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12 Post author: NancyLebovitz 23 January 2011 01:07PM

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Comment author: sfb 24 January 2011 08:06:53PM 1 point [-]

and frankly their status deserves a penalty

?

I suspect incompetence combined with self-righteousness

Lack of ability combined with wanting to be right? Two things normal people never exhibit which deserve punishment?

Would demonstrating the self-righteousness count as ad hominem?

Would it count as useful? Would it help?