# Is looking at your phone in the movie theater during the previews a faux pas? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 13, 2019, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-looking-at-your-phone-in-the-movie-theater-during-the-previews-a-faux-pas/843358 "2019-11-13T05:01:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-looking-at-your-phone-in-the-movie-theater-during-the-previews-a-faux-pas/843358/121 "2019-11-15T04:06:57Z")
**[Moderating]** I don’t have time to untangle this thread right now. I’m not sure when I will. Until then, this is closed. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-looking-at-your-phone-in-the-movie-theater-during-the-previews-a-faux-pas/843358/122 "2019-11-16T23:16:26Z")
OK, here’s the deal: First of all, this entire thread is way too contentious. It doesn’t look like we’re going to get a polite discussion out of it, and so it will be remaining closed. Second, I count at least two instances of personal attacks in this thread: [**WOOKINPANUB** in post #17](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21970239&postcount=17), and [**Just Asking Questions** in post #18](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21970243&postcount=18). You each get a Warning. Other posts were also actionable, but I’m not going to give a person more than one Warning for the same thread, prior to where I intervened. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-looking-at-your-phone-in-the-movie-theater-during-the-previews-a-faux-pas/843358.md?page=6)