# Disagree with a moderator's warning / closing of a thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [June 3, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355 "2018-06-03T13:46:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/1 "2018-06-03T13:46:45Z")
Concerning [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856032) started by **Skald the Rhymer** , I don’t understand **IvoryTowerDenizen** ’s decision to issue a warning and close the thread. > [@](#): > > Failure to follow moderator instructions: > > I’m not sure why you are reacting like this to a perfectly reasonable request to provide accurate warnings when your hypotheticals contain graphic sexual content. > > You’ve been asked, you’ve had threads closed, and now you have a warning. > > Thread closed. I see that some of **Skald** ’s recent first paragraphs have been judged a passive-aggressive reaction to the fair-warning thing. But in this case, the first paragraph (I don’t know if I’m allowed to quote it) doesn’t seem particularly offensive, and accurately states that there’s slavery and torture in the hypothetical. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/2 "2018-06-03T13:47:55Z")
Answered here: [https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856042](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856042) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/3 "2018-06-03T13:50:10Z")
Imagine a disclaimer that said: > [@](#): > > Note: hypothetical includes allusions to slavery & torture. Compare that to the actual disclaimer: > [@](#): > > Hypothetical? Obviously. Offensive? I am not your daddy. But there is no mention of sex or rape, though both slavery & torture are alluded to without description. Do you see the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Fenris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fenris/32/498_2.png) [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/4 "2018-06-03T15:07:42Z")
> [@Heracles](#): > > Concerning [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856032) started by **Skald the Rhymer** , I don’t understand **IvoryTowerDenizen** ’s decision to issue a warning and close the thread. > > I see that some of **Skald** ’s recent first paragraphs have been judged a passive-aggressive reaction to the fair-warning thing. But in this case, the first paragraph (I don’t know if I’m allowed to quote it) doesn’t seem particularly offensive, and accurately states that there’s slavery and torture in the hypothetical. This really isn’t hard. He’s breaking rule number one: “Don’t Be A Jerk”. If a mod says “New rule, going forward don’t use a green font”, and you choose a font that’s yellow-green and say “See? I’m not breaking the rules”, you’re being a jerk. Hell, the first big SDMB moderating kerfluffle (circa early 2000) was Melin (ex-mod) playing _exactly_ that game with the then-current mods\*. So it’s not like it’s a new rule or a new interpretation. \*There was a lot more to the Melin thing than that, but a huge chunk of it (before she threatened to sue everyone) was the Mods saying “Don’t call yourself a mod when you’re not” and her doing the "Well, ok, I’m a “Mod-Emeritus. Nyahh-nyahh-can’t touch me.” shit that Skald is pulling. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/5 "2018-06-03T15:48:51Z")
How hard is it to follow the rules? What that poster is doing, imho, is similar to tailgating in the right lane with no exit coming up and two open lanes to the left. It’s called Being A Jerk Since this is the SDMB, ymmv obviously ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/6 "2018-06-03T16:59:25Z")
> [@Fenris](#): > > This really isn’t hard. He’s breaking rule number one: “Don’t Be A Jerk”. So, wait. You’re saying that being petulant is equivalent to being a jerk? ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/7 "2018-06-03T17:17:00Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > So, wait. You’re saying that being petulant is equivalent to being a jerk? As said in the other thread, he’s playing the “I’m not touching you!” game. Doesn’t matter if it’s out of petulance or some other emotion. He’s being a jerk on purpose. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/8 "2018-06-03T17:18:45Z")
He already had two previous threads closed for the exact same reason. You may not agree that any of them should have been closed but doing the identical thing a third time is clearly acting like an ass and disobeying both the letter and the spirit of the Moderators instructions. ---
**Author:** ![Bone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bone/32/407_2.png) [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disagree-with-a-moderators-warning-closing-of-a-thread/815355/9 "2018-06-03T18:00:02Z")
[There is a related thread on this here,](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856042) therefore I’m closing this one. [/moderating]