For the clear violation of ignoring a thread ban for the second time , @Kedikat has been suspended. If he does it again, it will either be a month long suspension or ban. The earlier violation.
@Kedikat was thread banned from another ukraine-invasion
located by @ParallelLines in the thread where I thread banned Kedikat was this prior modnote from @Aspenglow : Mar 13, 2025
Moderating:
After discussion in the mod loop and perhaps quite tardily, we feel this thread is a better fit for P&E now than MPSIMS. Bear in mind that in P&E, it’s a good idea to provide cites for what you assert.
Also remember that diverting a conversation to a different discussion is hijacking, and we will moderate strictly for that. Please keep the discussion on point, cited and respectful. If it continues to go as it has gone in MPSIMS, it won’t pass muster in P&E.
@Kedikat , you were thre…
He has really been skirting our rules and pushing them about as much as he can get away with.
History of trolling: Amazing number of notes rather than warnings.
Insults
Moderating:
Do not engage in personal insults to other posters. You may attack their posts and correct misinformation, but not attack the poster directly.
Not a warning, only guidance.
[Moderating]
While I realize that there’s something of a tradition of snark on the Dope, that reply really adds nothing to the thread, and detracts in multiple ways. Please try to remain factual, or at least to better tune your attempts at humor.
Blatant bullshit and hijacks that looks more like trolling and probably is:
The weakness of the mRNA vaccine, compared to a naturally created immunity is the narrow target of the mRNA vaccines. The spike protein. The mRNA vaccines create immune system responses to the spike protein. But the covid virus is more complex than that. And it evolves. Natural immunity is created by the system reacting to the virus in totality. This does not mean the virus can’t also mutate to evade this immunity. But it would likely require more or drastic mutations.
It seems the Omicron has…
The weakness of the mRNA vaccine, compared to a naturally created immunity is the narrow target of the mRNA vaccines. The spike protein. The mRNA vaccines create immune system responses to the spike protein. But the covid virus is more complex than that. And it evolves. Natural immunity is created by the system reacting to the virus in totality. This does not mean the virus can’t also mutate to evade this immunity. But it would likely require more or drastic mutations.
It seems the Omicron has…
Respectfully.
Expressing doubt about one very particular formulation/treatment used for a medical condition, does not mean one is expressing doubt about all other methods/formulations of treatment.
But I am happy to exit the thread. I only made a reply when I noticed it was a moderator comment that had been made.
I look forward to future data on this subject.
You keep saying that you are not anti-vax, and yet you have literally posted at least half a dozen common anti-vax myths in this thread, to the point of hijacking the entire thread.
If you want to dispute the moderation, feel free to open a thread in ATMB.
You are hereby banned from this thread. If you post in it again, you will receive a warning.
Ivermectin is a very safe treatment. If a patient has Covid, then it will do no harm. If they are vaccinated and still get Covid, it will also do no harm. If they refuse to be vaccinated, then also using Ivermectin will again do no harm. It may not prevent or cure. But it does no harm. Doctors can prescribe treatments that are off the intended purpose.
There are a lot of studies on various uses for Ivermectin. None of them seem to show any negative effects.
Some are targeted at antiviral effec…
Did not say it is.
Even if vaccinated. Though less likely.
Maybe. But it has been admitted that Vaccination does not fully prevent infection or transmission. But it may help.
More details will likely come out. The particular Doctor patient interactions are important. The issue of off label use of various medications can be entwined in this. Specifics of actual or possible levels of harm to patient and patient contacts could be delved into.
Of course it may just be resolved without much investigation into any aspects, if the Doctor just takes the hit without challenge.
Ukraine:
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/13341 →Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) - #6886 by Kedikat
It is quite pro Ukraine. Which is fine. But often any facts that may favor Russian situation on the battlefield are attacked as pro Russian.
I find it just amusing to read this thread.
The BBQ pit thread is even more a waste of time. Much flaming of course. It is BBQ.
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/13571 & https://boards.straightdope.com/review/13572 → Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) - #7243 by Kedikat
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/13634 → Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) - #7385 by Kedikat
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/15626 Approved by Millar for flag for Openly Trolling in the Pit no less.
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/21621 for Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation - #924 by Kedikat
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/21622 for Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation - #929 by Kedikat
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/21625
And now this pair:
https://boards.straightdope.com/review/24089 & https://boards.straightdope.com/review/24090 → Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation - #1635 by Kedikat
This is a lot of trolling, just metered out slowly.