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35. Calling someone a liar is a personal attack. I was juror #2.
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 06:13 PM
Feb 2012

ALERTER'S COMMENTS:

Calls a DUer a liar. In the title of the reply. This has never been acceptable at DU, and it's still not. It's easy to argue a point without calling another DUer a liar.

You served on a randomly-selected Jury of DU members which reviewed this post. The review was completed at Mon Feb 13, 2012, 05:09 PM, and the Jury voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT and said: I'll stand up for the civility rule even if no one else will (like when I'm the one being called a liar ... 'cause that's true doncha know and so it's just fine). We don't call other DUers "liar". That is all. Demand substantiation of an allegation, demand retraction, characterise a statement as false ... do not call another DUer a liar. - iverglas
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: If only he hadn't called her a liar.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: There is no basis for saying "you are a liar". Personal attack.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: I'm a woman, and I don't think the poster implied women are "man-haters". OTOH, he could have replied to the OP with much more sensitivity, but I don't think his reply should be hidden.

Thank you very much for participating in our Jury system, and we hope you will be able to participate again in the future.

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Oh, they'll come around eventually Warpy Feb 2012 #1
-1 for broadbrushing! Zalatix Feb 2012 #2
You tell me, evil? Or ignorant? WingDinger Feb 2012 #6
Implying that women are man-haters is an old RW tactic. Just FYI. kestrel91316 Feb 2012 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author Zalatix Feb 2012 #8
Your dispassion is showing, NOT. WingDinger Feb 2012 #9
You mean it's wrong to have a problem with erroneous broad brushing? Zalatix Feb 2012 #11
Right after you answer post #6. WingDinger Feb 2012 #15
Church doctrine is worthy of being criticized. They are in fact evil AND ignorant. Zalatix Feb 2012 #16
Is womens health, and autonomy being attacked by males? WingDinger Feb 2012 #17
Women's health, and autonomy are being attacked by SOME males. And SOME women, too. Zalatix Feb 2012 #20
We are talking about the CATHOLIC attack on womens health. And MENS tolerance of same. WingDinger Feb 2012 #24
I just looked Phyllis Schlaffly up. She is Roman Catholic. Zalatix Feb 2012 #27
Because the Bishops are going to push this to the moon. WingDinger Feb 2012 #29
I said go after the Catholic leadership. I used those words specifically. Zalatix Feb 2012 #31
Good, then speak out as vociferously on their behalf as you do WingDinger Feb 2012 #32
I speak louder than that... I speak with my donation dollars. Zalatix Feb 2012 #33
Good for you. WingDinger Feb 2012 #34
You can argue your point without that, you know. MineralMan Feb 2012 #18
I was accused of whining. I shot back in kind. Accusing me of whining is lying. Zalatix Feb 2012 #21
Whatever. Calling another DUer a liar MineralMan Feb 2012 #22
Let me get this right, accusing another DUer of whining is allowable? Zalatix Feb 2012 #25
You are looking silly. Stop now. Have some dignity. WingDinger Feb 2012 #26
I have all of my dignity. Stop falsely accusing people of stuff. Sheesh. Zalatix Feb 2012 #30
Most of the time, a jury will not hide a post MineralMan Feb 2012 #28
Calling someone a liar is a personal attack. I was juror #2. Quantess Feb 2012 #35
I'm self-deleting, WITH PROTEST. Zalatix Feb 2012 #36
That was probably a good idea. Quantess Feb 2012 #38
"Men havent a real clue" is a statement of collective guilt that I do not share Zalatix Feb 2012 #40
Agreed. Taverner Feb 2012 #3
Proof, please? Zalatix Feb 2012 #12
Everyone here is doing that? MineralMan Feb 2012 #19
They certainly knew THIS 12 year old girl was missing a lot of school HockeyMom Feb 2012 #4
It makes me furious, too Aerows Feb 2012 #5
Of course the Pill is OK if you're not using it hedgehog Feb 2012 #23
You can learn all of that for yourself, MineralMan Feb 2012 #10
I know, the PROVERBial male needs to know. WingDinger Feb 2012 #13
Yes, well, I was writing generically. MineralMan Feb 2012 #14
"They will lose women if they push this." SomethingFishy Feb 2012 #37
Im sick of these male bashing posts. woolldog Feb 2012 #39
The catholic church stance on this topic is related to "it's God's will". RegieRocker Feb 2012 #41
Some men are ignorant of female anatomy and functions. Manifestor_of_Light Feb 2012 #42
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