# Don't be a jerk

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-jerk/391022>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [February 6, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-jerk/391022 "2007-02-06T01:35:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Plan\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-jerk/391022/1 "2007-02-06T01:35:59Z")

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Somewhere out there I seem to remember that this is one of the rules of all SDMB boards. I might be a bit brain dead tonight but I can’t seem to find it. Or am I mistaken?

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**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2007, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-a-jerk/391022/2 "2007-02-06T01:41:59Z")

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[We have one guiding principle: Don’t be a jerk.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=347160)