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@anon67050589

I’m never able to get too comfortable here before getting another reminder that my words have no more value than the problem posters.

They very much do…

@anon67050589

Which is the main reason I don’t flag often: I don’t want to jump to conclusions, but that’s what we’re told we’re supposed to do.

@ClutchLinkey

So, seven?

Isn’t the number just OBVIOUS! /s

@iknownuurthing

and it was thanks to Boingers pointing out where I stepped over the line that I learnt something positive, and my appreciation for the Boing crowd grew.

Me too… my time here has certainly improved my thinking and my mode of argumentation as well.

@iknownuurthing

So I guess my point is, you don’t have to find a hill to die on, there is always a way to stroll gently back down it, loss of face be damned.

@Melizmatic

patient members

@Melizmatic

Implying that we should just quietly let bad faith comments go unchallenged upon the realization that’s what we’re dealing with isn’t any sort of viable solution.

And of course, part of the problem here is that we’re all gonna have different lines about when to challenge and when to push back… but that might not be what the mods think is the line. So, it becomes about trying to anticipate that rather than engaging authentically on pushing back…

@Melizmatic

The fact of the matter is that some people actively aspire to be “disrupters,” and IMO that was what we saw demonstrated in yesterday’s little melee.