Why is Ed Zotti so despised by messageboard fans?

[prr]

(parody of this , with apologies to Guanolad for the below



He changed things, under the mistaken belief he was improving his own messageboard, when it didn't need to be changed.

If he'd kept to a few improvements in the Pit that didn't affect the entire tone of his messageboard, he'd still be loved.

Except for the protection of the Mods from Pitting, which introduced a new tone of deference that also changed the way the Mods would have to treat posters in return, which Ed didn't care about. Arguably Ed only clarified what he wanted all along, which was to treat posters like children and his hand-picked Mods like all-seeing, all-knowing Gods, but he kept obscuring his point with all that high-minded blather about "bad" language.

Oh, and Lynn and Jenny are a travesty.

[OneCentStamp]

A: Because people are angry and disappointed to think that that guy might be Cecil Adams. It would be like Toto pulling aside the curtain, only for Dorothy and her friends to see Carrot Top pulling the levers.

[Myrnalene]

A: Because people are angry and disappointed to think that that guy might be Cecil Adams. It would be like Toto pulling aside the curtain, only for Dorothy and her friends to see Carrot Top pulling the levers.

Ha. I can't speak for anyone else but this is true enough for me. It was so disappointing to realize my curmudgeonly old Uncle Cecil was a humorless fuck monkey with delusions of dictatorship.

[silenus]

Oh, his delusions have nothing to do with dictatorship. That he already is. What he has are delusions of adequacy.

[don't call me shirley]

Everyone is just upset because he won't let them say "cunt" anymore.











I kid! I kid!

[Hal Briston]

Glad I wasn't the only one who had this same comparison jump to mind when reading that post.

[Guinastasia]

Everyone is just upset because he won't let them say "cunt" anymore.











I kid! I kid!

Maybe because he's afraid we'll call HIM a cunt?

[Johnny]

Maybe because he's afraid we'll call HIM a cunt?

The way he's damming the flow of words from posters' mouths, maybe someone will call him a beaver.

[BJMoose]

A: Because people are angry and disappointed to think that that guy might be Cecil Adams. It would be like Toto pulling aside the curtain, only for Dorothy and her friends to see Carrot Top pulling the levers.

That pretty much covers it. Ed managed to trash the Cecil Mystique. It turns out that the World's Smartest Human is just another money-grubbing Babbitt. And not a particularly bright one, either.

And for me personally, it didn't help that he started reminding me of the jerk I worked for twenty years back (I quit that clown, too). Both were so wrapped up in their own little world that not only could they not figure out why the rest of the world didn't think their notions were wonderful, but they were flummoxed to find that other people even have differing ideas.

[Control-Z]

I don't think Ed is Cecil, their writing styles are different. Their egos are similar, but style is different.

[Rube E. Tewesday]

I don't think Ed is Cecil, their writing styles are different. Their egos are similar, but style is different.

My guess would be that that's because the "Cecil" style was established by the original couple of "Cecils", and Ed adopts it when he assumes the persona. It is passing strange, I agree, that "Ed" and "Cecil" seem to have so little in common.

[elmwood]

There are message boards with far stricter moderation, rules against "mod sass", and so on, with happy, satisfied members that generally think the administration is doing a god job.

There's resentment against Ed because, unlike most other message boards, Ed really wasn't a part of the community. To use a poor analogy, for several years he stood back on the sidelines, and often wasn't even in the stadium. He wasn't really part of the community that he created, and here he was now deciding to out new rules in place that wold dramatically change the tone of the board How could he govern a community he really wasn't a part of?

[Myrnalene]

[quote=Rube E. Tewesday]

I don't think Ed is Cecil, their writing styles are different. Their egos are similar, but style is different.

My guess would be that that's because the "Cecil" style was established by the original couple of "Cecils", and Ed adopts it when he assumes the persona.[/quote:2qx4f8rd]
Good Shatner, does the man have any compensatory qualities at all? * He can't even take credit for Cecil?


*I mean I'm sure he's nice in real life and all.

[Jaglavak]

There are message boards with ..... members that generally think the administration is doing a god job.

Yes, that was the problem exactly.

