I just don't see the point in getting so personal if you don't actually want to hurt someone. It's amazing what mental gymnastics people will perform to justify their ****ty personalities. Not touching any more of that hot potato. My mellow will not be harshed today *shifts attention towards worthwhile things*

I think he had some money on Brazil last night.

I say we give Charles a week off to calm down.

I wrote Exo pretty much saying the same thing. I guess we'll see how serious the mods are about personal attacks now.

I think jokes are gray area. But then there's the preemptive refusal to apologize. That kind of makes it all worse. I'm touching the hot potato now. I said I wouldn't. Stopping it now!

The problem is that Frown was present and didn't ban him. If I'd ban him now that'd... *giggles* undermine Frown's credibility and... au... *bursts into laughter* ...thority (Let me finish!) as a mod. Heh.

Seriously though, Batty has written very similar things in the past and TH didn't seem to mind.
This one was different because it was so out of the blue and so unfunny not because it was necessarily harsher than usual.
If he had written something like this to someone with whom he has never interacted that way: Immediate ban.
In this case it's honestly a bit of a grey area.

I'm sorry, but you should never bring a family member into a conversation. I don't care if Batlord was pissed because he lost money or was drunk as a skunk. No one should make a comment like that to anyone, period!

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyperbole

Look into it you imbeciles. #sanctimoniousbanter

Reported for personal attack tbh.

I hope you get AIDS from my mom.

Ban Frown's mom.