See, now, THAT post seems calculated to make people (read: me) feel bad.
The other difference is I have REPEATEDLY stated that I intend a difference between the two statements. Continuing to take offense at that point IS a problem with the reader. By doing so you DELIBERATELY choose to say that your interpretation of the comment matters much more than the actual poster STATING that he did not intend it that way. That, frankly, is NOT my problem. It is the problem with the person taking it.
Btw, I am also in plentiful company separating the two ideas and finding that there is no logical inconsistency between them. So that hardly makes it the rest of the world. I'm sorry, but disagreeing with you does not mean I disagree with the whole world. I hope that doesn't deflate your ego too much -- remember, I am not even the one who brought up that thread as an example. nor was I the first to agree that it shouldn't have been locked. In fact, I was the first to say that it was better to have locked it than to let all fights continue.
I return back to my question. You say the Cookie Rehab thread was me needing to calm down. Again, was there anything I said that was offensive before other people were telling me to cross the line? Or was it just something I had strong feelings about? If the former, THEN I'll accept it was my fault (conditional on my belief taking offense to the point was a rational decision). If the latter, why is expressing strong feelings such a problem? Who here honestly wants to continue to visit a place where no one is allowed to talk about what interests them?
Now, before you decide to focus on that last statement: I am fully aware that "no one" is an exaggeration. The point remains. There are several people here who feel that there is enough censorship to prevent them from entertaining several topics of conversation. I personally would really be interested in hearing what Oseleon says about Papal politics, since he's one of the few active Catholics I know and would be in a much better position to comment on it than most people I know. I think our forum would benefit from opening up a little more to some tolerance of saying things strongly.