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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dinkeldog" data-source="post: 2363733" data-attributes="member: 195">Just as a mild admonishment, this thread has seen some commentary by posters that borders on crossing the line to personal attack.  While none of the moderators feels that the posts were egregious enough to warrant censure, I wanted to make a couple comments here.First, it's impolite to refer to another poster in the third person, dismissing them out of hand.  In someone else's words, it's snippy.  While snippy in itself doesn't break a board rule, it does lead to the next point.When one makes comments like that, you're not improving your reputation with other posters.  At best, you're building notoriety.  This means that at some point when you need assistance, you're not likely to get it.  It also leads to being put on ignore lists; and as one might expect, being dismissed out of hand oneself, so the post with the snippy comment is likewise dismissed out of hand.So remember to read your posts two or three times before you hit the post button.  The reputation you save may be your own.</blockquote>