# Why does the SDMB condone cyber bullying? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 21, 2015, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576 "2015-03-21T07:28:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/141 "2015-03-23T19:25:37Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Could we have a “pulled their undies over their head and locked them in their locker” smiley? I’d be all for that. As derivative work, I’d expect to be consulted. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/142 "2015-03-23T19:42:16Z")
Maybe all bullying threads should be prefixed with [BULLYING] (too soon?) ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/143 "2015-03-23T20:53:50Z")
A mob is always an ugly thing, even a virtual one ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/144 "2015-03-23T20:55:48Z")
Except for some flash mobs, they are works of art ---
**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 23, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/145 "2015-03-23T21:41:16Z")
I was once attacked by a mob of Abercrombie and Fitch models. Okay, not really. But it wasn’t for lack of trying! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/146 "2015-03-23T21:47:32Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > I was once attacked by a mob of Abercrombie and Fitch models. > > Okay, not really. But it wasn’t for lack of trying! Impossible! I have evidence that they are so undernourished they couldnt attack a stale saltine. :p:D ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/147 "2015-03-23T22:38:16Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > If you report a post and a moderator doesn’t think that any action needs to be taken, we generally do not reply to the person who reported the post. If you want to know why no action was taken on a particular post report, feel free to contact one of the moderators of that forum. > > We don’t mind being bothered. Really. It’s what we’re here for. I have. And I get no reply; exactly like I said. Hey, I get it: there are special rules for mods and everyone else can like it or lump it. All I’m asking is that you people be honest about it. I don’t think that’s unreasonable. Here is a PM I sent to **Johnathan Chance** on Friday: > [@](#): > > > [@](#): > > > > Re: You have received a warning at Straight Dope Message Board > > Quote: > > Originally Posted by Jonathan Chance > > Dear Grotonian, > > > > You have received a warning at Straight Dope Message Board. > > > > ## Reason: > > > > Personal Insults > > > > Please do not insult other posters in Great Debates. If you feel you must insult another poster, please take it to the BBQ Pit. > > > > ## Jonathan Chance Moderator Great Debates > > > > Original Post: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18223090](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18223090) > > Quote: > > Quote: > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > Originally Posted by Miller View Post > > > That’s alright. I found a random word generator online that makes about as much sense as you are right now. Hey, random word generator! What do you think about giving school days off for Muslim holidays? What’s that? “Haystack satan album ink gallows gallery mouse garden”? Well said, random word generator! Well said indeed! > > > > > > > [@](#): > > > > > > > > Yeah? Did it generate affect for effect? Keep dancing; the organ grinder’s turning the crank. > > > > Warnings serve as a reminder to you of the forum’s rules, which you are expected to understand and follow. > > > > All the best, > > Straight Dope Message Board > > This is totally ridiculous. What was the insult? And to whom do I appeal this nonsense? And, of course I got no response. Which is fine, but don’t tell people that they can expect a response if they question a mod action. They can’t. ---
**Author:** ![donkeyoatey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47c2d/32.png) [@donkeyoatey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donkeyoatey)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/148 "2015-03-23T22:49:56Z")
Hey, let’s get offa mobs, cause I just got offa yours. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/149 "2015-03-23T23:06:40Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > … > > This is totally ridiculous. What was the insult? And to whom do I appeal this nonsense? > > … If you really feel you’ve been slighted by a mod, post your warning and a question re: the warning\* in a new thread\*, with a link to the “alleged” insult. Let the court of public opinion rule on it. It’s done all the time. I’ve actually seen a mod change his mind after such a thread, but it’s far more likely that the members will point out what you missed in the matter. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/150 "2015-03-23T23:09:49Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > I have. And I get no reply; exactly like I said. Hey, I get it: there are special rules for mods and everyone else can like it or lump it. All I’m asking is that you people be honest about it. I don’t think that’s unreasonable. Here is a PM I sent to **Johnathan Chance** on Friday: > > And, of course I got no response. Which is fine, but don’t tell people that they can expect a response if they question a mod action. They can’t. It’s hardly been 1 working day of lapsed time. I think your expectations of a timely response are unrealistic. ---
