[Resolved] CGI_Livia_Soprano disputing warnings in AH.

I was given a warning from the moderator Raichu for the previous post in the After Hours forum.

In the discussion leading up to that post a poster had estimated that “millions” of Irish fans had been to France for the rugby  World Cup, to which I asked if they really meant “millions” of Irish fans had gone to the RWC. Raichu gave me a 1 point warning within seconds of me posting.

I PM’d the moderator but he refused to engage so I PM’d the admin Big Bag of Chips who pointed me to this forum.

The idea that I was given a warning for this post is absolutely ridiculous. How is what can be simply described as an unbelieving question be actioned for “pedantry?”

The After Hours charter claims that it is a “light-hearted” forum and yet the administrator chided me for making a “smart arse comment.” How can a forum describe itself as “light-hearted” and yet “smart arse comments” are treated as actionable offensives? These are not rhetorical questions.

Not only was there no trolling, or personal abuse, in the post but my so called “pedantry” turned out to be justified because the poster later clarified that they meant exactly what I had inferred: that they believe millions of Ireland fans had travelled to the rugby World Cup.

Edit: Incidentally I would like to add before someone comes in with a “smart arse comment” of their own that a million or more people does count as “millions of people.”

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121242955/#Comment_121242955

This warning is a joke, there is no justifiable reason for giving it to me. It should be lifted immediately.

Thank you for your help 😊