On Saturday, 29 September 2018 at 02:22:55 UTC, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> I missed something he said in one of the other (as of this writing, 98) posts of this thread, and thus causing Dukc to label me a bullshitter.

I know you meant Sarn, but still... can you please be a bit less aggresive with our wording?

On 29/09/18 16:52, Dukc wrote:
> On Saturday, 29 September 2018 at 02:22:55 UTC, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>> I missed something he said in one of the other (as of this writing, 98) posts of this thread, and thus causing Dukc to label me a bullshitter.
> 
> I know you meant Sarn, but still... can you please be a bit less aggresive with our wording?

From the article (the furthest point I read in it):
> When I ask myself what I've found life is too short for, the word that pops into my head is "bullshit."


That is the word used by the article *you* linked to, in reference to me. If it offends you enough to be accused of *calling* someone that, just imagine how I felt being *called* that very same name.

Seriously, I don't make it a habit of being offended by random people on the Internet, but this is more a conscious decision than a naturally thick skin. Seeing that label hurt.

Don't worry. I've been on the Internet since 1991. That's longer than the median age here (i.e. - I've been on the Internet since before most of you have been born). I've had my own fair share of flame wars, include some that, to my chagrin, I've started.

In other words, I got over it. I did not reply, big though the temptation was.

But the right time to be sensitive about what words are being used was *before* you linked to the article. Taking offense from being called out for calling someone something you find offensive is hypocritical.

I never understood the focus on words. It's not the use of that word that offended me, it's the fact that you thought anything I did justified using it. I don't think using "cattle excrement" instead would have been any less hurtful.

And it's not that the rest of your post was thoughtful, considerate and took pains to give constructive criticism, with or without hurting anyone's feelings. It's just that it doesn't seem to be that part bothers you.

Shachar

On Saturday, 29 September 2018 at 16:19:38 UTC, ag0aep6g wrote:
> On 09/29/2018 04:19 PM, Shachar Shemesh wrote:
>> On 29/09/18 16:52, Dukc wrote:
> [...]
>>> I know you meant Sarn, but still... can you please be a bit less aggresive with our wording?
>> 
>>  From the article (the furthest point I read in it):
>>> When I ask myself what I've found life is too short for, the word that pops into my head is "bullshit."
>
> Dukc didn't post that link. sarn did.

You are 100% correct. My most sincere apologies.

I am going to stop responding to this thread now.

Shachar