# Does What Exit's heavy-handed moderation in the Ukraine war thread improve it or degrade it? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 30, 2023, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368 "2023-04-30T13:12:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368/5 "2023-04-30T15:53:18Z")
This is the only one that makes sense: > [@Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972/3694): > > [Reuters 29-Apr-23](https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fuel-tank-ablaze-sevastopol-official-says-apparent-drone-attack-2023-04-29/) Fire at Crimea fuel depot extinguished after drone attack, governor says A drone strike caused a fire at a fuel storage facility in the Crimean port of Sevastopol, sending a vast column of black smoke into the sky before it was extinguished, the city’s Moscow-installed governor said on Saturday. A Ukrainian military intelligence official said more than 10 tanks of oil products with a capacity of about 40,000 tonnes intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea Fleet were destro… This is most of the largish hijack I pulled out this morning while drinking my coffee. > [@As I’ve said before, this war will only end when NATO troops deploy openly in Ukraine, and not before](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-i-ve-said-before-this-war-will-only-end-when-nato-troops-deploy-openly-in-ukraine-and-not-before/983366): > > As I’ve said before, this war will only end when NATO troops deploy openly in Ukraine, and not before. They could be there to fight, they could be there to guarantee a peace agreement - it doesn’t matter. Until they arrive, the war will continue. I thought/hoped it might die down on its own last night, but it expanded instead. There was a small bit about Nukes that I moved to the pre-existing thread for said. > [@Russian Use of Nuclear Weapons and Response rgd Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-use-of-nuclear-weapons-and-response-rgd-ukraine/972339/397): > > What if Russia begins firing nuclear weapons at Ukraine? * * * * * * > [@hajario](#): > > I think that you’re doing a fantastic job. The breaking news thread should be just for news. Thank you. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-what-exits-heavy-handed-moderation-in-the-ukraine-war-thread-improve-it-or-degrade-it/983368)._