PnR Decorum and suspensions

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(07-07-2017, 10:00 PM)Dill Wrote: My two cents, hoping I understood your point, Bels.

I agree with your take on the concept of "ignorance."  And people who don't know a subject may take great umbrage if, however obliquely, your response to a post reveals their lack of knowledge.

If I understand Zona, however, the mods aren't out to create "safe spaces" for sensitive posters. Rather, they don't want us to call one another "ignorant" and otherwise engage in personal invective.  When that happens, the term is not descriptive but a species of name calling and destroys dialogue. They may also look askance at designating groups with that term, especially if the poster knows that someone he is addressing belongs to that group. E.g., "Democrats and Bengals fans are ignorant."

If someone posted an erroneous account of Quangos, and you could not respectfully correct it via explanation and supporting links for fear the poster might think you "condescending," then meaningful discussion of politics and religion would not be possible. That would concede the field to "ignorance."  I doubt the mods want that. 
 

I guess this means (maybe) other people are going to stop calling me libtard. But, serious question, can libtards like me still self identify as libtards? You, know, the old "it's ok if I use the taboo word, but not ok if someone else calls me that." Please, don't take my sunshine away.


Heavy lies the head that wears the crown of moderator. Seriously, I don't know how you guys do it. Hell, I don't even know who the top four people keep talking about are. (Sigh) And I know now I'll never get that secret decoder ring...