# Analogies Banned in GD - Part II

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**Created:** [November 21, 2014, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-banned-in-gd-part-ii/705261 "2014-11-21T16:29:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2014, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-banned-in-gd-part-ii/705261/2 "2014-11-21T17:05:36Z")

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I wrote in the locked thread that I think this is a very bad idea.

For some context, here’s a quote from the locked thread from **TubaDiva** :

> [@Analogies banned in GD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analogies-banned-in-gd/705192/27):
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> I dunno, maybe it’s not such a bad idea to ask people to bring their A-game to Great Debates.
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> Debate is a time-honored thing. I mean real debate, not slapping other people with half-truths or outright lies or stuff you pull out of your a–. I mean your assumptions. I’d like to think we hold people to a higher standard, that you go into the forum ready to discuss and even argue ideas and beliefs with a sincere desire to really tackle these issues and not just jerk other people around with low-rate junk.
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> Or are we asking too much?

Hell yes, you’re asking too much, but mainly from the moderators. Think it through.

The main result of attempting this will be to stifle GD and probably cause the bias and partisanship of the moderators to generate even more complaints than it already does.

ETA: Was going to write more, but I have to dash. I’ll write more soon.

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