@Obey,
You recently responded to Mr. Saviour after he wrote, “Guess we’ll have to take your word for that crybaby”
I noticed that you did not correct his use of a personal attack by calling you a crybaby. My question is not a critical question of the actions of any of the mods. I would like some clarification by asking about perspective. My perspective of Mr. Savior’s post is that it does violate BNR’s expectation related to insults.
Recently a comment was removed that was clearly intended to be received negatively by the person I responded to. I think I crafted remark to not violate those same expectation.
I wrote something like, ~people who think X are a bunch of dumb and fat bitches. That doesn’t describe you does it?~ The person had been dancing around a stance and I was trying to force her away from her trolling and take a more direct tone.
Was in intended to be insulting in a shocking way? You bet. But the insult was towards a group, not the user.
I have no desire to play word salad with the rules or to insult people. I do at times wish to express my less than positive views on others.
For me, that use of the word crybaby was an attack at you, not your actions.
“Does that describe you” is not a statement but something that provides the target an opportunity to take a position.
What do you think? Am I seeing these things differently?