# Hari Seldon's moderation **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 18, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768 "2021-07-18T20:33:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768/41 "2021-07-25T21:57:33Z")
> [@ZosterSandstorm](#): > > If that was actually how threads were moderated, then we wouldn’t have two debate forums entirely full of people proclaiming that everyone who disagrees with position X is a racist, a liar, brainwashed by Fox News, etc Pointing out that an argument used by one side is racist, or has no grounding in fact, is not inherently an insult. It’s a claim, that you can disagree with and argue against if you want to. If people are presenting these claims in an insulting matter, are you reporting them? I’ll note that people on the left are modded for taking things too far all of the time. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768/42 "2021-07-26T03:16:01Z")
> [@ZosterSandstorm](#): > > If that was actually how threads were moderated, then we wouldn’t have two debate forums entirely full of people proclaiming that everyone who disagrees with position X is a racist, a liar, brainwashed by Fox News, etc. It is, and we don’t. If you make accurate claims, they’ll be less easily dismissed. ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Cad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saint_cad/32/18907_2.png) [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768/43 "2021-07-26T03:34:02Z")
> [@hajario](#): > > It couldn’t hurt. Have you ever tried? I have. The response was effectively “Even though you have publicly stated you are a Republican and that post says, ‘All Republicans are racists.’ they did not accuse **you** of being a racist.” It was many years ago so I suppose current interpretation of the rules may be different. ---
**Author:** ![ZosterSandstorm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e0b2c6/32.png) [@ZosterSandstorm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZosterSandstorm)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768/44 "2021-07-26T03:48:26Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Pointing out that an argument used by one side is racist, or has no grounding in fact, is not inherently an insult. It’s a claim, that you can disagree with Agreed. > [@](#): > > and argue against if you want to. Not by saying “I find this post poorly argued” or the like, I can’t. Because if someone from the wrong side “attacks a post” in that way, they get shut down for implicitly insulting the person who made the post. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768/45 "2021-07-26T03:52:34Z")
You are incorrectly representing what happens. I won’t speculate why you’re doing so, but I will point out that if you used cites, and if you accurately paraphrased (or just plain quoted) what people said, it’d be much clearer how off-base you are. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768/46 "2021-07-26T03:55:26Z")
> [@ZosterSandstorm](#): > > Not by saying “I find this post poorly argued” or the like, I can’t. Because if someone from the wrong side “attacks a post” in that way, they get shut down for implicitly insulting the person who made the post. I have never seen this happen. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hari-seldons-moderation/946768.md?page=2)