# Protest against thread closing **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 28, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protest-against-thread-closing/981799 "2023-03-28T18:21:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2023, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protest-against-thread-closing/981799/24 "2023-03-28T21:11:50Z")
Well, now that the individual formally known as What\_Exit, and currently identifying as Brusque, and possible Curt in the future has had their say, I’ll jump in and say I was following the prior thread and felt it was a bit confused as well. It bounced back and forth between what the rules were _here_ and what the rules were _in general_. The first, if the OP and title had been more clear, would be a fair topic for ATMB, but we have an answer > [@Reorganized SDMB rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/1): > > - Please do not state or imply that transgender people are mentally ill. We realize the question remains controversial. However, we’re not going to settle the matter here, and raising it tends to poison other discussion of transgender issues. Please keep your opinions on the subject to yourself. > - Do not deliberately misgender another poster – that is, refer to them by a pronoun or other sex-specific term indicating a gender other than the one they identify as. This applies only in cases where a poster’s gender identity is reasonably clear. Likewise, do not deliberately misgender off-board figures. Pretty clear, we do not misgender off board members either, although the facts in the Breaking news are being continually updated and very easily can lead to misunderstandings. Otherwise, yeah, moving the existing thread to IMHO or MPSIMS to discuss what rules -should- be for the rest of the world would make more sense. But I bet it would be heated, and I wouldn’t want to be the mod in charge of it! I do think W\_E was a bit more brusque than usual, but attribute it to the initial assumption that the accidental forum move via Lumpy was at least semi-intentional. But he’s addressed that. And I see no signs that W\_E has been getting more hostile, but that he and the other ‘new’ mods are now comfortable enough to act firmly without feeling as much need for consensus. I mean, I’ve seen old threads where senior mods and mods emeritus were a whole lot more aggressive than this one! --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protest-against-thread-closing/981799)._