freelight
Eclectic Theosophist
Were such a thing to occur, it would give the impression that that side of the debate had nothing substantive left to offer, and had been reduced to nothing more than childish name-calling. Were that to be part of a forum management's normal operating procedure, it would give the impression that that side of the debate was so weak, it could not survive in a fair environment and needed such special protection in order to persist.
I'm glad to see that you're above that sort of thing.![]()
Thanks JF,
I'm usually known for my courteous manners and fashion, but I've had to 'edit' my posts before, lest my terms be too harsh or offending to another, even if they so deserved it. So I generally try to 'tone' it down, but you know we slip at times. I did recently address someone as a 'bigot', because their habitual manners and antics have earned such a 'description'. One can also use a dictionary to define terms, if you wanna get technical.
Yes, if one has to resort to name-calling in lieu of offering valid, constructive and challenging debate and discussion on a certain subject, it makes their own position look weak and desperate.