# What Happened to the Staff Reports? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\ **Created:** [April 1, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156 "2002-04-01T02:44:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![malber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@malber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malber)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/1 "2002-04-01T02:44:49Z")
There hasn’t been one in about a month and a half. -malber ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/2 "2002-04-01T12:28:22Z")
As commented already, when the computers got bolloxed up, we lost a ton of research as well as many staff reports that were already written. We are trying to recover what we can, and we hope to resume Staff Reports middle of April. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/3 "2002-04-10T13:14:14Z")
Computer problems being mostly solved by Jerry (Blessed be his name! All hail!), we anticipate that Staff Reports will resume next week… at worst, the week after. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2002, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/4 "2002-04-12T15:27:38Z")
OK, Staff Reports will resume the week of April 22. ---
**Author:** ![Balor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/45deac/32.png) [@Balor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balor)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/5 "2002-04-16T14:54:37Z")
Yes, but what year? ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/6 "2002-04-17T16:48:22Z")
Presumably this year. The system is back up and running, and I know for a fact that there are several in the queue. I presume that the remaining delay is to let Ed get caught up on his editing duties. ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2002, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/7 "2002-04-17T18:39:31Z")
April 22nd is Earth Day. Will the Staff Report have an appropriate theme? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/8 "2002-04-23T11:33:16Z")
THEY’RE BACK! ---
**Author:** ![emmy66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/85f322/32.png) [@emmy66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmy66)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/9 "2002-04-23T11:53:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by C K Dexter Haven \* > \*\*THEY’RE BACK! \*\* It’s nice they are back and all, but I could have sworn it was stated there was a queue waiting to be posted. Why was the “freezing pipes” thing moved to the front of the line? ---
**Author:** ![hawthorne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@hawthorne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawthorne)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/10 "2002-04-23T14:07:11Z")
> [@](#): > > _Posted by emmy66_ > Why was the “freezing pipes” thing moved to the front of the line? Those working on other Staff Reports couldn’t concentrate. The resumption of Staff Reports with this item will be a relief. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/11 "2002-04-23T17:51:22Z")
Emma: > [@](#): > > I could have sworn it was stated there was a queue waiting to be posted. Why was the “freezing pipes” thing moved to the front of the line? Yeah, there was a queue and “freezing pipes” was the next topic scheduled to be posted when the system went all to hell. Why, did you think you had a different order? ---
**Author:** ![sford](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/edb3f5/32.png) [@sford](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sford)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2002, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/12 "2002-04-23T17:54:27Z")
I’m just glad to see them back. Thanks for all the hard work. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2002, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/13 "2002-04-24T01:21:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by sford \* > \*\*I’m just glad to see them back. Thanks for all the hard work. \*\* Aw! Now I’m tempted to write one! ---
**Author:** ![spacevacuum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c57346/32.png) [@spacevacuum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spacevacuum)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2002, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-staff-reports/101156/14 "2002-04-25T17:00:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by JillGat \* > \*\* > > Aw! Now I’m tempted to write one! \*\* Please hurry ! Your many fans are waiting with bated breath… and they’re turning blue. I like the staff reports much better than the old Cecil columns - I’ve already read the books (hasn’t everyone ?)