# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-warnings-one-offence/951229/7 "2021-09-24T01:56:51Z")
We’re not in a courtroom and mods are not bound by precedent. However, if there are other instances, I wouldn’t be aware of them. I’ve not paid a lot of attention to moderating until fairly recently. [Here’s a link to the specific rules for P&E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-rules-for-politics-and-elections-january-2020/845727). With those in mind, I think the onus is on you to explain why we’d be precluded from issuing multiple warnings if we feel circumstances warrant it. I will allow that such circumstances are – and hopefully will always remain – rare. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-warnings-one-offence/951229)._