# Moderation in the Minnesota shooting thread **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [January 28, 2026, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-minnesota-shooting-thread/1027111 "2026-01-28T04:18:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2026, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-minnesota-shooting-thread/1027111/7 "2026-01-28T04:31:32Z")
Linking to my follow-up that I posted in thread, simultaneous with the creation of this thread (and a thank you for putting this in ATMB) > [@The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1235): > > Moderating: I’ve taken a step back to look at the posts prior to my moderation and some of the counterpoints in thread, though next time please feel free to PM me (or another P&E mod) or put it in ATMB. Let’s make the guidance clear. First, this thread is really prone to hijacks (see all the spinoffs) so I was probably overly cautious. I will apologize for that. As such, I’ll reconsider the point on Noem/Miller - points that are related to the OP are very much allowed - such as Calls for t… I think it addresses most of your points, please let me know if you want to further address it here. About the TACO, I’m going to disagree - oh, not that the meme doesn’t represent a valid analysis for some (many?) Trump reactions. But @What_Exit had specifically moderated the thread to stop the sidetrack on people’s irritation (valid for the most part) with the precise wording, or creating NEW abbreviations that were more hurtful. IE, a lot of clever put downs that were sadly more representative of the harm done, but more suited to the Pit. That sidetrack did nothing to further the thread, and my note was to advise @Duckster to avoid a repeat - I didn’t issue a warning for disobeying moderator instructions after all. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-in-the-minnesota-shooting-thread/1027111)._