Natural/normal conversation between people does not happen behind a facade of cordiality. Demanding such in conversations between people who are familiar with each other says you cannot have a normal conversation here. Heck there are times I want to say "bonzo, don't be such an ass" and add a wink - and believe you would not be offended more than momentarily because we are bantering back and forth and while we don't know each other we interact regularly and don't put each other on ignore and wake up the next day still willing to engage.
Thank you for your thoughts here, Tim.
I agree that non-cordial but light-hearted mutual banter between friends is not an issue. Such mutuality and absence of offense can be gleaned from the course of the dialogue.
But that is a different fact pattern than the "rock 'em sock 'em robots" written punch-throwing to which the moderators object. It usually is obvious when the banter is not mutual, and is not reciprocated in a way that each member perceives as inoffensive.
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