# Mod Note from \[Why have conservatives left this message board?\]

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**Created:** [April 15, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-from-why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017075 "2025-04-15T17:16:10Z")
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### Author: ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)
#### Post date: [April 15, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-note-from-why-have-conservatives-left-this-message-board/1017075/13 "2025-04-15T17:49:35Z")

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> [@Why can't we Pit mods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-pit-mods/647229/3):
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> We used to be able to. Then someone called Lynn a “c-word” and Ed decided that because of all the abuse and suffering that mods endure for all their hard work, they were now protected from pitting. They’re “beaten like a rented mule”(?) you see, so they’re off-limits.  
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