Nigerian Researchers Accidentally Confirm Africa's Low IQ Problem
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I haven't called him a shill although it's obvious i think so. I said a part of his behaviour is typical of shills in my opinion, which checks out. That's a generic observation upon a behaviour, not a personal attack.
Pretty borderline, I think, I don't think we should play the technicality game but I can if you think we have to.
Doesn't seem a technicality to me.
If to comment on a behaviour that to me is typical of shills requires me not to say so for any rule, then that rule will effectively block the expression of any negative judgement that may offend.
Considering the themes of this forum, if the rule was enlarged to that effect it would kill the forum in time. Strong disagrees are to be expected, along with negative judgements.
I remind you that we are not talking because i called someone a name, but because i commented on user behaviour in a negative way. Simply i noted a behaviour has been 'typical of shills' in my experience.
For what i think, you'd better sort the difference between the two (open insult vs negative judgement), to restrict the first is to restrict personality, which may have sense in the context of peaceful discussion, but to restrict negative judgement alltogether is to kill personality and accept only zombies.
I understand there are disagreements but I don't understand how inferring someone is a shill helps the disagreement (edit: discussion)
I do appreciate the advice though because I do need to be careful and am not hoping for yes man zombies.