# You banned Thaidog! Now I burning your dog! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 25, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698 "2003-09-25T06:37:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![d\_redguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@d\_redguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d_redguy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/61 "2003-09-30T23:26:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > \*\*😕 Where are you getting this? I hold absolutely no sway whatsoever with the administration of this board to influence having someone banned or unbanned, other than the same power we all have - that little “Report this post to a Moderator” link. (Trust me, if I did have any power, things would change around here! 😃 ) Neither **Lynn** nor anyone else ever asks me for advice, and I don’t offer it, 'cause it’s not my business. (Basically, there is no Clique[sup]TM[/sup].) > > Also, it looks like a lot of people were offended by his remarks, not just me, so, again, I’m not sure why you noticed me and no one else, and that’s why I said (IMHO only) that he ought to consider a board-wide apology for that reason. > > Besides, personally, I barely noticed him at all - I just wanted to help stomp out a little ignorance on his part. > > Esprix \*\* …aww man. Nevermind dude. You’re looking for drama when there really isn’t none. I’m just going to drop it. Forget it. I am sorry for noticing you. Really. That’s what I get for trying to bring some people back together after some bad stuff was said. No wonder I lurk. …goes back to hiding in the shadows… ---
**Author:** ![d\_redguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@d\_redguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d_redguy)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/62 "2003-09-30T23:28:12Z")
> [@](#): > > isn’t none. isn’t any. or is none. Whichever you prefer. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/63 "2003-10-01T02:51:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by d\_redguy \* > \*\*…aww man. Nevermind dude. You’re looking for drama when there really isn’t none. I’m just going to drop it. Forget it. I am sorry for noticing you. Really. That’s what I get for trying to bring some people back together after some bad stuff was said. No wonder I lurk. > > …goes back to hiding in the shadows… \*\* No, all that **Esprix** was saying was that if **Thaidog** is going to petition for an unbanning, then he needs to do so with the Administrators of the SDMB only. Whether he apologizes to **Esprix** is irrelevant (unless, for some reason, an apology to anyone is part of the reinstatement agreement; regardless, though, that’s still a decision made only by the Administrators of the SDMB). **Esprix** was just trying to let you know that he plays _no part whatsoever_ in deciding _any_ policy around these here parts. Whether the decisions be about bannings, unbannings, the layout of the SDMB, or anything else that falls outside the realm of a regular poster, he doesn’t have a say. Period. There was no drama in his posts in this thread; he was just setting the record straight. If you have further questions about the policies of the SDMB, please go and read the threads in [About This Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?daysprune=&forumid=2). ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/64 "2003-10-01T03:34:45Z")
Thanks for clarifying, **Skip**. No drama intended. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![jackelope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/65 "2003-10-01T03:57:24Z")
I always got the impression that **Thaidog** was a fairly sane guy during the daytime, then after work he’d get totally drunk out of his mind and start posting. The execrable typing, the incoherent sentences, the smug attempts at good-ol’-boy humor, the obliviousness to what others were saying, the overblown reactions to petty slights coupled with utter unwillingness to acknowledge his own offenses: it all seemed to me to point in that direction. ---
**Author:** ![d\_redguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5fc32e/32.png) [@d\_redguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d_redguy)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/66 "2003-10-01T05:09:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by SkipMagic \* > \*\*No, all that **Esprix** was saying was that if **Thaidog** is going to petition for an unbanning, then he needs to do so with the Administrators of the SDMB only. > > Whether he apologizes to **Esprix** is irrelevant (unless, for some reason, an apology to anyone is part of the reinstatement agreement; regardless, though, that’s still a decision made only by the Administrators of the SDMB). > > **Esprix** was just trying to let you know that he plays _no part whatsoever_ in deciding _any_ policy around these here parts. Whether the decisions be about bannings, unbannings, the layout of the SDMB, or anything else that falls outside the realm of a regular poster, he doesn’t have a say. Period. > > There was no drama in his posts in this thread; he was just setting the record straight. If you have further questions about the policies of the SDMB, please go and read the threads in [About This Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?daysprune=&forumid=2). \*\* Thanks, **Skip**. I know you are trying to help. And **Esprix** , I wasn’t saying that you have the power to unban. I know that. That whole “member” thing under your name lets me know that. I know the rules guys, I _have_ been around for a little while. I just don’t post much. But that wasn’t what I was trying to communicate here. I noticed that you (Esprix) in particular were pretty vocal at the end of the thread. I believe that you (still Esprix) even started a countdown. Seems pretty clear to me that you (Esprix yet again) were offended. What I was trying to say is that emailing Esprix couldn’t bloody well hurt. It would have step in the right direction. Since he wouldn’t be able to apologize to everyone until reinstated, he could have apologized to at least _one_ person who _was_ offended. It would be a sign to that one person that he really did give a shit, and was contrite. I was offering him some friendly advise on how to make some attempt at amends as he is currently able in his banned status. The “drama” comes in when Esprix starts to talk about the damnable non-existant clique and act aghast at being singled out. I singled you out because I **knew** you were pissed, and quite frankly…come on man! You are _used_ to being singled out here. You’re high profile, friend! Thus, I didn’t think it would lead to you accusing me of accusing you of being in “the Clique” or having secret admin powers or something. I admit in hindsight I don’t know what the fuck I could have been thinking, as now here I am thrashing in the Pit with Esprix instead of helping some people out. Momentary lapse in judgement. I doubt it will happen again. And damn is it hard to relurk once you get started posting. At least I am going out of town for a few days soon, and will be gone long enough that this drops off the front page. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/67 "2003-10-01T21:13:21Z")
Um, I wasn’t “aghast” at anything. I was only trying to clarify and get clarification about what you said. Anything beyond that is something you read into what I wrote. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/68 "2003-10-02T00:02:38Z")
So, um, I guess we need to set a date, and rent a forum. I’m thinking we can have the wedding in MPSIMS, then have the reception here in the BBQ Pit, being as how that’s where you proposed and all. Plus, since someone is bound to get drunk and start flaming people, we’d be in the right place for it. So, I’m thinking **Polycarp** can officiate. I’m going to ask **pepperlandgirl** to be my maid of honor… ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/69 "2003-10-02T04:44:38Z")
How about November 10th? ---
**Author:** ![The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@The\_Asbestos\_Mango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Asbestos_Mango)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/70 "2003-10-02T04:56:36Z")
Can we make it the eleventh? 'Cause that’s on a Teusday, and I only have one class on Teusdays. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698/71 "2003-10-02T05:06:30Z")
Sure. The eleventh it is. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-banned-thaidog-now-i-burning-your-dog/203698.md?page=3)