Discussion about the Suspension List
July 2nd, 2012 at 11:51:06 AM
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Thank you. Just ignoring him was growing difficult and probably would have resulted in my own 'time-out'.Quote: WizardBased on a post made outside of the forum, mrjjj has just been upgraded to the nuclear option.
Someday, joor goin' to see the name of Googie Gomez in lights and joor goin' to say to joorself, "Was that her?" and then joor goin' to answer to joorself, "That was her!" But you know somethin' mister? I was always her yuss nobody knows it! - Googie Gomez
July 10th, 2012 at 10:04:38 PM
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Quote: WizardLet's see, here is what I can remember:
Chuck for life for insulting the Wizard.
mkl for I think a week for personal insult.
JerryLogan 2 or 3 times. I just remember that last time was for a week for a combination of hijacking and personal insults.
Who I am forgetting?
The entire cheerleading squad for laughing at your "unit size" and poor penetration, perhaps? What I mean is you were betting chips and were getting half-shoed, of course.
July 10th, 2012 at 10:11:23 PM
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I'm going to take this risk at becoming unpopular. This suspension was richly deserved. No doubt about it. The post was unnecessarily rude. However, I think it was clearly obvious, not only to myself, but to other members of the forum, that the individual would get suspended. Is it really necessary for people to make comments to that effect? The "countdown" to suspension and any of the other comments regarding the individual's behavior and certain suspension just seem to be further unnecessary comments that clutter up the thread and the forum, and serve no real purpose.Quote: WizardNewAP gets 10 days for this post, among others in that thread.
We all know the person is going to get suspended. And he should get suspended. I just don't see the need to make comments about it. I feel we should just flag the post, report it to the Wizard, allow the Wizard to make the necessary suspensions/decisions, and the rest of can either contribute the original post if it has merits, or just ignore the thread.
Again, I know I'm taking a weak point, and nobody will agree with me. Thus, this post itself qualifies as my previously mentioned unnecessary clutter with no real purpose. I just think people might want to at least think about it, and not contribute toward other people's bad behavior.
July 10th, 2012 at 11:12:36 PM
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Ah, his sock puppet has turned up as well. Very clever.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
July 10th, 2012 at 11:19:13 PM
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cesspit...What's a sock puppet?
July 11th, 2012 at 3:14:42 AM
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Quote: konceptumI just don't see the need to make comments about it.
That is a fair comment. It isn't that I mean to stir things up. My intent is to make the rules and expectations clear and to keep such discussion in a central place. I don't want legitimate threads hijacked with people discussing the latest ban.
Speaking of which, NewAP is upgraded to the nuclear option for multiple identities.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” -- Carl Sagan
July 11th, 2012 at 4:08:49 AM
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Quote: konceptumI'm going to take this risk at becoming unpopular. This suspension was richly deserved. No doubt about it. The post was unnecessarily rude. However, I think it was clearly obvious, not only to myself, but to other members of the forum, that the individual would get suspended. Is it really necessary for people to make comments to that effect? The "countdown" to suspension and any of the other comments regarding the individual's behavior and certain suspension just seem to be further unnecessary comments that clutter up the thread and the forum, and serve no real purpose.Quote: WizardNewAP gets 10 days for this post, among others in that thread.
Fair point. I was the one that posted the countdown to suspension comment. Won't happen again. I'm sorry.
To the point of "unnecessary comments that clutter up the thread and forum." That describes BuzzPaff perfectly!. This guy is a troll.
I discovered the BLOCK feature yesterday, and promptly blocked him. Now I won't have to read any of his 4,956 daily posts.
Great site! Thanks.
July 11th, 2012 at 4:38:15 AM
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Quote: scirecesspit...What's a sock puppet?
A childs toy made from a sock, a couple googly eyes and some felt, that you stick on your hand a pretend isnt you while talking.
In the internet world, its jargon for a user making a second account to help trolling, or to pretend that you have more support in a debate, or to add recommedations to a review.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
July 11th, 2012 at 5:00:22 AM
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I do.Quote: konceptum... I just don't see the need to make comments about it...
