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Old Dec 23, 2004 | 7:46 am
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Originally Posted by Dovster
"Some FAs are idiots" is not a personal attack.

"FA's are idiots" is a personal attack on any FA reading it.
No, neither of those examples is a personal attack.

A personal attack must be personal; it must attack someone personally, by name, or by use of "you" in response to someone's post.

An FA may find "FA's are idiots" offensive, but it is not a personal attack. I may find "New Yorkers are idiots" offensive, but that is not a personal attack. Someone could post "People suck," does that make it a personal attack?
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