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Should MODS police flame war thread hijacks?

Question: Should mods police flame war thread hijacks?

Take this thread as an example:
http://www.tranceaddict.com/forums/...12&pagenumber=2

an interesting thread topic about colours in songs. It quickly devolves into a war between the original poster and someone else.

I don't know what Mods do for a living, and I think too much policing is a bad thing, however I think that if it was an enforced policy that these kinds of hijacks were not allowed that the boards would be better overall. That's my theorum. Discuss

I will post a link to this thraed in the mod forum.

ps I agree.

[flame][hijack]
Yo momma so fat she plays pool with the planets!
[/flame][/hijack]

Yeah, I definitely think they should.

They already do.

Not in the Chill Out Room. The thread you mentioned probably would have been recieved better in the Music Discussion section. In the COR, between all of the "Who's Ass Is Hotter?" and "Post your 'Owned' Pictures" threads, you should expect some useless responses. Then more useless responses to those useless responses until all you have are responses made just by posting pictures like:

until the thread eventually dies.

Exactly what the COR was made for.

Well, when you take it out of context like that, if you read from the first page, you can kindly see that I voiced an opinion that I thought he was crazy for hearing colours. Upon explaining what he meant, I took back the comment, and said he was a New Age Hippie. I never flamed him, you can take it as a flame, but its a neither good or bad. Shortly after, this is where it gets nasty...

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Nar he is just a tosser. This Rodrico guy is negative in all his posts. I mean this guy is trying to "figure people out" on posts. He is apparently an online Phycologist who can judge your personallity by the dribble you write online: which says to me says he is a Hippy. Maybe he should shoot himself in the head instead of leaving shit stains around the place where ever he goes.

Yes, that was Xenocreator_PG_ who decided to step up to the plate, and I dished out back something to silence him.

Most people think that I do this for enjoyment, or some sick twisted pleasure, and their right. But the important thing is that if you dont want to start a flame war, you cant give people like me something to talk about.

Anyhow, these outbursts are just phases, we come and go like the season's, you can expect some quiet time soon. Mid Terms almost over, I get to go out and have fun and party once again!

P.S. Dont take things seriously people, and enjoy the burns.

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Originally posted by Ondrayce Exactly what the COR was made for.

Spot on. There are other forums for serious discussion of almost any subject you could want to discuss. The chill out room is exactly that: a place where people can just take it easy and post whatever stupid/ridiculous/asinine things pop into their heads.

boogers

Why even bother capitalizing or using sparse puncutation?

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Originally posted by Rodrico Most people think that I do this for enjoyment, or some sick twisted pleasure, and their right.

i dont really see a big problem with flame wars. i was almost enjoying the massive one between arbiter and myself last night. key word is almost. i think some things should be policed, like when someone just says something so fucked up that it just pisses a bunch of poeple off.. i good example is whatever spec said to get himself banned. i dont remember what he said, but i do remember reading it and thinking, "what the hell." i believe it was in the thread that theresa started about a friend at work dying.

i think if a flame war is constructive, creative, and can ultimately lead to a better understanding of something, or has potental of actually helping a thread, it shouldnt be interupted by mods, but in some cases, i've seen thread that should have been closed up in the first few flame posts...

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Originally posted by Radagast Why even bother capitalizing or using sparse puncutation?

exactlyinthechilloutroomanything goesyoucanpostwhatevershit you feellike
anddontbesurprised whenthreads getspammedandflameduntiltheydie

i cant type without spacing and punctuation even if i try

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Originally posted by D-res i cant type without spacing and punctuation even if i try

I call it the Vivid Boy Syndrome.

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Originally posted by Rodrico Yes, that was Xenocreator_PG_ who decided to step up to the plate, and I dished out back something to silence him.

Damn straight!

If ya gonna play with fire, ya gonna get burnt; Unless you are a fire fighter, then you can extinguish it with your hose!

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Originally posted by Xenocreator_PG_ Damn straight! If ya gonna play with fire, ya gonna get burnt; Unless you are a fire fighter, then you can extinguish it with your hose!

HA HA, I guess in your case, your gonna have to put it out with your little sprinkler.

