[Rashputin]

LOL

Other than J N D Kelly no single individual was singled out in the post to which you refer. If you feel I was “making it personal”, that’s your problem. Perhaps the RM can point out where I improperly identified any specific individual other than the aforementioned author to whm you referred and I in return commented on.

[Religion Moderator]

Rashputin, your post 97 was not "making it personal" because it was speaking of a group of people, e.g. "Self Worshipers" - instead of another Freeper, personally.

If you had said "you worship yourself" then it would have been mind-reading, a form of "making it personal."

BlueDragon, your reply 98 to that post, was making the thread "about" Rashputin instead of the issues. That is also a form of "making it personal."

I can and do intervene to keep posters from "making it personal" but there is nothing I can do to prevent posters from taking it personally.

If you are offended by a global condemnation but want to remain in the dialogue, you might try to word your reply as if you were a third party. For instance, "That claim is false and offensive."

Discuss the issues all you want, but do not make it personal.