Share Your Opinion! -- Flame Wars, Gone For Good?

[Robinette]

A Brief History of Flame...

Caveman discovers fire, and many stories are told around it... and it was good...



But often the fires would burn out of control... and this was bad...



Much was lost to flames, despite the brave volunteers who tried to contain them...



So Hell was created in order to give the flames a place to be....



But hell's gates were open, and the evil flames did pour forth throughout the land...



So a plan was crafted, and the forces of good and evil were soon to meet...



In the end, the flames of hell were nuked...



And we were once again able to fight each other in peace...

[King_Herpes]

hmmm....perhaps I'm a little out of touch with what's going on. So, "flame wars" has been entirely removed, for what reason? And so, if members wanted to simply vent out their dislike for another member, how do we go about doing this? Because, if we simply posted something (if possible) on that player's wall, or even PM them, it would be construed as possible harassment. I think part of being a competitive player is to show a 'human' side to us, by simply expressing our discontent with someone. How else would I get the wonderful opportunity to call someone a "douche-bag" - and yes, that is my favorite word.

Sorry Owen, we just can't say those things any more. As a whole, we are undergoing a metamorphosis. We are shedding from our Conquer Club caterpillar-like shells into the beautiful butterfly better known as Cordial Club. Here we will all eventually use feminine products in our hairs and sit with our legs crossed. We will meet formally, then discuss our differences with civility and compassion in between frequent bathroom breaks. However, we will not say a word before insisting due compliments about each others latest perfumes and jewelries. So instead of this primitive crass and cyber bullying, we will learn to be more passive in nature by talking over our misunderstandings at the latest Tupperware party!

[owenator]

A Brief History of Flame...

Caveman discovers fire, and many stories are told around it... and it was good...



But often the fires would burn out of control... and this was bad...



Much was lost to flames, despite the brave volunteers who tried to contain them...



So Hell was created in order to give the flames a place to be....



But hell's gates were open, and the evil flames did pour forth throughout the land...



So a plan was crafted, and the forces of good and evil were soon to meet...



In the end, the flames of hell were nuked...



And we were once again able to fight each other in peace...

Thanks - not sure if that was a story with a "happy ending" <insert innuendo's>. Sounds like an intro for a movie, or a sequel.

[KLOBBER]

The Flame Wars forum catered to the worst element on this site, and they know who they are. It allowed a bunch of "losers" to wallow in the unhealthy illusion that they were somehow "winners."

As the poll clearly states, NORMAL people didn't appreciate Flame Wars, and it was a good decision to get rid of it. The next step is to get rid of the unfortunate individuals whose base mentalities match the outdated Flame Wars mood. Again, they know who they are.

It was also a brilliant move to temporarily replace it with the "Peace & Love" forum, starting on April Fools' Day -- a very appropriately-named day to make a move on that particular forum -- sheer genius!

[azezzo]

I'd imagine that the CC 'powers that be' are relying on the fact that a very small minority of users even notice, never mind care about, flamewars.

They are probably right on this.

In terms of customer service though it did come across as immature, weak and, to be perfectly honest about it, sneaky.

same as the way they got rid of the old feedback system

Not at all. There was a much more public lead-up to the removal of feedback. The removal of FW was only seen coming by a few people. Feedback was known to be a goner by almost all forum-goers.

well i was neither reading the forums nor posting back then, my point being that against public opinion they, C.C. does some stupid shit.

[obliterationX]

The Flame Wars forum catered to the worst element on this site, and they know who they are. It allowed a bunch of "losers" to wallow in the unhealthy illusion that they were somehow "winners."

As the poll clearly states, NORMAL people didn't appreciate Flame Wars, and it was a good decision to get rid of it. The next step is to get rid of the unfortunate individuals whose base mentalities match the outdated Flame Wars mood. Again, they know who they are.

Your post is ridden with hypocrisy. You're telling me that you don't consider a farming, arrogant, trolling player to be a bad one? It's pretty obvious, judging by your attitude to others on the site, that you are, indeed, one of those "losers" that you mentioned. Also, in case you happen to be under the illusion that you yourself are a "winner", there's no "winning" in farming. It's clear for all to see that you are an individual blinded by arrogance, and an individual that can't seem to grasp your lowly classlessness. It's a hypocritical statement of epic proportions for you to consider yourself "normal", and actually to refer to others as ab-normal!

[KLOBBER]

lol

[obliterationX]

lol

Seriously, is that all? Juice it up, Klobber!

[Joodoo]

lol

[KLOBBER]

lol

Seriously, is that all? Juice it up, Klobber!

Nah.

Flaming is a thing of the past on this site, and I, for one, am 100% on-board with this decision.

Go play a game or something.

[salr15]

Sorry Owen, we just can't say those things any more. As a whole, we are undergoing a metamorphosis. We are shedding from our Conquer Club caterpillar-like shells into the beautiful butterfly better known as Cordial Club. Here we will all eventually use feminine products in our hairs and sit with our legs crossed. We will meet formally, then discuss our differences with civility and compassion in between frequent bathroom breaks. However, we will not say a word before insisting due compliments about each others latest perfumes and jewelries. So instead of this primitive crass and cyber bullying, we will learn to be more passive in nature by talking over our misunderstandings at the latest Tupperware party!

You left out, after the party is over, the mods will do a night cap of a good old game of ookie cookie.

[salr15]

The Flame Wars forum catered to the worst element on this site, and they know who they are. It allowed a bunch of "losers" to wallow in the unhealthy illusion that they were somehow "winners."

