Flaming Famous People/Historical Figures

winstonjen · Post by **winstonjen** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 7:49 am

Is it allowed? In one topic, I said that the bible 'wasn't written by 66 people, it was written by 66 f***ed up goatherders.' It got deleted. Is there a rule agains saying things like that?

The Other Michael · Post by **The Other Michael** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 2:45 pm

You need to give us a link to the post so we can see the context of the statement.

thanks,
Michael

winstonjen · Post by **winstonjen** » Wed Aug 13, 2003 8:34 pm

I don't have a link to the thread on me, and I can't find it using the search engine. The post was deleted anyway. It's no big deal.

Peter Kirby · Post by **Peter Kirby** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 4:38 am

This could have been it:

https://iidb.infidels.org/vbb/showthread.php? ... adid=59252

I believe that Magus was flaming and that both the flame and counter-flame were extinguished.

best,
Peter Kirby

winstonjen · Post by **winstonjen** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:14 am

Originally posted by Peter Kirby
This could have been it:

https://iidb.infidels.org/vbb/showthread.php? ... adid=59252

I believe that Magus was flaming and that both the flame and counter-flame were extinguished.

best,
Peter Kirby

Yup, that's the one. Thanks. Do you remember what Magus posted, so I can clarify what the rules are?

Peter Kirby · Post by **Peter Kirby** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 11:25 am

Originally posted by winstonjen
Yup, that's the one. Thanks. Do you remember what Magus posted, so I can clarify what the rules are?

No. I can guess that it was something meant to incite the infidels here to anger, and that in fact distracted discussion from the ostensible point of the thread, "what's the best arguement against HJ?" And I do know that Magus said that mark9950 was making 'no sense, as usual'. But, no.

My own understanding of the rule is that the comments of someone like Magus should be directed to establishing something about the subject rather than encouraging mindless responses by distracting from the subject. Direct character assassination is not the only way to derail a thread.

best,
Peter Kirby

winstonjen · Post by **winstonjen** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 9:18 pm

Thanks! I understand now.

However, would referring to the writers of the bible as '66 f***ed up goatherders' be appropriate or allowed under any circumstances, or not?

Peter Kirby · Post by **Peter Kirby** » Sat Aug 16, 2003 3:53 am

It is allowed as long as the user is not violating one of the IIDB forum rules (being inflammatory, derailing a discussion, used as an insult, etc.).

best,
Peter Kirby