# Worst moderation on the net **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 7, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899 "2015-11-07T14:53:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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 7, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/21 "2015-11-07T17:30:10Z")
For the record, here’s the [previous thread on the pyramids](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742823), in which the OP had \*more than 800 posts \* (out of his 836 total) in a period of six weeks. Apparently this was insufficient to answer all his questions. As noted, the new thread was in GQ and not directed to Cecil. Given that there was extensive discussion of ramps in the previous thread, there seemed little likelihood that additional new information would be forthcoming. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/22 "2015-11-07T17:44:28Z")
> [@cladking](#): > > I just logged in for the very last time to write a goodbye speech. So long, and thanks for all the seltzer water. More Mojitos for all!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/23 "2015-11-07T17:54:01Z")
> [@cladking](#): > > I just logged in for the very last time to write a goodbye speech. Decamp, huh? Cool. ---
**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 7, 2015, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/24 "2015-11-07T17:56:05Z")
> [@cladking](#): > > I won’t be back and won’t log in again barring an apology. I am sorry that you had problems understanding how science works. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/25 "2015-11-07T17:58:29Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > The funny thing here is that, by “ask Cecil Adams,” he means, “[start a thread in General Questions.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=774457)” He is, it would seem, under the impression that Cecil personally answers all questions in that forum. Not to mention the impression that Cecil, uh, exists. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/26 "2015-11-07T19:16:01Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Not to mention the impression that Cecil, uh, exists. Don’t make me ban you for heresy! ---
**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 7, 2015, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/27 "2015-11-07T19:36:20Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Not to mention the impression that Cecil, uh, exists. No, Cecil Adams exists. Ed Zotti is the figment of the Straight Dope’s imagination. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/28 "2015-11-07T19:47:22Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I am sorry that you had problems understanding how science works. Or message boards, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Zyanthia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/29 "2015-11-07T20:24:09Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Don’t make me ban you for heresy! And then you must [spank us](https://youtu.be/b4aGYq4bz10?t=70)! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/30 "2015-11-07T20:28:12Z")
Somehow I feel like the board has failed in carrying out the prime directive with respect to this fine young mind. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/31 "2015-11-07T20:35:27Z")
Damn it. How’m I supposed to move up in the ranking if he won’t MENTION me? ---
**Author:** ![DinoR](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dinor/32/2821_2.png) [@DinoR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DinoR)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/32 "2015-11-07T20:42:07Z")
> [@Zyanthia](#): > > And then you must [spank us](https://youtu.be/b4aGYq4bz10?t=70)! Bad, wicked, naughty Zyan… er Zoot! ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/33 "2015-11-07T20:46:30Z")
[Well…bye.](http://lefthandbrewing.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/well-bye.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/34 "2015-11-07T20:48:56Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > Apologies are not visible unless you log in. Catch-22. > > And remember, being Cecil means [never having to say you’re sorry](http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/subgenius/images/6/67/Cthulhu.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120317210236). We used to have the Apology Wallow, but it was closed along with the Barn House. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/35 "2015-11-07T20:54:20Z")
If you’re going to argue they’re the worst, shouldn’t you bring up an example of bad moderation? ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/36 "2015-11-07T21:01:50Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > No, Cecil Adams exists. Ed Zotti is the figment of the Straight Dope’s imagination. I think our entire reality exists in the mind of **Cecil**. Like how _St. Elsewhere_ was inside the mind of an autistic child. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/37 "2015-11-07T21:15:30Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > For the record, here’s the [previous thread on the pyramids](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=742823), in which the OP had \*more than 800 posts \* (out of his 836 total) in a period of six weeks. WTF…the freaking pyramids??? THAT’S the bug that crawled up this guy’s ass? And here I thought this was fallout from one of those interminable pro/anti-Muslim threads… ---
**Author:** ![Ranger\_Jeff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranger_jeff/32/2065_2.png) [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/38 "2015-11-07T21:18:44Z")
Well, I guess cladking or was he dopestraight sure told us. :smack: To express my heartfelt sorrow in an appropriate and meaningful way over the cruel and close-minded manner he was treated here, I just emptied my bladder. That’ll show you. That’ll show you all! Bwa ha ha ha ha! ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/39 "2015-11-07T21:19:10Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Damn it. How’m I supposed to move up in the ranking if he won’t MENTION me? You have to watch, and when you see Miller heading towards a thread, you trip him and take his place. ---
**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:** [November 7, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/40 "2015-11-07T21:22:58Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > No, Cecil Adams exists. Ed Zotti is the figment of the Straight Dope’s imagination. [That’s not _entirely_ accurate…](http://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/who-is-cecil-adams) 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899.md?page=3)