# What happened to some of the more prominent posters? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 20, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518 "2011-11-20T04:30:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/161 "2011-11-26T00:15:03Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Here’s the list of non-posters to this thread (as determined from the “Who Posted?” list). Where I wasn’t sure of correct spelling(s) I left multiples. > > The ++BANNED++ list I left alone. > > The obvious “spelling” issues are there as they appeared. > > # =============================== as of: #146 Today, 11:38 AM Zeldar > > dutchboy208 That one was a joke. That guy’s still around; he’s me. 😃 ETA: Name change, not sock. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/162 "2011-11-26T00:58:41Z")
> [@divemaster](#): > > And the last time \*\*UncleBeer \*\*posted was almost 3 years ago. I always liked him. Yeah, he was cool. ---
**Author:** ![expectopatronum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/expectopatronum/32/173_2.png) [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/163 "2011-11-26T01:07:45Z")
i miss **VCO3.** i know he became **TLDRWTFLOL** or whatever. his over the top rants and general style always cracked me up. i’m probably in the minority on that opinion though. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/164 "2011-11-26T01:25:18Z")
> [@Uncommon\_Sense](#): > > I’ve been basically AWOL for a couple of years. I stopped back to check in on you guys to make sure you’re all behaving (not so much) and I noticed that some of the more “special” of us have moved on. > Dio? > Liberal? > > Add your own former prominent (by post count, not post quality - knew you’d ask) poster here and please include whether or not you know why they left. > > Thanks… > [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](#): > > I paid him 500 bucks to leave. > [@Suil\_Dubh](#): > > How much will it cost us to get rid of you? > [@jjimm](#): > > $500/annum. It’s been done. Animal Crackers to you.😃 > [@](#): > > Spaulding: Say, you’re lucky they didn’t come yesterday! > > Ravelli: We were busy yesterday, but we charge just the same. > > Spaulding: This is better than exploring! What do you fellows get an hour? > > Ravelli: Oh, for playing we getta ten dollars an hour. > > Spaulding: I see…What do you get for not playing? > > Ravelli: Twelve dollars an hour. > > Spaulding: Well, clip me off a piece of that. > > Ravelli: Now, for rehearsing we make special rate. Thatsa fifteen dollars an hour. > > Spaulding: That’s for rehearsing? > > Ravelli: Thatsa for rehearsing. > > Spaulding: And what do you get for not rehearsing? > > Ravelli: You couldn’t afford it…Heh…you see, if we don’t rehearse, we don’t play…And, if we don’t play…That runs into money. > > Spaulding: How much would you want to run into an open manhole? > > Ravelli: Just the cover charge. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha… > Ravelli: Yesterday, we didn’t come. You remember, yesterday we didn’t come? > > Spaulding: Oh, I remember… > > Ravelli: Yeah, that’s three-hundred dollars. > > Spaulding: Yesterday you didn’t come, that’s three-hundred dollars? > > Ravelli: That’s three-hundred dollars. > > Spaulding: Well, that’s reasonable. I can see that alright. > > Ravelli: Now…today, we did come. That’s uh… > > Spaulding: That’s a hundred you owe us. > > Ravelli: Say, I bet I’m gonna lose on the deal…Tomorrow, we leave. That’s worth about… > > Spaulding: A million dollars! > > Ravelli: Yeah, that’s alright for me, but I gotta partner! ---
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/165 "2011-11-26T07:08:42Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > I know he took a lot of heat, but I miss Sam Stone. Just to let you know, I’m still around. I check in to the board from time to time to see what’s up. I just got tired of posting here, and I’m not the kind of person to throw a big pity-party and leave in a huff. But since some people may wonder where I am, I decided to answer this post and let you know I’m just fine and still around. For reasons we don’t have to discuss, I simply don’t enjoy it here much any more, and life is too short to waste time doing things that are a net negative in your life. I may post again at any time if I find my attitude changing. That could happen tomorrow, or never. In any event, it’s no one’s problem but mine. And I am enjoying the sudden increase in my free time… ---
**Author:** ![Sateryn76](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/166 "2011-11-26T17:33:10Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Just to let you know, I’m still around. I check in to the board from time to time to see what’s up. I just got tired of posting here, and I’m not the kind of person to throw a big pity-party and leave in a huff. But since some people may wonder where I am, I decided to answer this post and let you know I’m just fine and still around. > > For reasons we don’t have to discuss, I simply don’t enjoy it here much any more, and life is too short to waste time doing things that are a net negative in your life. I may post again at any time if I find my attitude changing. That could happen tomorrow, or never. > > In any event, it’s no one’s problem but mine. And I am enjoying the sudden increase in my free time… I’m sorry - I appreciated your attempts to debate issues fairly and educate many who seem to not understand economics. I totally get why you’re stepping back - you were subjected to the patented Lefty Stomp quite a bit in the past several months. I’ve curtailed my involvement in GD and the Pit for that same reason. Some of us did appreciate the time you took with your posts, and hopefully you’ll be back sometime. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/167 "2011-11-26T18:32:55Z")
> [@Sateryn76](#): > > [to] educate many who seem to not understand economics. OTOH, it could be said that the side **Sam Stone** represents ‘seem to not understand economics’. That’s why it’s a debate. 😉 **Sam Stone** and I will never agree on politics. But he has made many, many posts in which he presents strong arguments. Though we disagree, he is an asset to the board. We have posters at both extremes of the political spectrum. **Sam Stone** puts up a much better fight than the extremists on either side. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/168 "2011-11-26T19:05:36Z")
