06-27-2020, 01:48 PM
(06-27-2020, 01:46 PM)Dill Wrote: Doubtful.
I'd say Dino has been "the change he wants in others" for years already. He's simply brushed off or ignored more personal attacks than anyone on the list. Examples upon request.
If someone presents a "dissenting opinion" by jumping into a thread laughing at everyone else's stupidity and calling them names, that is certainly not a recipe for cordial debate.
And it might call forth "snide and condescending" comments, but that shouldn't confound effect with cause. Any reference to another's patently bad behavior is not automatically snide and condescending or a response in kind, especially if the intent is corrective.
The message board is its own record. Threads go south when people begin posting personal attacks, adding unnecessary comments about other posters motivations or character. And it isn't always the case that "both sides" are doing it. Banning personal attacks has allowed for the forum to continue.
Yes, personal attacks are bad, whether they are egregious or subtle. See your latest post for a great example. You don't see it in Dino because you engage in the same behavior, albeit to a lesser extent, and trust me when I say I am far from the only person who notices it.
