# Trolls R Us Resurrections (Part 1)

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [September 11, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518 "2021-09-11T17:26:17Z")
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### 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: [June 8, 2023, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518/9497 "2023-06-08T18:30:52Z")

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I think this thread should work for a review:

> [@Clarification of rule against hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clarification-of-rule-against-hate-speech/964634):
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> 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…

Based on it, I doubt the terms used (invaders and illegals) wouldn’t quite hit the current definitions, but if the poster using those terms has a pattern of doing so, or other targeted speech, then the mods might take a another look at it.

ETA - I’m not saying I find these rules ideal, but want anyone who brings it up to have as much specific ammunition as possible!

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