I (arguably incorrectly) brought attention to the usage of “spinster”. The snark I intended came off as chiding. Plus, my post cited the recent philosophy poll in a way that was pedantic at best.
If there was anything of redeeming value, I would have left it up rather than blanking the post pre-retraction...
Aimed for cleverness, failed. Apologies. Retracting.
It’s the right word.
Bludgeoning people with poorly-constructed polls isn’t kosher, particularly when you’re wrong in the first place.
What was this about? Just curious.
I (arguably incorrectly) brought attention to the usage of “spinster”. The snark I intended came off as chiding. Plus, my post cited the recent philosophy poll in a way that was pedantic at best.
If there was anything of redeeming value, I would have left it up rather than blanking the post pre-retraction...
Downvoting you for attempting to abuse my vote.