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MeTa post:
Boooooooooobs.
tkolar, it's an interesting idea, but I think that what would happen is that people would take up the side of the muzzled poster, whereas now one might think, "Eh, Embattled Poster is handling stuff fine. Doesn't need my help."
Not that I think this is necessarily a bad thing. I think about how much work I've let occhiblu and hmsbeagle do in defending positions that I agree with, and I'm a little embarrassed at myself. Not that it's going to be my day job to be... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by sculpin
at 3:53 PM on January 24, 2008
MeTa post:
We need to talk about this...
For a bright, shining moment there I thought Phil might actually be in good faith. Boy, do I ever feel like a chump now.
posted to MetaTalk by sculpin
at 11:02 PM on January 13, 2008
MeTa post:
Ask the Moral Compass
Have people who feel that judgmental rudeness is a necessary component to a morality question ever tried being civil and had it fail?
Well, yes, actually. I wouldn't say that I feel that judgmental rudeness is necessary, but certainly I've had cases in which I've tried to be civil and have not been heard because of it. There are some people in this world -- not necessarily stupid people, either -- who seem wholly unable to hear "That's wrong,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by sculpin
at 12:52 PM on July 18, 2007
