# Pointing out one's posting style isn't conducive to teaching is not an attack on the poster. **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [May 13, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-out-ones-posting-style-isnt-conducive-to-teaching-is-not-an-attack-on-the-poster/833920 "2019-05-13T18:36:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-out-ones-posting-style-isnt-conducive-to-teaching-is-not-an-attack-on-the-poster/833920/6 "2019-05-13T19:40:46Z")
> [@What constitutes a personal insult in ATMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-constitutes-a-personal-insult-in-atmb/520520/2): > > I thought we’d been through this several dozen times, but we’ll try again in very simple terms. Speaking in general, here’s the way to tell the difference: > > - “You are an X” is a personal insult. > - “What you said is X” is NOT a personal insult. > > There’s nothing magic about “henpecking” nor any other word (with two or three exceptions.) We are NOT going to come up with a list of words that allowed and words that are not allowed. " > > ACCEPTABLE: Your post sounds like third-grade writing. > NOT ACCEPTABLE: You must have stopped your education in third grade. > > ACCEPTABLE: What you said comes across like henpecking. > NOT ACCEPTABLE: You are a henpecker. > > NOT FUNNY: How much henna can a henpecker peck if a henpecker could peck henna. The second quote in the OP comes across as nutty. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pointing-out-ones-posting-style-isnt-conducive-to-teaching-is-not-an-attack-on-the-poster/833920)._