Forum Decorum [Archive] - MacRumors Forums

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 11:11 AM

Note from Doctor Q, to people reading this thread after the fact: At the time I started this thread, the MacRumors moderators were Mr. Anderson, eyelikeart, Rower_CPU, and Mudbug. Others who later served as moderators, including edesignuk and bousozoku, were not moderators then, and I wasn't in the moderator list either. The left side of this post (where the avatar appears) looked like this:http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=39739
And now, on to my original post...

decorum:
n. Appropriateness of conduct or behavior; cooperative or polite actions within a group; propriety

In the interest of keeping the MacRumors Forums an enjoyable community for all members, I'd like to remind everyone of some of the rules.

* The primary purpose of the forums is to allow members to discuss Macintosh news and rumors. The rules are designed to support that purpose.

* Posts that purposely provoke an argument or taunt other members are not permitted and will be deleted.

* Posting when you have nothing to say (spamming) is a disservice to other members. Spam for the purpose of padding your post count is not permitted.

* It's easy to fool the profanity filter by using misspellings. Don't.

* Having an opinion contrary to someone else is fine. Using personal insults, character assassination, threats, or profanity will detract from the point you want to make and will likely get you banned from the forums.

* You may not discuss illegal use of software, places to obtain software illegally, or ways to defeat licensing systems.

* If you start a thread, give it a relevant title so that other members know the topic from the title. Titles such as "Look what I found" not only waste the time of other members when they are not interested in your topic, but they can prevent those who might have an interest from finding your thread. For the same reason, a title such as "Help!" wastes the time of members who can't help you and keeps members who can help you from knowing about it.

A couple of pet peeves of mine:

* If you are eligible for an avatar (members with 500 posts or more), please don't use one that's very similar to that of another member.

* Don't quote the entire text of a large previous post. Edit it down to the part you are replying to. If your post immediately follows the post you are replying to, you may not need to quote it at all.

I'm sure I could go on and on with suggestions, but that's enough for now.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Doctor Q

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 11:16 AM

Thanks Doctor Q, but aren't these points already made in the FAQ?

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 11:23 AM

Thanks Doctor Q, but aren't these points already made in the FAQ?Yes, but a reminder now and then never hurts. People probably look at the FAQ when they are new, and may not remember all the rules months later. Plus some of the recent violations bugged me.

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 12:24 PM

hmm...why would violations bug u though?

I'm not following...

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 12:34 PM

decorum:
n. Appropriateness of conduct or behavior; cooperative or polite actions within a group; propriety

...

I'm sure I could go on and on with suggestions, but that's enough for now.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Doctor QThere's more... http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11013&stc=1

Run, hide ... he's got a license to kill.

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 12:44 PM

whoa - you're a moderator now? when did this happen?

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 12:45 PM

hmm...why would violations bug u though?

I'm not following...Dealing with them makes work for the moderators.

And I've gotten confused a few times when I glanced at a 'tar and thought it was someone, only to find that it was somebody else with a similar tar.

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 12:48 PM

Um, I didn't get the memo......

When did you become a mod?

Welcome, though :D

D

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 12:50 PM

Dealing with them makes work for the moderators.

And I've gotten confused a few times when I glanced at a 'tar and thought it was someone, only to find that it was somebody else with a similar tar.

ah...that just goes to show how much I pay attention...

I wish the drunkie thread was still active... :p

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 12:57 PM

Um, I didn't get the memo......

When did you become a mod?

Welcome, though :D

DMy promotion was recent. Thanks. I feel welcome. All warm and fuzzy inside.

bousozoku

Apr 1, 2004, 01:02 PM

Didn't you notice? Everyone is a moderator today. :D

Congratulations, Doctor Q, and good luck!

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 01:09 PM

Congratulations, Doctor Q, and good luck!Thanks! My parents are very proud of me, although they still doesn't understand what MacRumors is.

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 01:14 PM

I wish the drunkie thread was still active... :p

it was closed through no fault of your own :D

it just got a little too much out of hand there..... and now with Dr Q. on the job posting the 'decorum' I'm sure even less will be tolerated in the future :D

D

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 01:23 PM

Sorry bousozoku, but this thread sort of reminds me of the Netiquette Nazi (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame18.html)

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 01:24 PM

You know, eyelikeart and Mr. Anderson weren't notified about there being a new moderator, and neither was I... arn wouldn't promote someone without telling us...

did rower change your status, Doc?

