Context is everything, you're right. Which means far more than using one word in the wrong context should be required before anyone gets their arses handed to them.No, I'm saying that like other insults it can be used in different ways. Context is everything.
If people are joking around and someone says "You're a freaking idiot. " they're not going to get banned for it, even though it is traditionally an insult. It's all about context.
Everything here has become about the "rules", not everyone here is a child, though the way things are governed these days you could forgive anyone for thinking the average age here was 13...in saying that, maybe it really is 13.
There are any number of people happily perusing these forums, going round being complete dicks, but taking caution and walking the fine line of the "rules", in doing so they get to stay. The "rules" aren't all they cracked up to be.