From: 2frjflog@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu
Newsgroups: alt.games.sf2
Subject: Re: Immature flame threads
Date: 14 Apr 92 01:10:53 CDT
Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services

In article <2kwjcj_.primus@netcom.com>, primus@netcom.com (Robert keng) writes:
> 
> 
> 			Come on people, what happened to net curtesy? Stop
> posting senseless flame threads. This group has only been active for a while
> and already it is full of flame threads. I think Felix Lee posted a similiar
> article here and in r.v.g.a. a while ago, and I guess no one paid any attention
> to it.........
> 
> 			There has been really dumb flames lately. As I recall,
> an anonymous user flamed an author just because the author included his turn-onsin his summary line, and the user not only flamed the author, but included some
> very insulting remarks about the author's race and the author's genitals. Thingsas such are totally unnecessary, not to mention childish and lame. Then there
> is another instance where one user made an suggestion to another user about
> using lowercase letters instead of capital letters, and the user who made the
> suggestion was flamed for that........
> 
> 			I may be wrong, but wasn't this group dedicated to the
> discussion of SFII related matters (yes, even the thread concerning Chun Li's
> thighs)??? Don't waste net bandwidth with senseless flame threads. I don't
> appreciate it, and I'm pretty sure alot of users out there feels the same way.
> Suggestions, ideas, discussions, questions, opinions, ect are certainly welcome
> , but if you feel that you absolutely have to flame someone, by all means, do itby e-mail (well, of course, unless the person who's getting flamed really
> deserves it. i.e. he/she insulted the general readers as a whole)......
> 
> Not flaming anyone. Just a suggestion. Comments welcomed...
> 
> 
> primus
> primus@netcom.com
> 

I agree...I will admit that I have been doing quite a bit of flaming myself...
on this net....It seems that this is the most hostile net around.  You have
to realize that small things set people off and they develop into larger things
quickly escalating into abuse.  Some of your comments have been such.  I for
one will stop flaming and switch to email IF AND ONLY IF others follow the
trend.  A good suggestion....one that should be followed.  

However I would like to comment on a few of the things you said...

 "an anonymous user flamed an author just because the author included his turn-onsin his summary line"...what you don't realize is that his summary line was
quite offensive in itself. It said "SO what if I am Chinese...do you want to
fight?"  That is a racist remark...or at least one that promotes problems.
I was also quite offended by his summary line as well as whoever it was 
that made reference to his genitals.


    "Then there is another instance where one user made an suggestion to 
     another user about using lowercase letters instead of capital letters, 
     and the user who made the suggestion was flamed for that........"


If you had checked a little closer you would have noticed that this 
'SUGGESTION' wasn't a suggestion at all.  It was a damn flame.  It is a
perfect example of what I was saying beforehand about things escalating.
If you are wondering what the exact wording of this 'Suggestion' was here
it is:

  "Could some of us learn to use a computer that has a lower case?  I know it
   costs extra for the other 26 letters but....."

Now take a look at that and then try to tell me that it is a suggestion!

It is a small subtle flame...one that requires a response.

Anyway to recap I agree with what you are saying but I just think that
you do not realize that small flames are still flames....So I will email
in the future as I said (hopefully I won't need to) if others follow suit.