# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/41 "2015-11-07T21:24:51Z")
I thought the pyramids were built to store grain. ---
**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, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/42 "2015-11-07T21:25:39Z")
> [@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. Actually, it would be interesting to see what Cecil might say, since his responses to other questions have included gems like “If ignorance were cornflakes, you’d be General Mills,” and “I’m going to explain this as well as I can, given the limits of my space and your attention span.” ---
**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, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/43 "2015-11-07T21:27:46Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > I thought the pyramids were built to store grain. Maybe the OP should consider running for President. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/44 "2015-11-07T21:30:49Z")
Cecil can get away with all the insults and put-downs us peons can only wish to heap upon the OP. ---
**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, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/45 "2015-11-07T21:31:53Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > Actually, it would be interesting to see what Cecil might say, since his responses to other questions have included gems like “If ignorance were cornflakes, you’d be General Mills,” and “I’m going to explain this as well as I can, given the limits of my space and your attention span.” Then there’s the beautiful reply from one of the first books, if not THE first book: > [@column submission](#): > > Is it possible for my roommate to have sex with his cat? Cecil’s reply: " No, for the same reason you can’t park a Cadillac in a closet ". Face it, the man has a way with words. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/46 "2015-11-07T21:34:19Z")
> [@cladking](#): > > …I won’t be back and won’t log in again barring an apology. Don’t hold your breath. ---
**Author:** ![Measure\_for\_Measure](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/measure_for_measure/32/557_2.png) [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/47 "2015-11-07T21:41:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I am sorry that you had problems understanding how science works. ## Hijacking, I think this board could teach us some things about rhetoric, the study of the effective use of language, as well as logic broadly defined, the study of valid inference. Also, I’ll quote from the OP’s first post in the December 2014 thread on pyramids, to give us an idea of his style of argument. I’ll add emphasis: [QUOTE=cladking] Ramps have been debunked as a means to have built the great pyramids. \*\*The evidence of how they were built is right before our eyes but people can’t accept it \*\*because they want to believe modern man is the crown of creation and ancient people were primitive and superstitious. Stones were pulled straight up the five step pyramids one step at a time using counterweights as described by Herodotus, Horapollo, and ancient writings. You can still see the vertical lines that mark the path of the stones and the five steps in the gravimetric scan made in 1987; > **[H. D. Bui](http://hdbui.blogspot.com/)** > > Page personnelle de H. D. Bui There are canals leading away from the great pyramids and other evidence for counterweights operating on the pyramid as well as the cliff faces. [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![jimbuff314](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c57346/32.png) [@jimbuff314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimbuff314)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/48 "2015-11-07T22:08:58Z")
> [@Cartooniverse](#): > > [That’s not _entirely_ accurate…](http://www.timeout.com/chicago/things-to-do/who-is-cecil-adams) > > 😃 I hadn’t seen that article before. Thanks, **Cartooniverse**. When I saw the thread last night, I was like “You have got to be kidding me.” Thanks to the GQ moderator for closing it. ---
**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, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/49 "2015-11-07T22:54:09Z")
> [@TreacherousCretin](#): > > Don’t hold your breath. Poor advice, IMO. ---
**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, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/50 "2015-11-07T23:01:00Z")
Okay, that thread needed to be closed. I will say this though, I don’t think moderators should be snarky when they got their mod hat on. I mean, if they are just participating in a thread, then fine, snark away. But if you’re taking moderator action, be professional. ---
**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, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/51 "2015-11-07T23:09:23Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, that thread needed to be closed. I will say this though, I don’t think moderators should be snarky when they got their mod hat on. > > I mean, if they are just participating in a thread, then fine, snark away. But if you’re taking moderator action, be professional. Oops. I posted this in the wrong thread. NM.:o ---
**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, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/52 "2015-11-07T23:17:00Z")
Yeah, I was wondering about that, I see how one can get confused, one thread was about controversial history from the middle east, this thread is about the same but with soda water. 🙂 ---
**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:** [November 8, 2015, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/53 "2015-11-08T00:18:23Z")
> [@cladking](#): > > I suppose the culture here is to always toe the line when it comes to established beliefs and understandings so there was naturally a tendency to pile on… > > …Just for asking the question the thread was closed. I even specifically said I wasn’t going to argue any points and merely wanted any opinions that were supplied. I was given a warning. Welcome to the Dope. ---
**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 8, 2015, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/54 "2015-11-08T01:23:09Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > Damn it. How’m I supposed to move up in the ranking if he won’t MENTION me? **Jonathan** , my man, you’re under simultaneous attack from the left, from the right, and from the outer fringe. That’s the trifecta of moderation. You must be doing something right. I’m going to nominate for the Moderation Hall of Fame. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/55 "2015-11-08T01:45:38Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > **Jonathan** , my man, you’re under simultaneous attack from the left, from the right, and from the outer fringe. That’s the trifecta of moderation. You must be doing something right. I’m going to nominate for the Moderation Hall of Fame. 😃 And who is going to monitor this Hall? ---
**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 8, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/56 "2015-11-08T01:55:02Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > **Jonathan** , my man, you’re under simultaneous attack from the left, from the right, and from the outer fringe. That’s the trifecta of moderation. You must be doing something right. I’m going to nominate for the Moderation Hall of Fame. 😃 If you’re keeping up, I’m protecting the Jews while also being a Stormfront guy. I’m also protecting the Muslims AND harkening back I’m a radical conservative. I’m losing myself in all this. Agh! ---
**Author:** ![magellan01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/57 "2015-11-08T02:13:05Z")
> [@Grrr](#): > > Okay, that thread needed to be closed. I will say this though, I don’t think moderators should be snarky when they got their mod hat on. > > I mean, if they are just participating in a thread, then fine, snark away. But if you’re taking moderator action, be professional. Agree 100%. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/58 "2015-11-08T02:31:56Z")
1. The moderation here isn’t perfect 2. Anyone who thinks this is the worse on the net never belonged to a Yuku group. The whole system basically died from poor moderation across their boards. 3. I should insert a hello here but I’m just not feeling it right now. ---
**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 8, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/59 "2015-11-08T02:44:26Z")
> [@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. You mean he doesn’t? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899/60 "2015-11-08T02:54:21Z")
Last word. It was done with [ramps](https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1280&bih=585&q=ramps&oq=ramps&gs_l=img.3..0l10.1194.2083.0.2913.5.5.0.0.0.0.88.373.5.5.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..0.5.371.9hpPhEdVoiY). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899.md?page=4)