# Two warnings, one offence **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [September 23, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-warnings-one-offence/951229 "2021-09-23T23:09:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 61
**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-warnings-one-offence/951229/61 "2021-09-24T18:03:54Z")
IMO, the only moderator action that deserves any criticism whatsoever is **Hari\_Seldon’s** latest post for **Peter\_Morris** to take it to ATMB, > [@Delay in prosecution of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708/134): > > Do not comment on modding outside ATMB, please. Which was a good 18 hours after **Peter\_Morris** had already posted > [@Delay in prosecution of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-in-prosecution-of-trump/950708/129): > > We shall continue this discussion in ATMB. But even so, **Hari\_Seldon** ’s post serves a purpose in warning others not to discuss moderation in-thread. * * * @Peter_Morris, the way I see it **What\_Exit** ’s mention of “a belligerent tone” and **Hari\_Seldon** ’s explicit warning for insulting others do appear cover basically the same “offense”, so you have a point there. If it was up to us to decide why the warnings were issued… but it’s not our interpretation of a warning that matters. **What\_Exit** has clarified that his warning was for ignoring moderator instructions to stop a hijack, distinct from insults. So as far as the mods are concerned the two warnings are for different offenses. And IMO it’s their opinion of their own warnings that matters, because they are the ones who review warnings to decide on suspension or banning. So long as mods say the two warnings cover distinct offenses I have no issue with the fact that two warnings were issued for the same post. ~Max --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-warnings-one-offence/951229)._