# Am I permitted to ask a mod about a decision?

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**Created:** [September 22, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-permitted-to-ask-a-mod-about-a-decision/972034 "2022-09-22T13:15:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-permitted-to-ask-a-mod-about-a-decision/972034/3 "2022-09-22T13:21:50Z")

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Here is the moderation in question:

> [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24/960037/8193):
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> If Russia abandons Armenia, won’t Turkey help Azarbijan just steamroll the place? Never mind, I’ll start it somewhere else. slightly_smiling_face

It also appeared to be a joking reference to the Armenian genocide, which seemed pretty jarring and, well, jerkish. But in general, when you make connections between the breaking news and other charged political events (like the Armenian genocide) that’s a political jab.

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