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 01:27 PM

You know, eyelikeart and Mr. Anderson weren't notified about there being a new moderator, and neither was I... arn wouldn't promote someone without telling us...

did rower change your status, Doc?

I didn't hear anything, and I'm usually the one who decides who the new mods are. If it weren't for me, mudbug would be nobody...NOBODY!!! :eek:

But yeah, I've no clue what happened. Maybe I was drunk?

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 01:29 PM

but he's not in the Mod forum - so what gives? Is this legit or an april fools prank?

bousozoku

Apr 1, 2004, 01:52 PM

Sorry bousozoku, but this thread sort of reminds me of the Netiquette Nazi (http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame18.html)

Remember how strict I was in the IRC channel when it went 24/7? He could not be nearly as difficult as I was.

Send all my post reporting to Doctor Q. :D

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 01:52 PM

I didn't hear anything, and I'm usually the one who decides who the new mods are. If it weren't for me, mudbug would be nobody...NOBODY!!! :eek:

But yeah, I've no clue what happened. Maybe I was drunk?

you? drunk? didn't think that was possible with that super metabolism of yours....:D

and I think you over estimate your powers there.. ;)

and you haven't been around that much lately, myself included there...

D

edesignuk

Apr 1, 2004, 01:57 PM

...it only says moderator in his avatar...nothing else...april freakin fools...:rolleyes:

edesignuk

Apr 1, 2004, 01:59 PM

Look - we're in charge of titles around here and nobody authorized this one. either somebody's not explaining what happened, or somebody tinkered with vBulletin... :confused:
...it only says moderator in his avatar...nothing else...april freakin fools...:rolleyes:
:rolleyes:

Mudbug? Why delete the post I quoted from you that was above this one?????

whocares

Apr 1, 2004, 02:01 PM

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 02:01 PM

you? drunk? didn't think that was possible with that super metabolism of yours....:D

and I think you over estimate your powers there.. ;)

and you haven't been around that much lately, myself included there...

It happens, but usually for only about 15 mins before I sober up. I should keep the drinking then, to keep afloat my drunkeness. :D

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 02:02 PM

My avatar change is only temporary.

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 02:02 PM

nice one - Now I'm gonna have to kill you. :)

(edesign - i realized it about the same time as you... was trying to keep the egg off my face ;))

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 02:04 PM

nice one - Now I'm gonna have to kill you. :)

no let me do it...

I've got some empty wine bottles that'll really hurt...I mean...do the trick... ;)

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 02:04 PM

I was wondering if someone was going to try something on the forums today...

You sure had us going for a minute there, Q.

edesignuk

Apr 1, 2004, 02:06 PM

(edesign - i realized it about the same time as you... was trying to keep the egg off my face ;))
Haha, to late! I caught you! :p :)

edesignuk

Apr 1, 2004, 02:06 PM

Are you all seriously telling me that you didn't notice it straight away!?!

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 02:08 PM

I'm glad you all like my new avatar. :) But I didn't expect you all to notice so quickly. :(

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 02:13 PM

Are you all seriously telling me that you didn't notice it straight away!?!

I wasn't really drinking...it's kinda early for me...

I just didn't pay attention...

that's the second time I've been had today... :p

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 02:14 PM

u know...for a prank like that...u deserve mod status... ;)

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 02:19 PM

I do think I can be of help, reminding people about the rules. I've been a forum member for 18 months, and I've contributed over 3,000 posts, some of them pretty thoroughly thought out. I may not be a 601 like some of you guys, but I've contributed a lot.

Here is another rule that I hope people will follow:

* If you start a thread, pick the most appropriate forum. Post the question or comment to ONLY ONE thread.

bousozoku

Apr 1, 2004, 02:46 PM

My avatar change is only temporary.

Doesn't everyone enjoy the recently expanded avatar size? :D

I think they missed my "everyone is a moderator today" comment. :D

wdlove

Apr 1, 2004, 02:58 PM

but he's not in the Mod forum - so what gives? Is this legit or an april fools prank?

I wouldn't think that arn would do something like this. Although the status of Doctor Q is listed different than eyelikeart and Mr. Anderson, his is two spaces below. Most of the doctors that I've worked with are very serious about important matters.

