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Nah, I say we should just turn it over to the court system.
You should start a thread and complain about it.
Someone openly admitted to making things up in the Election forum, and there has been no sanction, not even a note.
How does that NOT violate the previously quoted portion of the RA?
Followed shortly thereafter by a “Why was my thread closed?” thread.
As if the jerk rule isn’t big time subjective !
I guess you (and others) like all of the creative ways to call somebody a liar without using the “L” word and then arguing over that.
Feeling the need to call somebody a liar isn’t the issue.
Not subjective at all. You just buy one at the jerk store.
Did you report it?
It’s impossible for the mods to read every post in every thread.
Yes, I did.
:smack:
It’s a difficult rule to enforce, for sure, but without seeing the posts in question it’s hard to tell what’s going on. One might simplistically think “well, facts are facts, right?” but it’s not always that clear cut and it’s not always apparent when someone is deliberately posting factually incorrect stuff.
Still, the rule is there, contrary to the claim made that it isn’t.
Without seeing the post in question, it is difficult to comment on what it says.
Are yOu talking about this thread:
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19331738#post19331738
With the invented phrase “constitutional democracy”?
With all due respect and courtesy for all concerned…can we not go here? This is a complete waste of time. Thank you for your consideration.
Sorry darlin’ i was just trying to clarify a muddy issue.
Aye, and bless you. I mean you no grief at all. I just think this is a topic that would be served best by benign neglect.
Sorry I didn’t post a link earlier.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19332948&postcount=63
It’s deliberate when the poster in question openly admits that he made something up.
And then, a few hours later, he doubles down and insists that what he just made up is, nevertheless, a fact.
You’re trying way too hard here. Seriously, that’s no where near what they had in mind when they designed a rule against making things up.
I’ve seen people talk about purple unicorns, zombies, chupacabras, and heaven knows what else here. You want to report them too for making stuff up?
I think I understand why the mods didn’t act on your report, and it’s not because they didn’t see it.
He made up a descriptor, which he believes is accurate. It’s not out of the realm of possibilities, so the idea that this was posting stuff known to be untrue is nonsense.
Keep in mind that “knowingly posting stuff that is not true” is a very difficult rule to enforce. I think I’ve usually seen it enforced along with “being a jerk” or 'hijacking a thread" or the like. But it has been enforced.
D’Anconia, that’s enough. You’ve been shown what the rule means and you continue to either be obtuse or just not get it.
Stop it.
This thread is closed.