I would really like this answered.
I’ve always considered it bad parenting to let one child bother the other and then only punish the one who retaliated.
Obviously there is a difference in that the warnings were issued for ignoring mod instructions, but I really don’t understand why the OP wasn’t given a note, if not simply closed and told to rewrite it.
Especially since in post 8 of the original thread, engineer_comp_geek accuses the OP of bad faith in his framing of the question. I’ve seen other threads like that closed down quickly, with instructions to either open a new GC thread that is restricted to the question, or open a new thread in GD or Elections where that sort of political framing is permissible.
If the mods believe the OP is deliberately not complying with the rules of GQ, why does the OP get a pass?
This isn’t one of those iffy threads where the mod says “this OP is close to the line - everyone keep it in GQ please. “. This is one where the mod says he doesn’t believe the OP’s protestations about it being purely hypothetical, yet gives the OP a pass for breaking the rules in bad faith.
Especially since it’s clearly a political jab.