[jayjay]

There's resentment against Ed because, unlike most other message boards, Ed really wasn't a part of the community. To use a poor analogy, for several years he stood back on the sidelines, and often wasn't even in the stadium. He wasn't really part of the community that he created, and here he was now deciding to out new rules in place that wold dramatically change the tone of the board How could he govern a community he really wasn't a part of?

I agree with this totally. I've actually posted over there more than once that I liked Ed a lot better when he was pretending we didn't exist. From the moment he started to get more involved, he's been causing unbelievable friction among the Doper faithful. I think the actual spark that started the fuse on the powder keg burning was the arbitrary and capricious initial banning of Otto. That Otto subsequently shot himself in the foot by socking is irrelevant, because it hadn't happened yet when the mob broke out the torches and pitchforks.

[Rube E. Tewesday]

There's resentment against Ed because, unlike most other message boards, Ed really wasn't a part of the community. To use a poor analogy, for several years he stood back on the sidelines, and often wasn't even in the stadium. He wasn't really part of the community that he created, and here he was now deciding to out new rules in place that wold dramatically change the tone of the board How could he govern a community he really wasn't a part of?

I agree with this totally. I've actually posted over there more than once that I liked Ed a lot better when he was pretending we didn't exist. From the moment he started to get more involved, he's been causing unbelievable friction among the Doper faithful. I think the actual spark that started the fuse on the powder keg burning was the arbitrary and capricious initial banning of Otto. That Otto subsequently shot himself in the foot by socking is irrelevant, because it hadn't happened yet when the mob broke out the torches and pitchforks.

Yeah, the Dope was never the same to me after that.

Yeah speaking of socking, I joined the SDMB back in January, paid for a subscription, then decided I didn't like my user name. Instead of going to the mods I just rejoined again, paid again, and posted. I used my original user name twice more but got banned. It was my own fault I know that. When the mods emailed me to check if I had two accounts I told them straight up what I'd done. They banned me right away, and the jist is I would have to ask nicely if I could have one of my accounts back. I didn't feel like having to ask politely. It was down to me that it happened, but the way they banned was a bit much. I went onto another message board and mentioned this (and also finished it with 'fuck the SDMB' for good measure). And got my ass flamed off by posters who worship at Ed's feet. It turned me off that board for good.
Oh yeah I should add that I never posted as two different people or messed with anyone else, I posted in the low double digits.

[Exy]

Yeah speaking of socking, I joined the SDMB back in January, paid for a subscription, then decided I didn't like my user name. Instead of going to the mods I just rejoined again, paid again, and posted. I used my original user name twice more but got banned. It was my own fault I know that. When the mods emailed me to check if I had two accounts I told them straight up what I'd done. They banned me right away, and the jist is I would have to ask nicely if I could have one of my accounts back. I didn't feel like having to ask politely. It was down to me that it happened, but the way they banned was a bit much. I went onto another message board and mentioned this (and also finished it with 'fuck the SDMB' for good measure). And got my ass flamed off by posters who worship at Ed's feet. It turned me off that board for good.
Oh yeah I should add that I never posted as two different people or messed with anyone else, I posted in the low double digits.

How nice for you.

[Guinastasia]

Yeah speaking of socking, I joined the SDMB back in January, paid for a subscription, then decided I didn't like my user name. Instead of going to the mods I just rejoined again, paid again, and posted. I used my original user name twice more but got banned. It was my own fault I know that. When the mods emailed me to check if I had two accounts I told them straight up what I'd done. They banned me right away, and the jist is I would have to ask nicely if I could have one of my accounts back. I didn't feel like having to ask politely. It was down to me that it happened, but the way they banned was a bit much. I went onto another message board and mentioned this (and also finished it with 'fuck the SDMB' for good measure). And got my ass flamed off by posters who worship at Ed's feet. It turned me off that board for good.
Oh yeah I should add that I never posted as two different people or messed with anyone else, I posted in the low double digits.

My heart is breaking.

It's your own dumbass fault you're too lazy to just send out an e-mail and actually waste your money to pay for another account. But yeah, it's not because we're actually logical. It's because we're just sucking Ed's dick. Mmmkay.

