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We've been going by the guideline that name calling is an attack, whereas denigration of motive is not.

So, "You're an idiot" has been editable, whereas "You're always causing trouble" has not.

This is a subjective line is going to move as needed. Be polite and you're in no danger of an edit due to personal attack.  Be impolite and risk an edit, even if in the past we've been more allowing.

Both types cause flame wars. "You're always causing trouble" leads to "Nuh-uh, you've been causing trouble longer than I have. Remember back in 2004...." I do hope you will decrease your tolerance for personal attacks.

I just got a "you did this in 2007" so an attack in 2010 is warranted. 

Rick:

It's just a follow on to your completely unacceptable behavior.

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He has edited his post. To make it less offensive, James

He edited it the same minute he posted it... 2 HOURS before your post.

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Maybe it's because I am a parser but, after thinking on it, this really bothers me.  Let me change your analogy a bit as the two examples are unrelated..."You're a troublemaker" is editable, whereas "You're always causing trouble" is not.  Does that really make any sense?  Both are saying the exact same thing.  That would be like telling someone, "You're always telling lies," and claiming that you didn't just call them a liar.  It's a distinction without a difference.

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Maybe it's because I am a parser but, after thinking on it, this really bothers me.  Let me change your analogy a bit as the two examples are unrelated..."You're a troublemaker" is editable, whereas "You're always causing trouble" is not.  Does that really make any sense?  Both are saying the exact same thing.  That would be like telling someone, "You're always telling lies," and claiming that you didn't just call them a liar.  It's a distinction without a difference.

I found it a very odd distinction to make as well, but it certainly explains why so many "questionable" posts were left that we would have expected to be moderated.

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This is a subjective line is going to move as needed. Be polite and you're in no danger of an edit due to personal attack.  Be impolite and risk an edit, even if in the past we've been more allowing.

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You may sanction any of us at your will, you have the power. But the system is patently unfair in its use, it always has been and will continue to be in the future, as long as it is tied in any way into any sort of a user generated reputation system. We have users with a taste for blood and that is all that they want. I see at least one user who apparently took my head the other has now bitten that hand and gone back to his usual behavior. I am sorry, moderator, the system has no more credibility and perhaps even less than some of the users. I have no more interest in this thread. I will live up to the deal I agreed to with Kinky, but I will wager it will not last long, sadly, but not by my doing. I said this moderation system has done nothing but create a toxic and overheated atmosphere in these forums and that is positively true.

I know which direction this is headed and it will be yet another wrong-headed and ill-advised implementation. This is all too clear. I will watch this thread in case the moderator decides to engage, but otherwise i am done with this play and the fools who star in it.