rofl, its the opposite rena, at least when i joined, much more flamings, insultings, cheatings etc.

as more people as more different oppinions anyway.

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Its pretty easy tarti

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Flaming is the act of sending or posting messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting, usually in the social context of a discussion board on the Internet

Few messages of this kind in a row = Flamewar.

pretty obvious that the problem comes when someone says something, not meaning it as an insult, and the reader (or the addressee) takes it as an insult. what does the mod do then? . (just as a btw, wikipedia isn't perfect, not anything near it. while its a very good source of information, i would suggest u take anything resembling a judgement from wikipedia with a big huge grain of salt).

anyways. just wanted to say that if i were a mod, i would start actively editing posts instead of locking topics. simply put, rather than locking a topic which has gone to a "flame-war" however u define it, u just edit out the personal insult part of every single post. and put a huge "THIS POST HAS BEEN EDITED - whatever reason blah blah" sign on it.

just as another btw, i see a lot of people who dont like "flamers", but i dont see too many people who pay attention to "flamee"s, by which i mean folks who're just waiting for someone to criticize them and immediately take anything said against their opinion as personal insult. both types of folks are equally stupid.

A banana has been edited into this post by a moderator. Feel the pain!

EDIT by poster: there we go. wasnt so tough now was it? $$$$$$$$$

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I will allow ANYTHING that isnt violating common netiquette and isnt flames, even if they're "civil" (civil flames? lol).

That sentence is really saying it all isnt it? These forums are not yours to "allow" anything in, they are not yours at all. You are supposed to remove/lock posts/threads that are breaking forum rules, and to move posts that are in the wrong topic. Anything else you do is out of line. These forums are property of the e+ team and the community and you have been trusted to make sure they follow the rules. End of story

(IMO) <-- Better put that in all my posts I suppose..

P.S flames cant be civilized? Is it uncivilized to get angry and say it? I am pretty sure I have done it, and you have done it too in Real Life and noone has locked you out or gagged you because of it?

I'm sorry mate, but you are not the one to tell me that. I have people above me who are keeping me in line. Anyway, anything i do is according to both - guidelines set by my superiors, and to forum rules. So as you can see, i'm not being out of line.

Nope. They are the property of the e+ team, period. They were given for use to the community, not given to the community to do as it wants with them.

Exactly what i'm doing.

So you always insult people when angered? You have an interesting way of dealing with your emotions, then. Seriously tho, i always try to make sure that when i do insult someone on purpose, there is a very solid reason to do so.

What i'm looking to eliminate here, are insults which are barely justified, or not justified at all or simply primitive ("Fuck you cocksucker!"). Justified insults, if not too extreme, in some cases will be allowed, as i said before.

And please, dont compare real life to internet forums. It's just... silly.

Insulting in a good way,

Insulting is Insulting, it is offense against someone with the goal to descredit someone, otherwise it wouldnt be called "insulting".

If u call someone a "moron", it is bad, whatever u wrote supersmart above the moron or below. And if u write an insultive sentence without using insulting words, it is the same for me, it shows me just that that person is not able to discuss in a respectfull and constructive way.

U can discuss heated for sure, but just because u cant use emotions on a forum, there is no reason to use any insultiv way.

And ur "BS" doesnt suit in anyway.