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What does the [W: Number] mean?

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Some threads have something like [W:567] at the end. What does that mean? Thanks!
 
Emily L said:
Some threads have something like [W:567] at the end. What does that mean? Thanks!
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The W means that there was a moderator warning and the number is the post number
 
Emily L said:
Some threads have something like [W:567] at the end. What does that mean? Thanks!
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At times there will be a number of these in a thread, 2, 3 4. I advise reading these prior to posting.
They are warnings to members regarding rules and such.
 
Emily L said:
Some threads have something like [W:567] at the end. What does that mean? Thanks!
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It means that there has been a winner in that thread and the number is how much they won.



OK, that's not it. It means that a moderator warning was issued in that thread and the number(s) represent the post number where the warning can be found.
 
JANFU said:
At times there will be a number of these in a thread, 2, 3 4. I advise reading these prior to posting.
They are warnings to members regarding rules and such.
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If there are three or more mod warnings in a single thread, I tend to skip that thread entirely. ;)
 
Emily L said:
Some threads have something like [W:567] at the end. What does that mean? Thanks!
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Moderator's Warning:
Hi Emily, welcome to DP.


I'll just paste from the Forum rules if you don't mind, to give you a detailed explanation.

- The Mod Team will be editing thread titles when an in-thread warning has been put into place. The purpose of this is to notify the posters of the in-thread warning and to allow the moderators to track where specific in-thread warnings have been issued. Please be aware that members should read and head in-thread warnings even if they are a few pages back from current discussion. The thread title will have the following notation placed at the end of the thread [W:###] where '###' is the post number of the in-thread warning. In the event that the moderator failed to note the thread title with the warning does not alter the fact that there is an in-thread in place. Users are responsible for reading the threads and the existence of in-threads warnings on their own. This practice is to assist with the notification process for all users. The absence of an in-thread warning notification in the thread title does not excuse behavior that takes place after the in-thread. For most threads, the title will not need to be shortened (there is a character limit for thread titles), however this may occur in rare cases.

https://www.debatepolitics.com/forum-rules/28594-forum-rules.html
 
Thank you, Crovax, Janfu, Lutherf, Phys251 and Serenity!

Serenity, thank you VERY much for reprinting that paragraph for me. I thought I was careful to read all the rules before I joined up but that somehow got past me so I appreciate you doing that. I guess this is a good place to say I like this board a lot and I enjoy reading and posting here. Everybody is friendly and they disagree without getting mad at each other. You and the other people here must be doing a good job. Thank you and the others again!
 
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