# Why the heck did you become a mod here?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [March 10, 2006, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822 "2006-03-10T14:01:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822/41 "2006-03-15T14:23:02Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> in high school, I played first bass at all of the football games…I eventually stepped down, because it was approaching time for the Comprehensive Exams, and I wasn’t able to put in the time commitment needed any more.

Exactly my point. After you left, **TD** had to scramble to find a replacement tuba player for the mod staff. Since there aren’t that many of us out there, she got stuck with me.

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**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822/42 "2006-03-16T03:38:13Z")

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> [@TVeblen](#):
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> I’m _adulated!_ Finally!
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> It feels so strange.

Careful, if you keep it up, you will go blind.  
😃

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822/43 "2006-03-16T18:35:26Z")

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> [@EddyTeddyFreddy](#):
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> Beats the heck out of being acidulated, let alone vesiculated.

Or adulterated.

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**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:** [March 17, 2006, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822/44 "2006-03-17T08:59:21Z")

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Why did I become a mod here?

… I respectfully refuse to answer, I know my rights, I plead the 18th Amendment.

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**Author:** ![fluiddruid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c2a13f/32.png) [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2006, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-heck-did-you-become-a-mod-here/347822/45 "2006-03-17T13:54:57Z")

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> [@Rico](#):
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> Why I wanted to be a mod? I’m not the most prolific poster on these boards, in fact, when I was named a Mod, the general consensus among the Teeming Millions was, “Who the hell is **Rico**?”

I feel your pain.

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