A moderate arab's point of view on the lebanese conflict

[tomndebb]

@gonzomax

Then I said his snotty name calling was poisoning the well. He again noted my stupidity and when I showed that it was a perfect use he blew up. He is proof of my theory that children come in all ages.
There are mant examples of his dismissing discussions due ti his arrogance and know it all stance.

This is a hot button issue for a number of posters and I am resigned to seeing a lot more heat than light in these threads. However, FinnAgain’s criticism of your posting style (which, in several posts in this thread can, indeed, be categorized as “drive-by” posting), has stayed within the murky bounds of the rules of this Forum.

Your claim that he has resorted to “snotty name calling” is a mischaracterization of his actual statements.
You then step over the line with your clear insult that you consider him a child.

The rest of the section I have quoted is probably (barely) within the rules of attacking the argument and not the poster, but your general tone makes it lean in the direction of personal insult, especially connected to the direct insult you posted.

Please avoid this sort of behavior in the future.

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EVERYONE: attacking the posting style of another poster or getting into long wrestling matches over whether someone has or has not actually said something does nothing to persuade the audience at home of your position.

Stick to the discussion points and leave the personal observations about other posters out of it.

[ /Moderating ]

[FinnAgain]

@tomndebb

EVERYONE: attacking the posting style of another poster or getting into long wrestling matches over whether someone has or has not actually said something does nothing to persuade the audience at home of your position. .

You are of course right.

To be fair, I wasn’t really using those posts to bolster my position… more in reaction to a style of debate which I hoped we could move beyond. But I do see your point, and I suppose that only mods have the power to compel certain behaviors. I apologize if I overstepped my bounds and probably should have just used the report post function and the scroll wheel on my mouse.

gonzo: this is the correct venue to discuss how I really feel about such behavior. I should have taken it there sooner.