Listen up newbie

February 1, 2008 4:49 PM

Obey the moderator. (SLYT)
posted by PeterMcDermott (20 comments total)

Wahahaha!

I mean, uh.... I... totally didn't get that. At all. I've never been that involved, really. Really!
posted by katillathehun at 5:12 PM on February 1, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]

That's awesome.

I worked my way up from moderator to the lead admin of about an 8,000 member board a few years ago. It was fun, until I just about had a nervous breakdown dealing with a few personality conflicts that got out of control. Messageboard drama is about a million times worse when it's local and people meet up face to face regularly, cause in addition to anonymous flame wars, you have relationship drama. I felt like a high school vice principal. And of course I had a 'real job' I was supposed to be doing while my email is blowing up with people tattling on each other and demanding that I make rulings on various things.
posted by empath at 5:23 PM on February 1, 2008

Hm, I dig the song, but the video su-[USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST]
posted by pyrex at 5:28 PM on February 1, 2008

I know your other screen name man...
posted by Duncan at 5:33 PM on February 1, 2008

This reminds me of my unfinished web-metal opus, Bänhämmer.
posted by cortex at 5:38 PM on February 1, 2008 [10 favorites has favorites]

Flagged for being meta.

Wait, what?
posted by eriko at 6:00 PM on February 1, 2008

Description = ?
posted by mr. creosote at 7:10 PM on February 1, 2008

Please Bänhämmer, Don't Hurt 'Em!
posted by rollbiz at 7:26 PM on February 1, 2008

This post could've been good with more links to Optimus Rhyme and other nerd core rappists.
As it is, it's a SLYT
posted by mrnutty at 7:55 PM on February 1, 2008

JESS AND CORTEX IN DA HOUSE!
posted by zabuni at 8:22 PM on February 1, 2008

Oh, and live version
posted by zabuni at 8:26 PM on February 1, 2008 [2 favorites has favorites]

Zabuni, I think your link may be wrong.
posted by mrnutty at 8:29 PM on February 1, 2008

Perhaps you meant this?
posted by mrnutty at 8:31 PM on February 1, 2008

mrnutty: "Zabuni, I think your link may be wrong."

Nah, just refresh the page a bit. It'll be a bit of performance art starring him as the Spamming Newbie and mattacortamyn as the Unhumored Mod.

You should hum the song to yourself.
posted by flatluigi at 8:35 PM on February 1, 2008

Let's try this again
posted by zabuni at 8:43 PM on February 1, 2008

Does "thread" rhyme with "regs"?

No.

Does "meats" almost rhyme with "nurse"?

Yes.
posted by Moistener at 10:22 PM on February 1, 2008

Description = ?

SLYT = Single Link YouTube. It is what it says on the tin.

This post could've been good with more links to Optimus Rhyme and other nerd core rappists.
As it is, it's a SLYT

Dude, I obeyed the moderator.
posted by PeterMcDermott at 12:07 AM on February 2, 2008

One is not amused.
posted by oxford blue at 4:35 AM on February 2, 2008

So when are the moderators doing their mefi rap on the mefi podcast?
posted by jouke at 12:45 PM on February 2, 2008

My name is Matt Haughey
and I'm here to say
I like to cast pods
in a major way
posted by cortex at 1:46 PM on February 2, 2008 [1 favorite has favorites]