# Why the fuck?????? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 23, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620 "2004-05-23T05:44:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/1 "2004-05-23T05:44:50Z")
…was [THIS](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=12032) thread closed? I would have LOVED to talk about some of the concerts I’ve seen… and would have **LOVED** to hear about MANY MORE other’s experiences… but some [unnamed] fucking mod saw fit to close it… I mean… there ARE 2 banned posters who participated… but… WHAT THE FUCK IS YOUR PROBLEM??? WHICH FUCKING MOD HAD A PROBLEM? WHY??? Why the hell was it closed? This god damn board is going to hell! Just let people fucking talk! Is that so god damn hard to understand? ---
**Author:** ![Hunter\_Hawk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/50afbb/32.png) [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/2 "2004-05-23T05:46:36Z")
Assuming you’re not just being snarky… Look at the dates on the posts. Reviving ancient threads is a Bad Thing. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/3 "2004-05-23T05:51:34Z")
K. A perfectly acceptable post… except I didn’t see the date… fuck me… Ban me! I guess I deserve it! ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/4 "2004-05-23T05:55:16Z")
You didn’t see the dates on the posts. It happens. Why don’t you start a new thread on the same subject? Sounds like a good topic. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/5 "2004-05-23T05:55:24Z")
Wow! I can’t believe I got sucked into this… Fuck You All ! ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/6 "2004-05-23T06:05:13Z")
Overreact much? Geez. If you want to talk about concerts you’ve been to, start your own thread on it. You made a mistake and revived an ancient thread. Accept it. An awful lot of people have done the same thing. Nobody’s singling you out as some kind of sacrificial goat. ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/7 "2004-05-23T06:09:18Z")
Ouch. **if6was9** , you’re really uncharacteristically touchy and snarky lately. Is everything okay? ---
**Author:** ![Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jimmy\_Chitwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Chitwood)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/8 "2004-05-23T06:11:40Z")
What the fuck is going on around here the last few days? **jayjay,** **if6was9** didn’t even _post_ in the linked thread. This is way beyond overreacting and into the realm of the com-fucking-pletely absurd. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/9 "2004-05-23T06:15:26Z")
Some dickweed was running around resurrecting bunches of 5 year old threads just to be annoying. He was banned and all the threads he brought back were locked. ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/10 "2004-05-23T06:21:06Z")
> [@if6was9](#): > > K. A perfectly acceptable post… except I didn’t see the date… fuck me… Ban me! I guess I deserve it! Ask and ye shall recieve. Do you want discourse or banning, pick one. Also, sue the guy that shat in your cheerios this morning. ---
**Author:** ![Joe\_Random](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Joe\_Random](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joe_Random)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/11 "2004-05-23T06:22:41Z")
> [@if6was9](#): > > Fuck > You > All > ! Fuck us all because someone’s ignoring the posting guidelines and reviving an ancient thread resulting in said thread being locked? Here’s the relevant quote from **Arnold Winkelried** from [thread=106617]this thread[/thread]: > [@](#): > > **What if I want to continue / add to the discussion on a topic that was mentioned in an old thread?** > > Start a new thread with a link to the old thread. A general guideline for “old” would be a thread older than three months. I fail to see the problem here. The locking of the thread in question was neither arbitrary nor capricious, but exactly in line with what one would expect based on the posting guidelines. If you want to discuss concerts, then by all means start a new thread. No one’s trying to stop you from discussing concerts. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_griffin-kentzel/32/14787_2.png) [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/12 "2004-05-23T06:35:28Z")
> [@](#): > > Some dickweed was running around resurrecting bunches of 5 year old threads just to be annoying. He was banned and all the threads he brought back were locked. Thank you, **Smeghead**. Feel free to start a new thread on the subject in **Cafe Society** if you’d like, **if6was9**. **Cajun Man** for the SDMB ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/13 "2004-05-23T06:45:30Z")
> [@Cajun Man](#): > > Feel free to start a new thread on the subject in **Cafe Society** if you’d like, **if6was9**. Yeah, but _after_ he sleeps the alcohol off. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/14 "2004-05-23T06:51:55Z")
> [@Q.E.D.](#): > > Yeah, but _after_ he sleeps the alcohol off. 😉 Such harsh reality **Q**. I thought we were supposed to pretend that that sort of thing never happened. Nobody ever tells me anything. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/15 "2004-05-23T07:01:34Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > Such harsh reality **Q**. I thought we were supposed to pretend that that sort of thing never happened. Nobody ever tells me anything. Oh, right. Of course. Silly me! Naturally, no one has _ever_ gotten drunk and posted to the SDMB. Not once. Especially not me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/16 "2004-05-23T07:34:03Z")
In other news, Eutychus really showed his age in that thread by saying he had tickets to the Allman Brothers before Duane died :eek: I thought he was _maybe_ early 30s if not late 20s. ---
**Author:** ![if6was9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/e47c2d/32.png) [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/17 "2004-05-23T18:10:05Z")
> [@TeaElle](#): > > Ouch. **if6was9** , you’re really uncharacteristically touchy and snarky lately. Is everything okay? 🙂 'sbeen a tough week, happy marriage proposals aside… I just didn’t notice the dates… and saw no reason to close it. Then when it was pointed out, it pissed me off that I did such a stupid thing. :o And, as **Q.E.D.** (correctly) guessed, I was quite drunk… All in all a pretty embarrassing night. I am sorry all. Remember, drinking and posting don’t mix. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![JRootabega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e7dd6/32.png) [@JRootabega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRootabega)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/18 "2004-05-23T18:18:33Z")
You know what’s funny, I read another board where NEW threads get closed and you get told to use an old thread instead (sometimes months old and far from being on the main page). ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/19 "2004-05-23T20:36:57Z")
> [@JRootabega](#): > > You know what’s funny, I read another board where NEW threads get closed and you get told to use an old thread instead (sometimes months old and far from being on the main page). I could’ve sworn that that used to be the policy here, which is why it confused the hell out of me when old threads started to get locked. Can anyone confirm or deny this? ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2004, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620/20 "2004-05-23T20:40:36Z")
The policy used to be no CURRENT multiple threads on the same subject. I recall thread necromancy being frowned on for pretty much the entire time I’ve been here. We’re not talking about threads that have dropped down for a few days, but _months_. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck/246620.md?page=2)