# When Czarcasm Becomes Invective **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2001, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-czarcasm-becomes-invective/63345 "2001-04-25T22:16:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-czarcasm-becomes-invective/63345/32 "2001-04-26T03:37:13Z")
> [@](#): > > Bullshit. The forum is called Great Debates for a reason. There’s no way one should even think about posting there if one are not willing to debate the beliefs and positions one espouses. Well, let us just say that I place more emphasis on respecting the clearly expressed intent of my conversational partners than you. The OP in question was designed to encourage a particular mode of discourse, one which has been seen many times before in _Great Debates_. It was not designed to open a debate about the validity of a particular religious belief. If one felt a great desire to initiate such a discussion, one might have opened a new thread and posted a link inviting participation therein. That is one alternative to hijacking a thread with an attack tangential to the OP. I enjoy a spirited debate. I relish a critical examination of ideas. But I also value civil exchange, which requires (among other things) a certain respect for what the other person wants from the conversation. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-czarcasm-becomes-invective/63345)._