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Originally posted by Rodrico HA HA, I guess in your case, your gonna have to put it out with your little sprinkler.

i think flame wars can be funny sometimes but there is a difference between being allowed to post on any topic and showing no repsect or compassion for other people.

and yes, i think mods need to babysit this forum to stop some of the drama.

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Originally posted by butterfly i think flame wars can be funny sometimes but there is a difference between being allowed to post on any topic and showing no repsect or compassion for other people. and yes, i think mods need to babysit this forum to stop some of the drama.

The best way to prevent drama is to stop people from bringing drama from their personal lives onto the forum. This is the chill out room, not the support group room so when you're in here you should probably take one of these:

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Originally posted by Rodrico HA HA, I guess in your case, your gonna have to put it out with your little sprinkler.

Damn metrosexuals staring at my weener in the dunny again. Nothing is sacret anymore.

www.mylittlesprinkler.com

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Originally posted by Arbiter The best way to prevent drama is to stop people from bringing drama from their personal lives onto the forum. This is the chill out room, not the support group room so when you're in here you should probably take one of these:

i got that impression from some comments you have made that you have a problem with the personal problems people bring up in this forum.

personally, i actually like reading those threads. and if you dont like reading the thread, you can not post in it or even not read it. no one is forcing you to be an asshole.

this forum has helped me a lot in the past when i have had problems because there were a lot of people here who had similar issues and were able to give me good advice.

apparently the COR is here so people can post on general topics and to me that means they are free to post their personal problems if they want to. i dont think you, arbiter, have the authority to decide if a thread is stupid or not.

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Originally posted by butterfly i got that impression from some comments you have made that you have a problem with the personal problems people bring up in this forum.

Well you probably read some comments of mine where I wasn't being serious. I don't have a problem with it at all. If people want to post their personal baggage - of all places - in the "chill out" room, that's fine with me. But if they also expect everyone to approach their problem with sensitive, somber counsel then they quite simply have unrealistic expectations.

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personally, i actually like reading those threads. and if you dont like reading the thread, you can not post in it or even not read it. no one is forcing you to be an asshole.

You're right, I can choose not to read the thread. But I can also choose to read the thread and then do what the description of the chill out room suggests and "talk about what's on your mind." If someone doesn't like what I have to say, then they're more than welcome to ignore it. No one is forcing them to read it or reply to it.

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this forum has helped me a lot in the past when i have had problems because there were a lot of people here who had similar issues and were able to give me good advice.

I'm glad you've found helpful advice here before. I try to give useful advice to people from time to time if I feel like it, although I personally have no inclination to seek advice here.

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apparently the COR is here so people can post on general topics and to me that means they are free to post their personal problems if they want to. i dont think you, arbiter, have the authority to decide if a thread is stupid or not.

Well whether a thread is stupid or not is really just a matter of opinion, and I have all the authority I need to decide whether or not my opinion is that the thread is stupid. And being as the COR is a place for people to "talk about what's on your mind," sometimes I'm inclined to share that opinion with other members of the forum, much the same way that the original poster was inclined to share his personal story with the rest of the forum.

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Originally posted by Arbiter The best way to prevent drama is to stop people from bringing drama from their personal lives onto the forum. This is the chill out room, not the support group room so when you're in here you should probably take one of these:

the support/advice room hasn't been created (yet) simply because they don't want to subdivide COR. so yes, it belongs here. and yes, it gets a bit annoying to see every advice thread getting into a big argument because of you, regardless of the (eventual) stupidity of the thread

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Originally posted by paranoik0 the support/advice room hasn't been created (yet) simply because they don't want to subdivide COR. so yes, it belongs here. and yes, it gets a bit annoying to see every advice thread getting into a big argument because of you, regardless of the (eventual) stupidity of the thread

The COR is already subdivided between the main room and the Frequently Asked Questions / Tutorials / How do I? forum.

Maybe TranceAddict should invest into some of Homeland security measures. Example- when logging in, you could see a bar or level meter that indicates the level of flaming threat that day, so it can prevent people from realizing certain thread terrorist are planning to destroy your self esteem.

Rod - Thinking of your security everyday!

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