**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 23, 2015, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/151 "2015-03-23T23:11:26Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > This is totally ridiculous. What was the insult? And to whom do I appeal this nonsense? Have you tried reading the description of the forum in which you’re currently posting? > [@The front page of the SDMB](#): > > **About This Message Board** > For all questions, comments, and complaints about the SDMB. Also, PM’s aren’t necessarily the best way to get a timely answer from a mod, especially over the weekend. We are, after all, unpaid volunteers who moderate here in our spare time. While we all make an effort to at least check our email for thread reports regularly, we don’t get any sort of a notification of a PM unless we’re logged into the board itself. And even then, it’s easy to overlook, particularly if you’re checking in from a smart phone where that little “Private Messages: Unread 1” in the upper corner is especially easy to overlook. [Moderating] That being said, this thread isn’t about you or your complaint with the board’s moderation. If you want to discuss the warning you received, or understand why other people weren’t similarly warned, I suggest you start your own thread on the subject, rather than continuing to hijack this one. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/152 "2015-03-23T23:54:42Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > Yes. Fenristopia. But it’s soopersekrit and only ultra-cool people can get in. > > So I got locked out. ☹ Me too, apparently. That link doesn’t even come CLOSE to working for me. ---
**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/153 "2015-03-24T00:55:09Z")
At least you didn’t get put in the box. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/154 "2015-03-24T01:13:07Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Have you tried reading the description of the forum in which you’re currently posting? > > Also, PM’s aren’t necessarily the best way to get a timely answer from a mod, especially over the weekend. We are, after all, unpaid volunteers who moderate here in our spare time. While we all make an effort to at least check our email for thread reports regularly, we don’t get any sort of a notification of a PM unless we’re logged into the board itself. And even then, it’s easy to overlook, particularly if you’re checking in from a smart phone where that little “Private Messages: Unread 1” in the upper corner is especially easy to overlook.] Not sure what I have set differently but when I visit and I’m logged in I get a notification box spring up that tells me I have a new PM. ---
**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 24, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/155 "2015-03-24T02:59:50Z")
> [@CarnalK](#): > > Not sure what I have set differently but when I visit and I’m logged in I get a notification box spring up that tells me I have a new PM. Ah, cool. Turns out, there’s a setting in the User CP to turn that on. ---
**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:** [March 24, 2015, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/156 "2015-03-24T09:09:09Z")
Note that if you are running a script blocker, it will block the PM notification pop-up. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/158 "2015-03-24T12:12:18Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > I have. And I get no reply; exactly like I said. Hey, I get it: there are special rules for mods and everyone else can like it or lump it. All I’m asking is that you people be honest about it. I don’t think that’s unreasonable. Here is a PM I sent to **Johnathan Chance** on Friday: > > And, of course I got no response. Which is fine, but don’t tell people that they can expect a response if they question a mod action. They can’t. Maybe they’re just not that into you. ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/159 "2015-03-24T14:52:58Z")
> [@lorene](#): > > Maybe they’re just not that into you. Well, ONE of them is; and he can’t stop stalking me from thread to thread. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/160 "2015-03-24T15:47:50Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Let me get this straight - YOU, who are _constantly_ demanding CITE! from other people, can’t be bothered to look up a post? Really? :rolleyes: I do not _constantly_ demand CITES! from other people. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576/161 "2015-03-24T16:08:39Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > :rolleyes: > I do not _constantly_ demand CITES! from other people. Maybe you should start. Little girl: “Hi, would you like to buy some girl scout cookies?” PlainJane: “I would like a CITE!” Little girl’s mom: “Pardon me?” PlainJane: “CITE! And some thin mints!” Little girl’s mom: “Let’s go, honey.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-sdmb-condone-cyber-bullying/715576.md?page=9)