> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
from the site guidelines. Granted, this was in reply to an article rather than another commenter, but I think the principle is the same.
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That's no reason to be condescending and rude. Not everybody knows about that stuff.
Really?
It's stuff I was taught about in physics lessons at grammar school, circa age 15, back in the 1970s. Have things slipped so far?
The way I see it, "rolls eyes" is a violation of
> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names. E.g. "That is an idiotic thing to say; 1 + 1 is 2, not 3" can be shortened to "1 + 1 is 2, not 3."
from the site guidelines. Granted, this was in reply to an article rather than another commenter, but I think the principle is the same.
In the US, 15-year-olds are typically going to be in High School, not grammar school, and have a choice of classes. Not everyone takes physics.
> Have things slipped so far?
Yes. :(