# Protesting this warning to me and Smapti **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [February 2, 2026, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-this-warning-to-me-and-smapti/1027299 "2026-02-02T06:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-this-warning-to-me-and-smapti/1027299/7 "2026-02-02T06:50:27Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > No, I did not use that specific language. What I did say was this: You have selectively quoted yourself there. Let’s quote the whole thing, with the post you were responding to for context. > [@The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/1336): > > Maybe more suitable for CS but certainly relevant to current events. > > Peggy Seeger song written in 1969 - “Song of Choice” lyrics here > [@~Aspenglow](#): > > This may be relevant to current events in some way, but it is still an off-topic hijack of this thread. > > This thread is for the purpose of discussing _specifically_ the shootings of individuals by ICE agents in Minneapolis. Tangential discussions belong elsewhere. This one, as you noted, belongs in CS. > > There have been by my count 16 separate mod notes issued in this thread to stay on topic. Since you’ve decided they don’t apply to you, this is an official warning for disregarding moderator instructions. It looks to me very much that the issue there was that it was protesting something very different, many years ago. I agree that it was off topic, though a Warning is somewhat harsh. You didn’t give clear instructions against posting songs per se. If that’s what you meant you didn’t express it very well. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-this-warning-to-me-and-smapti/1027299)._