| Volterra_90 said: Well, I think mods on internet forums have to be as harsh as possible. Things get ouf of control very fast on forums. I was warned 1 or 2 times, and I think they had reasons to do it. And I think this deserves, at least, a warning. I have wanted sometimes to call dick (at least) to another person, I just don't do it because that might start a cycle of insults that never ends well. There are an awful lot of options, it's not necessary to insult someone. And saying "don't be a dick" is asking somebody to stop being a dick, which is the same as calling him dick (lol, what did I even say?) |
Not really. I'm telling him to not be one. In one context it could be me saying 'you're heading there but get away from there'
I could've said "Youre a dick..here's why" That's an insult.
Don't be a dick is probably the only thing to say in that situation, anyway, according to wiki dick is:
individuals who are considered to be rude, abrasive, inconsiderate, or otherwise contemptible
I could have substituted for any of those words, he was being all of them, dick is slang, not an insult.
If I had a fight with someone else and said "You are rude" or "You are inconsiderate" I wouldnt have been banned, neither here should I have been
