suggestion due to recent events

[Linux]

wow things have been crazy on this site this weekend!
may i suggest that there may be just a single thread for where flamers may go. where people just let out there frustration about stuff. this might have help prevent having some big outburst like this again

i dunno just a suggestion anyone who thinks thats a good idea or not please share ur comments

[Maverick]

Hey heres a comment... DIE

[Tony]

I don't know.. that might sound like an invatation for flaming

[Andy]

ppl dont flame others for the heck of it, they flame cuz they think its cool... creating a flaming thread would last for two days, and then ppl would go back to their old ways

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tony wrote:

I don't know.. that might sound like an invatation for flaming

couldnt u just make a rule that people start flaming outside that thread that they get banned ot something

[Cervantes]

I think that would only worsen the situation. Having a place for people to flame each other would probably see some use at first. Then, people would flame back at flamers in that thread. Things would escalate exponentially.
The worst thing about flaming is not that it occurs in the wrong locations, but that it sets the community against each other. It does not matter where the flaming occurs, it's still bad.
Worry not, things should get under control now that templest is gone. Did I say should? I meant WILL.

[Dan]

I think we should just ban poleop that can not behave or fallow the rules of the site. Simple soltion, and fun for me (6)

[Paul]

The flaming has always been amusing. But noooo, it get serious when someone the admins know gets flamed. Geez. So... everyone up for serious, polite, and clean discussions? Since when does what anyone says over the internet affect anyone's sensibilities? If you really want targets for your self-righteousness, go ban the flamers in the turing section.

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Paul wrote:

The flaming has always been amusing. But noooo, it get serious when someone the admins know gets flamed. Geez. So... everyone up for serious, polite, and clean discussions? Since when does what anyone says over the internet affect anyone's sensibilities? If you really want targets for your self-righteousness, go ban the flamers in the turing section.

who was that aimed at

and i will agree that the flaming has always been kinda amusing, and i always thought that spam was spam, but i hope flamers dont completely get extinguished

[md]

You'll never catch me alive, you flaming engineers!

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Cervantes wrote:

I think that would only worsen the situation. Having a place for people to flame each other would probably see some use at first. Then, people would flame back at flamers in that thread. Things would escalate exponentially.
The worst thing about flaming is not that it occurs in the wrong locations, but that it sets the community against each other. It does not matter where the flaming occurs, it's still bad.
Worry not, things should get under control now that templest is gone. Did I say should? I meant WILL.

under control now!? How wasnt the situation under control before?

if it was all that bad why didnt u ban templest along time ago
i mean there must have been some reason u guys kept around here, i have no problem with flaming even if its against me, becasue lets face it, many of us will never meet, i mean who really cares if u get flamed online? i personally dont mind flaming,anywhere, but i can see where some people dont want there serious things being flamed, but banning flaming all together... whatever

[Mazer]

Linux wrote:

wow things have been crazy on this site this weekend!
may i suggest that there may be just a single thread for where flamers may go. where people just let out there frustration about stuff. this might have help prevent having some big outburst like this again

i dunno just a suggestion anyone who thinks thats a good idea or not please share ur comments

Well, shadow master, I have to disagree with you there. I just don't believe that will stop flaming. Flaming doesn't start because somebody says "Hmm... I think I will flame this poster now." In my understanding it can start off as a disagreement on something, or a comment taken the wrong way that leads to a grudge. Do you know how this all started? I can tell you, I could trace it back many months. But that's not the point. Because it's over, and for better or worse we should let that go.

Anyways, let's suppose something starts up in the flaming thread. You come up with a stupid idea, and I decide I really hate you for it (purely hypothetical ). I say something, you take offence, say something back, and then we go at each others throats. It's OK because that's the flaming thread.
The next day I make a program or a picture that I think is really cool, and post it. Are you going to have something nice to say? Or say you need help with something that you're sure I know about. How comfortable would you be to ask me?

My point here is that something that starts where it's acceptable, doesn't always stay there. On this forum of all places, you should know a topic could end discussing something not even remotely related. If I hate somebody inside the flaming area, do I stop hating them outside? What about everyone else?

[Mazer]

shadow master wrote:

becasue lets face it, many of us will never meet,

Quote:

internet + anonymity = asshole

shadow master wrote:

i mean who really cares if u get flamed online? i personally dont mind flaming,anywhere

Well, I don't know about you but I personally don't like it when somebody specifically targets me to try and offend.

shadow master wrote:

but i can see where some people dont want there serious things being flamed, but banning flaming all together... whatever

The thing is, there's a line between harsh criticism/advice and being a dickhead. While trying to appear funny or cool, some people can easily miss that line.

[Amailer]

If we delete/edit the post of flamers we can stop flaming, if they are caught flaming 1, 2, 3 times ban them or something, others sites do it... its just that you guys like flaming.........which makes thigns alot harder.

[Cervantes]

shadow master wrote:

i mean there must have been some reason u guys kept [templest] around here

Actually, I don't know why Dan didn't ban him a lot sooner

shadow master wrote:

i always thought that spam was spam

Not any more!