Wikipedia talk:No personal attacks/Opinion poll 2004

message: ===Supporters===
* Ed Poor thinks that people who try to influence others by calling them names should be ashamed of themselves! and people who try to change people by shaming them are idiots! (sarcasm intentional)
* Jimbo Wales, 
* doktorbuk Freedom of speech is not the same as insults and offensive slurs.
* Bryan Derksen, 
* maveric149, 
* Chuck Smith,
* Larry Sanger (with the exception of naming and shaming trolls, which I highly recommend you read about; in almost all other cases, I very strongly oppose anything that can be construed as "personal attack"),
* JHK
* Eclecticology (essential for maintaining peace in the family)
* Martin (especially on talk pages on articles - user talk pages don't matter as much)
* Fennec (in a fairly broad manner)
* Jwrosenzweig (I agree with Larry Sanger)
* BCorr|Брайен (I also agree with Larry Sanger)
*Michael Snow (I don't even support Larry Sanger's exception. Calling somebody a troll is a personal attack like any other, and we've reduced the word to near-meaninglessness. Identify and criticize the behavior that makes someone a "troll", don't just call them names.)
*zeno (I share Michael Snow's view on calling people trolls)
*Sam [Spade] I agree, "troll" is a personal attack
*gracefool (agrees with Michael Snow)
*Mike H If you have a grievance with another contributor, take it up on e-mail if need be.
*Hyacinth 19:08, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Stifle 16:58, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Wikipedians opinions regarding the "no personal attacks" rule

message: * Ed Poor thinks that people who try to influence others by calling them names should be ashamed of themselves! and people who try to change people by shaming them are idiots! (sarcasm intentional)
* Jimbo Wales, 
* doktorbuk Freedom of speech is not the same as insults and offensive slurs.
* Bryan Derksen, 
* maveric149, 
* Chuck Smith,
* Larry Sanger (with the exception of naming and shaming trolls, which I highly recommend you read about; in almost all other cases, I very strongly oppose anything that can be construed as "personal attack"),
* JHK
* Eclecticology (essential for maintaining peace in the family)
* Martin (especially on talk pages on articles - user talk pages don't matter as much)
* Fennec (in a fairly broad manner)
* Jwrosenzweig (I agree with Larry Sanger)
* BCorr|Брайен (I also agree with Larry Sanger)
*Michael Snow (I don't even support Larry Sanger's exception. Calling somebody a troll is a personal attack like any other, and we've reduced the word to near-meaninglessness. Identify and criticize the behavior that makes someone a "troll", don't just call them names.)
*zeno (I share Michael Snow's view on calling people trolls)
*Sam [Spade] I agree, "troll" is a personal attack
*gracefool (agrees with Michael Snow)
*Mike H If you have a grievance with another contributor, take it up on e-mail if need be.
*Hyacinth 19:08, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Stifle 16:58, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Supporters

message: * Lee Daniel Crocker (see below), 
* 24 (see below), 
* JHK (because I think there might be cases where Lee is right, and believe strongly in peer pressure and shame culture.)
* NetEsq (concurring with Lee Daniel Crocker - see below)
* --Knucmo2 22:17, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Opponents

message: Stuck between support and opposition:
* Jmabel 08:53, 27 Feb 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Other