What does it mean, “Lefty Stomp”? ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/169 "2011-11-27T16:03:35Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > More plausibly, I would describe the board in terms of several different “isotopes” of posters, with varying half-lives. I love this board. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/170 "2011-11-27T21:04:11Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > What does it mean, “Lefty Stomp”? Hi Mr. **plant** , your question wasn’t addressed to me, but it concerns something I think about. To me, the Lefty Stomp is about any minority trying to get along in a place where the majority is (typically) more hostile to slight errors by the minority, than major errors by their own group. So, in my experience, someone such as **Bricker** will often have to argue against 20 opponents at once, and at least half the people arguing against him will be making silly, grade-D, points. But the majority team will be completely focused on finding flaws in **Bricker** ’s points, and will let the poor arguments their own team makes pass with no (or very little) comment. The minority members not only have to debate a horde of opponents at once, but the majority demands a higher standard of behavior from the minority. I’m fairly left-wing, but there are some majority opinions here that I won’t challenge just because I don’t enjoy arguing against 20 people at once. For one thing it is ungodly time consuming. That’s how I see “The Stomp”, Lefty and otherwise. Apologies for the hijack. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/171 "2011-11-27T23:21:34Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > That’s how I see “The Stomp”, Lefty and otherwise. > > Apologies for the hijack. Thanks, I thought someone named [Baal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baal_%28demon%29) was trying to convince me that Republicans are a Good Thing. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/172 "2011-11-27T23:29:22Z")
It’s probably even worse than what **Baal Houtham** (ably) describes. If somebody makes solid, cogent arguments but has a blind spot for certain issues (or even leaves those issues to be covered by someone else), others can get frustrated and the vitriol can increase. But everybody does this: if nothing else, a comprehensive treatment of any issue would be time consuming and be judged too long to read. ## **Sam** : Good to see you around. Speaking personally, I’ve taken quite a few multiple-month breaks from this board. It’s refreshing. I hope to see you back some time, but taking a breather is often a sound idea, at least for me. **Tuckerfan** has wandered away, but posts frequently at the UnaBoard. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/173 "2011-11-28T00:55:42Z")
> [@Measure\_for\_Measure](#): > > It’s probably even worse than what **Baal Houtham** (ably) describes. If somebody makes solid, cogent arguments but has a blind spot for certain issues (or even leaves those issues to be covered by someone else), others can get frustrated and the vitriol can increase. But everybody does this: if nothing else, a comprehensive treatment of any issue would be time consuming and be judged too long to read. > > ## **Sam** : Good to see you around. Speaking personally, I’ve taken quite a few multiple-month breaks from this board. It’s refreshing. I hope to see you back some time, but taking a breather is often a sound idea, at least for me. > > **Tuckerfan** has wandered away, but posts frequently at the UnaBoard. I miss **Tuck**. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/174 "2011-11-28T02:49:53Z")
How about **Redboss**? I always did love me some **Redboss**. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/175 "2011-11-28T15:30:10Z")
I miss Jodi. She is a 99er, a lawyer, and I really enjoyed her posts. Her last post was 10/7/2009, in a thread about Cesario. Her last activity (I guess that means the last time she logged on) was 2/24/2010. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/176 "2011-11-28T17:53:23Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I miss Jodi. She is a 99er, a lawyer, and I really enjoyed her posts. Seconded - one of the Great Legal Minds of the SDMB. I miss **John Corrado** , even though it’s been a while since he left. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/177 "2011-11-28T18:43:52Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > I miss **Tuck**. > ☹ Yeah, me, too. It’s really sad when you lose a fan. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/178 "2011-11-28T19:13:56Z")
> [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](#): > > Yeah, me, too. It’s really sad when you lose a fan. Quiet, you!! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/179 "2011-11-28T19:58:50Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > I miss Jodi. She is a 99er, a lawyer, and I really enjoyed her posts. Her last post was 10/7/2009, in a thread about Cesario. Her last activity (I guess that means the last time she logged on) was 2/24/2010. Just who I was coming in to mention, what with Rue DeDay, Sofa King, Duck Duck Goose, Cervaise, Cranky and Kalhoon already spoken for. I talked with Jodi a bit as she was leaving. Without mentioning anything intended private, I think I can say she felt the same frustration a lot of people probably leave for, that the fight against ignorance just becomes a weary one after awhile. I miss her too. **Jodi** was a keeper. One nice thing, as of late **Tranquillis** is periodically around again. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518/180 "2011-11-28T20:04:08Z")
[QUOTE=Shodan] I miss John Corrado, even though it’s been a while since he left. [/QUOTE] Yeah, agree completely. ☹ -XT [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-some-of-the-more-prominent-posters/603518.md?page=10)