Another idea that struck me while writing an AAR.

[JaydedOne]

Can we watch the tone of this discussion? It's verging on antagonistic and I'd like to think we can have a back-and-forth discussion of new ideas without things getting too heated.

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Yep, JaydedOne, you're right, he should have said more ploitely that it looked like a bad idea to me ...

[Graeme Dice]

JaydedOne said:
Can we watch the tone of this discussion? It's verging on antagonistic and I'd like to think we can have a back-and-forth discussion of new ideas without things getting too heated.

If somebody is going to both promote micromanagement as though it is good gameplay, and directly contradict themselves in the very same post, then they deserve whatever flames they get. The internet is not the personal playground of people who are too delicate to deal with criticism.

[Kristoffer O]

> they deserve whatever flames they get

No one deserves flames. Polite answers will often clear up misunderstandings, faulty logics and bad english.

[Gandalf Parker]

Flames also endanger the threads. Not to mention the flamers login. Keep in mind whose forums these are and why they have them here. Chasing away newbies is not the goal

[Nerfix]

Flames also burn my delicate otherworldly hide.

[DominionsFan]

Gandalf Parker said:
Flames also endanger the threads. Not to mention the flamers login. Keep in mind whose forums these are and why they have them here. Chasing away newbies is not the goal

Yeah, we are famous [the Dominions fanbase on these forums], that we have a very nice and friendly forum. Hopefully this won't change.

[Mindi]

Graeme Dice said:

If somebody is going to both promote micromanagement as though it is good gameplay, and directly contradict themselves in the very same post, then they deserve whatever flames they get. The internet is not the personal playground of people who are too delicate to deal with criticism.

Graeme, maybe you need to read the Board Rules. A couple of excerpts you need to familiarize yourself with:

3) USER FIGHTING:

If you post in this forum, we expect you to contribute positively to a conversation. If you disagree with someone, great, explain your point of view, have an open discussion. Please do not disparage the other person. Personal attacks are unacceptable. They just lower the brow of all involved. If you don't like someone, talk about it on ICQ, MSN, AIM, YIM, your journal, or your blogger, but not here. People who bait or bash members or mods may be banned without notice.

Flaming, humiliating, ridiculing, or belittling other members will not be tolerated. This includes blatant disrespect of others whether it is through negative language or general attitude. We see no difference between straight out calling someone stupid and using creative language and attitude to imply that person is stupid.

Trolling is prohibited. Trolling is whenever someone is clearly, deliberately posting in a manner for the purpose of angering and/or insulting the other participants of the board. Trolling could be directed towards one user or a group of users. Trolling DOES NOT encourage further discussion, it only encourages personal attacks (if left unchecked) and will not be tolerated.

If you get out of hand you will be warned, if the negative behavior continues you may be banned. Nobody likes it when this happens, so play nice! What actually constitutes out of hand or negative behavior is at the discretion of the staff.

and

And finally if this is your reaction to these rules are:

I have a right to free speech! What right do you have to delete/edit/move/etc my messages?
Yes, you may have a right to free speech, but not here. When you signed up for the Shrapnel Community’s message boards, you voluntarily gave up the right to certain kinds of speech in return for the ability to use the boards. Shrapnel Games is a private business, and if you'd actually read the Bill of Rights, you'll see that "Freedom of Speech" applies to the government, not here.

With the upcoming influx of new people and activity on these forums, I am not going to tolerate flaming, trolling, baiting, etc. So everyone needs to remember to treat one another with respect or be prepared to be booted.