I can’t call anyone an idiot anymore!

What will I call someone who posts something that’s blatantly idiotic?
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@kevcvs57 said
What will I call someone who posts something that’s blatantly idiotic?
Answers must fall within posting guidelines.

just call them misinformed and move on

@kevcvs57 said
What will I call someone who posts something that’s blatantly idiotic?
Answers must fall within posting guidelines.

Just "whodey" will do in 90% of cases here.

@kevcvs57 said
What will I call someone who posts something that’s blatantly idiotic?
Answers must fall within posting guidelines.

They are trying out 'nincompoop' in the General Forum.

Close enough for you? 😉

From my experience on this site in over a decade all name calling leads to is more name calling never solves anything. One should be able to say what they want to say without the name calling like kids in a school yard! Yes, I've been guilty myself in the past.

-VR

@kevcvs57 said
What will I call someone who posts something that’s blatantly idiotic?
Answers must fall within posting guidelines.

It would improve the tone of discourse on the forum even more to ban the use of the pejorative "racist".

Let's all agree, shall we?

@lemondrop said
just call them misinformed and move on

Just doesn’t give me any sense of closure though.
I suppose I could say ‘ your statement or claim is idiotic’ but can I even say that.

@no1marauder said
Just "whodey" will do in 90% of cases here.

I was thinking of his pal elader, I’ve levied that accusation at him loads of times in the past, it just feels right and he doesn’t seem to mind because he keeps posting idiotic stuff anyway.

@sleepyguy said
It would improve the tone of discourse on the forum even more to ban the use of the pejorative "racist".

Let's all agree, shall we?

IF the Moderators stuck to the TOS, no name calling would be allowed at all. It seems some of you can't get your point across without the name calling.


-VR

@kevcvs57 said
Just doesn’t give me any sense of closure though.
I suppose I could say ‘ your statement or claim is idiotic’ but can I even say that.

there are hundreds of synonyms for the word

Take a look at the "Alert" reasons.

I suspect someone is going to be a bit of trouble since almost all their posts are either "Harassment" or "Off-Topic" except for lengthy cut and pastes from the Guardian.

@very-rusty said
IF the Moderators stuck to the TOS, no name calling would be allowed at all. It seems some of you can't get your point across without the name calling.


-VR

I can to, you [really offensive personal characterization deleted].

@sleepyguy said
It would improve the tone of discourse on the forum even more to ban the use of the pejorative "racist".

Let's all agree, shall we?

I would agree with it being used more sparingly and thoughtfully but there are racist’s and racism does exist.
Perhaps we need to attack the post and not the poster. Is it ok to point out that in your opinion a post is idiotic or racist without labelling the actual poster.

@sleepyguy said
It would improve the tone of discourse on the forum even more to ban the use of the pejorative "racist".

Let's all agree, shall we?

As directed at a particular poster, fine.

As directed at a public figure or a proposed policy or position, I don't.

So "User X is a racist), no.

But "User X's continuing support for the maintenance of statutes of Confederate leaders on public lands is racist", OK.

@very-rusty said
They are trying out 'nincompoop' in the General Forum.

Close enough for you? 😉

From my experience on this site in over a decade all name calling leads to is more name calling never solves anything. One should be able to say what they want to say without the name calling like kids in a school yard! Yes, I've been guilty myself in the past.

-VR

No rusty there’s too many letters and syllables and I would probably feel like a nincompoop using it, I need a one syllable word that I can spit out.

@no1marauder

How does one view the alert reasons without actually alerting a post?