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Do you need more details?

Yes, I do. If i said the author was shitty, and not the post, i would understand your beef.

are you saying that a post can't be shitty? So ever saying that it is is disrespectful to the author.

Or are you saying that its disrespectful to tell an author that his post is shitty when you really believe that it is, in fact, shitty?

Note that I did explain in detail to the author why i believe that his post was shitty. Its not as though i cast unsubstantiated aspersions.

Now, i understand that Mr. Berwick (and many others) may not agree with me, but i do think the observation, in context, has merit.