# Me whining about moderation again.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [July 20, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284 "2018-07-20T17:46:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284/41 "2018-07-23T13:50:17Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Let’s go to the quarry and throw stuff down there!! Hilarious! One subject = 3 whining threads!

Are you complaining about something being annoying and repetitive?

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284/42 "2018-07-23T18:07:47Z")

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> [@BlankSlate](#):
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> Are you complaining about something being annoying and repetitive?

Are you deliberately mischaracterizing amusement as “complaining” so you can make a cheap personal shot in a thread in ATMB?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284/43 "2018-07-23T18:14:59Z")

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Is it o.k. to accuse others of bad behavior if I put it in the form of a question?

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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284/44 "2018-07-23T19:19:49Z")

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> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#):
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> Are you deliberately mischaracterizing amusement as “complaining” so you can make a cheap personal shot in a thread in ATMB?

Use of the word “whining” might not be the best way to convey amusement.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284/45 "2018-07-24T00:34:37Z")

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> [@BlankSlate](#):
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> Use of the word “whining” might not be the best way to convey amusement.

It’s the characterization used in this thread’s title.

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/me-whining-about-moderation-again/818284/46 "2018-07-24T00:36:21Z")

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**Moderator Note**

This isn’t Jeopardy. Phrasing things in the form of a question doesn’t get you anywhere. Let’s knock off the snipping at each other.

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