Violent crime up again in USA, more murders, robberies

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Well now you have both statements that address me and statements that address my argument.

UT - nothing addresses you. Everything only addresses you posts - as you have defined it. In every example, if you find it address you, then "What a load of crap" are clearly intended as addressing the poster - not the post. Even using an objective reference to person is an intentional insult of the person. "What" is the replaceement for "you are" - another part of the insult.

If you find anything I posted that address you, then you are reading into it what is not posted. After all, "What a load of crap" insults no one - because the poster proclaimed he was not insulting. At no time in that post do I address any person. You have only jumped to interpretation based upon your own bias. According to your standards, those posts must be taken as intended - not as perceived. "What a load of crap" is not an acceptable way to respond to anyone's post - according to your reasoning.

Meanwhile, I don't see anything posted by Duck_Duck that even comes close to being as insulting as "What a load of crap". “What a load of crap because …", although containing insulting and unnecessary profanity, once was considered differently. Reasoning behind that conclusion (after the word 'because') expressed logically would not be so insulting. That is my original standard for civility - before you changed the rules to endorse open use of profanity at any time.

Yes I am questioning what is acceptable civil posting because in my book, use of profanity without specific fundamental reasoning behind it is insulting to everyone in the Cellar past and present - including Duck_Duck and Onyxcougar. The way I saw it, this open use of intentionally hurtful profanity is the reason why so many left the Cellar. It had nothing to do with 16 year old posters such as Duck_Duck.

"What a load of shit" was only posted to insult.