On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Ken Arromdee arromdee@rahul.net wrote:
Okay. Considering that this happened in a BLP, this is one of the stupidest suggestions I've seen.
I don't think calling someone "stupid" is helpful here.
Unless someone here is named "suggestion" I do not think that any person has been called stupid in the above.
Everyone has daft ideas from time to time, even our most brilliant. And even when your idea is great some people with differing perspectives may hold the opinion that it's a stupid idea. That people have negative opinions about your opinions is no cause for insult.
(Though Ken may want to keep in mind that intense words like "stupid" are more likely to derail discussion with accusations of personal attacks, even when used in an impersonal way, compared to less intense words.)