T21:34:22Z")
> [@Morgyn](#): > > In times like this, I always think of Daffy, Elmer, and the [Big Red Button](http://youtu.be/gms_NKzNLUs). (NB: Youtube link) I was reading down the page and all the talk of red buttons reminded me of that cartoon. And then **third from the end** someone beats me to it. :smack: The best part is that the label explaining what the red button does appears only \*\*after \*\*Elmer pushes the button. That was the funniest satire on the design of that stupid panel and itā€™s almost invisible unless youā€™re watching for it. Oh, and just so I can contribute one obscure fact to save face for being too late to the party, that cartoon is a parody of [[The Further Adventures of] Ma and Pa Kettle](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041613/) and the ultramodern, push-button house they win in a contest. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-administrator-marley23/595456.md?page=6)