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 03:01 PM

Here is another rule that I hope people will follow:

* If you start a thread, pick the most appropriate forum. Post the question or comment to ONLY ONE thread.

Man, you just don't give up, do you? What - do you think reminding everyone of the rules automatically will get you in with magical moderator powers? It takes a bit more than that, I'm afraid...

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 03:14 PM

Maybe it was a good thing to look at the server logs. Has anyone
else looked at the access log summary? It's in the usual Apache directory.

edesignuk

Apr 1, 2004, 03:21 PM

Maybe it was a good thing to look at the server logs. Has anyone
else looked at the access log summary? It's in the usual Apache directory.
Am I the only one that is confused :confused: What does this have to do with anything eye?

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 03:23 PM

Am I the only one that is confused :confused: What does this have to do with anything eye?

uh, yeah? I get a copy of it every day - what about it, eye?

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 03:44 PM

uh, yeah? I get a copy of it every day - what about it, eye?

Same here. What are you seeing, eye? :confused:

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 03:45 PM

I wouldn't think that arn would do something like this. Although the status of Doctor Q is listed different than eyelikeart and Mr. Anderson, his is two spaces below. Most of the doctors that I've worked with are very serious about important matters.

ah, hello, what in the hell are you talking about - two spaces below what?

and how does having a 'dr.' in your forum member name equate with anything serious?

D

edesignuk

Apr 1, 2004, 03:48 PM

ah, hello, what in the hell are you talking about - two spaces below what?
Meaning you are a mod, so your title under your name reads:
demi-god (moderator)
Where as Doctor Q's mockup avatar makes his title "appear" (those those who must need glasses!) as moderator:
macrumors 68040

(moderator)

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 03:51 PM

Meaning you are a mod, so your title under your name reads:
demi-god (moderator)
Where as Doctor Q's mockup avatar makes his title "appear" (those those who must need glasses!) as moderator:
macrumors 68040

(moderator)

well i realized that - i didn't understand under what context he was talking - and why it was only eye's and mine - not rower or lemon :D

D

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 03:54 PM

Same here. What are you seeing, eye? :confused:

It's got those "security issue" messages we always read about. We're at
version 1.3.29...which is the latest in the 1.n series...but maybe we should have moved to release 2.0?

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 03:55 PM

I'll look at it again, and I guess I should run webtrends on it. I'll check the application server log that php writes too.

But this has nothing to do with Doctor Q's stunt, does it?

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 03:55 PM

Am I the only one that is confused :confused: What does this have to do with anything eye?

oh...u know... ;)

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 04:02 PM

Yay, going nowhere even faster now. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11920&stc=1

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 04:03 PM

OK, this is weird...I'm seeing a bunch of IP addresses in the logs, no domain names. The IPs are all in the 207.217.x.x range.

Frohickey

Apr 1, 2004, 04:03 PM

My promotion was recent. Thanks. I feel welcome. All warm and fuzzy inside.

Did that come with a raise and a voluptous secretary?

I hear that Mudbug got a lot of perks when he was promoted.

:ducks: and watches the run on Moderator perks. ;)

3rdpath

Apr 1, 2004, 04:04 PM

man you guys are gullible.

where the heck were ya when i was selling real estate?

;)

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 04:06 PM

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 04:08 PM

I hear that Mudbug got a lot of perks when he was promoted.

Shhhhh!!! nobody's supposed to know about that... ;)

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 04:09 PM

we disable reverse name lookup for performance reasons. but you can use http://arin.net to look up a specific one...

I get this on my server all the time - someone popping the box with virus code (some people never learn...)

Forgot about that...thanks for the reminder.

Here's the lowdown-

rgName: EarthLink Network, Inc.
OrgID: ERTH
Address: 1375 PEACHTREE ST, LEVEL A
City: ATLANTA
StateProv: GA
PostalCode: 30309
Country: US

NetRange: 207.217.0.0 - 207.217.255.255
CIDR: 207.217.0.0/16
NetName: EARTHLINK-CIDR
NetHandle: NET-207-217-0-0-1
Parent: NET-207-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
NameServer: DNS1.EARTHLINK.NET
NameServer: DNS2.EARTHLINK.NET
NameServer: DNS3.EARTHLINK.NET
Comment: ADDRESSES WITHIN THIS BLOCK ARE NON-PORTABLE
RegDate: 1996-10-04
Updated: 2001-10-09

