name-calling

[indyracefan]

[Gomer Simpson]

I can call you Betty
And Betty when you call me,
You can call me Al.


You can call me Al.

[NoviVespa]

Well, some posters are getting out of hand in the Indy Car Forum concerning Danica Patrick.

[comfortably numb]

Generally it extends to any person. Names like greasy Old Saladbar for example.
However, in the CE I think there as been greater leeway or lack of enforcement.

[NoviVespa]

Just wondering. Does name calling extend to someone we are talking about in a thread? I mean a driver or other personality.

[Gomer Simpson]

Muffy has been on my couch.

[comfortably numb]

I was only asking for Gomer...
...you only need to check the notation beneath his name.

[indyracefan]

How about studmuffin?

I wouldn't consider that offensive or an insult. However, I suppose it could make me a bit uneasy or nervous though depending on 'who' said it. I usually just let my girlfriend call me that.

[Gomer Simpson]

How about studmuffin?

Or Mr. Muffin, to be more formal.

[comfortably numb]

How about studmuffin?

[indyracefan]

In the case I was referring to, I believe it was fairly obvious it wasn't meant as a compliment. Usually when a person refers to another with some kind of title or name it's meant in a sarcastic or condescending fashion.

I'm regularly referred to here as 'irf', 'indy' & 'racefan', none of which I have a problem with at all.

[NoviVespa]

If you did not refer him to his username, and used another term, the receiver might view that you mean something that is inflammatory.

I can sympathize with some who feel offended. In on forum, a person would address me in a post, and refer to me with three letters, first letter cap, second lower case and thrid letter cap. This went on for a month until I finally asked the poster what that meant. Well he told me, and, it was indeed an insult.

[indyracefan]

I'm confused.
How is it an insult?

I was trying to be sarcastic, as noted with the emoticon.

[comfortably numb]

I'm confused.
How is it an insult?

[indyracefan]

You are objecting to the word "chief" by someone who spelled it "their'?
Maybe he meant "chef".

That's still an insult, I'm not a chef any more than I'm a chief.