Indeed, Brice, the sting of such a rebuke can linger for months afterward. 
Plainspoken, shorthand invectives feel good at the time they're used. I 
believe they do little to foster community, or the exchange of knowledge. 
Last I heard, that's what this mailing list was started to do. 

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Mealy-Mouthed double-talk invectives can also feel good at the time they
are used also.  For instance, endless preachy sermons about name-calling
directed a specific person, and then quiet tolerance directed at a 
different person who has done the same.  This does not foster community,
or the exchange of knowlege either.  

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