TechHandle: DAE4-ARIN
TechName: Domain Administrator, Administrator
TechPhone: +1-404-815-0770
TechEmail: arinpoc@corp.earthlink.net

OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE60-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: ABUSE TEAM
OrgAbusePhone: +1-404-815-0770
OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@abuse.earthlink.net

OrgTechHandle: ELNK-ORG-ARIN
OrgTechName: EarthLink, Inc.
OrgTechPhone: +1-404-815-0770
OrgTechEmail: arin_tech@lists.corp.earthlink.net

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 04:19 PM

that just means someone was using Earthlink...
they're kinda big (like a needle in a haystack).

doesn't Dr.Q use earthlink? Surely he wouldn't have tried hacking in to change his status...

bousozoku

Apr 1, 2004, 04:37 PM

Man, you just don't give up, do you? What - do you think reminding everyone of the rules automatically will get you in with magical moderator powers? It takes a bit more than that, I'm afraid...

Yeah, you gotta kiss something. :D

crenz

Apr 1, 2004, 04:37 PM

...although they still doesn't understand what MacRumors is.

Nobody does. Those that claim otherwise haven't reached enlightenment yet.

By the way, thanks for the nice prank!

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 04:39 PM

OK, this is getting weird.

I just heard from a couple of people that Doctor Q has been PMing people for days as if he was a real moderator and claiming that he edited posts. He can't be editing posts unless he's got real moderator status. And he can't have that.

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 04:40 PM

Yeah, you gotta kiss something. :DOh god, please don't bring up "that" thread again. :eek:

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 04:45 PM

He can't be editing posts unless he's got real moderator status.

maybe he thinks he'll "earn" a promotion by pretending he got it already? :rolleyes:

if he was a real mod, he'd have the status by now...not a fake avatar stating so...

I'm surprised arn hasn't stepped in yet...

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 04:50 PM

got your message Rower... somebody was definitely tring to get into the server...

28/Mar/2004:15:14:30 -0500

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 05:06 PM

[28/Mar/2004:13:10:59 -0500] "GET
http://forums.macrumors.com/modcp/?u=12149 HTTP/1.1" 203 498

[28/Mar/2004:13:42:26 -0500] "GET
http://forums.macrumors.com/modcp/?u=12149 HTTP/1.1" 203 498

...a bunch more like the above...

[28/Mar/2004:15:14:30 -0500] "GET
http://forums.macrumors.com/modcp/u=12149 HTTP/1.1" 202 72544

"forums.macrumors.com/modcp" is the moderator control panel.
And notice the user number: 12149. That's Doctor Q.

All of theses probes got 203s, but the last one (2 hours later) got a 202.

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 05:13 PM

Dros

Apr 1, 2004, 05:17 PM

>Rower_CPU

Those links require log-in.

Are you going to share your password or do a screen capture?

---

It's always a letdown when somebody says "hey look at this link" and points you to a registration required link. http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11368&stc=1

It just auto-URLed the log

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 05:19 PM

macka

Apr 1, 2004, 05:43 PM

There's more... http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=11013&stc=1

Run, hide ... he's got a license to kill.

Hey, that's a pretty cool emoticon there. Emphasises the point much more effectively than :eek: . Hehe.
Neat prank. I fell for it. :o :p

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 05:45 PM

I was locked out for a bit earlier today..kept getting errors, busy and database errors

weirdness...

D

bousozoku

Apr 1, 2004, 05:50 PM

Oh god, please don't bring up "that" thread again. :eek:

I'm sorry, but I'm unaware of "that" thread. If it makes you that uncomfortable, eyelikeart must have started it. :D

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 05:54 PM

All of theses probes got 203s, but the last one (2 hours later) got a 202.

Those are the HTTP status codes.
203 = Non-Authoritative Information
202 = Accepted
That's how he got into the system, but what would that let him do?

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 06:01 PM

Those are the HTTP status codes.
203 = Non-Authoritative Information
202 = Accepted
That's how he got into the system, but what would that let him do?

Well, if he got past the PHP gate, he could be into the database. Will
MYSQL accept commands through the script interface? Not sure.

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 06:02 PM

I've disabled Doctor Q's account until we sort this out.

