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The reason I quoted the dictionary is that I wanted to ensure there was no confusion. I do not feel the argument is purely semantic.
Not insulting someone (engaging in an ad hominem attacks) has NOTHING to do with respecting someone. It is being civil towards others.
The reason I making this an issue is that the charter *requires* this of me.
Listen, I understand what you are trying to communicate. I'm not stupid. But what you have written is not the same as what you are getting at.
The larger issue for me is that I've personally had it with people telling me to not be judgemental, not to reject certain people based not what they may or may not believe (religious, political, whatever), and to make certain to "respect" everyone. I feel this is a terrible idea for people on a individual basis as well as for society as a whole.
To again take the extreme example, I judge Nazi's to be bad. I reject them as individuals and their ideas out of hand. I have no respect for them at all. Now you want me to not insult them personally - perfectly OK, quite reasonable and proper even. But in your attempt to make this simple request you bend over backwards with this P.C. all-inclusive "let's respect everybody" rhetoric. I find that to be simply awful. It is intellectually dishonest to use such language if you don't mean it.
Say what you mean, especially when you *require* it of users of the system. That's a straightforward request, isn't it?
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