# Does civilized discourse entail tone policing? **URL:** \ **Category:** Community Building\ **Created:** [12 Septiembre, 2016 21:22 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-civilized-discourse-entail-tone-policing/50039 "2016-09-12T21:22:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 21
**Author:** ![Mittineague](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mittineague/32/114259_2.png) [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)\ **Post date:** [13 Septiembre, 2016 16:57 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-civilized-discourse-entail-tone-policing/50039/21 "2016-09-13T16:57:06Z")
> [@Rob\_Nicholson](#): > > Is this an example of where tone policing was used to shutdown a heated debate My take is the topic was _not_ much of a debate. IMHO if the discussion contained posts suggesting improvements, how to use a plugin to enhance the editor, or maybe a PR on how to replace it, then the topic would have some merit. But the “discussion” devolved into a series of complaints without anything constructive being offered. Ultimately it is up to a forums Admins to decide what kind of Community they want. Personally I have no problem with topic discussions that are going nowhere being Closed either here or in other forums. I also feel that the ideal place for people to “vent” is on their blog not a forum. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/does-civilized-discourse-entail-tone-policing/50039)._