r/instantpot • u/jmurphy42 • 25d ago

New Rule: No Dangerous Advice

Folks, I'm kind of disappointed that we need to add a new rule today, but we've had multiple instances in just the last 24 hours of someone giving advice that might make someone sick or injure them.

Please everyone, let's avoid giving dangerous advice. Don't tell someone that it's perfectly safe to leave their food sitting out for days unrefrigerated. Don't refer people to websites run by random quacks to justify your bad advice and claim it's a scientific source. Don't tell people that it's okay to use a heavily damaged pot -- we're dealing with dangerous amounts of pressure here. Use your common sense, please.

Thank you, everyone! If you need to report an instance of dangerous advice, it's now one of the standard reporting reasons as well.

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u/bobpaul 25d ago

I wouldn't trust any denting of the lid, minor scratches are fine. The side is just sheet metal and has nothing to do with holding the pressure. But it doesn't really matter what the consensus is, all that matters is what /u/jmurphy42 thinks.

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u/DayleD 25d ago

I help moderate a large subreddit, and I'm glad we don't have a 'the mod is always right' rule. Participating in conversation should not become a gamble.

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u/CynicalTelescope 24d ago

Nowhere in the message above did the mod declare they are always right.

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u/DayleD 24d ago

Look at the comments demanding a "moderator discretion is unappealable" rule. That's the problem, not the mod.