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Attack the argument not the person!
Examples of unacceptable posts:
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You make me want to vomit.
Dude, are you off your meds again???
These posts are not acceptable and can't be redeemed. If you have a reaction like this, express it somewhere else.
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stop lying please
Instead of accusing the other poster of lying in general, be specific about the claim that you think is not factual, then you can proceed to debate the issue, not the person.
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[another WP member] is also delusional if he thinks Hillary is a murderous...
Instead of attempting to characterize a WP member's cognitive functioning, just say "it's false to claim that Hillary is murderous.." or whatever the issue might be.
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the brainless millions who will put their ballots to support Trump are the problem with your country
This is a tricky one because the poster is not necessarily making a generalization that all Trump supporters are stupid, but clearly believes that a majority are. I would try not to take personal offense if you are a Trump supporter and don't like to have your fellow Trump supporters characterized this way, but rather counter what you perceive as a false characterization with a reasoned argument.
Try not to easily give or take offense, however hard that may be
Warnings will be going out about some of the unacceptable comments--the very personal, crude attacks have got to stop.
General rules:
viewtopic.php?t=12459PPR guidelines:
viewtopic.php?t=204613Specific notes on personal attacks from the guidelines:
viewtopic.php?t=308212&p=7061134#p7061134