Chronos and Betting

[Hellestal]

@mhendo

I did not know, until today, that there was any “no betting” rule at the SDMB, and it seems that the rule was never explicitly applied anywhere outside those two forums.

I didn’t mean for this thread to dispute a warning, but okay then. Bad warning.

No betting. Gambling between posters in GD and Politics and Elections over debate outcomes or real world events is forbidden. In the past we’ve had posters use this as a rhetorical device to abuse other posters and accuse them of lacking the courage of their convictions. It’s a jerk move we have decided to no longer allow.

Hasty justification from the mods there.

Even if it’s a jerk move to harangue people for not betting – and sure, that makes some sense – that implies a rule against haranguing people, not a rule against betting. If someone rejects an offer to bet, then just drop it. Give a warning if the hassling continues.