Question to the mods: If there is an existing self-moderated topic, is it acceptable to create a duplicate topic which is not self-moderated? That would help avoid these kind of situations. I don't see why topics in the press board should be self-moderated.
Yes, that's just fine.
Update:
If someone is self-modding a thread then you are free to create another censor-free one. It even recommends you do that in the PM you get which is posted above.
I guess I was wrong, then we do allow duplicates.
We only allow duplicates when it's about self-moderated threads. It even says so on the top of a self-moderated thread: "
This is a self-moderated topic. If you do not want to be moderated by the person who started this topic, create a new topic."