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They really are words to live by. Even if I often forget, they come to me eventually, internally or externally.

anongoodnurse
– anongoodnurse

2019-10-11 00:47:40 +00:00
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 0:47
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Sadly, "assuming good faith" is entirely incompatible with "if you use the generic 'he' you are being deliberately offensive."

Wildcard
– Wildcard

2019-10-11 19:39:12 +00:00
Commented Oct 11, 2019 at 19:39
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Nah, leave it off the CoC. They clearly know that they're making it impossible for users to assume good intent on SE's part, and nobody wants to turn the entire user base into CoC violators.

user541686
– user541686

2019-10-12 01:02:31 +00:00
Commented Oct 12, 2019 at 1:02
@Mehrdad Unless you understand how to use (pick a martial art) the opponent's energy against them. ;-)

KorvinStarmast
– KorvinStarmast

2019-10-23 01:01:55 +00:00
Commented Oct 23, 2019 at 1:01

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