Flame Forum closed.

[r00ster]

I see several resolutions to this issue.

A. Keep the flame forum closed and have stuff spreading to all the other threads as it has in the past. People are gonna vent at each other somewhere, whether there is an official 'flame forum' or not.

B. Open the flame forum back up. Everyone knows what they're getting into when they log on to the internet, and that there are dipshits that will use your personal information against you. It's a known risk of logging on.

C. Ban LE since he has publicly stated that he committed these acts. Do we really need someone using these types of tactics on here?

I think the flame forum has been a good idea. It's new, so it's still seeing plenty of action. But in due time, it'll die down just like the one at AN. They have many more users and almost nothing ever happens in the flame forum. Eventually people will get 'flamed' out. They don't have any issues with their flame forum, and I don't think we will either once the novelty of the idea wears off.

I have to second everything Vicious has said here... I haven't seen a single thread ruined in the general discussion or anime discussion areas since the flame forum opened up. It was getting to a point before, where everything devolved into personal agendas and shit-throwing... and having to throw out bans left and right just isn't a good solution, as it's time-consuming, and is only temporary.

I thought the flame forum was doing a fantastic job of keeping the other threads clean, and letting people air their differences both seriously... and in good, dirty fun. I even enjoy tossing jabs around with people I get along with... as you just can't take that stuff seriously.

If people don't like what the flame forum is there for, or can't handle what is said there (in good fun, or not), then it is their choice not to go there... and if they insist on taking things outside of that forum, they should face the consequence of not being allowed into the flame forum anymore.

Long story long... I do hope that the flame forum comes back after a breather... but could live without it at the risk of losing my tongue permanently from having to bite it so hard all the time in the other forum areas.