# Marley, you're an embarrassment

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**Created:** [July 27, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-youre-an-embarrassment/590558 "2011-07-27T23:52:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-youre-an-embarrassment/590558/4 "2011-07-28T00:44:21Z")

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> [@Sevastopol](#):
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> Well fair’s fair.
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> And it is not like it was even a little bit difficult to gather the evidence to convince rational people. So I did. See [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=617668&page=2). But good heavens, it’s only a message board people.

Whiffed again. Skimming through that mess of a thread, I see two instances of \*\*Marley \*\*moderating:

> [@Why do the Israelis build settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-israelis-build-settlements/590273/141):
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> Of course he wasn’t really making that case. There is not an iota of integrity in **Airman** ’s post. He dutifully gave the stock right-wing phrasing and moved on. As they do. It is about demonstrating support, not soundly made argument.

> [@Why do the Israelis build settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-israelis-build-settlements/590273/145):
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> This is an attack on **Airman Doors, USAF** as a person rather than a rebuttal of anything he said. Stick to commenting on the arguments rather than the people making them.

And

> [@Why do the Israelis build settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-israelis-build-settlements/590273/127):
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> Alessan’s a real gem.

> [@Why do the Israelis build settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-israelis-build-settlements/590273/129):
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> Somehow I don’t think this was intended to be a compliment. Knock it off or take it to The BBQ Pit.

Both for the basically the same type of conduct, both could have been treated more formally than what amounts to a “knock it off” instruction. If I were to fault **Marley** for anything, it would be for being too tolerant of your repeated incivility. I think you deserve a formal warning, as you have a history of this type of behavior.

TL;DR–\*\*Marley \*\*did nothing wrong, bogus complaint by OP.

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