# Why did this get a note?

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**Created:** [July 26, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-get-a-note/548068 "2010-07-26T16:30:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-this-get-a-note/548068/2 "2010-07-26T17:11:01Z")

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Yeah, that was a bit odd, especially given that the mod in question also said:

> [@Talk me IN to having a "luxury" gastric bypass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-in-to-having-a-luxury-gastric-bypass/540689/218):
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> Obviously it was a joke; the part I thought objectionable was the subject matter of his hypothetical thread.

So we’re moderating hypotheticals now? Jeebus.

The topic of the hypothetical thread was _intended_ to be hyperbolic, in order to demonstrate the silliness of expecting everyone who posts in a thread to agree with the OP.

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