I'd recommend reading through the comment and asking - what could be seen as rude about it. This is something you need to consider before, not after you post. At this point of time we're dealing with a mountain of flags and drama, with no sign of abating, and the mods quite literally do not have the time to individually explain to every person who claims innocence. (And yes, that pretty much happens every time we suspend people).

As far as I remember, in a comment I made before I got suspended I wrote that "I am angry at some trans people", but I no longer remember what I was angry about and how I expressed this

Fundamentally it is for you to be a check on yourself. If you're mainly on meta to be angry, well, it seriously hurts meta's ability to be a useful resource, and feeds into the narrative we are toxic. We cannot win without being better than we are now, or at least smarter.

So right now, an unintended (or maybe intended) consequence of recent events is that meta's basically drama central. Folks at each others' throats, and so much anger.

Words have implications. You could hurt someone, or even drive them to self hurt. While comments are "disposable" they're still something we see and need to decide on.

So, if you need to be angry at a group of people, do it elsewhere. If your critique is not constructive, and helpful, it doesn't belong.

Spolsky's post is programming-centric. It's designed for SO. The mods here, and the CMs if they assist, are not thinking about code, we're thinking about the actual community here, consisting of people with feelings. Yes, even folks you are angry at. At the end of the day, as mods, we're going to have to watch out for all our users. Meta is not a place for dumping your anger at specific groups of people.

I'd recommend reading through the comment and asking - what could be seen as rude about it. This is something you need to consider before, not after you post. At this point of time we're dealing with a mountain of flags and drama, with no sign of abating, and the mods quite literally do not have the time to individually explain to every person who claims innocence. (And yes, that pretty much happens every time we suspend people).

As far as I remember, in a comment I made before I got suspended I wrote that "I am angry at some trans people", but I no longer remember what I was angry about and how I expressed this

Fundamentally it is for you to be a check on yourself. If you're mainly on meta to be angry, well, it seriously hurts meta's ability to be a useful resource, and feeds into the narrative we are toxic. We cannot win without being better than we are now, or at least smarter.

So right now, an unintended (or maybe intended) consequence of recent events is that meta's basically drama central. Folks at each others' throats, and so much anger.

Words have implications. You could hurt someone, or even drive them to self hurt. While comments are "disposable" they're still something we see and need to decide on.

So, if you need to be angry at a group of people, do it elsewhere. If your critique is not constructive, and helpful, it doesn't belong.

Spolsky's post is programming-centric. It's designed for SO. The mods here, and the CMs if they assist, are not thinking about code, we're thinking about the actual community here, consisting of people with feelings. Yes, even folks you are angry at. At the end of the day, as mods, we're going to have to watch out for all our users. Meta is not a place for dumping your anger at specific groups of people.

I'd recommend reading through the comment and asking - what could be seen as rude about it. This is something you need to consider before, not after you post. At this point of time we're dealing with a mountain of flags and drama, with no sign of abating, and the mods quite literally do not have the time to individually explain to every person who claims innocence. (And yes, pretty much happens every time we suspend people)

As far as I remember, in a comment I made before I got suspended I wrote that "I am angry at some trans people", but I no longer remember what I was angry about and how I expressed this

Fundamentally it is for you to be a check on yourself. If you're mainly on meta to be angry, well, it seriously hurts meta's ability to be a useful resource, and feeds into the narrative we are toxic. We cannot win without being better than we are now, or at least smarter.

So right now, an unintended (or maybe intended) concequence of recent events is meta's basically drama central. Folks at each others throats, and so much anger.

Words have implications. You could hurt someone, or even drive them to self hurt. While comments are "disposable" they're still something we see and need to decide on.

So, if you need to be angry at a group of people, do it elsewhere. If your critique is not constructive, and helpful, it dosen't belong.

Spolsky's post is programming centric Its designed for SO. The mods here, and the CMs if they assist, are not thinking about code, we're thinking about the actual community here, consisting of people with feelings. Yes, even folks you are angry at. At the end of the day, as mods, we're going to have to watch out for all our users. Meta is not a place for dumping your anger at specific groups of people.

I'd recommend reading through the comment and asking - what could be seen as rude about it. This is something you need to consider before, not after you post. At this point of time we're dealing with a mountain of flags and drama, with no sign of abating, and the mods quite literally do not have the time to individually explain to every person who claims innocence. (And yes, that pretty much happens every time we suspend people).

As far as I remember, in a comment I made before I got suspended I wrote that "I am angry at some trans people", but I no longer remember what I was angry about and how I expressed this

Fundamentally it is for you to be a check on yourself. If you're mainly on meta to be angry, well, it seriously hurts meta's ability to be a useful resource, and feeds into the narrative we are toxic. We cannot win without being better than we are now, or at least smarter.

So right now, an unintended (or maybe intended) consequence of recent events is that meta's basically drama central. Folks at each others' throats, and so much anger.

Words have implications. You could hurt someone, or even drive them to self hurt. While comments are "disposable" they're still something we see and need to decide on.

So, if you need to be angry at a group of people, do it elsewhere. If your critique is not constructive, and helpful, it doesn't belong.

Spolsky's post is programming-centric. It's designed for SO. The mods here, and the CMs if they assist, are not thinking about code, we're thinking about the actual community here, consisting of people with feelings. Yes, even folks you are angry at. At the end of the day, as mods, we're going to have to watch out for all our users. Meta is not a place for dumping your anger at specific groups of people.