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Originally Posted by Flint
I was really dealing with this more on a theoretical level. You know, a discussion of ideas, as opposed to a pissing contest.
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Theory and ideas arise from experience with the real world, and sooner or later they encounter it again on the output side. Some folks believe there's some sort of separation between what happens online and "the real world". In fact all of what happens online happens in "the real world"; online is a subset of reality, not distinct from it...which makes slogans like "it's only a message board" ring kinda hollow to some ears.
"Flying in the face of reason" isn't exactly a strong argument, since different people reason differently..."reasonable" is no more absolute than "offensive" is. I was trying to allow for the possibilty that your questioning the subjectivity of moderating judgements actually had a purpose beyond seeing your words in print.
And if you don't distinguish between debate and "a pissing contest", then you'll probably be dissatisfied with The Cellar.