Personal Attacks

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  1. Ken Anderson

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    Every now and then, I'll remove a post because of personal attacks. Simply put, personal attacks occur when someone goes beyond disagreeing with what another forum member has said, and denigrates the other forum member instead. It is a type of ad hominem attack, in that it is an attack on the intelligence, character, or some other aspect of the person rather than on the issues at hand.

    Feel free to disagree with what others might say here, including me, but let's stick to the issues, please.

    ChangingMinds.Org offers a pretty good explanation of personal attacks.
     
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    Haven't seen any - but then I don't look at 'all' posts
     
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  3. Ken Anderson

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    Good.
     
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    Wow @Ken Anderson ..um hope this was not one of regular or long term folks.
     
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    Are you referring to some thing that's happened recently ken?.. I haven't seen any either...
     
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  6. Chrissy Cross

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    I saw it...but then ...I see everything, lol.
     
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  7. Holly Saunders

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    oh....is it a secret?
     
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    OOoh Politics :rolleyes:..that's why I didn't see it...but as far as I'm concerned politics is kinda open season for arguments, as long as there's no offensive personal attacks...
     
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    Or, was it a reference to my misdirected concern for my own half-wittedness?
     
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  11. Beatrice Taylor

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    @Frank Sanoica, Nice to see ya!

    "In the land of the witless, the half-wit is king!"
    - Unknown
     
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    I stay away from politics because it can get personal.The senior forum that's banned politics is where I found out about here.
     
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  13. Holly Saunders

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    I'm the same..I rarely ever get involved in political discussions online, ......but I defend the right for those who wish to discuss it to be able ... just a shame that it gets so personal at times.
     
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    Welcome back @Frank Sanoica and it had nothing to do with you. I watched it happening "live" lol.
     
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    The way to keep freinds and family...icksnay the religion and politics discussions. Then again there are Those whom like to stir the pot backwards.:)
     
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