# Moderating a discussion a moderator is part of **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [November 5, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942 "2011-11-05T08:46:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 16
**Author:** ![Darth\_Panda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee7513/32.png) [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942/16 "2011-11-06T11:02:44Z")
So, here’s the rule: > [@Why do American sports fans call their champion teams "World Champions"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-sports-fans-call-their-champion-teams-world-champions/601874/29): > > Discussing this linguistic convention is interesting and informative. Saying one country or another is a laughingstock won’t be permitted. I’m having a hard time understanding what you’re problem is with it, **amanset**. It seems fairly well in line with “don’t be a jerk.” A lot of people in that thread were discussing that issue without the need to start insulting each others’ countries, and then you come in their and start posting in a manner that’s needlessly offensive. You can’t say that other countries don’t take it seriously or that you think it doesn’t make sense. You have to go in there and in post how _you_ are arrogant and _you_ are a laughingstock. Writing the post in such a way as to be offensive rather informative , and composing it so that the comment appears to be directed at readers. You’re response to the rule stated above seems to be - I want to be able to call other posters’ countries a laughing stock, and you’re ruining my fun ☹ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942)._