# Facts vs. Opinions in Great Debates

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**Created:** [May 8, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-vs-opinions-in-great-debates/754347 "2016-05-08T22:37:46Z")\
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> [@D\_Anconia](#):
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> No, I’m wondering why posters are allowed to post completely false information in Great Debates, but if I point it out, it draws a mod note.

You didn’t even get a mod note.

> [@SCOTUS nominations have become political? Only since Bork.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-nominations-have-become-political-only-since-bork/753741/168):
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> Neither is using snark to harangue a poster about a simple mistake for hours and posts.
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> Knock it off.  
> That topic is closed in this thread.
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> [ /Moderating /

And it wasn’t posting completely false information, it was a simple mistake.  
Which you refused to accept as such.

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