Sorry to play Devil's advocate here, but how can you tell that someone
is doing this when they can appeal to [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith]]?
TBSDY
Phil Sandifer wrote:
I think it's important to note that baiting users
into making personal
attacks is even worse than the personal attacks that ensue, however.
-Snowspinner
On Mar 9, 2005, at 7:47 PM,
csherlock(a)ljh.com.au wrote:
> Tom Haws wrote:
>
>> Tony Sidaway wrote:
>>
>>> Some people have lower boiling points than
>>> others and can easily be provoked.
>>>
>> This is not to my knowledge a terminal condition or a good excuse.
>> We can all learn to boil slowly and gently. The message of the
>> policy is clear. "Take responsibility for your own temper."
>> Tom Haws
>
>
> 100% agreed. I don't want someone who thinks I'm a troll making a
> discussion devolve into a personal attack when I argue a point
> forcefully. We get nowhere when this happens.
>
> TBSDY