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 06:13 PM

For what this threads title is, boy are there some serious breaches in decorum going on

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 06:40 PM

Oh jeez...Doctor Q's editing posts now. link (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=777281#post777281)

How the hell did he get back in?!? :confused: :mad:

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 06:50 PM

How the hell did he get back in?!? :confused: :mad:

now see...this is why I always stick to the easy stuff... :rolleyes:

poop, booze, photography, etc... :D

I don't know what to make of all this...where's arn when we need him?

whocares

Apr 1, 2004, 07:02 PM

I don't know what to make of all this...where's arn when we need him?

This could be Arn's idea of an April fool...

I wonder how long it took Dr. Q to convice him?

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 07:07 PM

This could be Arn's idea of an April fool...

I wonder how long it took Dr. Q to convice him?

I don't think it is. Usually we all know what's going on before someone becomes a mod...in fact, he always asks us what we think first. :confused:

I'm going to close this thread down until we can figure out what's going on. There's no need for it to go on in the public any further.

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 07:56 PM

And look what I discovered over at vBulletin!

Remember when Doctor Q called himself "Brew"? I think it was in the
geek thread.

Well, look at the profile of member "Brew" over at vbulletin:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/member.php?u=21078

Compare the join date with Doctor Q's profile here:
http://forums.macrumors.com/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=12149

Doctor Q joined MacRumors the same day Brew joined vBulletin: 19 Sept 2002!

We already know that Doctor Q is a programmer, and Brew's title at
vBulletin is "coder". And in this thread:
http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?p=319196#post319196
he's apparently talking about breaking into vBulletin.

I get the password box and am able to login to the thread but if I try
to post a reply or start a new thread I get this:

You do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one
of several reasons:

1. You do not have permission to access the page that you were trying
to. Are you trying to edit someone else's post or trying to access
administrative features? Check that you are allowed to perform this
action in the Forum Rules.

2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your
account, or it may be awaiting activation.

Coincidence? I think not!

edit - Why's this thread open again?

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 08:10 PM

I think it's quite disturbing that he's not a contributor... making his a Demi-God-Less Moderator. :confused:

macka

Apr 1, 2004, 08:12 PM

Quite controversial, I'm sure some people are not feeling very happy right now about this whole issue.

I'm interested to see what Doctor Q has to say... :confused:

job

Apr 1, 2004, 08:14 PM

So did he really hack the forums?

I'm a bit surprised if he did, since he would have been the last person I would have suspected.

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 08:15 PM

I'm interested to see what Doctor Q has to say... :confused:

Well, you'll have to wait to see if his account gets reactivated by the mods first...

there is something seriously weird going on at the forums today... :confused:

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 08:16 PM

It seems he did hack in. He used the "PHP gate" flaw in the vBulletin candidate release. It's a buffer overflow.

This is serious...:mad:

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 08:19 PM

wow, that seems so out of character for him...he did so much work setting up the photo directory, and often had constructive things to say...

All I can say is wow, again. :(

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 08:21 PM

um...dude...what's going on here?!

Who opened the thread?!

Flowbee

Apr 1, 2004, 08:25 PM

wow, that seems so out of character for him...he did so much work setting up the photo directory, and often had constructive things to say...

All I can say is wow, again. :(

See what happens when Apple stops releasing new hardware? People start going stir-crazy. :eek:

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 08:26 PM

Dr. Q couldn't be continuing to abuse powers he doesn't have, using a new account, could he? That be really uncool.

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 08:27 PM

eye-
I reopened the thread after the exploit got patched. What's the next step?

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 08:29 PM

eye-
I reopened the thread after the exploit got patched. What's the next step?

I don't think we should discuss banning & such it much here, but I think u know what's next.

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 08:30 PM

I don't think we should discuss banning & such it much here, but I think u know what's next.

Yeah, it's ban time.

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 08:33 PM

Yeah, it's ban time.

it's all u then...

I've got vino to drink... ;)

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 08:34 PM

speaking of drinking...*cough*threadopening*cough*

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 08:35 PM

Yeah, it's ban time.I though that was the "Why did you ban me?" type thread.

JamesDPS

Apr 1, 2004, 08:35 PM

This is an intensely interesting thread, by the way ;) -- seems weird that someone with over 3000 posts would "risk it all" by hacking the forum, though -- you sure it's not a very elaborate April Fool's? Or could someone have hacked the Dr.'s L/P, or be spoofing his IP (if the security alerts are all from his IP range)? Of course, maybe he really did snap because Apple's taking so long to update their pro hardware :cool:. That's basically the main reason I'm here, I guess -- but I plan on sticking around after updates :D

Okay feel free to delete this post, now...

janey

Apr 1, 2004, 08:36 PM

i swear, reading everything from page 1, this entire thing sounds like one hell of an april fools joke. :p
just my 2 cents.

