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You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

Onvacation says

anon_84d68 says

Errc was just making a point.

Errc was being vulgar, obnoxious, and rude. There are rules against uncivility around here and he broke them.

Since when?

I’ve been reading Patnet off and on since 2005. Patrick allowed a few posters to be so beyond rude and disruptive that it’s ridiculous to ask that all of a sudden, everyone else change course.

It’s akin to releasing the last few Jews from Auschwitz, and then telling them that their captors will be tasked with making sure that the Jews are civil. It’s an unrealistic expectation

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

Show me the post.

Goran_K says

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

Show me the post.

Pretty much every post ever made by TPB for starters.

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

Show me the post.

Pretty much every post ever made by TPB for starters.

That’s not specific enough. We have a pretty good standard here of what gets zapped and what doesn’t. Show me a post and if it fails the standard, it gets zapped.

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

So the actual problem isn’t the policy, it’s that you don’t understand the policy.

Or more accurately you’re playing at being obtuse because you think it makes a point(it doesn’t)

errc says

Patrick allowed a few posters to be so beyond rude and disruptive that it’s ridiculous to ask that all of a sudden, everyone else change course.

Maybe Patrick now wants a site where people are NOT vulgar, rude, and obnoxious.

I could be wrong about the vulgar part.

@patrick Do you consider vulgarity uncivil?

I do.

Onvacation says

errc says

Patrick allowed a few posters to be so beyond rude and disruptive that it’s ridiculous to ask that all of a sudden, everyone else change course.

Maybe Patrick now wants a site where people are NOT vulgar, rude, and obnoxious.

I could be wrong about the vulgar part.

@patrick Do you consider vulgarity uncivil?

I do.

Yeah, pretty much at the time he let CiC back. Oh, hang on...

Fucking White Male says

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

So the actual problem isn’t the policy, it’s that you don’t understand the policy.

Or more accurately you’re plying at being obtuse because you think it makes a point(it doesn’t)

No, because the “rules” are not remotely applied even-handedly. The mere fact that you’ve popped up to chip in pretty much underscores my point given your posting history.

anon_98513 says

Fucking White Male says

anon_98513 says

Goran_K says

You can use the word libtard all you want as long as it’s not directed at someone personally.

Ok:
“Libtards are ruining the country.”

Not ok:
“You are a clueless fucking Libtard.”

While ‘you libtards’ or anything along those lines is perfectly acceptable, because err, well fuck I don’t know.

So the actual problem isn’t the policy, it’s that you don’t understand the policy.

Or more accurately you’re plying at being obtuse because you think it makes a point(it doesn’t)

No, because the “rules” are not remotely applied even-handedly. The mere fact that you’ve popped up to chip in pretty much underscores my point given your posting history.

The rules, in practice, just popped up.

Now you are being unintentionally obtuse. Not to mention disingenuous.

Onvacation says

patrick Do you consider vulgarity uncivil?

Not necessarily. Vulgarity can be good natured. Consider AF. Usually vulgar, but rarely if ever uncivil.

The essence of civility is a subtext of good will toward the other users.

Patrick says

Not necessarily. Vulgarity can be good natured. Consider AF. Usually vulgar, but rarely if ever uncivil.

He is a good barbarian. I like him.

Strategist says

Patrick says

Not necessarily. Vulgarity can be good natured. Consider AF. Usually vulgar, but rarely if ever uncivil.

He is a good barbarian. I like him.

I agree. He's opposite of me on the political spectrum, but he is by far the funniest poster on Patrick.net.

I see quite a few have him(her?) on ignore, and I think they are missing out.

Fucking White Male says

Strategist says

Patrick says

Not necessarily. Vulgarity can be good natured. Consider AF. Usually vulgar, but rarely if ever uncivil.

He is a good barbarian. I like him.

I agree. He's opposite of me on the political spectrum, but he is by far the funniest poster on Patrick.net.

I see quite a few have him(her?) on ignore, and I think they are missing out.

Agreed.