# What constitutes provoking.

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**Created:** [February 8, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-provoking/528135 "2010-02-08T13:49:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2010, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-provoking/528135/3 "2010-02-08T14:29:12Z")

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> [@tacoloco](#):
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> Is it really being put on the users here to make sure someone else doesn’t say something they shouldn’t.

The onus is on **Cesario** , who was instructed not to post about his favorite topic anymore. Since he’s not allowed to post about that it’s only fair to say other people can’t try to bait him into violating that instruction. I think the full quote makes that clearer:

> [@On an "Ask the Pedophile" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-an-ask-the-pedophile-thread/527906/347):
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> We don’t want to see any further discussion from **Cesario** about pedophilia. Attempts by other users to provoke **Cesario** into breaking this rule, or to make comments about him to which he cannot respond, will also not be tolerated. Thank you for your cooperation.

I think it’s reasonable to say that includes Pittings (although I’m not a Pit mod and they might feel differentl) and off-topic references to **Cesario** in other threads.

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