# What happens if someone violates a rule in a thread that will be quickly deleted?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770>\
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**Created:** [March 1, 2013, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770 "2013-03-01T22:40:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770/41 "2013-03-04T19:09:12Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> When you’re in ATMB, follow the ATMB rules. Don’t do this again.

What rule did I break?

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2013, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770/42 "2013-03-04T20:24:40Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> What rule did I break?

Rule #1, I imagine. It’s a subjective rule and it arguably fits. IANAM, of course, but that’s my opinion.

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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:** [March 4, 2013, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770/43 "2013-03-04T20:33:06Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> What rule did I break?

I see you actually started another ATMB thread called “Lighten the fuck up,” so I guess you really were under the impression that that’s an acceptable way to talk to people in this forum. It isn’t, so don’t do it again. It’s insulting and jerkish.

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**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2013, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770/44 "2013-03-05T00:37:59Z")

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> [@Marley23](#):
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> I see you actually started another ATMB thread called “Lighten the fuck up,” so I guess you really were under the impression that that’s an acceptable way to talk to people in this forum. It isn’t, so don’t do it again. It’s insulting and jerkish.

Why was it ok then, but not ok now?

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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:** [March 5, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-someone-violates-a-rule-in-a-thread-that-will-be-quickly-deleted/651770/45 "2013-03-05T00:52:17Z")

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> [@Oakminster](#):
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> Why was it ok then, but not ok now?

It wasn’t OK. You got lucky and didn’t get called on it. Now you know better.

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