# Please reconsider closing Reza thread on "wit brain"

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**Created:** [May 18, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reconsider-closing-reza-thread-on-wit-brain/688686 "2014-05-18T19:18:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-reconsider-closing-reza-thread-on-wit-brain/688686/11 "2014-05-18T20:17:34Z")

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> [@kayT](#):
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> I don’t agree that this is “homework.” I agree with **IvoryTowerDenizen** that these threads are interesting, and that they are rather seeking “some help in understanding English peculiarities, of which there are legion.” Not homework at all. Please reconsider this sweeping ban and the thread closure.

Well, not his homework, but someone else’s homework, which he was being paid to do for them.

> [@What is wit Brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wit-brain/688623/30):
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> Actually, not a friend but a client. lol
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> I charged them reasonably to do their assignment. It was a list of 10 words.  
> The words were asked to be defined and explained in two lines for each word with some examples, and also their translation into Farsi. (including typing, took me almost two hours to finish and email them).
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> He said that he was studying Insurance Management. Presumably their teacher (Not English teacher but a teacher of their other subjects) was angry at their bad English, so he gave them lots of English activities and assignment.
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> Thanks.

As I said in the thread in question, I believe this part of the Registration Agreement is relevant:

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> The board is not intended to furnish you with a forum for promoting your personal agenda. We reserve the right to ask you to limit postings on a particular topic, or to refrain from posting on such topics altogether. **Please do not ask other members to do your homework or provide input for your article, paper, or other off-board project.** We may waive this rule if you obtain prior permission from a moderator or administrator.

Aside from the homework aspect, **Reza** is using the board for his personal commercial benefit. It’s not just one thread, it’s a large number of the threads he’s started. This is also not what the board is supposed to be for.

I sent a message about this issue to the rest of the moderation staff before I saw this thread. If the consensus is that **Reza’s** activities are within the rules, I’ll be happy to reopen the thread. I have not had any feedback as of yet, however.

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