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From the guidelines:

> When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names.



If you reread my comment I think you'll see that I wasn't in fact calling anyone a name.


Really?

> Sophomoric comments like this ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Name_calling

> Name calling is abusive or insulting language referred to a person or group,

If I squint in a half light, I might consider you have obeyed the literal letter of the guidelines. So, congratulations.

But seriously? You want to defend that comment as not insulting to the poster?

Also, at what point did you reply to the argument?




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