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Originally Posted by Zordak

An insult is not a certain phrase, it is the intention behind an uttered word.
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Hey, I strongly disagree. You can insult someone unintentionally, you will not see insult, but recipient can still feel offended. This is what this thread is about.

Originally Posted by linearguild

I think you have it backward.
We can avoid many misunderstandings, share more important thoughts and make forum moderator's life easier if we knew how to stop seeing imaginary insults.

There is no imaginary insult. Somebody feels offended or not. We are not machines with the same software and everybody feels things differently.

We can increase discussion quality by giving other people the benefit of the doubt for the intent of their post. I agree with Zordak, an insult is less about the words and more about the intent of the post.

I strongly disagree again. If some suggestion is given, some people will get angry, when you question it, even if you didn't mean anything bad, and some will gladly accept your criticism. You can never predict reaction, so there can be no talk about intention.

You must accept that not everyone will share your definition of insult. We come from different countries, different backgrounds, different levels of English and unintentional insults are unavoidable. Instead it's you who must adjust to grow thicker skin, and not respond with intentional insult if there's a chance that the other guy didn't mean to offend you.

I strongly disagree again. I do not think that we need to grow thicker skin, i think we need to better understand each other. Now tell me, if hypothetical guy lies to you, and it's very easy to check and to show it, do you feel offended or not? You want to suggest that I want to define what insult is, while I am aware that this is very personal, and trying to define such a thing would be unwise. Try to read subject of this thread as " What insult means to YOU(personally)?"