Board Thread:Staff Discussion/@comment-7424710-20170203050803/@comment-27126152-20170203184421

There's a difference between honesty and persecution. The main issue as I see it is we don't know how certain users will respond to being called out in the manners you say are perfectly okay as long as they're true, and we're not here to tear down someone's self-confidence and their will to be a part of this site. There's nothing wrong with being honest, but until you know how specific users will respond to different levels of criticism then it's better to play it safe and now use such harsh words, tying back to the whole 'it's fine if they can handle it' ideal that the rule already contains anyway. That's how I see it, anyway.