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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6189633" data-attributes="member: 177">Ladies and Gentlemen,I'd like to put in an official word on something from a couple of pages back.  We on the moderation staff are not fans of cross-board drama.  For the most part, we don't care much about what folks say on other boards.  We generally try to judge folks by what they say here.We also consider bringing up things from other boards to impugn the reputation of another to be a pretty blatant ad hominem argument - if you can't win by logic and reasoning, do it by trying to dismiss the poster via some perceived or asserted flaw of character!  It is weak sauce, rhetorically, and we consider it an attempt to make the argument personal.Those of you who have been here a while will have seen us repeatedly note, "Don't make it personal.  Address the content of the post, not the person of the poster."  That applies to old hands and new folks alike.  It is part of showing respect for your fellow EN Worlders, and we expect everyone to hold to it in the future.I hope that's clear.  If not, please shoot me a PM or e-mail to discuss.  Thanks, all!</blockquote>