So, I Got a Warning from BTB

I don’t even remember what he was arguing about, but he was definitely an idiot.

Probably shouldn’t compound the issue by making a fanpost about it.

And I have never complained about you…

“Vocal and outspoken” can be done without calling people douchebags, talking down to people, calling people out, or ranting.

You can’t say things in a governed online community that are direct attacks on people. You can attack ideas, use relatively colorful language (within reason) but you can’t attack a person.

Not too hard to comprehend.

If you can’t seperate the two, just keep moving and don’t post. Nobody is going to miss your contributions.

and for the record, I didn’t nor would I ever complain to the leaders, but that should be common sense. If you say those things to somebody in person, they have the option to punch you in your face. If you do it online, their only response is online, and then that turns into a pissing contest which is no fun for the rest of the site to wade through.

preventative measures.

Jk lol

and defending OCC oughta be enough.

You called me out in my post. I didn’t feel like I needed to dignify your comments with a response, although I found them offensive and completely unwarranted.

Others felt similarly and made it know through their comments. You even appear to have gotten an official reprimand.

So the next thing you do, you go and write this post, where you basically say you stand by what you said. Duh.

And then you try to call out whoever flagged your comments as offensive (and I can’t avoid thinking that I’m being called out again).

I wish I had. But I didn’t.

This is what you agreed to when you signed up:

Name-calling, stalking people only to belittle them, overly harsh criticisms, and similar actions are not tolerated. The rule should always be – argue the message, not the messenger. If you argue the content of someone’s post, you’re giving us all a contrary view-point, perhaps dropping knowledge on us along the way. If you argue the messenger, then you’re just trying to make yourself feel better by belittling your target or trying to get cheap laughs at their expense. It’s counter-productive, self-indulgent and pathetic. Don’t do it.

Give it a rest.

I didn’t write to any of the people who run the site, but I am glad to see you got the warning you deserved. You talked down to OCC, failed to attack ideas, and clearly violated the agreement you made when you joined this site. If you really can’t understand why you got a warning, perhaps you should reconsider posting at this site from now on since I think we all appreciate the way this site is run and don’t wish it to change.

My grandma once got a warning for opening her umbrella in an elevator one too many times.

But I will call out people who are being unreasonably rude. And that is why I responded so harshly to your rude and unwarranted comments towards OCC (and to everyone who enjoys his work). Obviously our back and forth was deleted as it’s no longer there. But if you check out the thread several other people chimed in after our deleted debate and seconded what I said.

If you’re not a believer in stats that’s fine. Nobodies here is trying to force you to be. But then why would you, two weeks in a row, click on a Fanpost entitled "Seven Statistical Nuggets"? Because you went in there to insult people who didn’t think the same as you about stats. That’s why many people called you out in the thread and that’s why you got a warning from the boss. Instead of looking for someone to blame for your mistake why don’t you just apologize for being rude or just let it go and move on already.

So glad I clicked on this puppy.

there is a lot of different opinions on all issues on this site. Most present their cases in a civilized manner . Sometimes humorous banter gets a bit sarcastic, but it’s in fun. To attack personally is no enjoyment for anyone. There are things to be learned from all opinions whether you agree or not.

Blah blah blah something about masturbation blah blah blah wannabe MBA blah blah

I kid.

But to do what you admit to doing, then ask who complained seems a little strange, don’t you think? Are you a blog tough guy or not? Make up your mind already. A much more useful approach would have been to waste our time apologizing to whoever you offended.

Well done. If we could channel the feitiness on this site to the team, we’d be 13-0.