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@samsmith - ok that's just silly. Please re-read my question. It has nothing to do with what you're suggesting. Looking at the downvotes on your past meta posts, it looks like either 1) you really don't understand SF's charter or 2) you desire a significantly different SF than the community wants.
@TheCleaner - Not sure it's productive to hash out things like that in the original comment thread. I'd prefer to flag it, come here to discuss (if necessary), and let the moderators and SE staff do their job in dealing with any users that cause repeat problems.
Oh, and in regards to Crash Override being a lunkhead. Agreed 100%. However, that doesn't mean we need to reciprocate. Like I said in my Q, just VTC and be done with it. If one feels a need to leave a comment, it should be polite, civil, and respectful.
I don't know that this "higher standard" would need to be codified in any way (though maybe that's the only way it would work). Rather, just that all of the high-rep users (myself very much included) need to be extra mindful about how we communicate on the site.
Thanks Chris. My personal feeling is that high-rep users really ought to be held to a higher standard than the rest of the user base. High-rep users' answers and comments hold a certain amount of "weight" , and because of this, can strongly influence user perception of the site, both positively and negatively.
@Iain - that's unfortunate to hear. Prior to today, I've always thought that my flags (comments and otherwise) were handled well. Immediately before the above incident, I had flagged a different comment (from the same user) for containing misinformation about SF topicality. That flag was declined as well, but the comment in question was edited by the moderator to remove the misinformation. Doesn't make any sense why that should have been declined.
@samsmith - One certainly does not need to be an expert on a topic to formulate a good question on that topic. Asking good questions is a skill like any other, one that can be improved and honed over time. It has nothing at all to do with the subject at hand. I know quite literally nothing about IIS, for instance. If I needed to use it, though, I could come up with any number of well-researched, well-scoped questions about it. This is the standard that professionals should live up to, if not strive for.
@JamesRyan - in regards to entertainment vs. profession. Those two are not mutually exclusive. Speaking for myself (and many other users here, I suspect), I greatly enjoy sysadmin and am indeed entertained by the practice of systems administration, by learning more about it, and through teaching others. I agree with ChrisS - you are just trolling at this point, trying to find the smallest nits to contradict.
