# Czarcasm WTF?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-wtf/580893>\
**Category:** About This Message Board\
**Created:** [May 5, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-wtf/580893 "2011-05-05T22:59:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-wtf/580893/41 "2011-05-08T01:39:55Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Perhaps, _if_ the person described in the account wasn’t immediately recognizable as a poster(directly quoting the post was the big giveaway in this case.)

Thanks for responding.

> [@Miller](#):
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> I think “Is this behavior acceptable?” or “Is this behavior rude?” would be a better way of setting up that thread. Regardless of his intention, the way **Cubsfan** phrased his OP, it becomes an invitation to turn the thread into a referendum on another poster, as opposed to a question about a particular behavior.

So the issue is by choosing the label “asshole” and “assholish”, it changes the subtext in a way that a description of the behavior as “rude” or “tacky” wouldn’t. But because the post cited was from this board, that automatically makes the source a board member, so any characterization turning towards “assholish” aims the thread at the proscribed attacks on board members.

Thanks for clarification.

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**Author:** ![Contrapuntal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e274bd/32.png) [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-wtf/580893/42 "2011-05-10T19:25:04Z")

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> [@Kimmy\_Gibbler](#):
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> The issue is we don’t get to call each other assholes outside of the Pit (or ATMB, but only when directed at mods).

We get to do it in MSPIMS.

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-wtf/580893/43 "2011-05-10T19:40:56Z")

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Why don’t we do it in the road?

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