# Asking Another Poster To Provide Proof Of A Claim Is Harassment?

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**Created:** [June 19, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611 "2021-06-19T04:01:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611/1 "2021-06-19T04:01:09Z")

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**Broomstick** made some claims. **Guinastasia** challenged her to prove those claims. **EngineerCompGeek** gave **Guinastasia** a Mod Note, saying that this was harrrassment. I’m not following the logic here. If **Lekatt** or **JackDeanTyler** were posting about near death experiences and the evils of circumcision today, would asking for proof of their claims be harrassment?

> [@I Am Here To State (about Ed's treatment in the SDMB Proposal Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-here-to-state-about-eds-treatment-in-the-sdmb-proposal-thread/944316/180):
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> Moderator Note This is basically harassment of another user. Treat others with respect in ATMB. Attack the post, not the poster.

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**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611/2 "2021-06-19T04:08:29Z")

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To be fair, it’s certainly possible there were some trolls who harassed her – we see them here all the time, and at Giraffe as well. But the board never sanctioned such action, nor will they ever.

As for harassing her now, that was never my intention.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611/3 "2021-06-19T04:19:32Z")

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This wasn’t just asking for a cite. @Guinastasia basically flat out called her a liar in ATMB and challenged her in a very confrontational way about it. That’s harassment.

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> But the board never sanctioned such action, nor will they ever.

There is an entire forum there that is basically one harassing post after another about users here. Speaking as a moderator, that forum is one fucking headache after another for us over here. If you think the comments over there are not harassment, there is seriously something wrong with you.

And that is absolutely enough discussion of Giraffe here. This is closed.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2021, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-another-poster-to-provide-proof-of-a-claim-is-harassment/944611/4 "2021-06-19T04:19:35Z")

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