# What's the deal with all the SDMB communities? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 21, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275 "2004-09-21T05:13:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Coffee\_Nerves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Coffee\_Nerves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Coffee_Nerves)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/1 "2004-09-21T05:13:53Z")
I’ve just been doing a bit of poking around on the internet and I’ve found some SDMB communities that seem pretty vile…[this one](http://www.livejournal.com/community/sdmbconfess/) in particular. Is this something that most Dopers approve of? What do the mods and admins think of it? ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/2 "2004-09-21T08:37:57Z")
As far as I know none of those communities have any official sanction or anything from the SDMB or Reader staff. Some of the LiveJournal anonymous communites do get pretty vicious, and I wouldn’t worry too much about them - a lot of it is bad-apple underbridge vacationing. There exist other, more tame SDMB-satellite sites, like [www.teemingmillions.com](http://www.teemingmillions.com), which I understand has even won a compliment from Cecil. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2004, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/3 "2004-09-21T13:55:16Z")
Some of those are inhabited primarily by people who were banned from the Official Straight Dope Boards for misbehaviour. They thus form their own anti-board of malcontents. They’re people who couldn’t play by the rules, usually after repeated warnings. Thus, you would expect their boards to be full of jerks, and so they are. They are only “communities” in the sense that they are bound together by common hatred and desire for childish revenge by venting spleen. I know that some members and moderators peek in and even participate, I do not. Life is way too short to spend time with jerks who couldn’t play nice. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/4 "2004-09-21T16:54:52Z")
Wow, I had no idea this stuff existed. I think I’ll go back to continuing to ignore it. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/5 "2004-09-21T17:03:51Z")
Actually, **neuroman,** you weren’t ignoring it before, so you can’t go back to ignoring it. You may, however, freely _start_ ignoring it. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/6 "2004-09-21T17:29:37Z")
Opalcat maintains a very nice community on Live Journal. When the boards went down last week, that’s how I was able to find out what was going on. That was super cool to find, and even though I thanked her there, I’ll do so again here. Thanks Opal! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Coffee\_Nerves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/77aa72/32.png) [@Mr.Coffee\_Nerves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Coffee_Nerves)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/7 "2004-09-21T17:37:01Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > I know that some members and moderators peek in and even participate, I do not. Which moderators participate? ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/8 "2004-09-21T17:55:32Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > Wow, I had no idea this stuff existed. I think I’ll go back to continuing to ignore it. > [@Ethilrist](#): > > Actually, **neuroman,** you weren’t ignoring it before, so you can’t go back to ignoring it. You may, however, freely _start_ ignoring it. I too was _ignorant_ of this. Now I too will _ignore_ it. (Couldn’t resist.) 😃 ---
**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:** [September 21, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/9 "2004-09-21T18:47:18Z")
Yes, sorry, I didn’t mean to lump all of them under the Ugly category. **Opal** ’s and teemings are in a much higher class, and I did not intend to include them in the “some” that I was talking about. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/10 "2004-09-21T19:13:24Z")
> [@C K Dexter Haven](#): > > Yes, sorry, I didn’t mean to lump all of them under the Ugly category. **Opal** ’s and teemings are in a much higher class, and I did not intend to include them in the “some” that I was talking about. Although a few of our malcontents have turned up on FFF. ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-sdmb-communities/265275/11 "2004-09-21T20:13:19Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Actually, **neuroman,** you weren’t ignoring it before, so you can’t go back to ignoring it. You may, however, freely _start_ ignoring it. I thought about this at the time but I liked the look of the words. What can I say, I should know better. And **now** , having been interrupted by you, I will go back to continuing to ignore it. 😃