It seemed pretty repetitive to me. It seemed to be saying “don’t insult people” over and over again. Yes, there are lots of different ways of insulting people, but is it useful to address all of them individually? I doubt it (CMV). Maybe repetition is a good way of getting the general principle across, though.
The two exceptions are the first item “Come on strong and hard with contradictory evidence and a combative tone” and “Whine about goalposts.” The text of the first item mixes in the topic of insults, but also talks about other things. But it didn’t say much. I think elaborating on that topic would have been more useful. But the negative framing excludes positive advice. Indeed, I think the article should be seen more as moderation rules than practical advice.
but is it useful to address all of them individually?
In this particular context I think so, yes. The point is that instead of arguing “You insulted the OP! No, I did not!” you can gesture in the direction of item #17 and say “This is exactly what you did”. The more specific the items are, the more difficult it is to wiggle out.
It seemed pretty repetitive to me. It seemed to be saying “don’t insult people” over and over again. Yes, there are lots of different ways of insulting people, but is it useful to address all of them individually? I doubt it (CMV). Maybe repetition is a good way of getting the general principle across, though.
The two exceptions are the first item “Come on strong and hard with contradictory evidence and a combative tone” and “Whine about goalposts.” The text of the first item mixes in the topic of insults, but also talks about other things. But it didn’t say much. I think elaborating on that topic would have been more useful. But the negative framing excludes positive advice. Indeed, I think the article should be seen more as moderation rules than practical advice.
In this particular context I think so, yes. The point is that instead of arguing “You insulted the OP! No, I did not!” you can gesture in the direction of item #17 and say “This is exactly what you did”. The more specific the items are, the more difficult it is to wiggle out.
Yeah, I can imagine all those:
”No, I didn’t insult… I just provided a feedback about why OP is an uneducated idiot!”
(This is not meant ironically; people often have a good reason why they insult others for the greater good.)