The Real Problem with Parsers

[Aiselia]

Calling out does not necessarily mean negative tone

Let's pretend that what appears to be the generally accepted definition of the phrase does not mean negative tone. Let's say that it could be either negative or positive tone.

If someone is using the phrase with the clear intention of meaning the negative tone definition, then whether it has a positive definition is irrelevant and semantic arguments suck.

What matters is the definition that the person using the phrase intends. So if someone says "People shouldn't call others out on their DPS" meaning "People shouldn't try to shame or insult others on their DPS", pointing out that "calling someone out" could be done nicely is irrelevant, because they obviously mean that people shouldn't be doing it negatively.