# What have you said/predicted on the Dope that has turned out utterly false? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 8, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250 "2011-07-08T00:34:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [July 8, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/21 "2011-07-08T23:18:50Z")
The first thing I did when I became a mod was go back through my entire posting history, and carefully edit out every post where I said something that turned out to be factually incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/22 "2011-07-08T23:38:27Z")
> [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](#): > > It wasn’t on this board but I once loudly and confidently declared that “this Twitter thing won’t take off.” > > I still think \*\*Twitter is stupid \*\*but I am embarassed to be that wrong. How is it possible to be so right and yet so wrong _at the same time?_ ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/23 "2011-07-08T23:56:30Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The first thing I did when I became a mod was go back through my entire posting history, and carefully edit out every post where I said something that turned out to be factually incorrect. That musta taken _years_. _flees_ ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/24 "2011-07-09T00:27:40Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I thought going pay-to-play would hurt the boards and maybe even kill them. It did stymie some of the discussions and we did lose some people, but I don’t think we ever even got close to dying. > > \*\*Banning the word “cunt” lost a lot of people (yes, I know it was more complicated, leave it) \*\*but it’s still pretty thriving. That one I didn’t lay any bets on though, because I didn’t really care. Ha! I had no idea. I didn’t even know it was banned. I can’t even remember 90% of my posts, so I have no idea if I’ve mispredicted anything. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/25 "2011-07-09T00:34:03Z")
Ah yes, the great Cuntroversy of 2008 (or whenever it was). Good times. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2011, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/26 "2011-07-09T01:21:06Z")
> [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > Ha! I had no idea. I didn’t even know it was banned. Only when used against other posters. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/27 "2011-07-09T01:32:35Z")
I believe I stated for the record back in 2006 or 2007 that there was absolutely no possible way that a man with the name “Barack Obama” could get elected president, simply because Mr. and Mrs. Middle America would not vote for someone who sounded like a Vulcan terrorist. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250/28 "2011-07-09T02:47:05Z")
I suggested in a Pit thread that news of the Casey Anthony jurors reaching a verdict after only 10 hours might be a sign that their bullshit meters were functioning properly. Ouch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-said-predicted-on-the-dope-that-has-turned-out-utterly-false/588250.md?page=1)