Eric Gray writes... > To one person, the mere fact that another person disgrees > with them is conclusive proof that they don't understand. To > another person, the mere statement that they don't understand > clearly implies some impairment. > > It's possible that both of these people might be taking > things a lot more personally than either of them should. I agree. I think the threshold for personal abuse ought not to include clarifications (e.g. "I think you misunderstand my point.") but rather more explicit assessment of impairments (e.g. "You are totally clueless."). _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf