Suggestion for a minor rules change.

[bennyboy]

I don't think so. I think "calling out" is anytime you make a "cold" accusation, i.e. one that's not relevant to the ongoing discussion in the thread. So if a theist and an atheist are debating whether infinite regression requires God, and someone comes in and says, "Hey guys, I haven't read the first 20 pages of this thread-- is this fucker quoting scripture yet? He's such a loser, don't expect a rational argument from him." I would say that's an inappropriate entry to the thread. If this is tolerated, the thread has officially died and been reborn as an atheist moral support group, aka a torch mob.

I have to say that for me, it's mildly inappropriate that any names have been mentioned in this thread. We're talking about a rule about not calling people out, and in that same thread, calling someone out? Why?

[Napoléon]

I don't think so.  I think "calling out" is anytime you make a "cold" accusation, i.e. one that's not relevant to the ongoing discussion in the thread.  So if a theist and an atheist are debating whether infinite regression requires God, and someone comes in and says, "Hey guys, I haven't read the first 20 pages of this thread-- is this fucker quoting scripture yet?  He's such a loser, don't expect a rational argument from him."  I would say that's an inappropriate entry to the thread.

It might be inappropriate but that's not calling out. Not by what the forum rules state, and not by any understanding of 'calling out' I've heard of.

Also, I don't see why what you said should be against the rules at all. I'm all for whacking spammers and getting rid of trolls, but if the forum was just a place where everyone boringly had 'civil discussions' that were always on point and topic, my god, leave me out of that thanks.

[Silver]

Ummm, PM

[bennyboy]

It might be inappropriate but that's not calling out. Not by what the forum rules state, and not by any understanding of 'calling out' I've heard of.

Also, I don't see why what you said should be against the rules at all. I'm all for whacking spammers and getting rid of trolls, but if the forum was just a place where everyone boringly had 'civil discussions' that were always on point and topic, my god, leave me out of that thanks.

Yeah, I'm not talking so much about the NATURE of the content, but about people who haven't been involved in a thread just jumping in with an unnecessary sucker punch. Recently, one guy literally said, "I don't want to get involved with this thread, but _____ (fill in pointless insulting ad hom here). . .

[Napoléon]

Yeah, I'm not talking so much about the NATURE of the content, but about people who haven't been involved in a thread just jumping in with an unnecessary sucker punch.  Recently, one guy literally said, "I don't want to get involved with this thread, but _____ (fill in pointless insulting ad hom here). . .

Meh, it's a dickhead thing to do, and if that's all they did or they just did it all the time I'd say yeah, sure, it's rule breaking.

But otherwise I'd say it's their right. Insults aren't against the rules.