Here's the bit you're referencing: > Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. Personally, I would say yes, derogatory speech is f

Here's the bit you're referencing: > Eschew flamebait. Avoid unrelated controversies and generic tangents. Personally, I would say yes, derogatory speech is flamebait, because there will of course be those that criticise it and those that defend it as plain speaking - a classic flame war. It's also (certainly in this case) unrelated, tangential and clearly controversial. There's also this bit: > Be kind. ... Please don't sneer, including at the rest of the community. The clause about "including at the rest of the community" suggests that it also applies to those not in the community.