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Originally Posted by eventhorizen 
If you dont have a thick skin, a sharp wit, and the ability to give as good as you get, then you shouldnt take part in these areas of discussion.
Obviously the mods will disagree with that last statement, but it is general rule of discussion.
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Serious discussion should be just that, serious.
One should not be concerned with having a thick skin; the discussion should remain solely on topic, and there should not be any personal insults, for any reason, ever.
I think that is perfectly acceptable to point out that a person is either citing wrong facts or is otherwise is misinformed; it is not acceptable to state that the other party to the discussion is, for example, "a moron". I have actually seen that in a reply to a post. Although the reply was not to me, I commented that such a reply was not proper. I guess, I was lucky in that I was not rebuked for not minding my own business!!
