Reply #19: You've got the wrong rule, there. [View All]

[Skinner]

Teh "nicknames" rule is for situations where the person doesn't use the candidate's name, and instead uses a different name, like so:

"Weasley Clark is going to lose in New Hampshire."

But it doesn't cover this:

"Wesley Clark is a weasel."

The rule you need are these two:

1. The moderators have the authority to remove any post of any kind, which they consider to be contrary to our goal of civil discourse.

2. Criticism of Democratic primary candidates, their policy positions, and their campaigns is permitted. However, extreme and inflammatory attacks against Democratic primary candidates are not permitted. The moderators have the sole authority to decide whether an attack is extreme and inflammatory. Inappropriate attacks include, but are not limited to, the following: Attacks involving swear words, long strings of negative words, comparisons to Hitler or Bush, unflattering graphics, etc.

I think that under those two rules, calling Wesley clark a "repuke" would certainly be forbidden. But calling him "Republican Lite" might be allowed. It depends on the context.