# engineer comp geek, I think you are wrong

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**Created:** [August 15, 2015, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-comp-geek-i-think-you-are-wrong/727944 "2015-08-15T21:00:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![FXMastermind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fxmastermind/32/7289_2.png) [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/engineer-comp-geek-i-think-you-are-wrong/727944/4 "2015-08-17T19:38:07Z")

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I find the post that started the exchange to be far more insulting.

> [@tomndebb, allowing racist hate speech was a bullshit mod call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-allowing-racist-hate-speech-was-a-bullshit-mod-call/727632/153):
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> Not a whole lot of reading comprehension being taught back at ol’ Groton, eh?

It’s direct mockery and derision, but what is a poor Mod to do? If you dinged everyone for violating the rules, people would just get angry.

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