Worst moderation on the net

[John_Mace]

I thought the pyramids were built to store grain.

[Colibri]

@Miller

The funny thing here is that, by “ask Cecil Adams,” he means, “start a thread in General Questions.” 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.”

[Colibri]

@John_Mace

I thought the pyramids were built to store grain.

Maybe the OP should consider running for President.

[silenus]

Cecil can get away with all the insults and put-downs us peons can only wish to heap upon the OP.

[Cartooniverse]

@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.

[TreacherousCretin]

@cladking

…I won’t be back and won’t log in again barring an apology.

Don’t hold your breath.

[Measure_for_Measure]

@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:

@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;

http://hdbui.blogspot.com/

There are canals leading away from the great pyramids and other evidence for counterweights operating on the pyramid as well as the cliff faces.

[jimbuff314]

@Cartooniverse

That’s not entirely accurate…

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.

[Chefguy]

@TreacherousCretin

Don’t hold your breath.

Poor advice, IMO.

[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.

[Grrr]

@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

[GIGObuster]

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.

[Drunky_Smurf]

@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.

[Colibri]

@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.

[running_coach]

@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?

[Jonathan_Chance]

@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!

[magellan01]

@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%.

[kopek]

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.

[Siam_Sam]

@Miller

The funny thing here is that, by “ask Cecil Adams,” he means, “start a thread in General Questions.” He is, it would seem, under the impression that Cecil personally answers all questions in that forum.

You mean he doesn’t?

[Exapno_Mapcase]

Last word. It was done with ramps.