Except the place to make the comments is not within the thread in question. Don't assume Mike reads every post or views every thread.
Either send a PM to the Wizard, or post in this thread, or both. And they should include a link to the offending post. (If you don't know how to do that, just right-click the "Permalink" at the top right of the post, then select "Copy Shortcut". Then paste it into the PM and post.)
Posting the "countdown" in that thread may have been fun for the observers/participants, but it only elevates the anger of the offender.
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Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown. But how much does it cost to knock on wood? 😁
July 11th, 2012 at 6:50:48 AM
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Is it just me, or did that guy have a chip on his shoulder?
NO KILL I
July 11th, 2012 at 7:19:09 AM
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Wizard: Did you check IP addresses, was the poster Mrjjj (Ken)?
When a rock is thrown into a pack of dogs, the one that yells the loudest is the one who got hit.
July 11th, 2012 at 7:28:18 AM
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I don't personally see the problem with a few light-hearted comments in thread such as the countdown. I think it would be different if it were some kind of border-line case where the Wizard would have to step in and make a judgment call, but this was a blatant infraction of the Rules to such an extent that there was no doubt as to what was about to happen.
Further, it was NewAP's own thread, so thread derailment isn't much of a concern. He derailed his own thread by way of the very comments that were the subject of the Suspension.
Further, it was NewAP's own thread, so thread derailment isn't much of a concern. He derailed his own thread by way of the very comments that were the subject of the Suspension.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
July 11th, 2012 at 7:58:14 AM
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Quote: Mission146I don't personally see the problem with a few light-hearted comments in thread such as the countdown. I think it would be different if it were some kind of border-line case where the Wizard would have to step in and make a judgment call, but this was a blatant infraction of the Rules to such an extent that there was no doubt as to what was about to happen.
Further, it was NewAP's own thread, so thread derailment isn't much of a concern. He derailed his own thread by way of the very comments that were the subject of the Suspension.
I agree with this.
And if you look backward, even NewAP's introduction was probably a setup to troll later. He identified as a friendly, then lowered his camouflage and fired. Q-ship.
NO KILL I
July 11th, 2012 at 9:46:48 AM
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For clarification sake, my comment wasn't directed at you. I think that the notification of suspension as well as the reason for suspension is fairly important. It helps for us to know what is going on, as well as reinforcing what is acceptable and unacceptable behavior.Quote: WizardIt isn't that I mean to stir things up. My intent is to make the rules and expectations clear and to keep such discussion in a central place.
Well stated. Others may argue that angering the offender is ok, because that person was an offender. I disagree with that. However, I also feel that it's just a waste of time and resources.Quote: DJTeddyBearPosting the "countdown" in that thread may have been fun for the observers/participants, but it only elevates the anger of the offender.
The fact that it was blatant, to me, is even more reason why comments don't need to be made. As DJ and I said, simply report the post to the Wizard, and we know it will get taken care of. And, even though it was his own thread, the original topic matter could still be discussed by others.Quote: Mission146but this was a blatant infraction of the Rules to such an extent that there was no doubt as to what was about to happen.
Further, it was NewAP's own thread, so thread derailment isn't much of a concern. He derailed his own thread by way of the very comments that were the subject of the Suspension.
July 11th, 2012 at 9:55:31 AM
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Quote: RoundManThat describes BuzzPaff perfectly!. This guy is a troll.
You're new, so I'm going to let that go with a warning. No personal insults. As you wrote, if you don't like him, just block him.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” -- Carl Sagan
July 11th, 2012 at 10:07:01 AM
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I would reply, but I trust that RoundMan has truly blocked me. Nothing more need be said by either of us.
July 11th, 2012 at 10:15:31 AM
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In regards to blocking - Wizard, any stats you can share with us?
Do you have the ability to know who is blocking who? How many people does the average forum member have blocked? Knowing who the most blocked member is would be fun, although I'm guessing you wouldn't share that.
