# Mod warning mistake...? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 25, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976 "2015-03-25T21:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/1 "2015-03-25T21:14:25Z")
3 days ago I received this message from **Gaudere** : [QUOTE=Gaudere] Dear iiandyiiii, You have received a warning at Straight Dope Message Board. ## Reason: Personal Insults ## If you want to call him “Dribble”, do it in the Pit. Original Post: [post]18227361[/post] > [@Why do black pupils in the US underachieve academically when one factors out poverty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-pupils-in-the-us-underachieve-academically-when-one-factors-out-poverty/482948/871): > > > [@Why do black pupils in the US underachieve academically when one factors out poverty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-pupils-in-the-us-underachieve-academically-when-one-factors-out-poverty/482948/871): > > > > Ah, a page from the Dribble. There’s no such things as race. :rolleyes: > > > > Reread the thread. Gotta run. > > Nope. Reread my post. > > Do you disagree that most basketball players probably have European ancestry? Or most American sprinters? They probably do, you know. Why does their African ancestry “count” but not their other ancestry? Warnings serve as a reminder to you of the forum’s rules, which you are expected to understand and follow. All the best, Straight Dope Message Board [/QUOTE] I’m pretty sure this was a mistake. I PM’d **Gaudere** three days ago but he never got back to me. I just want to make sure I don’t have a warning on my record if it’s not warranted. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/2 "2015-03-25T21:16:48Z")
Check your profile. There’s a tab for “infractions” (only you and mods can see it). Check there. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/3 "2015-03-25T21:23:34Z")
I think the issue is not whether the OP has an infraction, but that the apparent violation occurred in somebody else’s post he or she was merely quoting. ---
**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:** [March 25, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/4 "2015-03-25T21:25:36Z")
It looks to me like you were warned when the warning should have gone to \*\*magellan01 \*\*(you were only quoting the post that contained the insult). I’ll report this to the GD mods. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/5 "2015-03-25T22:24:38Z")
I hope this works out well for you. Regards, John Race ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/6 "2015-03-25T23:53:26Z")
Man, there’s a lot of that going around. I just did the same thing to **mhendo** a couple days ago. I’ve reversed your warning, and applied it to the post you were quoting instead. Sorry for the confusion. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2015, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/7 "2015-03-25T23:55:05Z")
Thanks **Miller**! ---
**Author:** ![splatterpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/8 "2015-03-26T03:17:00Z")
While you’re at it, can you look into my situation? I’ve received a couple warnings directed at some guy called **splatterpunk** , whoever that is. Can you check it out and reverse those warnings? Thanks, ~ **punkersplatt** ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/9 "2015-03-26T03:18:56Z")
I think it’s a slippery slope if we start rescinding warnings. Can’t we just “keep them in the bank” to apply to future infractions? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/10 "2015-03-26T03:28:38Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I think it’s a slippery slope if we start rescinding warnings. Can’t we just “keep them in the bank” to apply to future infractions? I can give you four or five now if you like.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/11 "2015-03-26T03:30:33Z")
Deal! ---
**Author:** ![RobDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@RobDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobDog)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/12 "2015-03-26T09:17:19Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I can give you four or five now if you like.😉 Hell, don’t _give_ them away; sell 'em. Infraction Coupons, $10 each, 5 for $40. There’s your server upgrade money right there. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/13 "2015-03-26T10:02:05Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Man, there’s a lot of that going around. I just did the same thing to **mhendo** a couple days ago. link? I can’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/14 "2015-03-26T11:07:39Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Man, there’s a lot of that going around. I just did the same thing to **mhendo** a couple days ago. > > I’ve reversed your warning, and applied it to the post you were quoting instead. Sorry for the confusion. I wouldn’t worry about it. Collateral damage happens. It is **iiandyiiii** ’s fault for being too close to an infraction. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/15 "2015-03-26T11:42:29Z")
Well, you did say “Jehovah.” ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/16 "2015-03-26T12:16:25Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Well, you did say “Jehovah.” Please! This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let’s not bicker and argue over who warned who. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/17 "2015-03-26T12:29:44Z")
> [@Miller](#): > > Man, there’s a lot of that going around. I just did the same thing to **mhendo** a couple days ago. > > I’ve reversed your warning, and applied it to the post you were quoting instead. Sorry for the confusion. You think you can get off that easy? You get brussel sprouts for dinner for a week. We won’t tolerate whoarning. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/18 "2015-03-26T13:46:27Z")
**MrDibble** , no typos for you! ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/19 "2015-03-26T13:49:03Z")
By the way, I see that on my User CP, the warning is still there but is noted as “reversed”. So I guess I’m marked for life… ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2015, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976/20 "2015-03-26T13:54:41Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > By the way, I see that on my User CP, the warning is still there but is noted as “reversed”. So I guess I’m marked for life… Yeah, it’s like being acquitted of murder after a long trial. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mod-warning-mistake/715976.md?page=2)