What is a person, besides their behaviour? On the internet, the only observable characteristic of a person is their behaviour.

On this and related forums calling someone a shill or government agent is almost like calling someone a child molester or a rapist.  There is no way that you can know that and the vast majority of what you see with respect to electronic circuits around here is at an introductory high school level.  That's just the realty.  So you should not use these terms because you can't possibly know this is true, and there is no real rational basis for stating it anyway.

A better word would be inference or connotation.  Such as using a diminutive for someones name or title connotes disrespect. Which isn't really what this was about.  Clearly anything you feel disrespected by does not validate any and all disrespect...or maybe to you it does but that would kind of make you the "bad" person.  So I'm not sure where you're going with this. :)So according to you anything you type should be what you want to be known by.  So....the common trope that people who consult on social media are often perceived as unskilled know-nothings...should mean what here?

You lose. Your guess about my intent is completely, perfectly, wrong.

I had no intention of making you feel insulted. I was simply stating my strong conclusion. I genuinely have concluded that there is a fairly high probability that you are a computer program, not a real human.

Huh? How can you claim to know how much I know about that, or, any field?

i published a consultation on social media? Nope.

You also seem to have issues with skilled professionals and keep referring to a massive industry as know nothing's.

but I be wasted

For all I know you could be a bot.

They are being used quite a bit these days for writing.

Anyway I can't take anyone seriously, like your mate who is anonymous in a conversation like this.

i tend to think of them as cowards

raising/lowering tone of the conversation is better classified as idiom.  There's a simple linguistic test for that.  Surprised that a writer doesn't know it. :)You did call something "social media 101".  That seems to imply some expertise doesn't it? Isn't that consulting?  Seems like it. You posted it here.  That's publishing in your book. So the right answer is "yep". :)You're cute when you're defensive. Also your statement seems to imply that a massive industry is somehow a counter to the idea that it might be entirely peopled with know-nothings.  Is that what you're saying.  Sure seems like it.

Anyway if you, the writer were paying attention at some point.  You would see I talk about two things in reference to know-nothings that the idea of social media consulting carries with it (or connotes) that (in my second use) and prior to that I referred to the idea as a common trope. Neither of these things assert the position that you made up.  Seriously for someone who seems to be preaching about words mattering you really don't pay much attention to other peoples.That may be your problem right there. :)I think the key phrase there is "for all I know". They are, however writing is not the same thing as conversation.  If you get around to reading what I write it's pretty clear I'm responding to what you say with considerable detail and attention.  Something there is no bot for - at least right now....and I'm sure you're much more formidable when you're taking things seriously...or one would hope. :)This is a good example of rhetoric instead of reason.  Why would someone care if an argument comes from a coward?  Ideas stand or fall on their own.