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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
in order to identify if someone is a prick, you have to give them the opportunity to show it. Silencing someone doesn't change the way they think, it merely hides the problem
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I agree with this. If someone acts like a prick they deserve to be called a prick. But and this is a big BUT... here we all are on a site with very strict guidelines about political correctness. Whilst we can call none members 'pricks', to call someone here the same would get us an infraction. The question I'd ask is, if we all think PC has gone mad, why do we use forums that restrict our speech?
I don't believe the majority of people on here get offended by being called a name. I think people use the PC report button on here as an assassination attempt... what better way to shut someone down!