# Are there things that have been discussed to death that we should not debate anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 6, 2025, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-have-been-discussed-to-death-that-we-should-not-debate-anymore/1012649 "2025-01-06T18:26:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-have-been-discussed-to-death-that-we-should-not-debate-anymore/1012649/3 "2025-01-06T18:58:25Z")
By coincidence, Mod @What_Exit just updated the TOS and called our attention to it here: > [@SDMB rules 9/12/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013/64): > > The latest official rules are now located here: [https://boards.straightdope.com/tos](https://boards.straightdope.com/tos) If you click the Hamburger Menu heavy_equals_sign and click FAQ and then click \* [Terms of Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/tos) you get the latest rules. Also at the bottom of any thread page you should see [Privacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/privacy) ’ [Terms of service](https://boards.straightdope.com/tos) ’ [About](https://boards.straightdope.com/about) ’ [FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/faq) ’ [Tips & Tricks](https://blog.discourse.org/2016/12/discourse-new-user-tips-and-tricks/) Which TOS / combined rules includes this section: > [@Excerpt of TOS Rules](#): > > **Tired topics.** The following subjects have been beaten to death on this board and are cIosed to further discussion. If you feel new information has come to light that warrants reopening of a tired topic, you are free to petition the staff, but be aware that you face a high bar: > > - _Scientific racism_ - any argument about why a particular group of humans is objectively better or worse than any other group. > - _Holocaust denial_. Seriously, folks. If you want to debate whether the Holocaust occurred, this is not the place for you. > - _Men’s rights advocacy_, including threads about how men are somehow disadvantaged in society, women are genetically inferior or have a predisposition toward specific gender roles, and how men are naturally entitled to be in charge. > - _9/11 truthers_, including but not limited to claims that 9/11 didn’t happen or was a false flag operation by the government. > - _Climate change denialism_. Much about climate change is open to debate, but the basic reality of the phenomenon has been established beyond reasonable doubt. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-have-been-discussed-to-death-that-we-should-not-debate-anymore/1012649)._