# Wording change needed in rules to Great Debates.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [December 25, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171 "2013-12-25T20:47:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [December 25, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171/1 "2013-12-25T20:47:28Z")

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While I was considering a response to [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=711335) thread, I was looking over the rules in Great Debates and noticed this:

[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4167674&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=4167674&postcount=1)

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> If you have any questions about what does or does not constitute a personal insult or “flame”, contact a moderator or ask in the About This Message Board forum. If you disagree with a moderator’s decision as to what does or does not constitute a personal insult or “flame”, contact the moderator **or open a Pit thread.**

- **MEBuckner** - 10/29/2003

I submit that the rules have changed since this post, and complaints about moderation no longer belong in the Pit and also should be started in ATMB and the wording in this rule should be updated to reflect that.

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**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171/2 "2013-12-26T02:24:33Z")

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Done.

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2013, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wording-change-needed-in-rules-to-great-debates/677171/3 "2013-12-26T02:29:14Z")

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Thanks, **tomndeb**. You may close this if you like.