Flame Wars Removed

by **thegreekdog** on Wed Apr 08, 2009 8:38 pm

Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

That would be a good reason in my mind. I just find the gloating of the "haters" distasteful.

To mph, I don't use foul language on this site, nor do I think foul language equates to something being funny. Perhaps a ban on using foul language in forums would be more applicable, though hard to enforce admittedly.

by **Woodruff** on Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:15 pm

Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

A reasonable, logical thought.

by **mpjh** on Wed Apr 08, 2009 10:17 pm

Reasonable, logical, probably inevitable, but hopefully after I am dead.

by **Woodruff** on Wed Apr 08, 2009 11:35 pm

mpjh wrote:Reasonable, logical, probably inevitable, but hopefully after I am dead.

It could lead to no longer needing the necessity of premium purchase...

by **a.sub** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:21 am

Woodruff wrote:
Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

A reasonable, logical thought.

how about just paranoid
mods have already spoken out against ads whereas they havent had a great opinion of the FW

by **King_Herpes** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:22 am

Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

That would actually make sense assuming that, from a business standpoint, CC is being looked at as a continuum. Although, what happens when a child logs in and up pops a giant add for Vagisil?... Dunt Dunt Daaaaaaah!

Embarrassed by vaginal odor? You don't have to live with it any longer...

by **ronsizzle** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:23 am

i for one, say good riddance to flame wars. and applaud cc for keeping up the good work.

i look forward to my days here now.

by **ronsizzle** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:35 am

mpjh wrote:<mod edit>Flame Removed</mod edit>

come on guys. no more flames! seriously.

by **King_Herpes** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:41 am

Yeah you guys, go easy on me. Having bacterial vaginosis is no laughing matter....

by **a.sub** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:43 am

King_Herpes wrote:Yeah you guys, go easy on me. Having bacterial vaginosis is no laughing matter....

i feel for ya mate
want a hug?

by **King_Herpes** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 12:46 am

a.sub wrote:i feel for ya mate
want a hug?

Really? The last guy that said that to me was just using me for my stench...

by **a.sub** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:08 am

King_Herpes wrote:
a.sub wrote:i feel for ya mate
want a hug?

Really? The last guy that said that to me was just using me for my stench...

id never do that to ya mate ... ok maybe once or twice 8-[

.. but not this time :mrgreen:

by **Woodruff** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:13 am

a.sub wrote:
Woodruff wrote:
Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

A reasonable, logical thought.

how about just paranoid

It's only paranoid if you presume this is a bad thing. I don't happen to.

by **King_Herpes** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:37 am

Woodruff, just out of curiosity. Who does your eyebrows? Oh, and your bangs are to die foe...

by **a.sub** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:47 am

Woodruff wrote:
a.sub wrote:
Woodruff wrote:
Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

A reasonable, logical thought.

how about just paranoid

It's only paranoid if you presume this is a bad thing. I don't happen to.

true, personally i think it would be kinda bad, but i highly doubt it would happen

by **Artimis** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:33 am

Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

I prefer paying premium to having bundles of popup ads cluttering my screen. So I hope that one gets chucked out the window with alacrity!

by **Minister Masket** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:48 am

Hooray! Another forum change that won't affect my overall enjoyment of the site in the slightest.
A bold move, and one that might prove to be significant.

by **thegreekdog** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:55 am

King_Herpes wrote:Yeah you guys, go easy on me. Having bacterial vaginosis is no laughing matter....

Wow, it's already getting kid-friendly around here! Thank goodness we don't have flamewars, otherwise we might offend people. :roll:

by **AndyDufresne** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:35 pm

Lack has most always disliked advertisements. I don't see this changing in the future.

--Andy

Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

by **a.sub** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 2:57 pm

thats what i said

AndyDufresne wrote:Lack has most always disliked advertisements. I don't see this changing in the future.

--Andy

Serbia wrote:I don't know what the harm is to the community. In fact, I have another idea to float out there... could this be signaling a move toward advertising? Clean up the site, so that it's a friendly, safe option for advertisers, thus increasing revenue, and perhaps allowing Lack to afford a new, bigger server... could this be possible? Any thoughts from people who know, or might know?

by **pmchugh** on Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:49 pm

A good move IMO and tbh it doesn't seem that many people care. The way they removed it while slightly underhand was clever, people thought it was a joke and then slowly realised it wasn't. Had they announced "in 24 hours we are going to remove flame wars", then there would have been a million flames about it everyone would have kicked up a fuss and it would have been a mess.