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I recently received the following pm from Common Courtesy:
Personal attack not needed - please correct ASAP
Common Courtesy
[taken from the following thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2308448&enterthread=y]
I refuse to edit the message. "Ass", according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is used to refer to a "an ignorant or stupid person". I maintain that JEDIYoda is both. This is not a personal attack, but rather a reflection on the content of JEDIYoda's posts.
Moreover, in the thread entitled "Israel the U.S. and the West Bank Settlements" I was attacked by Common Courtesy and JEDIYoda for using the BBC as a source, given that they both feel that the BBC has a clear bias in favour of the Palestinians. I have the utmost respect for the journalism of the BBC, whereby, to my mind, Common Courtesy and JEDIYoda are both asses. I firmly believe that the posts made by Common Courtesy on the aforementioned thread display a level of bigotry and bias that is much more deserving of censure than referring to someone as an ass.
Furthermore, and again in the thread entitled "Israel the U.S. and the West Bank Settlements", JEDIYoda referred to me as an idiot on more than one occasion:
Given that Common Courtesy has been actively posting on this thread and is aware that JEDIYoda has referred to me as an idiot (a synonym of ass) more than once, I can only presume that he condones such language when it is directed against me (the post remains unedited at the time of writing), or when used by JEDIYoda. Clearly two wrongs do not make a right; however, I have no problem with the fact that JEDIYoda feels that I am an idiot, nor do I believe that he should be prevented from referring to me in this manner if he strongly disagrees with my posts. Likewise, I defend my right to refer to someone as an ass on the basis of the content of their posts.
In all the posts that I have made to date, I have never attempted to insult anyone. Nevertheless, I have expressed complete disdain for the ideas and opinions expressed by various other posters and, assuming that I am not banned, I will continue to do so. When someone states that Europe remains focused on the events of WW2 and gripped by fear of Germany, I feel a need to point out that, as a result of these statements, the person in question is an ass. When someone states that the BBC displays bias in favour of the Palestinians, I also refer to this person as an ass.
As a matter of principle, I refuse to remove the term "ass" from the post in question. I fully understand that this involves disobeying an instruction issued by a moderator; however, I am willing to accept any consequences. Moreover, I would also suggest that, by the standards of the forum, "ass" is a relatively innocent term that should never have been cause for concern.
Red
Personal attack not needed - please correct ASAP
Senior Anandtech Moderator
Common Courtesy
[taken from the following thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2308448&enterthread=y]
I refuse to edit the message. "Ass", according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is used to refer to a "an ignorant or stupid person". I maintain that JEDIYoda is both. This is not a personal attack, but rather a reflection on the content of JEDIYoda's posts.
Moreover, in the thread entitled "Israel the U.S. and the West Bank Settlements" I was attacked by Common Courtesy and JEDIYoda for using the BBC as a source, given that they both feel that the BBC has a clear bias in favour of the Palestinians. I have the utmost respect for the journalism of the BBC, whereby, to my mind, Common Courtesy and JEDIYoda are both asses. I firmly believe that the posts made by Common Courtesy on the aforementioned thread display a level of bigotry and bias that is much more deserving of censure than referring to someone as an ass.
Furthermore, and again in the thread entitled "Israel the U.S. and the West Bank Settlements", JEDIYoda referred to me as an idiot on more than one occasion:
Given that Common Courtesy has been actively posting on this thread and is aware that JEDIYoda has referred to me as an idiot (a synonym of ass) more than once, I can only presume that he condones such language when it is directed against me (the post remains unedited at the time of writing), or when used by JEDIYoda. Clearly two wrongs do not make a right; however, I have no problem with the fact that JEDIYoda feels that I am an idiot, nor do I believe that he should be prevented from referring to me in this manner if he strongly disagrees with my posts. Likewise, I defend my right to refer to someone as an ass on the basis of the content of their posts.
In all the posts that I have made to date, I have never attempted to insult anyone. Nevertheless, I have expressed complete disdain for the ideas and opinions expressed by various other posters and, assuming that I am not banned, I will continue to do so. When someone states that Europe remains focused on the events of WW2 and gripped by fear of Germany, I feel a need to point out that, as a result of these statements, the person in question is an ass. When someone states that the BBC displays bias in favour of the Palestinians, I also refer to this person as an ass.
As a matter of principle, I refuse to remove the term "ass" from the post in question. I fully understand that this involves disobeying an instruction issued by a moderator; however, I am willing to accept any consequences. Moreover, I would also suggest that, by the standards of the forum, "ass" is a relatively innocent term that should never have been cause for concern.
Red
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