[Munchskull]

I feel that the term gracious professionalism also seen as GP, has been a tool that others have used to shame members voicing opinions that are controversial. If feel that being GP has little to do with what your opinions on certain topics are, but more about how you discusse those opinions. Several examples I have seen, which I will generalize, have been about cheesecaking and two champs.

For the purposes of this post I will with hold my personal opinions.

In both case of cheesecaking, and two champs, I have seen a member of one side of the argument posy a perfectly valid point expressing concerns involving one of these topics, and one more than one occasion I have seen people call that person out for being unGP. Now IMHO I feel like that is not the proper use of being "GP" . To me being GP is about respecting your community members, expecially when you do not agree with their point of veiw. Calling some one out for being unGP does not make your point more valid and theirs any less. In fact IMHO it makes both parties look bad which is not respectfull to OP and certainly does not look good for the person calling them out.

Please, if some one is truly being disrespectful, personal message them first, and ask them to stop. If that fails then there is a reputation system for a reason. Just don't use being GP in a way that slanders other people's opinion which are not offesive.