As a consequence, !asklemmy@lemmy.world mods got a lot of resentment from people wanting to discuss the elections on that community, when they decided to temporarily ban the topic as well: https://lemmy.world/post/21696356
I'm not sure what the issue is - Ask Lemmy doesn't seem like a suitable place for political discussion, especially as there is a community just for that purpose.
"We've always done it this way" is obviously a super thoughtful response which completely justifies this and any other situation where it can be stated.