Quoting Prof. Kingsfield:

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He has edited his post. To make it less offensive, James

He edited it the same minute he posted it... 2 HOURS before your post.

For the moderator, I see no evidence of anything but a double standard here. You remove a post of one user while leaving even more offensive and insulting posts up by other users. Now i can explain why that's true and it is an example of exactly what is wrong with the moderation system here.       Come on Moderator, fairness is not part of this system is it, if users vote each other greens (which they do) while ganging up with reds on another user; that is something you will respond to, isn't it.

Engage me if you dare, moderator, this system works so well that contemptible behavior can actually be awarded stars by playing bangarang.

Quoting Forum Moderator:

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We've been going by the guideline that name calling is an attack, whereas denigration of motive is not.

So, "You're an idiot" has been editable, whereas "You're always causing trouble" has not.

This is a subjective line is going to move as needed. Be polite and you're in no danger of an edit due to personal attack.  Be impolite and risk an edit, even if in the past we've been more allowing.

Personally I would love it if you started including denigration of motives as something to moderate, as those kinds of attacks are far more likely to derail threads and discussions than old-fashioned name calling is.

Quoting Forum Moderator:

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We've been going by the guideline that name calling is an attack, whereas denigration of motive is not.

So, "You're an idiot" has been editable, whereas "You're always causing trouble" has not.

This is a subjective line is going to move as needed. Be polite and you're in no danger of an edit due to personal attack.  Be impolite and risk an edit, even if in the past we've been more allowing.

Both types cause flame wars. "You're always causing trouble" leads to "Nuh-uh, you've been causing trouble longer than I have. Remember back in 2004...." I do hope you will decrease your tolerance for personal attacks.

Don't  get me started , james you live in a glass house.

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Quoting northbloke:

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Personally I would love it if you started including denigration of motives as something to moderate, as those kinds of attacks are far more likely to derail threads and discussions than old-fashioned name calling is.

Gotta agree with this.

That

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Quoting m.cellophane:

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Both types cause flame wars. "You're always causing trouble" leads to "Nuh-uh, you've been causing trouble longer than I have. Remember back in 2004...." I do hope you will decrease your tolerance for personal attacks.

And this.  @ the Mods, you have created a line between two things that are exactly the same.

And that as well

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Quoting m.cellophane:

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Quoting Forum Moderator:

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We've been going by the guideline that name calling is an attack, whereas denigration of motive is not.

So, "You're an idiot" has been editable, whereas "You're always causing trouble" has not.

This is a subjective line is going to move as needed. Be polite and you're in no danger of an edit due to personal attack.  Be impolite and risk an edit, even if in the past we've been more allowing.

Both types cause flame wars. "You're always causing trouble" leads to "Nuh-uh, you've been causing trouble longer than I have. Remember back in 2004...." I do hope you will decrease your tolerance for personal attacks.

I just got a "you did this in 2007" so an attack in 2010 is warranted. 

Rick:

It's just a follow on to your completely unacceptable behavior.

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Quoting Prof. Kingsfield:

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He has edited his post. To make it less offensive, James

He edited it the same minute he posted it... 2 HOURS before your post.