Since when is it against the rules to tell someone when their posts are stupid? Attack the post, not the poster, right? The last 2 posts in the offending posts threads are downright docile.
"Attack the post" is some completely fabricated version of the intent. No mod has ever told people to "attack the post."
Telling someone their post is stupid is the same thing as saying they're stupid. To try to claim otherwise is disingenuous at best.
It is entirely possible to present your counter-argument without resulting to
name-calling. The instruction has been to keep your comments about the post, not the poster. That's not the same as "attack the post."