On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 3:14 PM, Todd Allen <toddmallen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM, Ken Arromdee
<arromdee(a)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.)