# Would this thread be acceptable? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 21, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652 "2009-10-21T18:55:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/21 "2009-10-23T18:35:50Z")
Much obliged, **twickster**. > [@MeanOldLady](#): > > So posting something that is a “bad idea” is “unacceptable” and will be closed down, but it isn’t against the rules. There’s no specific rule against it, and if you opened a thread like this without asking you wouldn’t get a warning for it. But no, it wouldn’t be allowed. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/22 "2009-10-23T19:35:03Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Knock yourselves out – but only a chump would bet on me. **Marley** ’s honed his skills hunting spammers, and has been known to ban them before they even post. Seriously. Dude is good. > > Thanks – I do pride myself on my eyerolling. KAYFABE, girl. How am I supposed to make a buck if you’re putting over your opponent like that? See, the way the deal works is we make people think you can/will win, so that everybody bets on you. Then, in the actual race, you “accidentally trip” allowing **Marley** to win the race. We then divide the profits…say 70% for me as the promoter, 10% each for you and **Marley** , and 10% for…um…expenses that I’ll handle. Tarnation. A perfectly good scam just ruint all to hell. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/23 "2009-10-23T19:38:10Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > I think that sounds like a very cool thread, but only if **Angry Lurker** posts what people PM him without the names. It would be a kind of PostSecret, only message board style. I fail to see how this is on par with revealing Social Security Numbers. Heh. I can see the other readers in the thread trying to guess which embarrassing confessions went with wich posters. “That mlees. I always suspected he was a poncy git. I bet he was the one who…” ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/24 "2009-10-23T20:05:22Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > I think that sounds like a very cool thread, but only if **Angry Lurker** posts what people PM him without the names. It would be a kind of PostSecret, only message board style. I fail to see how this is on par with revealing Social Security Numbers. Yeah, they have “post your anonymous confessions” threads over on Something Awful fairly routinely, where someone sets up a temporary web mail account and reposts people’s submissions with identifying info removed. They’re usually pretty interesting, in that people can solicit and give advice on sensitive topics, although there is also a fairly high percentage of obviously fake “confessions”. I can’t say I really understand the point of what the OP is proposing, though. Why would anyone want to PM their secrets to some stranger on a message board if there’s not going to be any feedback or follow up? ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/25 "2009-10-23T20:11:46Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > I think that sounds like a very cool thread, but only if **Angry Lurker** posts what people PM him without the names. It would be a kind of PostSecret, only message board style. I fail to see how this is on par with revealing Social Security Numbers. > > And if **Angry Lurker** just wants people to PM him confessions (and not post anything after the initial plea) how exactly is locking the thread going to accomplish anything? > > This kind of modding seems like bizarre paternalism to me. I like this idea even more than my original idea. I would envisage it something like this: Poster X sends me PM with what they want to discuss. I reply back with what I intend to post as anonymised as I can so Poster X is not identifiable and ask for that poster’s assent to post it. If said assent is given then I post it. And subsequent replies from poster X can be handled in the same way. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Poster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/26 "2009-10-23T20:50:54Z")
Update: Have received an invitation to start the above theorised thread on giraffe boards. You can find it at [The anonymous confessions thread - The Giraffe Boards](http://www.giraffeboards.com/showthread.php?t=6699) ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652/27 "2009-10-23T21:33:49Z")
Yeah, there was nothing in the OP about **AL** posting anything – which we also wouldn’t allow, but would be able to point to a rule for: no socks. Since y’all have found a place to play this game, I’m gonna lock this thread. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-thread-be-acceptable/514652.md?page=1)