# "Attack the post, not the poster" should be removed as a rule

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**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-not-the-poster-should-be-removed-as-a-rule/961924 "2022-03-29T17:46:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Max\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2022, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-the-post-not-the-poster-should-be-removed-as-a-rule/961924/75 "2022-04-06T19:04:35Z")

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> [@UltraVires](#):
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> I think attacks on typos are an attack on the poster, e.g. “You’re so stupid, you can’t spell right!” Everyone here has typos. This isn’t a legal brief to the Supreme Court. If I leave out a word, then so what? I don’t proof my posts. So, in a way, those comments are personal attacks because of their pettiness.

Not all comments are attacks. Some are lighthearted jokes, for example,

> [@UltraVires](#):
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> I think it a very important distinction.

Let’s hope you remember to use verbs in your Supreme Court briefs!

See also, “[penis ensues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-a-kind-warning-to-olestra-phobes/282805/2)”.

~Max

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