Thread:Trigger009/@comment-995426-20160724195431/@comment-995426-20160806195713

I'm this close to just declaring him completely unworkable.

I have an ethical code for public discussions I've been exercising for most of my adult life. One of them is to avoid ad hominems&mdash;they poison a multi-user atmosphere in a similar way that trolling does. Another one of them is to develop a thick skin for people making topical criticisms in a round table discussion venue&mdash;this way, everyone can speak their honest opinions about an in-bounds topic in civility, even if opinions greatly diverge. A third rule is that, if someone is uncivil, you can explain to them how and why, and how they may appropriately correct this.

When someone seems incapable of coloring within those lines and breaks civility again and again even after being explained to why it's inappropriate, it certainly exasperates me. And if they cannot take literary criticism impersonally, and they actually take third-rule corrections as direct insults, I honestly don't know what to do except find a moderator.