# Moderator issued personal insult.

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**Created:** [November 5, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-issued-personal-insult/559600 "2010-11-05T17:22:44Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-issued-personal-insult/559600/3 "2010-11-05T17:28:28Z")

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> [@SDMB registration agreement as of 12/29/2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-registration-agreement-as-of-12-29-2008/406370/1):
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> **Straight Dope Message Board Registration Agreement**
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> We have one guiding principle: Don’t be a jerk.

> [@How to put the Paranormal to rest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-put-the-paranormal-to-rest/559462/58):
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> Stop being a jerk.

She said this as part of a moderating instruction. If we can’t tell you what you’re doing wrong, how are we supposed to enforce the rules?

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