[Jeff]

Yeah speaking of socking, I joined the SDMB back in January, paid for a subscription, then decided I didn't like my user name. Instead of going to the mods I just rejoined again, paid again, and posted. I used my original user name twice more but got banned. It was my own fault I know that. When the mods emailed me to check if I had two accounts I told them straight up what I'd done. They banned me right away, and the jist is I would have to ask nicely if I could have one of my accounts back. I didn't feel like having to ask politely. It was down to me that it happened, but the way they banned was a bit much. I went onto another message board and mentioned this (and also finished it with 'fuck the SDMB' for good measure). And got my ass flamed off by posters who worship at Ed's feet. It turned me off that board for good.
Oh yeah I should add that I never posted as two different people or messed with anyone else, I posted in the low double digits.

And so, after wasting 2 years worth of subscription fees (to a board that is free-to-post) you decide to troll two other message boards (Giraffe and here) in order for to try to get some sympathy for being such an astonishingly put-upon fuckwit.

How's that working out?

[Kat]

Yeah, Heaven forbid they make you ask nicely to allow them to let you break rules.

[EthelMercaptan]

Yeah speaking of socking, I joined the SDMB back in January, paid for a subscription, then decided I didn't like my user name. Instead of going to the mods I just rejoined again, paid again, and posted. I used my original user name twice more but got banned.---<blah blah blah>

You didn't get any sympathy over on the Giraffe Boards, so you're going to try it here? And complain that it's 'cause the Giraffe members worship at Ed's feet?

Do you have any idea why these two boards exist? Have you been paying any fucking attention at all?

[RoOsh]

Wow. I changed my user name 3 days after I joined the Dope. All it took was one nice email.....
You're the not the first I've heard with these troubles, but is it REALLY that hard to change your name over there? -_-

[McNutty]

I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone who could probably get unbanned by asking politely but instead pisses and moans and throws their money away, but I do have to admit that the SDMB's policy in this case is really goddamn stupid and unexpected. Sure, no sock puppets, whatever. We get the point. No abandoning your old account in good faith and paying for a new one? That's pretty bizarre.

[Baldwin]

I don't have a lot of sympathy for someone who could probably get unbanned by asking politely but instead pisses and moans and throws their money away, but I do have to admit that the SDMB's policy in this case is really goddamn stupid and unexpected. Sure, no sock puppets, whatever. We get the point. No abandoning your old account in good faith and paying for a new one? That's pretty bizarre.

I agree; but at least in this case the rule is clearly stated and (as far as I know) consistently enforced (except for Ed Zotti/Cecil Adams).

[Baldwin]

I went onto another message board and mentioned this (and also finished it with 'fuck the SDMB' for good measure). And got my ass flamed off by posters who worship at Ed's feet. It turned me off that board for good.

If you're talking about giraffeboards, you "mentioned" it by starting a Pit thread with your very first post. The response was pretty civil, and based on reasonable arguments from people who were also displeased with changes at SDMB, but who felt you were being a bit silly.

Though you actually said "fuck Marley" there, not "fuck the SDMB", so possibly you're talking about yet another message board -- one where you really were flamed, because the other posters love Ed so much. What board was that?

[Guinastasia]

I think he's talking about the Giraffe boards. Either way, who cares-he's a moron.

(I still want to know which episode it was that changed the sock rule-was it concrete? Serlin?)

[OneCentStamp]

Wow, what happened here?

You know you're way off base when you fail to garner sympathy for getting banned by Ed - in a thread dedicated to bashing and mocking Ed.

[Weirddave]

And so, after wasting 2 years worth of subscription fees (to a board that is free-to-post) you decide to troll two other message boards (Giraffe and here) in order for to try to get some sympathy for being such an astonishingly put-upon fuckwit.

How's that working out?

Seems to me that his results may vary.

[Morgyn]

Seems to me that his results may vary.

Not so far, they haven't.

Maybe if he added more cowbell?

[featherlou]

Wow, what happened here?

You know you're way off base when you fail to garner sympathy for getting banned by Ed - in a thread dedicated to bashing and mocking Ed.

:mrgreen:

[Lizard]

Everyone is just upset because he won't let them say "cunt" anymore.

What I don't get is that issue came up NOW, when the SDMB is far, far cleaner than it has been in a long time. I remember years ago lengthy discussions on rape, swallowing semen, pussy smell (okay, that was me) and plenty of other potentially gross/scatological subjects. Why all of a sudden have a cow about a couple of measly words? If I hadn't witnessed the whole thing I never would've believed it. I honestly thought it was someone's idea of a joke for a while.

