# Why does this forum allow member complaints? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 8, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856 "2010-11-08T01:58:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/41 "2010-11-09T11:30:30Z")
A big part of the problem is that there’s a few posters who seem to have a habit of mod baiting. Doesn’t matter what the issue is, these posters are going to bitch about whatever the mod did. Frankly, I think that we should just ignore these posters, and not respond to them, because they aren’t out for any sort of fairness, they are only interested in trying to provoke the staff, and sometimes other posters as well. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/42 "2010-11-09T16:47:18Z")
> [@the lone cashew](#): > > **Tom**? > [@Tahssa](#): > > You are correct. The person Carnalk is mentioning is tom. You win a star. Looks like someone unfamiliar with **adhay’s** recent classic thread just got whooshed. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/43 "2010-11-09T18:49:51Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > A big part of the problem is that there’s a few posters who seem to have a habit of mod baiting. That’s just because the mods suck. In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584797) **Marley** takes it upon himself to change the thread title without the OP’s permission. No request, just changed the title. Why? And **TubaDiva** just arbitrarily locks [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83471), even though it was a simple question about a member’s username. Fight the power people! ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/44 "2010-11-09T18:53:15Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > And **TubaDiva** just arbitrarily locks [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83471), even though it was a simple question about a member’s username. That thread was closed because it was 9 years old – a “zombie” thread. You might not like the rule about zombies here, but **Tuba** was just implementing that rule. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/45 "2010-11-09T18:53:27Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > … And **TubaDiva** just arbitrarily locks [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83471), even though it was a simple question about a member’s username. > > … Be fair: it was extremely zombified. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/46 "2010-11-09T18:54:58Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > That’s just because the mods suck. In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584797) **Marley** takes it upon himself to change the thread title without the OP’s permission. No request, just changed the title. Why? I believe the thread title as originally posted had the wrong Roman Numeral in it and thus was not indicative of what show the thread was really about. I am willing to bet the OP wouldn’t mind a correction like that. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/47 "2010-11-09T18:56:20Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > That’s just because the mods suck. In [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=584797) **Marley** takes it upon himself to change the thread title without the OP’s permission. No request, just changed the title. Why? And **TubaDiva** just arbitrarily locks [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=83471), even though it was a simple question about a member’s username. > > Fight the power people! Thus answering the question posted in the title: because some people need a hobby. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/48 "2010-11-09T18:57:42Z")
It was a joke, people. I picked the two most harmless mod decisions I could find. ATMB takes itself _way_ too seriously. ---
**Author:** ![Lare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/53a042/32.png) [@Lare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lare)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/49 "2010-11-09T19:05:23Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > It was a joke, people. I picked the two most harmless mod decisions I could find. ATMB takes itself _way_ too seriously. Since I responded about The Simpsons episode, I guess all I can say is “D’oh!” Or “_shimatta-baka-ni_.” :smack: ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/50 "2010-11-09T19:14:20Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > It was a joke, people. I picked the two most harmless mod decisions I could find. ATMB takes itself _way_ too seriously. I’m sorry, but I still don’t get the humour in your post. But then, I’m from the UK, so what do I know? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/51 "2010-11-09T19:18:07Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > A big part of the problem is that there’s a few posters who seem to have a habit of mod baiting. Some are even masters at this. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/52 "2010-11-09T19:21:45Z")
> [@Lare](#): > > :smack: Ha! Really, what I was making fun of, and was unfortunately proven right, is that the SDMB denizens post kneejerk reactions. It doesn’t even matter what the subject is. There is no sense of humor or perspective on either side. One camp bitches incessantly and is opposed by a camp that defends regardless of the charge. Complaints do need to be open, but it was better when it was in the pit where neutral posters actually bothered to chime in. Things got solved that way. What we have now is a constant, and I mean it never seems to stop, battle between insurgents and sycophants. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/53 "2010-11-09T19:21:51Z")
I’d love to see a definition of “mod baiting” that can be differentiated from “asking questions of mods when they’ve stepped on their own dicks, pissed down their own legs, and contradicted themselves three times per sentence.” ---
**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:** [November 9, 2010, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/54 "2010-11-09T19:27:59Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > I’m sorry, but I still don’t get the humour in your post. But then, I’m from the UK, so what do I know? It’s kind of when you say something that turns out to be totally wrong, then you try to cover it with “I was just kidding! Really!!” ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/55 "2010-11-09T19:29:29Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > I’m sorry, but I still don’t get the humour in your post. But then, I’m from the UK, so what do I know? **Lynn** talked about posters “baiting” the mods. So I threw out a piece of bait in the form of a complaint that had utterly no merit. NONE! I thought the British were supposed to understand dry humor. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/56 "2010-11-09T19:30:58Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > It’s kind of when you say something that turns out to be totally wrong, then you try to cover it with “I was just kidding! Really!!” You sadden me, and are part of the problem I was making fun of. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/57 "2010-11-09T19:39:09Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > You sadden me, and are part of the problem I was making fun of. I’m sorry: you’ll have to bear with me. Is this an example of the humour of which you speak? ---
**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:** [November 9, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/58 "2010-11-09T19:44:09Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > You sadden me, and are part of the problem I was making fun of. I apologize, and hope that [this cheers you up.](http://fwtc.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/clown20car1.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/59 "2010-11-09T19:44:18Z")
> [@NineToTheSky](#): > > I’m sorry: you’ll have to bear with me. Is this an example of the humour of which you speak? Nope. Not that post. **Czarcasm** really does sadden me. I don’t like the complainers, but that guy is all too predictable. ---
**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:** [November 9, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856/60 "2010-11-09T20:52:34Z")
> [@A Monkey With a Gun](#): > > Nope. Not that post. **Czarcasm** really does sadden me. I don’t like the complainers, but that guy is all too predictable. Really? Did you expect…[_this?_](http://wiki.urbandead.com/images/7/77/Spanish_inquisition.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-this-forum-allow-member-complaints/559856.md?page=4)