# Yay, we've been saved from ourselves again! **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 5, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013 "2012-05-05T18:41:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/1 "2012-05-05T18:41:54Z")
[Link.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15035609&postcount=19) Miller (who I believe is a good mod) closed the [Walmarticus](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=650754) thread even though posters were having a good time. I know this has been done before but this is tiresome. If you really need to be anal about it, move it MPSIMP and let posters continue to have fun - the thing we come here to do, remember. But I suppose\*\* Twix\*\* would save us from ourselves there. Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/2 "2012-05-05T18:55:35Z")
That may have been my fault. I make it a habit of not visiting The Pit. I have posted in 49 threads since I got here that are now in The Pit and a good number of them have been closed for whatever reason. But since this one looked tame and silly enough I thought I’d break my own rule and see what would happen. I guess I know! 😉 Sorry, y’all! ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/3 "2012-05-05T19:27:45Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > If you really need to be anal about it, move it MPSIMP and let posters continue to have fun - the thing we come here to do, remember. > > But I suppose\*\* Twix\*\* would save us from ourselves there. Sigh. Yep, because a silly thread there was closed down a few days ago. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/4 "2012-05-05T19:52:30Z")
We’ve all seen it. A bad mood leads to bad modding. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/5 "2012-05-05T20:10:17Z")
Are you actually protesting the closing of a thread where the _OP_ says “Nevermind” after giving us nothing but the title? Low standards I can understand, but no standards whatsoever…? ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/6 "2012-05-05T20:19:14Z")
Closing a thread because it’s “too pointless” or “too silly” or “too stupid” means only one thing: the moderators clearly don’t have enough to do. Sometimes the point is to not have a point. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/7 "2012-05-05T20:31:56Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Closing a thread because it’s “too pointless” or “too silly” or “too stupid” means only one thing: the moderators clearly don’t have enough to do. Sometimes the point is to not have a point. Much like _this_ thread, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/8 "2012-05-05T20:39:43Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Much like _this_ thread, I suppose. Or maybe like [this one.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=646988) 😉 ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/9 "2012-05-05T20:43:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Are you actually protesting the closing of a thread where the _OP_ says “Nevermind” after giving us nothing but the title? Low standards I can understand, but no standards whatsoever…? Protest is a strong word for my OP. I just don’t understand those types of closings. This is a message board. People come here for entertainment. What possible harm is there in leaving a thread open where posters are clearly having fun and there is no harm being done? My objection is not this thread in particular but these types of closings in general. Let us have our fun, consarnit! As a matter of fact, it’s always asked in these situations but never answered directly so let me ask it officially: Mods, how can a thread be “too pointless” if people are participating in it and enjoying themselves? Why not let it sink on it’s own accord? What do threads like this hurt by being allowed to remain open? Thank You. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/10 "2012-05-05T20:50:54Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Much like _this_ thread, I suppose. Not at all. Just because you don’t like doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a point. I’m a member of this community - same as you - and as such, am free to express my opinion of the running of this board in the appropriate forum. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/11 "2012-05-05T20:52:52Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Or maybe like [this one.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=646988) 😉 No. Once again I point out that the OP of the thread in question said nothing more than “Nevermind”-as in “Disregard”, “I made a mistake in starting this”, “I changed my mind” etc. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/12 "2012-05-05T20:55:58Z")
[Post #4 from the MPSIMS rules sticky.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9505194&postcount=4) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/13 "2012-05-05T21:02:38Z")
And if the thread in question were a postcount padding party, that rule would be relevant. (If still dumb, but it’s a dope rule so that’s not new.) ---
**Author:** ![living\_in\_hell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3d9bf3/32.png) [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/14 "2012-05-05T21:13:39Z")
I like that thread! I know that this place is pretty much a nerd herd (I say that lovingly and include myself) but there was something about that thread that had a “last day of school before Xmas break” feel…like it was fun and funNY. Even smart kids need to losen up once in a while…and there, the humor was still smart. Having had my first 2 threads closed plus numerous personal attacks (no not playing victim) as well as threats to be banned, I found it quite refreshing. Better than name calling or nitpicking a typo or a smily, in my opinion. (please don’t ban me for posting this!) ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/15 "2012-05-05T22:10:26Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > [Post #4 from the MPSIMS rules sticky.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9505194&postcount=4) Blah, blah, blah. Same ol’, same ol’. I’m quite aware aware of that post. The thread in the OP doesn’t apply to either but that didn’t answer my question anyway. It’s just the same dodge that’s always given. Let me help you see the relevant question **“What do threads like this hurt by being allowed to remain open?”** Wanna take a swing at a real answer? ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/16 "2012-05-05T22:13:35Z")
I’m not a mod, but I would guess that the danger is in a number of useless/pointless threads being created/bumped/posted in at the same time, and pushing actual content off of the front page of the forum thread list. One might not be annoying (to you). Ten probably are. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/17 "2012-05-05T22:22:34Z")
The OP removed any content or meaning of the thread when he posted nothing more than “Nevermind”. Threads with no content or meaning get closed. That what it says in the rules you agreed to. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/18 "2012-05-05T22:25:51Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > The OP removed any content or meaning of the thread when he posted nothing more than “Nevermind”. Threads with no content or meaning get closed. That what it says in the rules you agreed to. Yeah, I didn’t think so. . ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/19 "2012-05-05T22:35:13Z")
> [@Trepa\_Mayfield](#): > > I’m not a mod, but I would guess that the danger is in a number of useless/pointless threads being created/bumped/posted in at the same time, and pushing actual content off of the front page of the forum thread list. One might not be annoying (to you). Ten probably are. If there’s enough of a community to make 10 viable goofy threads all at the top of the forum page then they’re the actual content. Czarcasm, if posting never mind stripped all the meaning from the thread, it would have had 0 replies and disappeared into the bowels of the forum. Since it didn’t, clearly it meant something to someone. ---
**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:** [May 5, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013/20 "2012-05-05T22:35:14Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > Yeah, I didn’t think so. This is a moderated board, but apparently you don’t like that fact. I happen to think that getting a sense of what a thread is about by looking at the title is pretty damn handy, but you seem to think that turning the whole MPSIMS into some sort of unmoderated free-association game would be fine and dandy. To each his(or her) own, but I think that such a forum would look like shit. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yay-weve-been-saved-from-ourselves-again/621013.md?page=2)