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personal criticism in signatures
Apr 1^st, 2010 at 10:13pm

It seems a few members have taken to using their signatures to post criticism of other members. I haven't put much thought into it, but now I am getting a few complaints about the practice. Most of the comments would be perfectly reasonable as a 'one-off' statement, but the signature function allows people to 'flood' the board with it, and prevents the target from responding on an equal footing.

I would like to hear people's opinions on where we should draw the line with signatures.

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #1 - Apr 1^st, 2010 at 10:39pm It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member.
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49778 At my desk.	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #2 - Apr 1^st, 2010 at 11:12pm Just out of interest, what does your signature mean? I googled it and this forum came out on top.
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aikmann4 Gold Member Offline Posts: 2093 canberra	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #3 - Apr 1^st, 2010 at 11:36pm I've always decoded it as 'fault not stars but slaves', and a Google search for this line has the Wikipedia.com article on Robert E. Lee at the top of the list. Is Helian a clandestine Confederate sympathizer?
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49778 At my desk.	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #4 - Apr 1^st, 2010 at 11:50pm I think you might have it. But why remove the vowels?
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aikmann4 Gold Member Offline Posts: 2093 canberra	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #5 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 12:00am Helian is a Kalahari Bushman. His unfamiliarity with the concept of the vowel leads him to speak with clicks in substitute, and obviously clicks cannot be expressed in a text based medium.
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Reply #6 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:49am

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It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member

Yes it is.

I would like to post here occasionally - but one member's signature making a personal attack against me is making it too difficult.

How could I, or others in a similar situation, make a positive contribution when this nasty signature is staring you in the face constantly.

It is meant to hurt someone else, but it's easier to use my nick for effectiveness because he can't get to the person it's intended for.

Everyone who reads this forum sees it. These are bully boy tactics.

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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #7 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 7:22am freediver wrote on Apr 1^st, 2010 at 11:12pm: Just out of interest, what does your signature mean? I googled it and this forum came out on top. It’s leetspeak for “fault not stars but selves" as in “The fault, dear Brutus, lies not in our stars but in ourselves”.
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NorthOfNorth Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 17258 Gender:	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #8 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 7:36am aikmann4 wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 12:00am: Helian is a Kalahari Bushman. His unfamiliarity with the concept of the vowel leads him to speak with clicks in substitute, and obviously clicks cannot be expressed in a text based medium. !
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Grendel Gold Member Offline OzPolitic Posts: 28080 Gender:	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #9 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 10:41am leave it... freedom of speech... unless it is illegal, leave it. people will choose to ignore it or agree
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mantra Gold Member Offline ozpolitic.com Posts: 10750 Gender:	Re: personal criticism in signatures Reply #10 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 11:59am Yes freedom of speech is fine as long as it doesn't hurt people deliberately. Don't you think it's a little hypocritical being an advocate for free speech? Or is it OK as long as it doesn't affect you personally?
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Re: personal criticism in signatures
Reply #11 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:10pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 1^st, 2010 at 10:39pm:

It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member.

It is also abusive and infantile to use a main body of msg to malign and criticise another forum member. It follows then that using a signature as a mirror to reflect an abuser ugliness back to him/her is a legitimate tool.

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Re: personal criticism in signatures
Reply #12 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:12pm

tallowood wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:10pm:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 1^st, 2010 at 10:39pm:

It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member.

It is also abusive and infantile to use a main body of msg to malign and criticise another forum member. It follows then that using a signature as a mirror to reflect an abuser ugliness back to him/her is a legitimate tool.

So true... For those under the age of 14.

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Reply #13 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:21pm

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:12pm:

tallowood wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:10pm:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 1^st, 2010 at 10:39pm:

It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member.

It is also abusive and infantile to use a main body of msg to malign and criticise another forum member. It follows then that using a signature as a mirror to reflect an abuser ugliness back to him/her is a legitimate tool.

So true... For those under the age of 14.

"It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member."

So true... For those under the age of 10 Wink

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Reply #14 - Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:23pm

tallowood wrote on Apr 2^nd, 2010 at 6:10pm:

NorthOfNorth wrote on Apr 1^st, 2010 at 10:39pm:

It's obsessive and infantile to use a signature to malign and criticise another forum member.

It is also abusive and infantile to use a main body of msg to malign and criticise another forum member. It follows then that using a signature as a mirror to reflect an abuser ugliness back to him/her is a legitimate tool.

Tallow can you recall me being abusive to members here?

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