Do you have the ability to know who is blocking who? How many people does the average forum member have blocked? Knowing who the most blocked member is would be fun, although I'm guessing you wouldn't share that.
July 11th, 2012 at 10:18:02 AM
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Quote: FinsRuleIn regards to blocking - Wizard, any stats you can share with us?
We don't implicitly quantify that. Even if we did, I'm not sure I would share it.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” -- Carl Sagan
July 11th, 2012 at 10:57:24 AM
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Quote: WizardYou're new, so I'm going to let that go with a warning. No personal insults. As you wrote, if you don't like him, just block him.
Thanks. Warning received.
July 11th, 2012 at 11:04:34 AM
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I'm not really sure exactly what trolling is. I have an idea about it. I am newly retired and just started up on this site (and "posting" in general) to pass on my personal beliefs so as to be debated at times- if someone so chooses to do so. That is all. To me there sometimes should be a "fun element" to it and other times if one has a strong feeling about what should take place in order to solve a real problem (& it may have been addresses before in a different way) then they should give opinion. Is that trolling? I am "older" and truly don't get it?
Now I know bad language "attacking" another is worthy of suspension....is that trolling-- also????
Wizard, sorry for being so dumb on this but a good definition of trolling would be helpful to me.(maybe others as well)
As far as "pretending one has more support than they may actually have in a debate"....well I realize there are as many different opinions today on many subjects. Am I not supposed to express mine just because many others wouldn't support or agree with it? Is this trolling??
I believe this is what internet posting is about...entertainment thru difference of opinion and possibly getting someone else to think differently on a particular matter.
If trolling is something "you just know when you see it' please clue me in on it.
In humility. Scire
Now I know bad language "attacking" another is worthy of suspension....is that trolling-- also????
Wizard, sorry for being so dumb on this but a good definition of trolling would be helpful to me.(maybe others as well)
As far as "pretending one has more support than they may actually have in a debate"....well I realize there are as many different opinions today on many subjects. Am I not supposed to express mine just because many others wouldn't support or agree with it? Is this trolling??
I believe this is what internet posting is about...entertainment thru difference of opinion and possibly getting someone else to think differently on a particular matter.
If trolling is something "you just know when you see it' please clue me in on it.
In humility. Scire
July 11th, 2012 at 11:11:35 AM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
Quote:Troll: an internet term for a person who, through willful action, attempts to disrupt a community or garner attention and controversy through provocative messages.
I invented a few casino games. Info:
http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com/ —————————————————————————————————————
Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown. But how much does it cost to knock on wood? 😁
July 11th, 2012 at 11:16:02 AM
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I am often accused of trolling. Usually i am just trying to keep a thread going if I like the subject. Too often my attempts at satire go UN-noticed. Quite often I will post something on a new members thread especially if he is asking a question about probabilities.
Not that i have the answer LOL I wait until it is about to drop off the bottom before posting something to move it back up to the top.
Quite often a question will just disappear without an answer or any reply at all. Sometimes the poster thinks I am trolling, whatever the hell that is. Blocking is fairly easy to do and i am never offended when i am blocked. Most people just say " Damn, he's just being Buzz"
I only know of one instance where I overstepped the line and enjoyed my 3 day suspension.
Not that i have the answer LOL I wait until it is about to drop off the bottom before posting something to move it back up to the top.
Quite often a question will just disappear without an answer or any reply at all. Sometimes the poster thinks I am trolling, whatever the hell that is. Blocking is fairly easy to do and i am never offended when i am blocked. Most people just say " Damn, he's just being Buzz"
I only know of one instance where I overstepped the line and enjoyed my 3 day suspension.
July 11th, 2012 at 11:17:31 AM
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Quote: DJTeddyBearhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
Provacative ? NEVER IGNORANT ? Too numerous to count.
