# Stifling debate without justification **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 27, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905 "2023-01-27T16:13:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/61 "2023-01-31T18:08:34Z")
If you need my guidance, it looks like this: > [@Johanna](#): > > What Exit decided to attack and libel me > [@Johanna](#): > > Thread ban that person > [@Johanna](#): > > I don’t know what I did to turn you suddenly so harshly against me…you seem to have it in for me. > [@Johanna](#): > > your decision to continue insulting me > [@Johanna](#): > > WTF? Now who’s junior modding? > [@Johanna](#): > > Oh, baloney. > [@Johanna](#): > > Well then WTF is there to fuss about? Happy to help. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/62 "2023-01-31T18:12:08Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > If you need my guidance, No, no, clearly I am unable to recognize shit-flinging when I see it. Your superior teachings would be wasted on me. Let me just check, though: “Baloney” - flinging shit. “Butthurt” - not flinging shit? Do I have that right? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/63 "2023-01-31T18:13:55Z")
Oh, I guess I’m just not very good at detecting sarcasm. Are you? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/64 "2023-01-31T18:14:13Z")
Me? _Never_?!! ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/65 "2023-01-31T18:16:38Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > “Butthurt” - not flinging shit? Fair enough, if that’s your concern I retract it as too “rude” a word for ATMB. But the semantics were accurate - unjustifiably offended and resentful. I think I used the word “huffy” earlier, does that work better for you? I guess my pretentious literary instincts led me astray in trying to vary my vocabulary and use a synonym. Perhaps that was because the conversation continued when somebody couldn’t let it go. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/66 "2023-01-31T20:39:57Z")
And with that I think this thread has served its purpose. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/67 "2023-01-31T20:57:27Z")
No argument from me. I wasn’t the one who resurrected it after it had been dead for two days to carelessly throw around some new unjustified accusations and (apparently oblivious to the irony) lecture people about “letting it go”. Barbara would have been proud. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/68 "2023-02-01T01:16:20Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > And with that I think this thread has served its purpose. Agreed. Closed. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stifling-debate-without-justification/978905/69 "2023-02-01T01:16:26Z")
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