pauldw
Contributor
It seems like many SB threads I'm reading lately are devolving into people backing up their dump trucks to drop a pile on each other. Now, I'm all for free speech, against censorship, and don't mind an entertaining flame war. But this has become nuts. The number of personal attacks is astounding. Direct, personal attacks, unlike anything I can remember on SB for years. Calling people stupid, or a liar. And it's mostly by people who have been on awhile, who are usually respectable. I suggested in one thread that folks should mellow out, and one of the worst offenders in that thread (not normally an agitator) agreed with me. Are people not even seeing that they're part of the problem? Come on, people. Be gentlemen!* "Lack of candor" or "economical with the truth" is better than "lying," although neither should be necessary. If you're trying to be funny, something like "Are there no gaps in your ignorance?" might at least be entertaining; "How dumb are you?" is not. So many posts where people just straight out insult people in the most blunt, gauche manner. Would your mom tolerate this language? STOP IT!
*Yes, I know there are women here. But they are only very rarely the problem.
*Yes, I know there are women here. But they are only very rarely the problem.