July 11th, 2012 at 11:36:55 AM
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Wizard - thanks for suspending NewAp and his alter-ego NewAPRulez - I had no idea that my comments regarding one player's nonBS play not affecting anyone in the long run would cause such a commotion
July 11th, 2012 at 11:42:17 AM
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Trolling, in the sense the word was used in this case, is making a post deliberately to annoy people only loosely related to the subject matter. I happen to think Buzzpaff is hilarious, and I consider his one-liners topical.
https://wizardofvegas.com/forum/off-topic/gripes/11182-pet-peeves/120/#post815219
July 11th, 2012 at 11:51:55 AM
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In a broader sense, a troll is anybody you don't like
or agree with. Those are the people that get accused
of being trolls, usually.
or agree with. Those are the people that get accused
of being trolls, usually.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 11th, 2012 at 12:03:08 PM
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In that case Bob, I am honored to be in your company.
July 11th, 2012 at 12:05:43 PM
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Trolls are trying to get a bite. It might be to start a discussion, a flame war or to get someone so agitated they Internet Rage. Internet Rage can be an amusing side show for some. Net-drama is like a soap opera... (and we've had our own forum drama here, not all of it caused by trolls).
(Trolling is what you do with a fishing line in the water, running bait through the fish to get one to bite on the hook. However the image of a big ugly monster under the bridge fits as well).
I don't often agree with EvenBob, but I'd not call him a troll. I've seen here people troll with whose points I would agree with, but I know they are looking to get a rise. I also know a certain former poster thinks I was trolling him. But I like to use words how they should be used, not as a random insult.
(Trolling is what you do with a fishing line in the water, running bait through the fish to get one to bite on the hook. However the image of a big ugly monster under the bridge fits as well).
I don't often agree with EvenBob, but I'd not call him a troll. I've seen here people troll with whose points I would agree with, but I know they are looking to get a rise. I also know a certain former poster thinks I was trolling him. But I like to use words how they should be used, not as a random insult.
"Then you can admire the real gambler, who has neither eaten, slept, thought nor lived, he has so smarted under the scourge of his martingale, so suffered on the rack of his desire for a coup at trente-et-quarante" - Honore de Balzac, 1829
July 11th, 2012 at 12:15:04 PM
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Buzz -
For the record, I do not consider you a troll.
Pot-stirrer. But not troll.
There noticed, but generally ignored. Although, quite frankly, I wish you'd cut it out.
For the record, I do not consider you a troll.
Pot-stirrer. But not troll.
Quite the opposite.Quote: buzzpaffToo often my attempts at satire go UN-noticed.
There noticed, but generally ignored. Although, quite frankly, I wish you'd cut it out.
I invented a few casino games. Info:
http://www.DaveMillerGaming.com/ —————————————————————————————————————
Superstitions are silly, childish, irrational rituals, born out of fear of the unknown. But how much does it cost to knock on wood? 😁
July 11th, 2012 at 12:24:41 PM
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Quote: DJTeddyBearBuzz -
For the record, I do not consider you a troll.
Pot-stirrer. But not troll.
Quite the opposite.
There noticed, but generally ignored. Although, quite frankly, I wish you'd cut it out.
Pay closer attention Teddy. Some of my most asinine statements are not only believed, but commented upon by the naive.
And the above statements do qualify you as a " preacher "
July 11th, 2012 at 6:39:38 PM
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What you discover in the end is you can't
please everybody, so to heck with em. Just
be yourself.
please everybody, so to heck with em. Just
be yourself.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 11th, 2012 at 7:41:39 PM
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Quote: EvenBobWhat you discover in the end is you can't
please everybody, so to heck with em. Just
be yourself.
My dad always used to tell people " If you do not like me, we are even !
July 11th, 2012 at 8:18:07 PM
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Quote: DeMangoWizard: Did you check IP addresses, was the poster Mrjjj (Ken)?
Seemed kind of like wbuballa23, the guy who started the thread about a joker showing up in a blackjack hand.
"Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things."
- Isaac Newton
July 11th, 2012 at 8:34:53 PM
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James garner wants you to pay a licensing fee.
July 11th, 2012 at 8:48:23 PM
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Quote: buzzpaffJames garner wants you to pay a licensing fee.
If i quit driving the gold Firebird, you think he would let it go?
