member bashing vs. opinions, just wondering what your take on this is Options

[Melissa]

Member Bashing:

John Smith is a fucking douchebag and should go fuck a whale and get an STD.

Opinion:

I don't know about you, but I personally feel that John Smith acts rather douchey around the forums, don't you think? I don't think I would be very displeased if he fornicated with a whale and obtained an unfortunate sexually transmitted disease.

I personally think that posting the opinion part around the forum isn't technically member bashing. You're just posting your opinion about somebody, right? Not blatantly calling them names.

[queen]

i think the only real controversy in differentiating between member bashing and opinion stating is the issue of whether or not the receiver of such comments is deserving of them.

i know i bashed my fair share of members, but the context in which i wrote my "opinion" could probably be taken as "harsh criticism", due in part to the other person's warranting that type of response ;o. thus, i never got a single warning.

in the end, it's just a balance between what the receptor of your "opinion" did to merit such a comment and wording your "opinion" in a way that would be better accepted by the receptor ;o. of course, this is my take on general posting, not related to any of the specific problems that have been going on around the site lately, a subject on which i really don't know how to comment -_-"

ew, i hate everything that i just posted.