# Reorganized SDMB rules **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857 **Category:** About This Message Board **Created:** [July 31, 2022, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857 "2022-07-31T04:31:23Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 23
### Author: ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek) #### Post date: [June 14, 2023, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857/23 "2023-06-14T11:29:52Z")
Per request, here is a link to the clarification of rules against hate speech. > [@Clarification of rule against hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-rule-against-hate-speech/964634): > > The staff would like to clarify the SDMB’s long-standing rule against hate speech and our views on racist speech on the SDMB generally. Hate speech – that is, racial epithets and other pejorative remarks about minorities that in our opinion are clearly racist – is prohibited in all forums. If you see instances of hate speech on the SDMB, please flag the post and we will take such action as we think appropriate. Not all pejorative comments about minorities rise to the level of hate speech o… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reorganized-sdmb-rules/968857)._