Why was MSWAS warned?

[twickster]

@hajario

This is a new precedent.

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=9623213&postcount=38

Dex said that it is within the rules to be critical in a memorial thread for a celebrity (as opposed to one about a family member or personal friend of the OP.)

I would draw a distinction between critical and “I hope he rots in hell.”