(04-30-2015, 08:21 PM)Natalie Mcbeef Wrote:(04-30-2015, 07:31 PM)FreelanceWizard Wrote:(04-30-2015, 07:00 PM)Foxberry Wrote:Natalie Mcbeef Wrote: Again, insults are in the eye of the one who reads them. If I say, "This is a stupid point because x y and Z"
That's not an insult. But I'm coming from this as an artist. To critique something is not the same as insulting a person. It's say what you want about the work but don't insult the person.
Ie; saying "that is stupid because..." is different than "you are stupid."
This is actually a great example of something that would not, I repeat not, get a warning. You can call an argument stupid and explain why you think so. I'm not a fan of that phrasing, but it doesn't rise to the level of being actionable. What you can't do is say that it's stupid because the person making it role-plays something you don't like or because the poster is stupid.
With that said, let's look at another example. Calling a group of people "hugboxing carebears" as a means of dismissing an argument or concern is, in fact, the sort of thing that will get a warning. That's obviously intended to provoke, it doesn't add to the discourse, and it doesn't support any point. You could easily make the exact same point without doing that.
What if it is true though.
There's ways to imply the same thing in a less...aggressive/controversial manner. It's not a term I like myself - and I agree with the idea that a lot of role-players are far too sensitive.
If I feel the need to, however, I say just that: that I feel they're too sensitive.
