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I have to disagree - for someone to call themselves a noob or newb is one thing. Applying these labels to someone else is pejorative, denigratory, and aggressive. Think of it like this:
“I am a crybaby.”
“You are a crybaby.”
They conjure completely different settings, feelings, the whole ball of wax.
Even Chrysantine’s phrasing in her question reflects an aggressive and insulting verbal attitude.
because it makes them feel inadequate?
is an assumption and an inference. This is a technique for verbal sparring - not cooperative teamwork. It’s like the kids in the schoolyard calling each other chicken. The objective is to be hurtful and demeaning.
Wow - this thread grew in a hurry. I’m adding a reply to my reply, to recognize that Chrysantine was identifying her original post as humorous. Ok - that is a nice thing for her to do. Humor is a difficult thing to put into writing - you lose all the body language and cues you normally get.
caf4926 wrote:
> spokesinger;2313651 Wrote:
>> I have to disagree - for someone to call themselves a noob or newb is
>> one thing. Applying these labels to someone else is pejorative,
>> denigratory, and aggressive. Think of it like this:
>>
>> “I am a crybaby.”
>>
>> “You are a crybaby.”
>>
>> They conjure completely different settings, feelings, the whole ball of
>> wax.
>>
>> Even Chrysantine’s phrasing in her question reflects an aggressive and
>> insulting verbal attitude. is an assumption and an inference. This is a
>> technique for verbal sparring - not cooperative teamwork. It’s like the
>> kids in the schoolyard calling each other chicken. The objective is to
>> be hurtful and demeaning.
>
> This makes sense
>
> We were all just jesting. If you knew Heidi, you would know there is
> history.
>
> Much depends on the way the language reads. But IMO, you are better not
> to go there in the first place.
I think in future all my postings will be completely blank, so as to
make sure that I don’t offend somebody somewhere. I hope you can all
infer what I meant to say.
This road leads to nanny-state political correctness. People need to
deal with the real world, and that includes coping with the occasional
misunderstanding or even the odd deliberate insult. The immune system
needs to be challenged. People who are deliberately rude will soon be
upbraided.
Messages personally attacking, calling names, or otherwise harassing or being condescending to another forum member or any ethnic or religious group will be deleted.
If you can not call anyone anything, you simply won’t call anyone anyway.
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OMG, I just wrote “it’s starting to p*ss me” in another thread about a samsung laser driver. Please don’t ban me!
Ain’t this a bit too much PC? Ah, well, I’ll miss the fun
Now, seriously, It’s working as it is. People who tend to extrapolate at first either get in line or go away.
P.S.: it will also put a severe cramp in DD’s style
good one.