MetaTalk

I think this thread contains some needless personal attacks against Ironmouth, and this isn't how Metafilter should handle people with viewpoints that are against the grain. [more inside]
posted by Drexen on Jul 25, 2012 - 545 comments

I believe this FPP fits exactly the model of what articles get deleted for. MeFtes complained it was deliberate trolling. What happened? [more inside]
posted by charlie don't surf on Sep 27, 2010 - 59 comments

Nutjobfilter: Metafilter Ad Hominem Much? How about we delete posts that start out with grade school name calling? Just for thrills. [more inside]
posted by ewkpates on Jan 16, 2008 - 44 comments

Shame on you. [more inside]
posted by aberrant on Sep 13, 2007 - 130 comments

Is it really necessary to call those you disagree with a turd, a douchebag, or a twat every time you make a comment in the same thread?
posted by reformedjerk on Nov 21, 2006 - 7 comments

Let's stop these ad hominem-themed derails, ok?
posted by clockzero on Jan 25, 2006 - 72 comments

Why does flabdablet not take the ad hominem fallacy seriously?
posted by flabdablet on Oct 4, 2005 - 34 comments

Ad Hominem logical fallacy: Attacking a person instead of their argument. Or, in this case, attacking them because of a perfectly valid comment.
posted by neckro23 on Feb 3, 2005 - 27 comments

Grrr. Can we stop with the ad hominem comments, please? You don't need to repeat someone's "It's ugly!" comment over and over again. And over again. And then again. And then repeat the last person who said it again. And then repeat the repeat. And quote the last repeat to agree with it. And then say ditto. (See how annoying that gets?)

Probably a better question: Do we have guidelines for posting a good comment? Should we?
posted by SpecialK on Oct 11, 2002 - 61 comments