# What's going on with Octagon's posts **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 1, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019 "2024-05-01T17:14:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/21 "2024-05-01T19:26:49Z")
I’m not immediately finding the thread(s) (I think because they changed their username at one point, maybe during the Discourse switchover), but we’ve done this one before. Maybe even twice before - it’s a recurring complaint/inquiry. Their intermittent bursts of hyper-specific-cluster-of-history-questions habit seems to really agitate some people some of the time, fascinate a few people some of the time and most posters are indifferent. But it’s been going on for quite a long time on a myriad of random historical topics. Since I sorta like little tidbits of historical minutiae myself, I don’t particularly mind their eccentric little habit. I mean the last one I answered turned out to be [somewhat easily googleable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-regarding-3rd-battalion-of-the-24th-infantry-division-1917/1000956) with a little digging and if you had the right idea about where to dig, but it is an interesting enough little bit of history if you get the specific reference. In this case the reference he was fishing for was in relation to the [Houston Riot of 1917](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_riot_of_1917), which he really should have led with. There would have been less head-scratching. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/22 "2024-05-01T19:39:14Z")
Sorry. I live around grandkids. Sometimes I use these kind of sayings. I could’ve said something nasty but I kinda like @Saint_Cad. He’s cool beans. (Oops, did it again) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/23 "2024-05-01T19:53:56Z")
I prefer “Easy Peasy George & Wheezy”. mmm ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/24 "2024-05-01T19:55:16Z")
> [@Johnny\_Bravo](#): > > Imagine what FQ would be like if we had seven more Octagons, all focused on a different area of research. Well, there’s also **cannonkuo** ’s various threads asking about the Falkland Islands war. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/25 "2024-05-01T20:07:13Z")
I sometimes get those two posters confused, because their participation style is similar. At one time, I may have thought that kind of questioning would have fallen afoul of “no homework assistance”, but that’s not a thing, and I don’t think the subject matter was literally someone’s homework. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/26 "2024-05-01T20:14:04Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I’m not immediately finding the thread(s) (I think because they changed their username at one point, maybe during the Discourse switchover), but we’ve done this one before. You’re probably thinking of **davidmich** , which is most likely the previous name of **Octagon**. The Pit thread did not go well for people complaining about his posting then. If anyone wants to complain about Octagon’s posting, it’s probably a good idea to read that thread first for some other viewpoints. Summarized by the late **Colibri** : > [@Come on down, davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-down-davidmich/730344/60): > > I do think this is like schoolyard dynamics in middle school where the odd nerdy kid who talks funny and doesn’t fit in or play games with the other kids is singled out for mockery. And I think the SDMB should be a haven for such kids, not give them shit. In fact, **Colibri** was a one-man wrecking crew in that thread starting at post 88. Man, I miss that guy. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/27 "2024-05-01T20:22:03Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Not to be mean but, why do you care? > If you don’t like the subject or not interested in the thread questions, don’t read them. > Ignore Octogon. Yeah, just dont participate. I have no issues with the eight sided poster. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/28 "2024-05-01T20:38:52Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > **cannonkuo** Oh, I think he might be the adjunct professor I mentioned above. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/29 "2024-05-01T20:48:02Z")
Just pulling your chain a bit. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/30 "2024-05-01T20:57:58Z")
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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019/31 "2024-05-01T21:00:15Z")
Curiosity about things should be encouraged here, not questioned and belittled. As Colibri said, the SDMB should be a haven for this sort of thing. As for those who find it annoying, well, you know where the Pit is. This is closed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-going-on-with-octagons-posts/1001019.md?page=1)