I'm sorry if I ever implied or said such a thing.
Which leads to another EN forum rule of thumb that I should follow better:
A danger zone that I've hit (and got redmarked for it) is using name calling to refer to the demographic who I think is outside of the conversation. For example, "only jerkholes would think the original PA comic was condoning rape"
The danger I just hit, is initially, I think I'm just talking about non-EN worlders who misread PA's comic that was actually very Anti-Rape because I think they are being very bad and hurtful over a misrepresented cause.
However, as the conversation evolves and somebody takes up portions of the anti-PA argument (as PA had responded badly), now I am at risk of calling them jerkholes. Which is against EN policy.
It can be really tricky to avoid (at least for me in my manner of writing). Try to spot it and prevent yourself when you can, as it's just a bad habit that can get you in trouble, and certainly leads to undiplomatic speech.
Believe it or not, I would prefer that we all didn't have to carefully phrase our words and have our lawyers and editors look them over for approval before we speak. But I also accept that we do need to put more effort more often than we actually do.
