Do all threads eventually degenerate into flame wars?

[ZombieNixon]

If a thread lasts long enough, will it eventually be locked because of a protracted flame war between two or more of the posters which may or may not have anything to do with the subject matter of the original thread?

Any theories?

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Screw you, freeper!!!

:evilgrin:

[Hand]

15. Who you callin' a freeper!?!?!

:grr:

[billyskank]

2. I don't know about flame wars, but Godwin's law famously states

that as usenet threads grow, the probability that someone will mention the Nazis approaches 1.

I think the same probably applies to web forums as well. :)

[Hand]

16. Godwin was a fucking Nazi!

[billyskank]

39. LOL

Many people have come to believe that Godwin's law means that the first person in a debate to mention the Nazis automatically loses, but that is not what it originally said.

:rofl:

[Shell Beau]

3. Maybe the discussion has run its course.

That line gets used a lot, which a lot of times may be true! :shrug:

[Hand]

17. Chickenshit Repuke...

:dunce:

[Shell Beau]

28. Dogshit eatin' Bush lover!!

Put that in your pipe and smoke it! :wow:


:evilgrin:


:P ;)

[Hand]

34. Well, as your daddy always sez...

[Shell Beau]

37. That IS my daddy in the pic!!

:P

[imperialismispasse]

4. Im pretty new but

It seems to me that if the thread doesnt have a flame war it will die. Theres only so long that people will keep agreeing with each other. The only exception to that rule seems to be stuff like when they had that thread and all the military DU'ers checked in? Like lists of stuff. The photo threads are the same. But a topic thread has to have dissent in order for people to keep posting. Otherwise it would be 300 "me too"s and nobody would bother after a while.

[ZombieNixon]

5. But then it just sinks.

I mean something that stays on the front page for days and eventually get locked because a couple of people start sniping at each other.

[Shell Beau]

6. A flamewar isn't really about disagreeing.

It is when it turns into attacks. Disagreeing is part of having a group of lots of people. We don't agree on everything. That is just normal.

[imperialismispasse]

12. Yes I dont think I meant flamewar actually

I more meant a disagreement. Ive seen threads go on really long with only productive argument. But then to answer the original question, yeah they do seem to eventually go into a flamewar eventually.

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[imperialismispasse]

24. Whoa.

WTF?

[Shell Beau]

25. He's starting a "flame war"!!

:evilgrin:

[imperialismispasse]

27. OH!

Hahaha, I didnt get that at all. Sorry my "humor button" must be on power save mode. My bad!

[Hand]

26. Just kidding...

...I'm kind of new at this flamewar stuff. I seem to be doing a rather poor job of it. :blush:

[imperialismispasse]

29. S'alright.

See my post above. Im not doing too great on the humor stuff today. I think Im spending too much time in GD.

[Hand]

31. Momma!

Man, that's a scary place... :scared:

[Shell Beau]

30. You're doing quite well I would say!!

:P

[ZombieNixon]

33. AAGGH! My thread on flame-war theory is turning into a flame war!

Please tell me this was someone's sock puppet fucking with my mind!

Does this prove my theory?

[Lady Freedom]

7. Don't know! Mine all seem to just die.

:evilfrown:

[ZombieNixon]

8. Aww...I know how that is!

:hug:

[Hand]

19. That's cuz yer BORRRRING!

:boring:

[BlueIris]

9. Nah, just the threads you start, darling.

:-)

[ZombieNixon]

11. Actually, that frat thread I started was the only flame war I ever had

And I actually sat out the flaming part of it. Went to class...came back...whoops, 100+ replies and a locked thread!

Sometimes I wish I had more flame war threads...

[Hand]

20. And the ones YOU start--baby!

[redqueen]

10. Nah.

Threads with controversial opinions in them (whether in or related to the OP or not) may end up starting them, though.

[Hand]

21. Oh, yeah???????????

Suck on this...

[Blue-Jay]

13. STFU & GBTW!

:D

[Hand]

22. LMKJLKUYIWEDCFVJLKW ta you, sucka!!!!!

:evilgrin:

[miss_kitty]

14. This one never degenerated into a flame war

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=2936524
Dialup warning.

At least not that I know of.

R.I.P. Dupe

[Hand]

23. Hey! Look behind you!

[miss_kitty]

38. Hahahahaha

:rofl:

Don't know which one to pick for a reply. This:

or this:

or this:

[Demonaut]

32. Depends on the nature of the flaming, some may disagree on principle

others disagree only to goad, the latter shows only a lack of character and the inability to hold discourse without resorting to personal attacks...IE: lack of maturity

[El Fuego]

35. Why do you hate America???

[Meatwad]

36. Think of the children, for Christ's sake!

Quit eating babies!

:silly:

[AnarchoFreeThinker]

40. POST REMOVED