[Exy]

What I don't get is that issue came up NOW, when the SDMB is far, far cleaner than it has been in a long time. I remember years ago lengthy discussions on rape, swallowing semen, pussy smell (okay, that was me) and plenty of other potentially gross/scatological subjects. Why all of a sudden have a cow about a couple of measly words? If I hadn't witnessed the whole thing I never would've believed it. I honestly thought it was someone's idea of a joke for a while.

Someone here, can't remember who, was saying how much more "crass" she felt the SDMB had gotten over the years, to the point where she found it embarrassing to be a member, or something like that.

I just don't get that.

[Lizard]

Someone here, can't remember who, was saying how much more "crass" she felt the SDMB had gotten over the years, to the point where she found it embarrassing to be a member, or something like that.

I just don't get that.

I suspect the Board didn't change as much as she did.

[Exy]

I suspect the Board didn't change as much as she did.

I think it's symptomatic, actually.

It's like "WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!" Our society has gotten much, much more obsessed with every detail of the children's safety, and part of the way this manifests is in people perceiving that society has somehow abandoned the children.

[Lizard]

[South Park] Won't somebody please think of the children?! [/South park]

:mrgreen:

[glee]

Am I too late to discuss Ed?

1. The SDMB ran slowly and Ed ignored suggestions for improvement. He left Jerry to take the flack.

2. He made little contribution to the SDMB for years, then suddenly dived in with unpopular money-making forums and poster restrictions.

3. His approach was always confrontational, leading to apologies before his next outburst.

4. He never showed he appreciated the posters.

[Borborygmi]

5. Back in 1924, Ed Zotti stabbed a woman 82 times in Kew Gardens, Queens. The crime was witnessed by many people, none of whom tried to intervene or even call for help. The witnesses' reaction to Zotti's crime is often cited in psychology textbooks as an example of the "bystander effect".

[Exy]

5. Back in 1924, Ed Zotti stabbed a woman 82 times in Kew Gardens, Queens. The crime was witnessed by many people, none of whom tried to intervene or even call for help. The witnesses' reaction to Zotti's crime is often cited in psychology textbooks as an example of the "bystander effect".

first degree lolmicide!

[Liberal]

1. The SDMB ran slowly and Ed ignored suggestions for improvement. He left Jerry to take the flack.

Not only that, but when the flak began to rain down, Ed announced a new rule that no one could criticize Jerry.

[Truth and Beauty]

I think Ed Zotti is so despised because a bunch of no-life losers have nothing better to do in their lives than obsess about a message board they don't even post at any more. I think Ed's the winner here, he couldn't give a shut about what the drooling maniacs here are raving about.

[Exy]

I think Ed Zotti is so despised because a bunch of no-life losers have nothing better to do in their lives than obsess about a message board they don't even post at any more. I think Ed's the winner here, he couldn't give a shut about what the drooling maniacs here are raving about.

I for one am extremely outraged by this highly edgy comment, I think others will join me in this.

[OneCentStamp]

I think Ed Zotti is so despised because a bunch of no-life losers have nothing better to do in their lives than obsess about a message board they don't even post at any more. I think Ed's the winner here, he couldn't give a shut about what the drooling maniacs here are raving about.

I for one am extremely outraged by this highly edgy comment, I think others will join me in this.

I, for one, couldn't give a "shut." :mrgreen:

[Liberal]

I think Ed Zotti is so despised because a bunch of no-life losers have nothing better to do in their lives than obsess about a message board they don't even post at any more. I think Ed's the winner here, he couldn't give a shut about what the drooling maniacs here are raving about.

I for one am extremely outraged by this highly edgy comment, I think others will join me in this.

I will join if I can enforce your will with a stick.

[glee]

I think Ed Zotti is so despised because a bunch of no-life losers have nothing better to do in their lives than obsess about a message board they don't even post at any more. I think Ed's the winner here, he couldn't give a shut about what the drooling maniacs here are raving about.

I for one am extremely outraged by this highly edgy comment, I think others will join me in this.

Are you doing an April Fool joke too?