"Truth is ever to be found in the simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things."
- Isaac Newton
July 11th, 2012 at 8:50:16 PM
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He will have to check with Evelyn Martin first !!
July 22nd, 2012 at 8:08:57 PM
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I did notice that with FleaStiff's suspension, buzzpaff takes his place on the Top Contributors list.
Enjoy your moment in the sun, Buzz.
Enjoy your moment in the sun, Buzz.
"Dice, verily, are armed with goads and driving-hooks, deceiving and tormenting, causing grievous woe." -Rig Veda 10.34.4
July 23rd, 2012 at 8:48:00 PM
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Thanks teddys. You may not believe this, but my daughter had the best vegetarian wrap she has ever eaten in Blackhawk. I had a Croissant breakfast sandwich, bakery size and quality, 2 sausage patties hamburger size and at least 3 scrambled eggs on it.
Part of an 18 item 99cent menu. I only stopped in because you were to timid to order a 99cent meal.
At SASQUTCH, no less . LOL
Part of an 18 item 99cent menu. I only stopped in because you were to timid to order a 99cent meal.
At SASQUTCH, no less . LOL
July 26th, 2012 at 10:55:09 AM
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Didn't Flea's suspension end yesterday?
"So as the clock ticked and the day passed, opportunity met preparation, and luck happened." - Maurice Clarett
July 26th, 2012 at 11:01:02 AM
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Well. as of this moment, he's on DOUBLE SECRET PROBATION !
July 26th, 2012 at 11:50:43 AM
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Quote: rdw4potusDidn't Flea's suspension end yesterday?
Oops. Sorry about that Flea. I owe you a day.
On another topic, we have another secret admin effective yesterday. He is tougher than me, so be on your best behavior.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” -- Carl Sagan
July 26th, 2012 at 12:01:23 PM
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Quote: WizardOops. Sorry about that Flea. I owe you a day.
What is this--Logan's Run? :D
Each of us is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.
Preparing for a fight about your bad decision is not as smart as making a good decision.
July 26th, 2012 at 12:04:16 PM
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Quote: rdw4potusDidn't Flea's suspension end yesterday?
He hasn't logged in since he was banned, doesn't
look like he's worried about it.
"It's not called gambling if the math is on your side."
July 26th, 2012 at 12:14:29 PM
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Quote: WizardOn another topic, we have another secret admin effective yesterday. He is tougher than me, so be on your best behavior.
I hope it is a fair and objective admin. Would hate it if it were one of the agenda oriented members. But you know I trust your judgement Wiz!
Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes." ~ William Gibson
July 26th, 2012 at 12:16:28 PM
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Quote: avargovI hope it is a fair and objective admin. Would hate it if it were one of the agenda oriented members. But you know I trust your judgement Wiz!
I heard its jerry logan.
July 26th, 2012 at 12:18:46 PM
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Quote: avargovI hope it is a fair and objective admin. Would hate it if it were one of the agenda oriented members. But you know I trust your judgement Wiz!
I will say that I select admins who are generally respected and liked by the whole forum. Those who tend to stay out of fights to begin with. I don't want any secret admins who already have a lot of enemies.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” -- Carl Sagan
July 26th, 2012 at 12:31:04 PM
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Quote: WizardI will say that I select admins who are generally respected and liked by the whole forum. Those who tend to stay out of fights to begin with. I don't want any secret admins who already have a lot of enemies.
I can think of two people I hope it is!
And a whole bunch I hope it isn't.
Each of us is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.
Preparing for a fight about your bad decision is not as smart as making a good decision.
July 26th, 2012 at 12:59:13 PM
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At first, I was hoping it was me. I mean, being a secret admin: imagine the perks! Then I realized, wait, if it's a secret, there's no way I could know if it was me or not. How exciting. I would be a secret admin and not even know it! How awesome is that! But then, how do I cash in on the perks? I figured there had to be a way to know if I was the secret admin, without revealing the secret. But I still can't figure out what that method is. I have a feeling this conspiracy may go all the way to the top!
