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[Lafiel]

MDMAlliance said:

Lafiel said:

You see, saying/implying that somebody was regularly "trolling" like you did in that post ("this is Deyon we're talking about") really just is the same as saying "he is a troll". It doesn't matter that you said that to somebody else.

And in the second you wrote ",idiot." and not ",that's idiotic." or something along these lines. From my very shallow understanding of the english language the former is used to address the person, the later to address the attitude/train of thought.

Deyon was relatively new at the time.  That's all I have to say about that one.

The second one, I shall break it down.
I said that I wasn't saying my anecdote was proof.  That part was telling specifically what I was referring to, then the comma and "idiot" part was referenced towards him, yes... but only for that specific train of thought.  I wasn't saying he is an idiot.  It sounds like a very subtle difference, and it is.  It's also impossible to tell my exact tone online, but at the time of writing it, I wasn't angry or outraged.  I was more surprised by his lack of understanding.  If it were something I said in person, it would have been said in a monotone voice rather than a forceful one.  If that makes sense.

Ah ok, yes, I see the subtle difference there now, thanks for the explanation :). As you mentioned, over the internet it's just almost impossible to tell it's meant that way.