Flaming outside the Flame Forum

[Medieval Bob]

Now.. I understand the rule is in tact to keep the boards civil. However, the purpose of this website is to express thought. If my reaction to a person's post is bad enough to merit an insult or a harsh correction, I don't understand why it's not okay to post it in response.

I feel that quoting a person and making a new thread in the flame forum totally disrupts the flow of thought in a thread, and I would like to have some explination of the basis of this rule.

[Raziel]

Because flames derail conversation. Two people going head to head over a particular issue alienates the rest of the members, and everone else simply becomes a spectator. Flaming needs to be kept mostly to the Flame Forum. I think it's okay to take a jab at someone outside of the FF, so long as the remainder of the fight gets moved there.

[Titusfied]

Flaming as it takes place in the Flame Forum is very different from the infrequent, "No, I don't agree with you, douchebag."

Honestly, if you really feel the need to reply with more gusto than that, you just don't have any sense of self-control, and deserve to be banned. If you must, give a simple insult, make a new thread in the Flame Forum and put a re-direct to that link.

[D3V]

Flaming can get retarted, and turn into spam. Therefore they made a 'spam fourum' and a 'flame forum'. As raziel said, converstions can get derailed, and when this happens, the whole thread is destroyed from spammage.

But I do agree with you bob, we are expressing thought is the basis of this website, but it should be done in a civilized manner in a different section.

[Demosthenes]

wait...ur saying that some1 should be banned for slaming out of the flame forum? But what if it's on topic. I understand if it turns out into a whole battle between 2 ppl than yes it alienates other members but not if it's on topic. For instance...in the thread titusfied started about that letter for "anti-american homo's and fags" ppl took a jab at me quite a few times for being against war. I think that it should be like that, heated debates add to the forum imo. But yall do a pretty good job keeping the forum together so im not really complaining...just felt like throwing in my opinion.

[zagggon]

I mean for instance saying "i think D3V is a waste of virtual space" would be fine. But for him to bombard me with his crappy mom insults is just going to far...

[Randuin]

well not really... because you can't really include them as insults... ur degrading the sole essence of insultations

[Eddie_Perez]

Well, I say, if the whole post is dedicated to just "FUCK YOU" or just a flame or w/e. Then yes, it would be considered flaming outside the flame forum, but if someone makes a legit post and then adds, "you fucking idiot" or w/e. Who gives a fuck, its their opinion, if the thread continues with flaming have one of the many mods/supmods/admins split the thread, warn/tempban/ban the people and send it to flame forum. BAM! SIMPLE!


Idiot... :P