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New rule has been added

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A new rule has been added to the forum rules:

16. Do not comment on any rule infractions made by others. Ignore any rule violations made by others and only respond by reporting it to the moderators.
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otseng wrote:A new rule has been added to the forum rules:

16. Do not comment on any rule infractions made by others. Ignore any rule violations made by others and only respond by reporting it to the moderators.
Why not make rule infractions private or just out an anonymous message in thread

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Would this have any implications on any particular usergroups?

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nygreenguy wrote:Why not make rule infractions private or just out an anonymous message in thread
I don't understand, you mean making moderator comments/warnings private?
AkiThePirate wrote:Would this have any implications on any particular usergroups?
Are there usergroups that comment on specific members breaking the rules?

The intention behind this rule is to keep people from commenting on other's incivility, personal comments, etc in threads. Basically for two reasons: it completely derails topics, and it inevitably leads to more and more incivility. The most efficient way to deal with inappropriate comments is to report them. That way and seeing as moderator comments can't be replied to or challenged in-thread, there is no derailment.
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