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I didn't know the phrase "cast aspersions", so I went to look it up. It means "to slander". I'm sorry I slandered your slander.

• ajross 15y ago
  To be clear: I was just pointing out the hypocrisy in pulling out my (admittedly) mildly ad hominem slur comparing the OP author with an IT robot and calling it "crap". You can't reasonably demand civil discourse if you aren't willing to practice it. But to be honest: I don't think my quip was really that bad. Did I hit too close to home? Do you do soap automation?
  • Danieru 15y ago
    Mseebach was insulting your words, based on their content. You were insulting people, based on their jobs. And now you're attacking mseebach. In truth you don't sound very repentant.
    • ajross 15y ago
      So my crime is the use of a mild (and very common) ad hominem in a context where I would expect most people would see the humor, not being uncivil? And it's OK to call things "crap" just so long as I don't make an ad hominem argument in doing so? Sorry, your argument is steaming crap. The idea that one can't invoke the pervasive metaphor of bad IT-generated code (or, I guess, imply that the local soap industry might do it) but that it's OK to flame away at the author who does is just dumb. And for the record: I don't believe I expressed any repentence. :)