# Why'd you lock my tipping thread, Twix? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 22, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637 "2013-06-22T15:45:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Zeriel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/58956e/32.png) [@Zeriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeriel)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/21 "2013-06-24T03:19:39Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > She had full discretion. She could have “behave[d] responsibly as a mod” by telling **TriPolar** to open a new thread. I think she showed considerable restraint in not doing that. If it were me, if you brought up something in public when the mods have repeatedly said they prefer you ask in private first, I would deny you just on that. Ladies and gentlemen, this is why we can’t have nice things. \*\*BigT \*\*thinks it’s OKAY to mod on spite. Of course, \*\*twickster \*\*is apparently willing to consider doing so. If you don’t have the constitution to deal with public criticism or snark about your actions taken as a forum moderator while still performing your duties in as fair and even-handed a way as you can muster, that’s IMHO a sign you should consider stepping down from moderation duties. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/22 "2013-06-24T19:18:16Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > She had full discretion. She could have “behave[d] responsibly as a mod” by telling **TriPolar** to open a new thread. I think she showed considerable restraint in not doing that. If it were me, if you brought up something in public when the mods have repeatedly said they prefer you ask in private first, I would deny you just on that. > > The funny thing is that you did the exact same thing she did. You chastised her for being childish and rude. Jesus Christ give it a rest. May God bless you always!!! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/23 "2013-06-24T19:31:10Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > If it were me, if you brought up something in public when the mods have repeatedly said they prefer you ask in private first, I would deny you just on that. If it were me, I’d publicly shame them on every social media site I’m a member of and would call their places of employment to ask if their bosses knew what fucking douchebags they are being on the Internet. That’s why I’m not a mod. Sounds like you probably shouldn’t be one either. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/24 "2013-06-24T20:27:44Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Jesus Christ give it a rest. > > May God bless you always!!! Regards mmm ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/25 "2013-06-24T20:37:47Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > mmm Donuts. ~(\_8^(|) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/26 "2013-06-24T22:06:15Z")
Now that was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/27 "2013-06-24T22:10:46Z")
> [@Zeriel](#): > > Ladies and gentlemen, this is why we can’t have nice things. They told me it was because immigrants. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/28 "2013-06-26T00:51:09Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Donuts. > > ~(\_8^(|) I can’t believe I actually got that emoticon without even trying hard. ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/29 "2013-06-26T17:50:49Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Jesus Christ give it a rest. > > May God bless you always!!! I saw what you done there. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/30 "2013-06-26T19:19:44Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > Donuts. > > ~(\_8^(|) Okay. I’m gonna need this splained. I’m old and feeble minded. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/31 "2013-06-26T19:23:28Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > Okay. I’m gonna need this splained. I’m old and feeble minded. It’s a emoticon of Homer Simpson, and a play off of the “mmm” post above it, as in “Mmm.. Donuts…” ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/32 "2013-06-26T19:30:41Z")
I got that part that its Homer going mmm (and OMG I just bought a boat!) . But I have a hard time seeing Homer. But now that I know its supposed to be Homer down there I I can see it. I suppose I thought the symbols represented something else and that assumption threw me off. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/33 "2013-06-26T22:00:42Z")
Tilde is his hair, 8 his eyes, caret is nose, (|) is mouth. It’s on his side. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/34 "2013-06-26T22:40:16Z")
It’s also a nod to the Doper **Powers** , who signs off his posts with an emoticon. > [@](#): > > Powers &8^] ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2013, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/35 "2013-06-26T23:54:37Z")
> [@Bob Ducca](#): > > It’s a emoticon of Homer Simpson, and a play off of the “mmm” post above it, as in “Mmm.. Donuts…” I can’t see Homer Simpson in that, no matter how much I squint. ---
**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:** [June 27, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/36 "2013-06-27T00:28:13Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > I can’t see Homer Simpson in that, no matter how much I squint. ~ hair ( top of bald head \_ side of head 8 eyes ^ nose (|) lips and 5 o’clock shadow ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/37 "2013-06-27T01:13:24Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > ~ hair > > ( top of bald head > > \_ side of head > > 8 eyes > > ^ nose > > (|) lips and 5 o’clock shadow Exxcelllannt. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/38 "2013-06-27T01:14:46Z")
Us old farts are beyond help. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/39 "2013-06-27T01:16:23Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > It’s also a nod to the Doper **Powers** , who signs off his posts with an emoticon. Yeah, but what does \*his \*emoticon mean? ---
**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:** [June 27, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637/40 "2013-06-27T02:26:57Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > ~ hair > > ( top of bald head > > \_ side of head > > 8 eyes > > ^ nose > > (|) lips and 5 o’clock shadow It looks more like something I saw on Angkor Wat. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-you-lock-my-tipping-thread-twix/661637.md?page=3)