# Seriously, this thread is closed? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [October 30, 2022, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031 "2022-10-30T18:29:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 66
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2022, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031/66 "2022-10-31T19:18:41Z")
Pretty much as soon as it wanders into Men’s Rights type debates. Those are the rules established by the late **Jonathan\_Chance** back in January of 2020. I quoted the rule in my post about the closure. Here are the full rules for GD and P&E. > [@New Rules for Great Debates and Elections – January 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-great-debates-and-elections-january-2020/845726): > > Moderation in Great Debates and Politics and Elections In general, Great Debates and Politics and Elections are the most contentious fora on the SDMB. Because of that, you’ll find that moderation is more active and prone to sanctioning posters. You can compare it to sitting at the holiday dinner next to the crazy uncle who can’t help being unpleasant. Please don’t be that guy. Be aware that most rules are not ‘bright line’. This is intentional on our part as we believe such encourages poor … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031)._