by Theo » April 17th, 2006, 12:28 pm
Of course, there's never reason to be rude to people (well, almost never ;)), but I think it's very good for you ("you" in the generic sense) to get called on stupid or ignorant things you say. Otherwise, how will you realize they are that?
That said, it's not fun to be corrected in public, and it should always if possible be done tactfully.
But yeah, this forum is a whole lot more forgiving in that sense than a couple of other ones I've spent time on (also international but largely American ones).
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