JamesDPS

Apr 1, 2004, 08:38 PM

i swear, reading everything from page 1, this entire thing sounds like one hell of an april fools joke. :p
just my 2 cents.

Glad I'm not the only one...

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 08:43 PM

i swear, reading everything from page 1, this entire thing sounds like one hell of an april fools joke. :p
just my 2 cents.You called it, übergeek. April Fools!!!

To everyone: No, I'm not banned and I didn't hack into MacRumors. I became a moderator earlier in the month, with the full permission of arn and the moderators. I hope you enjoyed our elaborate April Fool's Day surprise! Quite a performance by our moderators, don't you think?

I'm actually a "mini-moderator", a moderator with a forum-specific assignment. I'm in charge of keeping an eye on the Community Discussion forum, although I can help the other mods where necessary. I hope you'll all help me do my new job by following the rules without my help. Thanks!

Now, to confirm that I'm not fooling you any more, I hope the other mods will confirm my new status for you!

I'll see you all in Community Discussion!

janey

Apr 1, 2004, 08:44 PM

(edit)
damn doctor q posted a reply before me.

Rower_CPU

Apr 1, 2004, 08:45 PM

It's the truth. Hope everyone enjoyed the show and didn't get too upset. ;)

And join us in welcoming the new mod. We're glad to have him on board :)

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 08:46 PM

yeah, this thread did seem to be going waaaaay too off topic to be serious (helped a little bit by myself :p )

Good one, guys. :D

eyelikeart

Apr 1, 2004, 08:46 PM

for the record...

no wine was wasted during today's performance... ;)

tpjunkie

Apr 1, 2004, 08:47 PM

for the record...

no wine was wasted during today's performance... ;)

ok, no wine was wasted, but the real question becomes: Were you?

wdlove

Apr 1, 2004, 09:10 PM

ah, hello, what in the hell are you talking about - two spaces below what?

and how does having a 'dr.' in your forum member name equate with anything serious?

D

I'm note sure why you are using that kind of language with me. I was kind in my post as always. His ( moderator) isn't located in the exact same position as yours, that is why I commented.

I wasn't talking about Doctor Q. I was referring to arn as an MD. Happen to have a lot of experience with physicians. My father-in-law is a physician.

It was my thinking that something was off, meaning a joke when I saw that the listing for moderator was off. I don't remeber the situation but there was also a clever April Fool last year. Was it eyelikart of someone else?

JamesDPS

Apr 1, 2004, 09:22 PM

I'm note sure why you are using that kind of language with me. I was kind in my post as always. His ( moderator) isn't located in the exact same position as yours, that is why I commented.

I wasn't talking about Doctor Q. I was referring to arn as an MD. Happen to have a lot of experience with physicians. My father-in-law is a physician.

It was my thinking that something was off, meaning a joke when I saw that the listing for moderator was off. I don't remeber the situation but there was also a clever April Fool last year. Was it eyelikart of someone else?

Just don't be stereotyping doctors as "serious", though -- my parents are both docs (so's my step-dad, actually) and I would hardly accuse them of being "serious" people... actually, my dad is exactly like Alan Alda's character from MASH... (looks like him, too)

whocares

Apr 1, 2004, 09:36 PM

This could be Arn's idea of an April fool...

I wonder how long it took Dr. Q to convice him?

Guess I was right (almost) all the way. :cool: :cool:

Haha. Nice prank. :D
IMHO the thread closing/opening was drama overkill..

Mudbug

Apr 1, 2004, 09:39 PM

yeah, alright - he's telling the truth - this has been in the planning for a few days now (which is kinda sad... but still ;))

wdlove

Apr 1, 2004, 09:43 PM

Just don't be stereotyping doctors as "serious", though -- my parents are both docs (so's my step-dad, actually) and I would hardly accuse them of being "serious" people... actually, my dad is exactly like Alan Alda's character from MASH... (looks like him, too)

It is good to be light hearted. When it comes to the working environment though it does make a difference. Even on Mash when it came to the welfare of the patient they did their job.

