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Posted: **Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:23 pm**

I was just warned for referring to Meghan Markle as “Meagain”. Markle is, to the best of my knowledge, not a political figure. She’s a royal. Is the political nicknaming rule extending to royal members of royal families too? Clarify please.

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Posted: **Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:54 pm**

Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:I was just warned for referring to Meghan Markle as “Meagain”. Markle is, to the best of my knowledge, not a political figure. She’s a royal. Is the political nicknaming rule extending to royal members of royal families too? Clarify please.

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Please bear with us as we discuss this.

Thanks!

Posted: **Mon Apr 06, 2020 1:55 pm**

Santheres wrote:
Nanatsu no Tsuki wrote:I was just warned for referring to Meghan Markle as “Meagain”. Markle is, to the best of my knowledge, not a political figure. She’s a royal. Is the political nicknaming rule extending to royal members of royal families too? Clarify please.

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Please bear with us as we discuss this.

Thanks!

Sure thing.

Posted: **Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:03 pm**

After much discussion, we will be walking this back to an unofficial warning for trolling. Political nicknaming is debatable given the subject's removal from duties, and whether or not royals are political figures; in my mind, they absolutely are but I can see the debate possible. It is also not truly a distinct violation from trolling, just a specific type.

However, this is ultimately of little consequence as the statement was still an inflammatory one with no other additive content, thus it appears its entire point was to inflame, thus generically trolling if on the lighter side.

Your warning is removed, let me know if you have any further questions.

Thanks!

Posted: **Tue Apr 07, 2020 1:15 pm**

Santheres wrote:After much discussion, we will be walking this back to an unofficial warning for trolling. Political nicknaming is debatable given the subject's removal from duties, and whether or not royals are political figures; in my mind, they absolutely are but I can see the debate possible. It is also not truly a distinct violation from trolling, just a specific type.

However, this is ultimately of little consequence as the statement was still an inflammatory one with no other additive content, thus it appears its entire point was to inflame, thus generically trolling if on the lighter side.

Your warning is removed, let me know if you have any further questions.

Thanks!

Thanks for the clarification.

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