Posted by pinkeye on July 14, 2005, at 18:04:25
In reply to Apology to the board, posted by Racer on July 14, 2005, at 17:39:39
Personally, I don't think what you wrote needs an apology.
Rules of civility, as any other rules, needs to be evaluated in the context. In cases, when the other party is extremely offending, it is hard to expect everyone else to be extremely nice and polite in their responses back and to block others for responding in a not-so-polite manner to the poster who offends in the first place. There needs to be a difference between initiating aggression and uncivility and responding to someone else's extreme uncivility in a not-so-polite manner. The latter goes under defense and not offense, and even courts don't punish defensive strategies much.
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