# Which of the other admins are immune? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 18, 2005, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176 "2005-03-18T18:44:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![threemae](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f9b8f/32.png) [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/41 "2005-03-21T00:30:55Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > In the business world people “violate policy” every goddamn day without being fired. If you fired everyone who, in the heat of the moment, violated some policy, you’d be turning over your staff every couple of months. Every two weeks with your sales force. > > A manager, a GOOD manager, will look at the extent of the violation, the potential consequences, the potential for recurrence, and the value of the worker, and _decide_ on a course of action. That is exactly what happened here, and I have no doubt that if Tuba did something like this again, she’d be out on her ass. Right, no problem, and we’re just currious as to what other Admins are equally valuable to the SDMB oranization such that they can surrvive any little hiccups like this. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/42 "2005-03-21T02:31:35Z")
I would assume that ALL the admins and mods who work very hard day in and day out to make this one of the better places on the internet deserve a second chance if they act out inappropriately. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/43 "2005-03-21T02:58:57Z")
> [@Xamatix](#): > > I’m not finished. > > I hate all of that about you and your country and I am not even affected directly by America’s policies in the Middle East. Imagine how much you are hated in that part of the world. And you still are so stupid to not know why. Look at the posts on this website and learn something about your own fucking mental disease. > > Greetings. Do you ever talk about anything else than **Aldebaran**? Why did you make such a big fuss when you were banned, if this is all you do. Crying your eyes out over losing your membership, and then you were reinstated, only to occassionally show your ass over some poor martyred dickweed. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/44 "2005-03-21T03:05:10Z")
> [@PunditLisa](#): > > For a minute there, I thought your head exploded. My, you’re an optimist. ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/45 "2005-03-21T22:23:42Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > My, you’re an optimist. Hey, a girl can dream. ---
**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:** [March 21, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/46 "2005-03-21T23:25:29Z")
**Xamatix** , why do you hate America so much? ---
**Author:** ![elmwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmwood/32/3060_2.png) [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/47 "2005-03-22T15:45:04Z")
I run a relatively trouble-free vBulletin site that gets about 300 to 500 posts a day, and even then it can be time-consuming. Aside from what **Una** said, there’s also: - Cleaning up the messes the other moderators didn’t find; mainly deleting post padding messages, relocating posts placed in the wrong forum, hunting down hotlinks to leeched images, and renaming teaser thread title lines in on-topic areas. - E-mail issues; mostly folks who don’t keep their profiles current, with a registered e-mail address that no longer exists. All sorts of things bounce back to you; thread subscription and private message notifications (if they have them turned on), e-mail messages generated automatically by vBulletin such as birthday greetings, and so on. People also change their e-mail address to non-working addresses, and then ask for help because they’re locked out of the site; the validation message was sent to an address that doesn’t exist. Users on my site are suspended for a day if messages sent to their registered e-mail address bounce back, because it’s a time-consuming chore to take care of it. Don’t even get me started on people that register from or change their e-mail to Earthlink, who ALWAYS forget to whitelist the site. This is an automatic reply to your email message to (user)@earthlink.net This email address is protected by EarthLink spamBlocker. Your email message has been redirected to a “suspect email” folder for (whoops)@earthlink.net. In order for your message to be moved to this recipient’s Inbox, he or she must add your email address to a list of allowed senders. Click the link below to request that (user)@earthlink.net add you to this list. ---
**Author:** ![picker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/picker/32/13969_2.png) [@picker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picker)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/48 "2005-03-22T16:34:08Z")
> [@Xamatix](#): > > TD got hysteria and a suspension blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blahblah blah blah blah blah blah Yes, we get it, **Alde**. You hate us all, because we didn’t all throw ourselves on a sword once you explained how the world really works. I used to respect you for the courage of your convictions. Then you got your tit caught in the wringer and ‘suddenly’ developed your all-consuming hatred of Americans. You know as well as I that you’re full of shit, Senor Wences. So please realize that this left-wing, politically active person who is diligently working to dispel every perception you are accusing us of means it in the kindest sense when I tell you that you’re really fucking ugly when the facade comes off. You have invalidated every thoughtful and well reasoned argument you ever posted, and you can take a flying fuck at a rolling donut if you think I’m afraid of being called on it. Go fuck yourself and every other narrow-minded piece of shit that claims to be working towards reason and understanding while hiding behind IP addresses and language barriers and nurturing that festering pit of intolerance you call a heart. And, and have a nice day, fuckwicket. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/49 "2005-03-22T16:42:52Z")
> [@tomndebb](#): > > I have never referred an administrative matter to **Blue Ruin**. Neither have I received administrative instructions from **Blue Ruin**. Ah. Well I’m afraid this shows you’re not in the TOP SECRET circle of moderators. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/50 "2005-03-22T16:49:28Z")
> [@Xamatix](#): > > I used to like America and Americans and I used to love this website. Now I say: Fuck you, arrogant American hypocrites. Remembrance of better times is not enough to keep me here. The SDMB of today is not worth one lousy dollar. I’m out of here on April 10, renewal date. Why wait? Can it be that you like to get value out of every dollar? :eek: > [@Xamatix](#): > > I hope to see that many Americans abandon this website in protest for its hypocrisy and double standards. Those who do give us outside America a sign of hope. Wouldn’t it be better to stay and influence from within? (Not you, obviously!) > [@Xamatix](#): > > The SDMB has become a prime example for the sick mindset in America today. The Bush doctrine on mini-scale. Balatant wrong doings covered up and defended. Other opinions and ousiders: banned. That’s strange. I have repeatedly criticised Bush and the Iraq war. Yet I remain unbanned. Perhaps my use of logic and politeness has something to do with it? > [@Xamatix](#): > > I hate you America. I hate the American hypocrisy. I hate the American arrogance. I hate the American indifference to what their country causes in other countries. I hae the American soldiers in countries where they kill civilians. I hate the American mental lazyness. I hate the American voters who rewarded mass murderer by giving him an other term in the White House. > I hate a > > Greetings. 1. Don’t be shy - tell us what you really think! 2. I must defend greetings. Why do you hate them so much? ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Ashtar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/51 "2005-03-22T17:11:56Z")
> [@Xamatix](#): > > I’m not finished. > > I hate all of that about you and your country and I am not even affected directly by America’s policies in the Middle East. Imagine how much you are hated in that part of the world. And you still are so stupid to not know why. Look at the posts on this website and learn something about your own fucking mental disease. > > Greetings. You know, I’ve always felt like **Xamatix’s** posts sounded familiar, like I’d heard this manner of speech somewhere before. [Then it hit me.](http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=88) Why did you threaten to sue Something Awful, **Xamatix**? Oh, and just for fun, I want you to know that I’m [not going to miss you when you leave](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=306991). Not even a little bit. Shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![Chastain86](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176/52 "2005-03-22T17:27:08Z")
It’s very tinfoil hatty in here these days. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-other-admins-are-immune/295176.md?page=2)