# Post your ghost stories here, and I will debunk them

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-ghost-stories-here-and-i-will-debunk-them/543674>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [June 18, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-ghost-stories-here-and-i-will-debunk-them/543674 "2010-06-18T14:53:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2010, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-ghost-stories-here-and-i-will-debunk-them/543674/357 "2010-06-21T16:20:30Z")

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> [@Discussion from 'ghost stories' thread in Great Debates \[posts moved from GD\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-from-ghost-stories-thread-in-great-debates-posts-moved-from-gd/544014/1):
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> Oh, I’m _soooo_ grateful for your advice, and it’s _sooo wonderful_ to have moderators who can both post on a subject and moderate it without fear of bias.
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> The guy was being a jerk Marley by using unwarranted sarcasm as an ad hominem attack in place of discussion. Permitting that and moderating me simply because you disagree with me doesn’t suggest you have a strong personal commitment to fighting ignorance.

He attacked your “argument,” not you, and he didn’t use sarcasm. Snark, perhaps, but not sarcasm. You directly insulted him in return.

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