Quote:So warn/ban the poster and leave it at that

 

Quote:I agree.

 

Quote:and it's also a reason some posters have left the board...personal insults like that should not be allowed...attacking a post is one thing but personally attacking the poster is another...there is no reason that the poster(s) should be personally degraded or disrespected with such posts...I believe that the CoC actually mentions this but I don't know where to find it... Posts such as those, should be an automatic warning

 

Quote:I agree but it's not just in this forum...It's every topic where he replies like that...Responses that attack/disrespect a poster should be an automatic warning...But if that were the case, some of our mods would be banned for going over in the number of warnings so that won't happen

 

Quote:i agree with both points. I would characterize my post to which you both responded as a shot over the bow.

 

I will also add that calling people idiots or stupid is not actually against the Message Board Rules, as long as you make a point along with the perceived insult. If the entirety of a post is "You're an idiot!", with no supporting argument, it will get at least a soft warning. That distinction was made by the PTB a long time ago.

 

Having said that, we all have a responsibility to police ourselves. If someone does it, resist the impulse to respond in kind. When political discussion was banned previously, it was because the acrimony was so overwhelming, complaints reached the front office.

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