Re: "Mod edit title: No idea what title this should be"

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Hello Purvis:
Wait, you just invoked Hanlon's razor. That is, you acknowledged the event in question was either stupid or evil. The thing is, whether it is stupid or it is evil, it was actionable. And it really doesn't matter which is was, because no actions were taken against the dude doing it. You've ceded that something had to be done when you claimed that Hanlon's razor was an appropriate measure for the situation.

So, I mean, we're pretty much on the same page, action was necessary? Unless you just threw that out there hoping it would stick the wall?

CyberAngel:
No, I'm arguing OP's words could be genuine. The first message might look fishy indeed, but OP's later response didn't feel like baiting at all, quite the contrary.

And I guess I'm calling Hanlon's razor in sense of "don't automatically assume worst intentions (trolling) if another explanation fits just fine". But it seems that you're convinced it could only be trolling so much that no other explanation even occured to you.

Suwako Moriya:
I would think that simply locking the thread without actively punishing the user in any fashion would suggest that we're at least allowing for the possibility of stupidity, if not thinking it likely. Particularly given the additional circumstantial evidence that lent itself toward the idea of bad intent!

But perhaps this line of thinking is wrong, and I am simply stupid instead of evil?

CyberAngel:
...Why is "but we didn't ban anyone this time" even an argument here? As if that's supposed to make you look any better. (Hint: it doesn't, and even just mentioning that has the exact opposite effect.)

But sure. I guess the latest unspoken rule now is "don't talk about anything the staff might potentially see as trolling in any way or your topic might be locked without any warning or inquiry". Got it.

Suwako Moriya:
We're bringing it up because we have otherwise no idea what you're objecting to. Like, this particular user wasn't punished in any way whatsoever. What's the problem? If it's that "the thread should not have been closed because the poster may have just been dumb" then I would say the reasons that we do not leave honeypot threads open just because the OP might be dumb should be screamingly obvious.

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