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.
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.