It certainly can be. And it's disruptive even more when it's done with great repetition and size.
If the standard of violation is "inflammatory" then this can certainly be at the top of the scale. HOWEVER...
The question is how do you develop guidelines for "trash-talk." Font size, number, color, etc. were suggested. But I'd hate to be the one monitoring that, and what if the post itself were completely benign?
Again, I think it comes down to moderator judgement. If a poster adds almost nothing but flame bait and trash-talk, it's up to the moderator to determine the line and discipline, whether or not any guideline has been violated.
“Again, I think it comes down to moderator judgement.”
Nah, I disagree. It's easy enough to figure out when someone is calling Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament, “Soylent White Wafer.”
Doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that that's a personal attack on every Catholic, and that it's indecent and it doesn't belong here.
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