Forum fighting

crazyfairyx · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:49 pm Post subject:

I think this idea (however well intended) isn't particularly something I agree with. I think if people on the forum were allowed (or actually invited to, as it sounds here) to have b**ching fights on one part of the board it could create tensions with the members on other areas of the forum, not intentionally, or open nastiness, but I think it could make it unpleasant.

Also, some of the more vulnerable members could be very paranoid about being written about in the 'flaming' forum, and very hurt if someone actually wrote about them in there. I personally would be furious if someone wrote nasty things about me on the board, because my personal opinion is that private disputes should be kept private, and I think a lot of people would cease to post because if they do post they are allowing the possibility of someone having a go at them publically on the forum.

I do get where you're coming from though, the board seems to be filled with angry people at the moment, and the smallest sparks are triggering nastiness, and something should be done, but I'm just not convinced that this is the right way to go about it.

Just my thoughts Smile

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Remus · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:39 pm Post subject:

Flame sections are a bad idea for sites for people with mental health issues.

This was pretty much proved on SAUK, as bitterness continues and often fights spill out to other parts of the forum.

Also Chatroom vents tended to sprawl onto the main site too but both places were not run by the same people.

I dont want to see it and I doubt very much the webmaster would introduce it anywho

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pea · Newbie User Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 97

cincykid · Newbie User Joined: Dec 26, 2005 Posts: 23

i still think they're fun...and they're just words on screen...and they're words from people you probably have never met and never will meet...the only thing I don't like is that I never know how the fights started, by the time I see the posts the threads have been locked and sometimes the people have been banned...

pea · Newbie User Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 97

Toad · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject:

I think that more often than not, the people who attack members originally are people who come here for the sole purpose of causing trouble. As a whole i think people with SP are not going to attack other members because we have a respect for what other people are going through and we know how devistating attacking people can be. Having a flame only section would just be an excuse for trolls to do what they do anyways and there would no longer be consequences for their actions.

pea · Newbie User Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 97

nah, you were wrong ed

Remus · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:43 pm Post subject:

pea · Newbie User Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 97

hmm ok ed