# "Mind the gap" offensive?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 22, 2023, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516 "2023-09-22T02:51:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-the-gap-offensive/990516/21 "2023-09-22T14:03:38Z")

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Moderating:

Please don’t continue the discussion of Keith1’s use of “pansy” here.

If you are curious, he was mod-noted for using pansy in a way most people would interpret as a slur, and warned for arguing moderation in the thread. Here’s the warning, it’s easy to read up to see the rest.

> [@Should elementary schools require bike helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elementary-schools-require-bike-helmets/952016/33):
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> Warning for @Keith1 for continuing use of a homophobic slur after being told not to, and for arguing moderation outside of ATMB.

If you feel the need to discuss that old incident further, please take out outside this thread.

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