# In which forums is the use of "tard" acceptable?

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**Created:** [May 7, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forums-is-the-use-of-tard-acceptable/813762 "2018-05-07T15:44:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-forums-is-the-use-of-tard-acceptable/813762/5 "2018-05-07T16:12:48Z")

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> [@Colibri](#):
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> Did you report the post? Did you discuss this with the forum moderators by PM?
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> Tolerance for certain terms may vary by forum. If in doubt, it is best to discuss such things with forum moderators.
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> Unless you reported the post and verified that it was within the rules, you have no basis for this conclusion. I’m surprised at your questions, since you’ve been here long enough to know this.
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> Those are pretty obviously Pit material.

Yes, I reported the post. I received no response. I took that silence to mean the moderators consented with the usage, but I started this thread to have a further discussion around the issue. I wasn’t aware of the intermediate step of “discuss this with the forum moderators by PM”, and am not clear on who the MPSIMS moderators are.

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