Board Thread:Wiki Running/@comment-3225604-20150125104941/@comment-4189499-20150125210437

Wildoneshelper wrote: Imamadmad wrote: Oh please, the insane comments were obviously an attempt at humour through playing on the terminology this wiki itself uses to describe level difficulty... (Message edited due to length problem (no sarcasm intended))

Well said Imamadmad, but I might think that Darian actually means "mentally deranged" in "insane" as in the comment "did I call any of you insane? No!!  Did I mention anyone in particualr as insane?  NO!!". Is this another sense of humor? Probably. There are instances where we can't just look at a dictionary to tell us the "real" meaning of words. Dictionaries are unable to convey the subtle nuances and connotations of words, many of which change overtime. I usually judge a words strength by how close a person has to be to me before I say it to them. I would be more likely to throw around the word "insane" than "idiot" with those who are not such close friends (my closest friends receive and give out practically every insult under the sun, and they are perceived as compliments). The word "insane" has lost its meaning of "mentally deranged" in colloquial speak. It's more of an exaggerated form of "crazy", as in "that idea is crazy!" or "you don't like chocolate? Are you crazy?!" Hey, another synonym is "mad", and that's my nickname! Unless the tone is obviously derogatory, "insane" in colloquial speak doesn't carry the emotional weight from its original definition any more. Darian's defence is clearly, in my mind at least, proving that he was using the word in the colloquial context, as he is defending the fact that he did not intent the original meaning which is far more insulting.