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[Shell B]

Oh, come on. Who could take that seriously?

Let me ask which response should not be taken seriously and why. Is not douche milder and less offensive than fucktard? Do I not try to fit in with the spirit of the forums? Is there not a difference between bawdiness and mean-spirited degradation?

All of the above. Douche is not milder than fucktard. They simply have different meanings. No, you don't try to fit into the spirit of the forums. I'd add that there is no real "spirit of the forums." People post whatever they post. However, if you're asserting that the forum has a "bawdy spirit," I'd say your efforts have been failures. You mostly just sound smarmy, and I don't believe you calling atheists douches was at all you trying to fit in. That'd be a weird way to try to fit in on an atheist forum.

FWIW bullshit is an interesting word in that actually does have a very narrow meaning for which there is no adequate substitute. It applies to statements presented as facts that the speaker knows, or should know, to be unfounded assertions, often with the intent to impress.

Everyone knows what bullshit means, neo. There are also plenty of adequate substitutes. Around here, we say malarky, bunk, horse pucky, horse shit, etc. My husband says bollocks. There's bunkum, baloney, poppycock, nonsense, stuff and nonsense, hogwash, rubbish, etc.

I do not dispute that I have said some unwarranted nasty things but I have also been quick to apologize and ask forgiveness. I have traded cutting insults with other forum members but more often than not with people who already know that I otherwise respect them.

That's fine. It's odd to expect other people to behave better than you do.

Theists are second-class members on AF and always will be. I'm a big boy and can accept that. I expect people to assume the worst. A the same time, CL correctly pointed out that I started this suggestion thread without any religious motivation. Is it really so inconceivable that I have different notions of decorum that have nothing to do with my religious beliefs?

I don't feel that way. For what it's worth, I thought it was more sanctimonious than religious.