# Would You Mod The Dope?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 11, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mod-the-dope/524578 "2010-01-11T23:44:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gary\_Robson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gary_robson/32/3448_2.png) [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mod-the-dope/524578/72 "2010-01-14T05:04:22Z")

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Just to join the mod chorus, I didn’t respond to the poll because I mod two forums and used to mod a third, and I wouldn’t want to pick. But 98% of the time I really do enjoy this gig. Really, there’s only one forum here that I just plain flat-out wouldn’t want to moderate. My skin is fairly thick and I’m reasonably calm, but there’s no way I could mod the Pit.

> [@cmyk](#):
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> One thing, though: Do I have to buy my own jack boots?

Sometimes they’ll offer you used jackboots from a “retired” mod. Trust me. You don’t want them. Buy new ones.

> [@bucketybuck](#):
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> here are so many rules lawyers around here, I think certain places would benefit from a harsher, Manhattan style, like it or lump form of moderation.
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> Mod: You are being a jerk, shut the fuck up  
> Whiny ass: No I am not, because you didn’t warn whiny ass #2 in this other thread…  
> Mod: DID I NOT SAY SHUT THE FUCK UP? WHEN I SAY IT YOU SHUT IT, GOT IT?

Which, of course, reminds me of the absolute best moderator response of all time (and, yes, it was **manhattan** ):

> [@How do I keep IE from automatically chenging the text size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-ie-from-automatically-chenging-the-text-size/143703/26):
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> > [@How do I keep IE from automatically chenging the text size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-ie-from-automatically-chenging-the-text-size/143703/24):
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> > sailor, Hail Ants, I wasn’t talking to you. What are you, the fucking hall monitors?
> 
> As it happens, _I_ am the fucking hall monitor. If you don’t want help, don’t ask. You insult another user and you’re done here. That is _not_ how we do things here.
> 
> So knock it off.

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