You'd be surprised. If I even look sideways at Will E, Georges is up my ass about being nice and not flaming. I was just curious if double standards represented the status quo.
I am not up your ass. :nono: To be honest with you, I am never calling anyone with names because first it is not a solution to solve a problem, nor a way to create a constructive discussion. You will notice that I never take participation in threads I don't like. You can make a constructive remark expressing your disagreement with a poster but calling someone with name just because of his ideas is really uncalled for. The neocon labelling made by Hellraiser is really out of context, I don't think I am the only one who thinks so. At last but not least there is no double standards, I treat everyone equally and with respect. Please also read the definition of flaming.:
http://board.freeones.com/faq.php?faq=ww#faq_flaming
The following is the definition of flaming, personal attacks, and harassment as defined by the Administration of the FreeOnes Message Board.
What is considered Flaming?
Flaming is the hostile and insulting interaction between members. This often leads to personal attacks and harassment but can also include the use of threatening or intentionally inflammatory language. Flaming can include but is not limited to:
Outright Rudeness: disrespect and failure to behave within the Rules of the Message Board.
PUrposeful Insults: an intentional expression, statement, or behavior that is degrading or offensive.
Gross Profanity - profanity used against another member (fuck you, you fucking bitch!).
Personal Attacks - attack against a member, not their views, argument, opinion or stance on an issue.
Taunting and baiting - posts or comments with the intent to inflame a member or group of members.
Quoting another member out of context to give the impression they hold views they don't hold or to malign them.
What is NOT considered Flaming?
Flaming is not the criticism of another member's views, opinions, arguments, or stances on an issue. If someone proves you wrong by backing it up with valid facts, this is not flaming. If someone disagrees with you, this is not flaming! If your feelings are hurt by a differing opinion, this is not flaming!
Please be aware that if you post in topics about heated real-world issues, people will disagree with you and criticize your views and opinions. If you don't like this, then don't post in threads about these types of issues! And if you make a comment that you know will get people stirred up, make sure you can take the heat!
What is considered a Personal Attack?
Personal Attacks can lead to Harassment if it's persistent!
What is NOT considered Personal Attacks?
Personal attacks are not the criticism of your views, opinions, arguments, or stances on an issue! It is also not a fellow board member pointing out a board violation, in good faith, in order to keep someone from getting in trouble.
What is considered Harassment?
Harassment is a persistent pattern of offensive behavior that affects a targeted member or members negatively, usually (but not always) for the purpose of threatening or intimidating the target. The intended outcome may be to make the board unpleasant for the target or discourage them from participating in the community entirely. Harassment can include but is not limited to:
Persistant personal attacks.
Hounding (singling out a member or group of members in threads with the intent to attack them).
Threats.
Posting personal information (includes posting the personal information of OCSMs without authorization).
Posting private correspondences.
What is NOT considered Harassment?
Harassment is NOT defined as someone you dislike and can’t get along with posting in the same thread as you. If you can't get along with another user, please take responsibility and use the Ignore Feature.
I am here to make sure everyone has fun and that there is no kind of anymosity between members.
Anyway, back to the topic.