# Marley:  Gun Grabber is not restricted to the Pit.

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**Created:** [January 13, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-gun-grabber-is-not-restricted-to-the-pit/647086 "2013-01-13T19:41:55Z")\
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So in the thread linked by **Oakminster** above **Marley** says:

> [@"An End To the Ban on Gun-Violence Studies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-the-ban-on-gun-violence-studies/647032/41):
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> See above. Strong opinions are welcome, but the vitriol has to be coupled to something that contributes to the debate.

So according to **Marley** vitriol is “A-Ok” as long it’s coupled to something that contributes to the debate.

Yet in post 12 of this thread **Marley** says:

> [@Marley23](#):
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> Seriously, it’s a mod note for tone.

So **Oakminster** got modded for tone yet you tell another poster that vitriol is fine as long as it somehow relates to the debate.

So it seems to me that “tone” was not really the reason Oak got modded. Because according to Marley you can be all mean and vitriolic but as long as you tie that to the debate then everything is hunky-dory.

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