# Regarding Iran War Prediction thread

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“Hijacks Tolerated”

See here for the new rules

> [@New Rules for Politics and Elections – January 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-politics-and-elections-january-2020/845727/2):
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> Hijacks Tolerated option for #Politics & Elections[Comments are happening in the ATMB thread as of April 21, 2026.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405)

and here for the rationale / discussion

> [@Changes to Hijacking Rules in the Politics and Elections Forum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-hijacking-rules-in-the-politics-and-elections-forum/1029405):
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> The P&E moderator staff are announcing a change to our rules with respect to hijacking. First, some background: The more stringent current hijacking rules came into existence in 2020, largely authored by Jonathan Chance. Unfortunately, Jonathan died shortly after implementing these rules, and we didn’t really get to see his intended moderation for them. We’ve done the best we can with the rules as we understand them. Still, we’re fielding an increasing number of complaints in ATMB about our m…

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