# Clarification from an Administrator please ..

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**Created:** [July 29, 2000, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-from-an-administrator-please/27372 "2000-07-29T23:50:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2000, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-from-an-administrator-please/27372/1 "2000-07-29T23:50:15Z")

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Taken from [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=32598)

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> _Alphagene_  
> 2) If you suspect someone to be a troll in disguise, notify a moderator or administrator by email. \*\*Attempts to “out” trolls on the SDMB will not be tolerated from this day forth.

Is this really the case . I’m just asking because I don’t want to get myself into any trouble . I know it was always the case that you should mail the admin. with any concerns (which I have done) but this sounds awfully serious and final . If there has been a change has it been announced anywhere apart from whatever thread Mu Mu pulled this from ?

I think this should be made clear to everybody .

Thx .

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**Author:** ![Bilder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@Bilder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bilder)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2000, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-from-an-administrator-please/27372/2 "2000-07-29T23:56:27Z")

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Here’s the exact post link, if Arnold’s method works **[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=615044#post615044](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=615044#post615044)**

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**Author:** ![Alphagene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Alphagene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alphagene)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-from-an-administrator-please/27372/3 "2000-07-30T02:54:09Z")

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I posted this in the other thread, but I’ll post my explanation here again…

Ed and Tuba make the official rules regarding what can and can’t be done on this board. I never intended it to be an amendment to the SDMB rules and I realize now that I phrased my statement poorly and far too generally.

I overreacted and made a comment far broader than I should have. I tried to put out a small fire and subsequently gave the false impression that I have the power to make the rules.

But there has been a trend of posters publicly and falsely accusing other posters of not being who they say. It created a lot of confusion, to say the least. It also has the potential to piss a lot of people off. I wanted to discourage that activity in my forum. Especially since the negative aspects can be avoided by email to a mod.

Let’s just say that you weren’t the first to notice similarities between Prism and Serlin, Drain. I’m not saying that your suspicions are unfounded. And I appreciate your initiative and your desire to point out a violation of board rules. I’m half Italian, I appreciate loyalty.

I just don’t want a trend starting in the Pit.

Alphagene

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**Author:** ![yojimbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yojimbo/32/232_2.png) [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2000, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-from-an-administrator-please/27372/4 "2000-07-30T03:27:21Z")

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Thx for clearing that up . 🙂