# Moderation of citations and breaking links

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-citations-and-breaking-links/937796>\
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**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-citations-and-breaking-links/937796 "2021-03-12T20:01:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderation-of-citations-and-breaking-links/937796/5 "2021-03-13T16:01:58Z")

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And as to this:

> [@Knock-on effects of Biden's $1.9 Trillion Pandemic Relief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-on-effects-of-bidens-1-9-trillion-pandemic-relief/937696/47):
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> Moderating Arguing the moderation in THIS thread is inappropriate here. Go to ATMB.

🙄

I am merely proving my expertise to the person who not openly cast doubts as to my expertise, but modified my argument to fit their preconceptions, _in the venue in which I was originally accused_.

If a mod thinks I am so uneducated in a subject that my arguments need to be modified, then I fully expect my response showing my expertise, if any, should be in the same thread. Since @What_Exit hasn’t bothered to come here to explain their actions but has still seen fit to throw around _their_ unchallenged thoughts in the original topic, what am I to do? Just take the hit to my reputation and walk away with no response?

No.

It wasn’t a comment on his moderation, it was me repairing the reputational damage WE caused. Everyone in that thread saw me get kneecapped - I can’t just hope they make their way here, sorry.

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