# What is WRONG with you mods??? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 4, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773 "2017-04-04T21:43:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/21 "2017-04-05T14:08:59Z")
> [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > … > \*I know your username is all lower case, but since I was starting a sentence with it, I wasn’t sure which way to go. In the last year-ish we had quite a thread on how to handle this topic. I’m not finding it but maybe somebody else’s search-fu in stronger. IIRC the consensus answer was “Style guides vary. Follow yours or at least be consistent.” ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/22 "2017-04-05T14:14:10Z")
> [@gnoitall](#): > > Has anyone ever explained to you the difference between “I got a mug” and “I got mugged”? When it comes to being a Moderator, there isn’t any. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/23 "2017-04-05T14:31:29Z")
I didn’t get a mug - I may still be in the probationary period. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/24 "2017-04-05T14:50:15Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > I didn’t get a mug - I may still be in the probationary period. Yeah, that’s the reason. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/25 "2017-04-05T14:54:28Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Yeah, that’s the reason. I thought there was only one mug that gets passed around like last decade’s fruitcake. ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/26 "2017-04-05T14:57:25Z")
> [@Bone](#): > > I didn’t get a mug - I may still be in the probationary period. > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Yeah, that’s the reason. When is probation up? When someone starts the 10th thread complaining about your actions? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/27 "2017-04-05T15:02:27Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > When is probation up? When someone starts the 10th thread complaining about your actions? 😉 The probationary period is measured on a geologic calendar. I’d wager full moderator status will be granted in less than a day. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/28 "2017-04-05T15:13:36Z")
I’ve never seen this famous and possibly apocryphal SDMB mug, if such a thing exists, but I bet my “Real Time with Bill Maher” mug is nicer, and I don’t have to put up with abuse in ATMB. This mug of which I speak, unlike some other mugs, is widely seen on TV every week in the company of celebrated worthies, lending it a special sort of _cachet_. I should be clear that I have no special status myself entitling me to this mug. My relationship with Bill Maher is strictly arms-length: I figure I could always use another mug, I send HBO money, the HBO merchandising department sends mug, and the transaction concludes. What I’m saying is, for those pining for a mug, it may be another value proposition worth considering. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/29 "2017-04-05T15:14:14Z")
So, what _was_ the outcome of the battle between you Mods and the Rockers? ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/30 "2017-04-05T15:18:00Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > I’ve never seen this famous and possibly apocryphal SDMB mug, if such a thing exists, but I bet my “Real Time with Bill Maher” mug is nicer, and I don’t have to put up with abuse in ATMB. I already have one of these htt ps://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51FFDWm513L._SY355_.jpg which come to think of it could double for the SDMB. 😉 ---
**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:** [April 5, 2017, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/31 "2017-04-05T15:19:24Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > So, what _was_ the outcome of the battle between you Mods and the Rockers? All the Rockers were banned. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/32 "2017-04-05T15:24:25Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > In the last year-ish we had quite a thread on how to handle this topic. I’m not finding it but maybe somebody else’s search-fu in stronger. IIRC the consensus answer was “Style guides vary. Follow yours or at least be consistent.” [ta-DA!](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=818860) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/33 "2017-04-05T15:37:14Z")
Thank you. Turns out I couldn’t find it because I kept searching among the threads I’d posted to. Turns out this is one of the (very) few where I restrained myself. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/34 "2017-04-05T16:06:56Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > So, what _was_ the outcome of the battle between you Mods and the Rockers? Neither. I’m a mocker. I got the mug and my kids used it for paint, dammit. I need a new mug! ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/35 "2017-04-05T16:37:15Z")
Mug, mug, mug. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/36 "2017-04-05T16:49:22Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Mug? What mug? > > Honestly, that linked thread wasn’t the one I was expecting it to be. I too thought the link would be to a trainwreck. As for being a mod not for all the tea in China. Not that I’d be asked, I’m far too mercurial, vindictive, error-prone, lazy, and choleric. Plus I’m English and find Americans _very_ confusing at times! ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/37 "2017-04-05T22:44:21Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > I too thought the link would be to a trainwreck. > > As for being a mod not for all the tea in China. Not that I’d be asked, I’m far too mercurial, vindictive, error-prone, lazy, and choleric. Plus I’m English and find Americans _very_ confusing at times! Yeah, one of the main qualifications is being able to speak English. Not whatever the hell it is y’all speak over there. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/38 "2017-04-05T23:21:35Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > When is probation up? It’s probation all the way down. And I still have a genuine SDMB t-shirt. I’d trade it for a mug. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2017, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/39 "2017-04-05T23:28:46Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Neither. I’m a mocker. > > I got the mug and my kids used it for paint, dammit. I need a new mug! When do you fight the rods? ---
**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 5, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773/40 "2017-04-05T23:42:29Z")
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