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 09:46 PM

wdlove, I want to personally thank you for being a good sport, and also apologize for picking your post to edit while pretending to be a hacker. It was part of the story that the other mods would discover I edited somebody's post. Rather than giving publicity to a post that wasn't appropriate (i.e., one that really was edited for content), we used a post of yours. Anybody who thinks one of your posts really had to be edited for "profanity, personal attack, insensitive remark," as the edit notice says under your post, doesn't know you at all, and that's why we made you part of the joke, admittedly without your permission.

For the record: wdlove's post had no second paragraph and was perfectly polite as always.

The April Fool's joke you are remembering from last year was about the kidnapping of eyelikeart and moxiemike's efforts on his behalf.

edesignuk, you are hard to fool! You kept us on our toes today. Glad to have you around.

I'll leave my "fake-moderator" avatar and wdlove's supposedly-edited post around (if you don't mind, wdlove) so that people reading this thread tonight or tomorrow will understand how the joke progressed.

To all those who continued to think I was of good character as the evidence against me mounted: thanks!

To the rest of you: You're all banned! :)

Doctor Q

wdlove

Apr 1, 2004, 09:56 PM

I speechless! Thank you! :o :)

JamesDPS

Apr 1, 2004, 10:02 PM

To all those who continued to think I was of good character as the evidence against me mounted: thanks!

To the rest of you: You're all banned! :)

Doctor Q

YES! Don't even know you, but NOT BANNED! (Basic premise: anyone with that recent of a proc as their rank HAS to be someone to idolize). K done with kissing up now ;)

Sun Baked

Apr 1, 2004, 10:06 PM

To all those who continued to think I was of good character as the evidence against me mounted: thanks!

To the rest of you: You're all banned! :)

Doctor QBite me... :p

How can we think highly of anyone that comes up with a forum decorum thread?

[edit -- on second thought you deserve to be assaulted by 100 dancing monkeys http://forums.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=12555&stc=1 -- but I don't want to force everyone else to live through that torture.]

Doctor Q

Apr 1, 2004, 10:46 PM

Bite me... :pYour comment goes nicely with your avatar! Please send my dancing monkeys by Fedex. You wouldn't happen to have any lemurs too, would you?

Mr. Anderson

Apr 1, 2004, 10:47 PM

I'm note sure why you are using that kind of language with me. I was kind in my post as always. His ( moderator) isn't located in the exact same position as yours, that is why I commented.

you need to make yourself a little more succinct sometimes - you have a tendency to say quite a few things that don't make much sense at first while assuming everyone understands the context - that's all.

As for the language, I'd almost like to say what language - I didn't think that it would bother you so? No offense intended, I've used it before.

And like JamesDPS said, you fall into a nice trap by stereotyping anyone. There are so many people out there, you can always find an exception to any tendency if you look hard enough. That's why I base people on individual merit and not a social or professional basis.

D

MrMacMan

Apr 1, 2004, 11:22 PM

Passed over for a mod position again?

[/meh]

Congrads on being Mod Of Community Discussion
Doctor Q !

Hey you mind editing my post for no apparent reason?

like just add a 'your banned' or something at the end of my post hehe.

[b]Post edited by moderator for no apparent reason.

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Sun Baked

Apr 2, 2004, 01:17 AM

Your comment goes nicely with your avatar! Please send my dancing monkeys by Fedex. You wouldn't happen to have any lemurs too, would you?Nope just monkies, bananas, pickles, a pepper, and a drunk penguin.

I could probably get them all in one box, but I don't think you're going to want to open it when it gets there.

And you're right, the phrases "Bite Me" and "Have a drink on Me" will probably be ruined until I switch back to Count Blah -- especially if they view the 250x250 version of the tar in my signature.

macka

Apr 2, 2004, 01:20 AM

Wow. That was amazing teamwork.
I was fooled...

wow.
wow. :)

Awimoway

Apr 2, 2004, 03:42 AM

All right. Verrrrrry funny. :mad:

:D :p :)

I wasn't online much today (3 hours in line at the DMV, freak storm severing my online connection, etc., etc.), so I just read this whole thread from start to finish. I read too quickly to suspect something was amiss with one of wdlove's posts, but I was very upset for a while that Doc Q went postal and got himself banned. I was going to miss him. So I'm glad it was all a joke. I like that MacRumors keeps it off the front page but doesn't abstain entirely from April 1 hijinks.