# Opinions about forums on the SDMB **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-forums-on-the-sdmb/982341 **Category:** About This Message Board **Created:** [April 7, 2023, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-forums-on-the-sdmb/982341 "2023-04-07T20:35:16Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 72
### Author: ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama) #### Post date: [June 22, 2023, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-forums-on-the-sdmb/982341/72 "2023-06-22T19:01:52Z")
> [@Pleonast](#): > > Also, how did this thread about the forum categories get hijacked by moderation policy? Honestly, all of this should have been in this (still recent) thread: > [@Is there a standard for noting/warning posters that do not follow mod instruction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-standard-for-noting-warning-posters-that-do-not-follow-mod-instruction/985253/): > > Example [this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dress-code-in-court/984994) but there are plenty of examples. I also understand that some latitude is given to brand-new members but that is not the case in this specific thread. One of my warnings came about by not reading a thread completely and I inadvertantly violated a mod instruction to leave a topic alone. So why do some people get warnings and others get a, “Hey leave it alone.” when violating a mod’s instruction? I’ll note (ha ha) that I had never received any notes on violating mod instruct… Not sure why it wasn’t. 🤷‍♂️ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-about-forums-on-the-sdmb/982341)._