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@fmf said
You are sounding a bit upset and resentful about what happened.

It certainly sounds like you want that to be the case.

-Removed-

You really are a very poor judge of character.

@kewpie said
In the real world I'm careful about making humorous remarks to people who are not close friends. But those friends are fair game for outrageous jokes and comments.
An old acquaintance used to say "if you can't insult your friends, who can you be rude to?" I thought about that and decided he was right. It's customary to be polite to strangers and jokingly offensive to your ...[text shortened]... ocial behaviour stuff is hard - after 79 years I still don't really get it. 🙃 Still trying though.

It's customary to be polite to strangers and jokingly offensive to your friends.

I have been accused of being a pedophile, being too narcissistic to treat my wife correctly when she was nearly dying, lying about the deaths of close relatives, being a rapist, being mentally ill, and - ironically - weaponizing mental health issues - to name but a few kinds of banter - by prominent people here. I have never replied in kind.

So, do I give two hoots if some people here have a different sense of humour from me? No.

@fmf said
It's customary to be polite to strangers and jokingly offensive to your friends.

I have been accused of being a pedophile, being too narcissistic to try to treat my wife correctly when she was nearly dying, lying about the deaths of close relatives, being a rapist, being mentally ill, and - ironically - weaponizing mental health issues - to name but a few kinds of bante ...[text shortened]... kind.

So, do I give two hoots if some people here have a different sense of humour from me? No.

Me challenging you about the language you use (calling people paranoid or delusional) was neither a weaponization of mental health or banter. - Every time you claim otherwise you look remarkably silly and your false claim is rightly removed by the mods (as it has been a dozen times).

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Me challenging you about the language you use (calling people paranoid or delusional) was neither a weaponization of mental health or banter. - Every time you claim otherwise you look remarkably silly and your false claim is rightly removed by the mods (as it has been a dozen times).

The words "paranoid" and "delusional" are everyday English words with conventional meanings. I have never weaponized mental health issues, not once, in all the years I have been here.

@fmf said
The words "paranoid" and "delusional" are everyday English words with conventional meanings. I have never weaponized mental health issues, not once, in all the years I have been here.

You misuse those words to belittle the person you direct them to, so much so, that you have become a parody of yourself.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
You misuse those words to belittle the person you direct them to, so much so, that you have become a parody of yourself.

I use those words to mean exactly what they are supposed to mean whenever the content of a post warrants it.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
You misuse those words to belittle the person you direct them to, so much so, that you have become a parody of yourself.

You misuse those words

I never have. Not once.

Look at these six posts:

I don't think I [agree]. I was easily one of the most prominent and tenacious posters on the Debates Forum for years. Do you really not recall?

Why would anyone worry about the "look" of disagreeing with other posters when necessary?

I disagree. I was, in fact, very capable of defending the stances I took. When you say "I'm guessing you simply could not..." are you conceding that you either weren't around at that time or that you actually do not remember? Why are you "guessing"?

I think you are very mistaken.

What "conspiracy theories" would have been validated in the eyes of "some on the right"? What are you on about?

Ponderable, I predict that Suzianne will continue to post this kind of stuff throughout 2024.

Suzianne described these six posts as "hate posts".

They clearly are not.

To call them "hate posts" is paranoid.

This is an apt use of the word paranoid.

@fmf said
You misuse those words

I never have. Not once.

Look at these six posts:

[b]I don't think I [agree]. I was easily one of the most prominent and tenacious posters on the Debates Forum for years. Do you really not recall?

Why would anyone worry about the "look" of disagreeing with other posters when necessary?

I disagree. I was, in fact, very capable of defendi ...[text shortened]... early are not.

To call them "hate posts" is paranoid.

This is an apt use of the word paranoid.

Hang on, still looking for that violin.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Hang on, still looking for that violin.

You are missing the point completely.

@fmf said
You are missing the point completely.

I should say, perhaps, you are dodging the point completely.

@fmf said
I should say, perhaps, you are dodging the point completely.

Some people are worth dodging.

@kewpie said
In the real world I'm careful about making humorous remarks to people who are not close friends. But those friends are fair game for outrageous jokes and comments.
An old acquaintance used to say "if you can't insult your friends, who can you be rude to?" I thought about that and decided he was right. It's customary to be polite to strangers and jokingly offensive to your ...[text shortened]... ocial behaviour stuff is hard - after 79 years I still don't really get it. 🙃 Still trying though.

On our meetings I found you to be impeccable...but then I probably counted as "stranger" 😉

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Some people are worth dodging.

But you are quibbling the everyday word paranoid. And yet here you are dodging an example of the correct use of the word.