Inflicting as much reputational damage as possible goes beyond "destroying a false reputation" or clearing up confusion affecting a business. Inflicting more damage than necessary can only satisfy one's desire for revenge, so yes, it is indeed vindictive in nature.
You really haven't shown how Seth has done this. He's been fairly restrained, imo. How about a quote that shows Seth's outrageous "vindictiveness" or his "far excess"?
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My opinion that Seth has exceeded what's necessary to achieve his stated objective is not what's at issue, so nice try to again change the subject. Let me refresh everyone's memory about your comments that I responded to:
"The tone of Seth's posts, in my opinion, are indicative of an intent to go far beyond clearing up the alleged misrepresentation; rather, they appear to be calculated to inflict as much reputational damage to Richie as possible." 144001That's pretty much the appropriate response when you see someone building a false persona, especially when they've used you as a prop to build their "reputation". 6 of 9
Your comment had nothing to do with whether Seth actually exceeded what was necessary to achieve his stated objective; rather, your comment asserted that attempting to inflict as much reputational damage to Richie as possible is "pretty much the appropriate response . . . ." Whether or not Seth actually exceeded what was necessary to effect his stated objective is entirely irrelevant to your claims that being vindictive is an appropriate response to Richie's purported conduct.