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YOU DECIDE (POLL): Did 'Stupid' Stadium Comment Cross Line?
Is it abusive to say an argument is 'stupid' and 'uneducated'?
Did this comment on a Fridley Patch post about the Minnesota Vikings stadium bill use language that violates the Patch Terms of Use? "this deal makes economic and social sense, no one is really paying anything all monies are returned and we get to help charities and add to our general fund. Arguments against are stupid, uneducated, and have to do with personal agendas. I saw a poll from 2 years ago and 80% favored a new stadium, it is the will of the people." [emphasis added] The Patch Terms of Use say, in part, that users must not: "... post or transmit to other users anything that contains Content that: At the time, there were also several comments from another person—the only commenter on that post to argue against the bill. That …
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Chris Steller
8:29 pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Thanks for clearing that up, Jay. I thought I was deleting comments in my sleep! more ›