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The short answer is EarlG Mar 5 #1

Thanks for the reply. mysteryowl Mar 5 #3

I fondly remember the trainwreck that was the Meta forum. Scrivener7 Mar 5 #6

That is very funny mysteryowl Mar 5 #7

Meta Rules explanation samsingh Mar 5 #2

I was just informing DUer's of an experience many of us had yesterday of a malious poster. mysteryowl Mar 5 #4

ok samsingh Mar 5 #5

Thanks all. I understand now. No need to comment any further. mysteryowl Mar 5 #8

EarlG

(23,710 posts)

1. The short answer is

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 09:59 AM

Mar 5

Posts about people who just got banned are not allowed under the forum rules. Since your post was an OP, I decided to lock it before someone alerted on it (and before people started posting replies which would also have been against the rules).

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mysteryowl

(9,350 posts)

3. Thanks for the reply.

Reply to EarlG (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:04 AM

Mar 5

I will review the forum rules. I thought I would inform others of what can happen. Is there a place for that?

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Scrivener7

(60,067 posts)

6. I fondly remember the trainwreck that was the Meta forum.

Reply to EarlG (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:50 AM

Mar 5

We ALL turned into the real housewives of New Jersey!

When left alone, we run with scissors.

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mysteryowl

(9,350 posts)

7. That is very funny

Reply to Scrivener7 (Reply #6)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:12 AM

Mar 5

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samsingh

(18,469 posts)

2. Meta Rules explanation

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:01 AM

Mar 5

There used to be a lot of discussion around enforcing specific rules e.g. bashing Democratic figures on this site. Some of the conversations were getting heated and not focusing on the truly Progressive/Liberal values of the users on the site. So after discussions rules of governance were passed and documented on the site. Questioning these is considered a Meta discussion. There is no appetite to reopen those intense discussions.

I've learned to accept them.

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mysteryowl

(9,350 posts)

4. I was just informing DUer's of an experience many of us had yesterday of a malious poster.

Reply to samsingh (Reply #2)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:08 AM

Mar 5

It was the first time I had come across something like that. I was fooled and was informing others.
That is all.

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samsingh

(18,469 posts)

5. ok

Reply to mysteryowl (Reply #4)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 10:20 AM

Mar 5

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mysteryowl

(9,350 posts)

8. Thanks all. I understand now. No need to comment any further.

Reply to mysteryowl (Original post)

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 11:24 AM

Mar 5

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