Genuinely want to contribute to discussion. Asking respectfully: why is this rule against "personal" and not "ad hominem"? IMO quoting this person's own words c

Genuinely want to contribute to discussion. Asking respectfully: why is this rule against "personal" and not "ad hominem"? IMO quoting this person's own words contributes to discussion: there's a direct line from kid's willingness to log into customers' other accounts with their passwords, to middle-age person's co running spam-heavy viral loops and shady background audio + stonewalling Congress. Some aspects of character are stable and persistent, and these are relevant to hacker ethics.