# Civility and politeness and the don't be a jerk rule (or the lack thereof)

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**Post date:** [October 15, 2015, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civility-and-politeness-and-the-dont-be-a-jerk-rule-or-the-lack-thereof/734479/72 "2015-10-15T00:13:39Z")

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> [@harmonicamoon](#):
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> A guy praises the mods, and he gets his wrist slapped.
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> I don’t get it.

I’m pretty sure it was meant sarcastically.

> [@Is there a such thing as rude moderating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-such-thing-as-rude-moderating/694601/74):
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> In fairness to the staff here, it is only a portion of them who are petty chickenshitphiliacs. It’s the same situation you see with cops, though. The ones who aren’t close ranks with and protect the ones who are. Interesting when you consider that they are unpaid employees. Must mean a lot to them to have that title under their usernames.

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