Well, looks like DebateArt will be over-run by left wing censorship.

The words have evolved beyond their historical roots. They have taken on more a meaning of the n-word towards those particular groups. I think that's sufficient grounds to preclude their use.

So? Hysterical people used to burn herb women and midwives, that doesn't mean that it's 'dehumanizing' to make fun of someone for being a weird cat lady. I can find more regimes that murdered (and are murdering) people for being Catholic than you can find ones which murdered them for screwing other men, but it's not 'dehumanizing' for people to call me by silly names. Did fucked up things happen to Catholics? Yeah. But with the exceptions of some slaves under the Ottomans and in North Africa, (and some actions of the English in Ireland) people didn't treat us like livestock because we were Catholic. Dehumanizing is a powerful word because it's specific. It's not about telling you who you can stick your dick in or even trying to control you religious expression, its about telling you that 'you aren't human'. It's about ignoring your basic human instincts, like love for your offspring or the right to own anything that you create. Hence the name. If you say that someone is 'dehumanizing' a man by calling him a tranny or telling him to put on a pair of pants instead of a dress, then the word loses a bit of the raw power meant to describe specific, uniquely horrific acts like chattel slavery, large-scale extermination, crushing totalitarianism, or sadistic torture.

That's obviously not what I am saying. I am saying that users--and people in general--should be able to control their anger. Rage is not an excuse for misconduct. Period.

"to preempt the disclosure ONLY in the event that such a disclosure would jeopardize the safety or privacy rights of another user."

I am getting your point. I don't think you're getting mine--in fact, you fundamentally misconstrued what I said regarding triangle.

Basically you're saying everyone needs to be like you

You can't stop this from happening if it's going to happen. I would agree with you that a ban should ensue if someone does this.

In this case, a bias one at that....there is def. a problem with this precedent. 

Should I feel bad that I'm laughing so hard I'm crying. 

Me, me, me... your inability to understand where i am coming from and take responsibility speaks volumes about your personality.

I can take pride in the fact that I am striving to be the best mod I can.

I mean no ill will only to show you a point of view that may not have been in your purview.  

My concern was in regards to micro-managing... that is usually correlative to abuse of power. That's all i was trying to get across.

Sorry Im late, what I miss? 

My opinion of @spacetime has radically decreased due to this.

In all sincerity, I've been reigning my lascivious self in a bit now that I am a mod. I want to be more professional and restrained, as becomes the position. That said, I don't mind loosening up a bit on occasion, and in certain situations. Besides, all that testosterone--Spacetime was clearly flirting with me.

You should be allowed to post mod PMs unless they disclose information about other people. 

I don't recall any right wingers getting banned for hate speech on the site.  The only people I know that got banned for misconduct were type1 and mustardness, and they are left wing.