Taunting gone wrong

Posted Oct 11, 2014 15:50 UTC (Sat) by raven667 (subscriber, #5198)
In reply to: Taunting gone wrong by simosx
Parent article: On the sickness of our community

> people who claim freedom of speech for their personal attacks

The last refuge of an argument that has totally failed, that it's not technically illegal to say ... 8-)

> Being _funny_ at the expense of others is not nice

That depends on the context, among friends insult-humor is common, the difference with our communities is that this kind of in-group commentary often happens on public mailing lists and not in private as it would in-person. That is some of the heart of this issue, at least where Linus is concerned, the mailing lists are both a public work space for employees at many companies, who prefer civil business-like communication, and the personal living room of the old-timers who act like vikings on occasion.

> With some social intelligence, it's possible to feel when someone is overstepping the lines. For those who have trouble realizing those boundaries, they can check-in at a main airport while singing "bomb bomb bomb" over a tune of their choice.

LOL