# Colibri's "Political" moderation

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**Created:** [December 9, 2015, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-political-moderation/739880 "2015-12-09T00:58:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-political-moderation/739880/4 "2015-12-09T01:59:51Z")

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> [@mhendo](#):
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> [This](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18919592#post18919592) appears to be the post in question.

And [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18922367#post18922367) is the warning for the other poster. And here is Colibri’s explanation:

> [@Traffic Tickets vs. Criminal Charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-tickets-vs-criminal-charges/739756/24):
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> **Moderator Note**
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> “Political” isn’t the same as “partisan.” I’ve explained to you before at considerable length that we don’t want to see inflammatory remarks in General Questions, since they tend to derail threads. If you want to discuss what you perceive to be the failings of the justice system, take it Great Debates.

I think Colibri’s explanation of the warning was pretty clear. You might think your statements are all factual, but they are arguments, not answers to a GQ question. And the second post with “Yes, the system is hopelessly corrupt” is well beyond what’s usually allowed in GQ.

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