However, such remarks are not tolerated on open threads when they are anti-Semitic, racist, violent, tacky, hate-mongering or in the view of the moderator, serve no purpose other than to cause trouble.
Discuss the issues all you want, but do NOT make it personal.
If this ugliness continues there will be consequences.
That means that it's possible to legally make demeaning remarks about a group that another Freeper belongs to without mentioning that Freeper by name and thus insult them. Everyone knows that the insult is transitive, but the rules act as though it isn't. The rule doesn't make sense.
The remark was directed at me and at the other evolution posters on these threads.
I find it interesting that a false quotation is acceptable, even defended, and the motives of evolution supporters can be impugned with no consequences, but I seem to be facing banning for trying to protect the integrity of these discussions.
Tarring people with a broad brush serves no purpose other than to cause trouble.