As the poll clearly states, NORMAL people didn't appreciate Flame Wars, and it was a good decision to get rid of it. The next step is to get rid of the unfortunate individuals whose base mentalities match the outdated Flame Wars mood. Again, they know who they are.

It was also a brilliant move to temporarily replace it with the "Peace & Love" forum, starting on April Fools' Day -- a very appropriately-named day to make a move on that particular forum -- sheer genius!

Wait, wait, wait...this is coming from the guy who created a thread called "Honeycombs" and spent tremendous amount of time coming up with and absurd idea which forever has been labelled as "abandoned". You, my little gimp, are THE definition of a loser.

viewtopic.php?t=19886

It is an honor and a privilege to be on your list of "losers" and "abnormal" people. Just for shits and giggles, could you give us the list of your "normal" and "cool" people?

[KLOBBER]

Nah -- not interested.

Flame Wars is dead.

Time to play Risk.

[salr15]

Nah -- not interested.

Flame Wars is dead.

Time to play Risk.

That's what I thought, loser.

[mpjh]

Who let Klobber back in? Doesn't he know there is a new sheriff who doesn't like farming?

[obliterationX]

lol

Seriously, is that all? Juice it up, Klobber!

Nah.

Flaming is a thing of the past on this site, and I, for one, am 100% on-board with this decision.

Go play a game or something.

Haha! You suck!

[KLOBBER]

This stuff doesn't affect me, boys.

[owenator]

hmmm....perhaps I'm a little out of touch with what's going on. So, "flame wars" has been entirely removed, for what reason? And so, if members wanted to simply vent out their dislike for another member, how do we go about doing this? Because, if we simply posted something (if possible) on that player's wall, or even PM them, it would be construed as possible harassment. I think part of being a competitive player is to show a 'human' side to us, by simply expressing our discontent with someone. How else would I get the wonderful opportunity to call someone a "douche-bag" - and yes, that is my favorite word.

Sorry Owen, we just can't say those things any more. As a whole, we are undergoing a metamorphosis. We are shedding from our Conquer Club caterpillar-like shells into the beautiful butterfly better known as Cordial Club. Here we will all eventually use feminine products in our hairs and sit with our legs crossed. We will meet formally, then discuss our differences with civility and compassion in between frequent bathroom breaks. However, we will not say a word before insisting due compliments about each others latest perfumes and jewelries. So instead of this primitive crass and cyber bullying, we will learn to be more passive in nature by talking over our misunderstandings at the latest Tupperware party!

Ha! KH, your aptitude for sarcasm never ceases to amazes me. Perhaps, you may consider best putting your excellent literary skills for Penthouse letters - I'd buy one for sure. Who am I kidding? I'm already a subscriber!

[owenator]

lol

Seriously, is that all? Juice it up, Klobber!

Nah.

Flaming is a thing of the past on this site, and I, for one, am 100% on-board with this decision.

Go play a game or something.

Haha! You suck!

<insert innuendos> My brain has frozen trying to think of just one response to that...I think KH can help out with this.

[obliterationX]

This stuff doesn't affect me, boys.

Are those tissues, Klobby? It's alright son, I didn't mean it.

[TheProwler]

I miss calling assholes "Asshole".

I miss calling stupid people "Fucktards".

But what I really miss in Flame Wars, is the humour. I've been in Off Topics lately and those guys are so tightly wound their shit must come out as skinny as spaghetti.

About a year and a half ago, I realized that Flame Wars was being ruled by a pack of geeks. So I decided to change that and tear down their little house. Now, I kinda regret that I went so far. Because I am directly responsible for the demise of Flame Wars.

What I didn't realize is that other forums are being run by similar packs of geeks. Flame Wars was certainly not the worst of the bunch. And it was actually pretty good over the last few months.

I'm looking for a new direction...a new release.

I never thought I'd say this, but I miss Flame Wars.

[timmytuttut88]

Well it was fun while it lasted.

[Snorri1234]

I'd imagine that the CC 'powers that be' are relying on the fact that a very small minority of users even notice, never mind care about, flamewars.

They are probably right on this.

In terms of customer service though it did come across as immature, weak and, to be perfectly honest about it, sneaky.

Indeed.

[Snorri1234]

I'd imagine that the CC 'powers that be' are relying on the fact that a very small minority of users even notice, never mind care about, flamewars.

They are probably right on this.

In terms of customer service though it did come across as immature, weak and, to be perfectly honest about it, sneaky.

same as the way they got rid of the old feedback system

Not at all. There was a much more public lead-up to the removal of feedback. The removal of FW was only seen coming by a few people. Feedback was known to be a goner by almost all forum-goers.

well i was neither reading the forums nor posting back then, my point being that against public opinion they, C.C. does some stupid shit.

Yup. There's always a sizeable portion of people who just don't care or notice so they tend to approve of whatever the admins do. There were complaints about the old feedback system, but there are complaints about this one too while it has none of the positive traits the old one had.

I dare say that not a single person (except for Prowler) hated Flame Wars. Most people didn't actually think about it or considered it an usefull place to put all the flames, and some people enjoyed it. To remove it has no effect except for enraging the few people who posted in there who then go and clutter up the rest of the forums.

[salr15]

Yup. There's always a sizeable portion of people who just don't care or notice so they tend to approve of whatever the admins do. There were complaints about the old feedback system, but there are complaints about this one too while it has none of the positive traits the old one had.

I dare say that not a single person (except for Prowler) hated Flame Wars. Most people didn't actually think about it or considered it an usefull place to put all the flames, and some people enjoyed it. To remove it has no effect except for enraging the few people who posted in there who then go and clutter up the rest of the forums.

you called?