Hm. If someone says (in public) “Crocker’s Rules apply” and I respond (in public) with that in mind and they later object that they meant in private, that feels pretty clearly to me like a bait-and-switch. If there’s anyone around for whom that isn’t true (including but not limited to Vladimir) I’d love to have that confirmed… I’d be very surprised.
Are you asking for public criticism in comments here, or private criticism in a message to you?
Interesting point: saying “Crocker’s Rules apply” doesn’t really tell.
Hm. If someone says (in public) “Crocker’s Rules apply” and I respond (in public) with that in mind and they later object that they meant in private, that feels pretty clearly to me like a bait-and-switch. If there’s anyone around for whom that isn’t true (including but not limited to Vladimir) I’d love to have that confirmed… I’d be very surprised.
Interesting question.
I’d like most comments to be in the comments here so that they can be upvoted/downvoted.
I suppose that if a commenter says something that they don’t want to be public, they should PM me.