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Old 02-28-2007
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Re: Forum Rules! You must read.

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Originally Posted by TheStripey1 View Post
Is suggesting that someone has a reading comprehension problem an insult? Cuz when someone did that to me yesterday, I smacked them upside their screen... only to find that post gone this morning... Should I have just reported it instead?
It's best to report any posts that are questionable. A mod will deal with it.

Suggesting that someone has a reading comprehension problem isn't really a personally insult, but it can be used by people as a baiting technique. It's all in the context of how it's used. If it's directed toward someone who really is having problems grasping what someone is saying, I'd personally let it slide. If it's used against someone who understand what the person is saying, then it's being used to bait someone and it would be considered against the forum rules.

This is similar to our policy on calling someone a 'commie', for example. It it's used against someone who is clearly not a commie, it's baiting. If it's used against someone who often expresses socialist beliefs, it may be a bit harder to judge.
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