# About the Randi Restriction in Geller threads

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**Created:** [March 10, 2013, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-randi-restriction-in-geller-threads/652533 "2013-03-10T05:04:51Z")
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#### Post date: [March 10, 2013, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-randi-restriction-in-geller-threads/652533/31 "2013-03-10T17:47:56Z")

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> [@How did Uri Geller (psychic) divine pictures people had written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-uri-geller-psychic-divine-pictures-people-had-written/652260/117):
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> 1. Other posters may not attempt to goad Peter into discussing Randi. They should not bring up Randi in threads in which Peter is posting, where Randi is not pertinent to the subject of the thread. Otherwise they are free to discuss Randi.

So, Randi can be brought up in threads where Randi is not pertinent to the subject of the thread **unless** Peter has has posted in that thread? Unreal!

Has anyone mentioned Randi in threads where it was pertinent to the discussion? I doubt it.

Since this is a rule for all threads on all forums, shouldn’t this be listed in the rules? It’s doubtful that everyone that ever mentions Randi in the future will have read this new rule in the two threads it has now been mentioned in. It’s going to make this board look very ridiculous to anyone that isn’t aware that when Peter has posted in a thread and they mention Randi (and he isn’t “pertinent” to the subject of the thread), they get a moderator note that they can’t mention Randi because a particular poster has posted in it.

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