World Events and how I hate it.

Nait · 07-13-2003, 10:55 PM

It's like a heap of cowdung, and flaming is the flies. Kill it, maim it, hurt it, burn it. Or move it to the end, where no one sees it. Or put it under EoEo. Or ban anyone who posts there. Or give me an option to "See / Do not see World Events on the front-page" in my options. Ban me from WE. Give me common sense not to dwell in that corrupted heap. INCINERATE AND PILLAGE IT LIKE SO MUCH SCOTTISH CITY BEFORE MY VIKING FOREFATHERS.

Killy · 07-13-2003, 11:10 PM

This forum keeps the flaming out of EoEo. I think we should keep it.

Mr. Graves · 07-13-2003, 11:10 PM

Talking politics on the net = Mass flaming, almost every time. I've yet to see a politics board that didn't include a medium/high amount of flaming.

Either way it goes, I'll never post in there again. I don't go to forums to be insulted, least of all by people who don't know me.

crono_logical · 07-13-2003, 11:49 PM

Originally posted by Black Ninja
This forum keeps the flaming out of EoEo. I think we should keep it.

Yes, that was the initial reason the forum was made, because of the people who went to EOEO complaining about those sorts of threads. Now they're seperated, all you have to do is not click the link to the forum if you don't wish to see such threads. Other than that, you're reacting a little over the top about it, Nait

EDIT: I think I'll start reading threads in that forum myself too which normally I wouldn't touch, there's currently only 1 activish one that I'm semi-interested in there now, so I suppose I could have easily missed a lot of stuff myself.

EDIT: I also don't think closing the forum would be a solution in any case, and banning all threads about politics anywhere is a bit silly, not to mention it might be hard to draw the line for some topics.

bennator · 07-14-2003, 01:22 AM

I haven't visited the forum since it was created. I think that's a good way to deal with it, nobody's forcing you to view it. I actually like it, because it moves all political threads out of GC and EoEO

Yamaneko · 07-14-2003, 03:42 AM

I have no opinion on this matter. Do what you want.

PhoenixAsh · 07-14-2003, 03:49 AM

Can someone give me a link to some of this flaming? There's been a huge fuss for some reason over World Events, and I've only seen one instance of very very slight possible-to-take-it-as-flaming-if-you-look-at-it-like-that post.

I mean I know flaming is bad, but I seem to have missed whatever it was that's led to complaints in three threads so far, a warning thread in World Events, and an announcement.

Mr. Graves · 07-14-2003, 04:10 AM

Someone made a warning thread there. *goes to look*

It was needed. Particularly in the case of War Angel. Like the thread said, there should be a fine line between Discussion about politics and whatnot, and outright insults. I'm surprised you haven't seen it; you posted in the thread that made it a concern several times.

Does this look familar to you: *boink*

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YES!	4	33.33%
NO!	1	8.33%
Move it out of my sight.	1	8.33%
Give it a banning system like EoEO, except for people who are willing. No, wait. For people who are willing AND who should have their license revoked.	6	50.00%
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Killy This is not your country Location: This is not a country, this is earth	#2 (permalink) This forum keeps the flaming out of EoEo. I think we should keep it.
07-13-2003, 11:10 PM

Mr. Graves	#3 (permalink) Talking politics on the net = Mass flaming, almost every time. I've yet to see a politics board that didn't include a medium/high amount of flaming. Either way it goes, I'll never post in there again. I don't go to forums to be insulted, least of all by people who don't know me.
07-13-2003, 11:10 PM

bennator Char, The Red Comet Location: A Baoa Qu	#5 (permalink) I haven't visited the forum since it was created. I think that's a good way to deal with it, nobody's forcing you to view it. I actually like it, because it moves all political threads out of GC and EoEO
07-14-2003, 01:22 AM

Yamaneko ..a Russian mountain cat. Location: Los Angeles, CA	#6 (permalink) I have no opinion on this matter. Do what you want.
07-14-2003, 03:42 AM

Mr. Graves	#8 (permalink) Someone made a warning thread there. goes to look It was needed. Particularly in the case of War Angel. Like the thread said, there should be a fine line between Discussion about politics and whatnot, and outright insults. I'm surprised you haven't seen it; you posted in the thread that made it a concern several times. Does this look familar to you: boink
07-14-2003, 04:10 AM