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Originally Posted by Catlady
I really don't understand how you can NOT be offended by the remark. It had a chilling effect. Here someone was posting a link to be helpful, and got called a liar for it.
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The person was treated as if she knew very well she posted an affiliate link within hours of being told not to do it. I also assumed she knew very well what she was doing, but since I'm not a moderator I didn't comment on it. Nor have I bothered going into detail about the complete lack of common sense it takes to post a link like that without checking if it's an affiliate link when they are a controversial issue right now. Or the simple fact that breaking rules have consequences, deal with it and move on.
If a person who knows me very well calls me a liar I'll be offended, because they should know better. A person who doesn't know me at all has nothing to base their assessment of me on except whatever they see me do, and if my actions paint me in an unfavorable light, that's on me, and not on whoever else sees my actions and misunderstands them. If I want someone to give me the benefit of doubt, I need to earn that privilege. I can't be bothered to do that, I have no right to complain when no one gives me the benefit of doubt either.
I'm not naive enough to assume you'll believe me when I say I'm an honest person just because I promise you that I'm an honest person and you can really believe me when I say I am. To me it's basic common sense to treat everyone around me the same way.