# Britain’s most senior EU official resigns. Receives standing ovation

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 28, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-s-most-senior-eu-official-resigns-receives-standing-ovation/758636 "2016-06-28T18:05:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2016, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-s-most-senior-eu-official-resigns-receives-standing-ovation/758636/21 "2016-07-01T03:35:29Z")

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> [@Donnerwetter](#):
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> As [del]a fat cat Brussels bureaucrat[/del] a former EU commissioner, Jonathan Hill is totally committed, with body and soul, [del]to a centralized, European monster state[/del] to the idea of European unity. The members of the European parliament hate to so see him go, he is one of them and by applauding him, [del]they show the middle finger those who opted for the Brexit[/del] they honor an Englishman who remains a loyal European.

**Moderator Warning**

**Donnerwetter** , political jabs are not allowed in General Questions. This is especially inappropriate as a first reply to a question. This is an official warning. Do not do this again. (And no, using strikeout doesn’t get you off the hook.)

Colibri  
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**Author:** ![mr\_wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@mr\_wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr_wolf)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-s-most-senior-eu-official-resigns-receives-standing-ovation/758636/22 "2016-07-15T00:13:19Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> Moderator Warning …[snip]

Actually, **Donnerwetter** was the only one who gave an answer directed at what my post was all about, the others started going on a tangent.

Could you or another moderator please correct my mistake, move the thread to a forum where those replies are allowed and cancel the official warning, please?

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