Favorite kind of ATA post that you see over and over?

[Phillycat]

Ah, Ask The Administrators. My favorite forum on DU besides the Lounge. If you never go down there, you're missing out. :)

People ask the same thing over and over and over again. There must be 200 threads down there titled "How do I post an image?"

By the way, answers:

1. WHY WAS MY POST/THREAD DELETED??!?!?!?!?!
Because you broke the rules. Yes, I know you don't think you did. But you did anyway. Deal with it and move on.

2. How do I post an image?
Why don't you look up one of the 15,000 other threads that tell you how to do this, hmm?

3. Why did my star/avatar/ability to search go away?
The star and donor functions go away one year after you donated. It has been a year since you donated. Donate again.

4. MODERATOR BIAS!!!!!
No, it isn't. You are being a jerk.

5. (currently) Demopedia password help!?!?!?!
Log in and log back out.

6. You guys ROCK!!
Yes, they do.

7. Why did you lock my LBN thread?!?!?!?
Because it was a dupe.
No, it wasn't!
Okay, then, because it was an editorial.
Oh. DAMMIT.

8. Please shut off my account.
Okay, bye!

9. Sorry I was a dick.
You should be.

[flamingyouth]

1. ROFLMAO

I am bookmarking this thread. Thanks! :hi:

[redqueen]

2. HAH! Funny!

I chose "You guys ROCK!" because... well... they do!

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

5. Asskisser.

:hi: :hug: :toast:

[redqueen]

7. Guilty as charged!

:*

[frictionlessO]

14. yep me too!

[LDS Jock]

3. OK, I feel guilty because I posted one of those, but in my defense

I was really p***ed. I too enjoy ATA. When I go in there the first thing I look for is a long thread. If you see one with 4 or more posts, you know there is some bitchin' going on.

[Phillycat]

16. Hee!

I don't mind the honest "I truly don't know what I did, where did my post go? I don't want to break the rule again!" kind of posts. :)

[blondeatlast]

23. Those are the best! And glad you decided to hang in with us.

But in several other notorious cases, can't say I am sorry that they are gone.

If they reply back after the Admins answer, it's a good bet it will get very interesting!

[LDS Jock]

30. thanks.. I'm glad I stayed too

:pals:

[yardwork]

28. The best ones of all are the ones the admins lock

If there is a little lock icon next to the thread, you know it has to be good!

Often followed by the tombstoning of the original questioner.

It's sick to enjoy watching other people lose their tempers and get booted but I just can't resist. Help me....

[SOteric]

4. Oh, I like the

"Is it still against the rules to (insert favourite violation du jour here)?" questions.

And there's always the classic "Why was my post deleted and this much worse one left standing?"

[Beware the Beast Man]

6. Buy dolo amber a pony.

[Phillycat]

15. Didn't there used to be one about NSMA and car keys?

[blondeatlast]

24. A classic from the GDPrimary days.

Oh yes, I remember them well. AtA was quite entertaining then, too.

[buddhamama]

8. other: the silly posts/questions

my current favorite was created by StoptheMorans. He asked Skinner how the Admin would deal with and, if there concerned about, members who take steroids to increase their post count. frickin' hilarious.

[laheina]

34. He's so funny :) nt

[JimmyJazz]

9. Um, my personal favorites are the ones posted as a result of

double dog dares :evilgrin:

[Cyndee_Lou_Who]

10. Other: JimmyJazz double dog dare posts!!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

11. the moderators personally hate me....wah!

:cry:

[Lavender Brown]

12. Offerings of cheese.

:)

[Wat_Tyler]

13. I like the 'sucking up to the moderators' posts best.

[asthmaticeog]

17. I like those when they're swiftly followed

with accusations of mod bias.

"The mods are doing a bang-up job, boy-howdy yes siree, and I love every single mod unconditionally, but which one of those ASSHUGGING FUCKSTICKS (locked my thread/deleted my post)?"

[Phillycat]

19. HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!!!

Asshugging fucksticks, indeed!

[blondeatlast]

25. Guilty, but only following the tombstoning of true odiousness. nt

[hunter]

18. "The Master Boot Record does not contain valid information."

Oh. Shit. Wrong ATA.

6 & 9 are my most common, usually combined, as in "You guy's ROCK, I'm sorry I was a dick."

Sometimes even Grovelbot will throw me a crumb.

[blondeatlast]

20. Kudos to nothingshocksmeanymore, who turned me on to AtA.

What's with the "shut off my account" posts?

Do they really expect to be begged to stay when they are often troublemakers to begin with?

For those unfamiliar with AtA, I suggest you spend a while, especially on weekends, especially Sunday mornings, enjoying it.

[GOPisEvil]

21. Best. ATA. Thread. Ever.

Find NSMA's keys. :7

[bigwillq]

22. The "I have a question" one

Well duh, that's the point of ATA!!

[patricia92243]

26. I'm glad to hear that other people beside me go there just to observe.

I thought I was being weird of something. I still can't quite figure out WHY I like to go there.

[Solly Mack]

27. I love reading ATA

Not sure why either....but I do!

[miss_kitty]

29. Have you seen my remote control?

and I found so and so's renote control in my laundry basket.

And seriously, I did not know or consider the one statement I asked about being deleted was a personal attack. But someone else asked the same question a week or so later, about the same-er-critique of another members personal style, and it was deleted too-I like consistancy! :D

:hi: Hi mods!

[Forkboy]

31. Now this is the best response ever!!!!!!!!!

You somehow forgot to mention...



...that your post included a photograph of a cow licking a naked man's ass.


LMFAO :D

[laheina]

35. Nuh-uh!

gross! LOL!

[Forkboy]

36. honest...it's down there right now

:)

[WoodrowFan]

47. HERE'S A LINK

and the poster got tombstoned., DOH!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x26650

[Phillycat]

44. Skinner is dry as a bone, ain't he? :)

That guy's eating pizza somewhere...IN HELL!!! (He got tombstoned.)

[norml]

32. I'm trying to figure out how to post images.

And I didn't see many threads on that in ATA. I saw instead a lot of "Why was my thread locked?" threads.

[Phillycat]

42. Oh, for heaven's sake. Here you go:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x26549

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x26390

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x26003

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x25793

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x25260

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=120x24998

[Endangered Specie]

33. LOL!

too funny. :D

[laheina]

37. When I first started posting at DU

there was a chick (I think?) who would participate in the dumbest threads and talk about how the moderator was going to lock it any moment. Meanwhile, she would go post in AtA, complaining about how vulgar it was and ask them to lock it. Whacked!

[Crunchy Frog]

38. My personal favorite:

"I know it's none of my business, and it's against your policy to talk about it, but could you tell me why so and so was tombstoned?"

Answered with:

"We don't normally discuss why someone was tombstoned"

[TeacherCreature]

45. I like posting that one myself.

I think it is worth doing on occassional even if all it does is alert the comunity that someone has been tossed.....so I console myself by thinking of it as a public service or something.

[Piperay]

39. I love reading ATA too

I like the off beat ones the best, sometimes they have me ROTFLMAO. }(

[MichaelHarris]

40. Interesting Poll

I couldn't decide how to vote.

[Name removed]

43. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[MichaelHarris]

46. Hey

thanks for your input. I'll take note of it. Now ask yourself why this stayed:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x2224936

Certainly beats mocking people who may not have the computer skills you may have, lets all laugh at the people who don't know how to post images or just need help.

[Catchawave]

41. It's a guilty pleasure for sure....

...I feel better I'm not alone.:P

I like "Hate Mail" (on the home page?) too, those are hysterical.