RE: Regarding our Rule on Insults (Please read post before voting)
July 21, 2010 at 7:16 pm
(This post was last modified: July 21, 2010 at 7:17 pm by Paul the Human.)
(July 21, 2010 at 7:04 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: You and Syn called her a cunt and bitch and you don't think that was overboard? It was not just insulting but personally offensive to me, as a woman. It was clearly going the way of flames, and for a 45 man you were acting like a child.
I didn't consider Cecco's gender at all and thought she was a guy until you just said that. I said 'Bitch' in the slang sense... like a guy calls another guy when he's being a 'little bitch'. It was schoolyard name calling... on purpose. It was in mockery of her (which I thought was a him) actually telling me to either 'feed the troll' or call her names. I fell for the bait by making a comment for my own amusement. You should not find it insulting, because it wasn't directed at you, for one thing. For another... is was meant satirically. I only brought it up as an example of the kind of moderation I personally prefer to see... even if it was a bit premature, in my opinion.
(July 21, 2010 at 7:04 pm)Eilonnwy Wrote: I always thought the best thing about the community was the honest discussion, but nope. It's just because you can insult people if you really get ticked off. What a wonderful standard to set.
Oh come on! The discussions here are wonderful, but discussions can be found in a lot of places. One thing that makes this such a great place for discussion is that everyone, no matter what they think or believe, can feel free to speak their mind here. Don't be so extreme about it. I seriously doubt that anyone was saying the ability to insult people at will is all that makes this community great. Without the great discussions... it would be nothing.
